2018 in animation
This is a list of events in animation in 2018.
Events
January
- January 7: The first episode of the Pop Team Epic anime is broadcast.[1]
- January 22: Minnie Mouse receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[2]
February
- February 26: The first episode of the Final Space is broadcast on TBS and Adult Swim.
March
- March 3: 38th Golden Raspberry Awards
- Sony Pictures Animation's critically panned The Emoji Movie, wins a record of 4 Razzie awards, including Worst Picture, the first animated film to win the top dishonor.
- March 4: 90th Academy Awards:
- Dear Basketball by Glen Keane wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[3]
- Coco by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Academy Award for Best Original Song.[4]
- March 25: The couch gag of The Simpsons episode 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage is animated by Bill Plympton. This is the sixth time he receives this honour.[5]
- March 29: John Kricfalusi is accused by animators Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice of having sexually harassed and groomed them when they were underage.[6]
April
- April 27: The Simpsons beat the record of TV series Gunsmoke as the longest-running U.S. (prime time) TV series.[7]
May
- May 11: John Kricfalusi issues a personal explanation and apology about the allegations by animators Robin Byrd and Katie Rice, though he denies some of the claims.[8]
- May 13: In The Simpsons episode Throw Grampa from the Dane the family travels to Denmark.[9]
June
- June 3: Fancy Nancy (TV series) releases on Disney Junior to mixed reviews.
- June 11: Nina Paley's animated feature film, Seder-Masochism, premiers, which analyses The Book of Exodus and the evolution of Judaism as a patriarchal religion.[10]
July
- July 8: Incredibles 2 surpasses Finding Dory, as the highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada, with a domestic box-office gross of $500 million.
August
- August 17: Matt Groening's new animated TV series, Disenchantment airs on Netflix.[11][12]
September
- September 3: Adventure Time airs its final episode on Cartoon Network, after an 8-year run.
- September 7: Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander's Next Gen premiers and becomes the first full-length animated feature film to be released exclusively for the streaming service Netflix.
- September 21: Hilda airs its first season on Netflix to critical acclaim.
October
- October 26: Adi Shankar states in an interview with IndieWire that the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon will leave The Simpsons following controversy that he is a negative and racially offensive stereotype.[13]
- October 29: The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean states that "Adi Shankar does not speak for our show".[14]
November
- November 21: Ralph Breaks the Internet is released as the first Walt Disney Animation Studios theatrical sequel since The Rescuers Down Under in 1990.
December
- December 12: Cinderella and Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People are added to the National Film Registry.[15][16]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: Bao
- American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Funan
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent: Mirai
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Rezo
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- César Award for Best Animated Film: Dilili in Paris
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Isle of Dogs
- European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Another Day of Life
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Mirai
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Golden Reel Award for Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Another Day of Life
- Hollywood Animation Award: Incredibles 2
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
- Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: Incredibles 2
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film: Okko's Inn
- National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Incredibles 2
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Isle of Dogs
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature: Isle of Dogs
- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (note: the 2018/2019 events were combined; films released in both years were eligible)
- St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Tokyo Anime Award: In This Corner of the World and Kemono Friends
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Isle of Dogs
- Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: Isle of Dogs
Film released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Hot Streets | Adult Swim | 2018–19 |
| January 15 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Nickelodeon | 2018 |
| January 19 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Netflix | 2018–19 |
| Constantine: City of Demons | CW Seed | ||
| January 26 | Llama Llama | Netflix | 2018–19 |
| February 11 | Our Cartoon President | Showtime | 2018–20 |
| February 19 | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | PBS Kids | 2018–present |
| February 23 | Apple & Onion | Cartoon Network | 2018–21 |
| February 26 | Final Space | TBS, Adult Swim | |
| March 2 | B: The Beginning | Netflix | 2018–present |
| March 23 | Muppet Babies (2018) | Disney Junior | 2018–22 |
| March 30 | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network | 2018–present |
| April 6 | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Netflix | 2018–20 |
| April 8 | Ballmastrz: 9009 | Adult Swim | 2018–present |
| April 14 | Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own | Discovery Family | 2018–19 |
| April 20 | Spy Kids: Mission Critical | Netflix | 2018 |
| April 26 | Little Big Awesome | Amazon Video | 2018–present |
| May 11 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | 2018–19 | |
| June 1 | Subway Surfers: The Animated Series | YouTube | 2018–present |
| June 8 | The Hollow | Netflix | 2018–20 |
| June 18 | Big City Greens | Disney Channel | 2018–present |
| June 29 | Harvey Girls Forever! | Netflix | 2018–20 |
| July 1 | Pop Team Epic | Adult Swim | 2018 |
| Polly Pocket | Universal Kids | 2018–present | |
| July 7 | Summer Camp Island | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | 2018–present |
| July 13 | Fancy Nancy | Disney Junior | 2018–22 |
| The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Netflix | 2018–20 | |
| July 20 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Nickelodeon, Nicktoons | 2018–present |
| July 27 | Cupcake & Dino: General Services | Netflix | 2018–19 |
| August 5 | Mega Man: Fully Charged | Cartoon Network | 2018–19 |
| August 17 | Disenchantment | Netflix | 2018–present |
| August 18 | Esme & Roy | HBO, HBO Max | 2018-21 |
| August 31 | Paradise PD | Netflix | 2018–present |
| September 1 | Total DramaRama | Cartoon Network | 2018–present |
| Transformers: Cyberverse | 2018–20 | ||
| September 14 | The Dragon Prince | Netflix | 2018–present |
| September 16 | Human Kind Of | Facebook Watch | 2018 |
| September 21 | Hilda | Netflix | 2018–present |
| Pete the Cat | Amazon Video | 2018–present | |
| October 1 | Bluey | ABC Kids (Australia) Disney Junior (Worldwide) |
2018–present |
| October 7 | Star Wars Resistance | Disney Channel | 2018–20 |
| October 18 | Robozuna | Netflix | 2018–present |
| Liverspots and Astronots | Facebook Watch | 2018 | |
| November 5 | Rainbow Rangers | Nick Jr. | 2018–present |
| November 9 | Super Drags | Netflix | 2018 |
| November 12 | Butterbean's Cafe | Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. | 2018-20 |
| November 13 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Netflix | 2018–20 |
| November 16 | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Amazon Video | 2018–19 |
| November 20 | Motown Magic | Netflix | 2018–present |
| November 21 | Queen America | Facebook Watch | 2018-19 |
| Let's Go Luna! | PBS Kids | 2018–present | |
| December 9 | The Shivering Truth | Adult Swim | 2018–present |
| December 21 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Netflix | 2018–19 |
| December 22 | Watership Down | 2018 | |
| December 23 | Bakugan: Battle Planet | Cartoon Network | 2018–present |
| December 31 | Abby Hatcher | Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. | 2018–present |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 20 | Pickle and Peanut | Disney XD | 2015–18 | Cancelled |
| January 26 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Netflix | Ended | |
| February 10 | Bunsen Is a Beast | Nicktoons | 2017–18 | Cancelled |
| February 16 | DreamWorks Dragons | Netflix | 2012–18 | |
| March 5 | Star Wars Rebels | Disney XD | 2014–18 | Ended |
| March 18 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Boomerang | 2015–18 | Cancelled |
| April 13 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again | Netflix | 2017–18 | |
| April 23 | Peg + Cat | PBS Kids | 2013–18 | |
| May 4 | Kong: King of the Apes | Netflix | 2016–18 | |
| May 18 | Inspector Gadget (2015) | Netflix, Universal Kids | 2015–18 | |
| May 19 | Future-Worm! | Disney XD | 2016–18 | |
| May 25 | Trollhunters | Netflix | Ended | |
| June 3 | Justice League Action | Cartoon Network | Cancelled | |
| June 14 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Nickelodeon | 2018 | |
| June 24 | Clarence | Cartoon Network | 2014–18 | Ended |
| July 20 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Netflix | 2016–18 | Cancelled |
| August 3 | Dinotrux | 2015–18 | ||
| August 6 | Splash and Bubbles | PBS Kids | 2016–18 | |
| August 11 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Nicktoons | 2015–18 | |
| September 3 | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network | 2010–18 | Ended |
| September 7 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Netflix | 2017–18 | Cancelled |
| September 8 | Sofia the First | Disney Junior | 2012–18 | Ended |
| September 10 | Miles from Tomorrowland | 2015–18 | Cancelled | |
| September 15 | Mysticons | Nicktoons | 2017–18 | |
| September 23 | Pop Team Epic | Adult Swim | 2018 | |
| September 28 | Skylanders Academy | Netflix | 2016–18 | |
| October 1 | Goldie & Bear | Disney Junior | 2015–18 | |
| October 5 | Animals | HBO | 2016–18 | |
| October 12 | Tarzan and Jane | Netflix | 2017–18 | |
| October 14 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | PBS Kids | 2010–18 | |
| October 28 | Human Kind Of | Facebook Watch | 2018 | |
| November 9 | Super Drags | Netflix | ||
| November 29 | Liverspots and Astronots | Facebook Watch | ||
| December 7 | Neo Yokio | Netflix | 2017–18 | |
| December 14 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | 2016–18 | Ended | |
| December 21 | Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus | Cinemax | 2017–18 | Cancelled |
| December 23 | Watership Down | Netflix | 2018 | Ended |
| December 27 | DC Super Hero Girls | YouTube | 2015–18 | |
| December 30 | Bunnicula | Boomerang | 2016–18 | Cancelled |
Deaths
January
- January 2: Frank Buxton, American actor (voice of the title character in Batfink), dies at age 87.
- January 7: Doug Young, American voice actor (Original voice of Doggie Daddy), dies at age 98.
- January 31:
- Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (Våbenbrødre), drowns at age 39 in mysterious circumstances.[17]
- Ann Gillis, American actress (voice of Faline in Bambi), dies at age 90.[18]
February
- February 2: Servais Tiago, Portuguese comics artist and animator, passes away at age 92.[19]
- February 4: John Mahoney, British actor (Preston Whitmore in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo's Return, General Rogard in The Iron Giant, Papi in Kronk's New Groove, Dr. Robert Terwilliger, Sr. (Sideshow Bob's father) in The Simpsons episode Funeral for a Fiend), dies at age 77.[20][21]
- February 9: Reg E. Cathey, American actor (voice of Captain Quaid in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure), dies at age 59.[22][23]
- February 24: Bud Luckey, American animator, composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Sesame Street) and voice actor (Rick Dicker in The Incredibles, Chuckles the Clown in Toy Story 3 and Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh), dies at age 83.[24]
- February 27: Bill Lignante, American comics artist, courtroom sketch artist and animator (Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 91.[25]
March
- March 3: David Ogden Stiers, American actor (voice of Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Ratcliffe and Wiggins in Pocahontas, the Archdeacon in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dr. Jumba Jookiba in Lilo & Stitch), dies at age 75.[26]
- March 14: Stephen Hawking, British mathematician and physicist (voiced himself in The Simpsons episodes "They Saved Lisa's Brain", "Don't Fear the Roofer", "Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot", "Elementary School Musical" and the Futurama episodes "Anthology of Interest I" and "The Beast with a Billion Backs"), dies at age 76.[27][28]
- March 15: Robert Grossman, American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (Jimmy The C), dies at age 78.[29][30]
April
- April 4: Soon-Tek Oh, Korean voice actor (voice of Zhou in Mulan), dies at age 85.[31][32]
- April 5: Isao Takahata, Japanese animator, film director and producer (director of Grave of the Fireflies, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya), dies at age 82.[33]
- April 8: Chuck McCann, American actor, comedian, puppeteer and TV host (voice of Duckworth, Burger Beagle and Bouncer Beagle in DuckTales, The Thing in Fantastic Four and Hulk, Blizzard in Iron Man, Heff Heffalump in The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh, The Amoeba Boys in The Powerpuff Girls, "Moe" Mastro Giovanni in Adventure Time), dies at age 83.[34]
- April 12: Giuliano Cenci, Italian animated film director (The Adventures of Pinocchio), dies at age 86.[35]
- April 15: R. Lee Ermey, American actor (voice of Sarge in Toy Story, Colonel Leslie Hapablap in The Simpsons, Wildcat in Batman: The Brave and the Bold), dies at age 74.[36]
- April 23:
- Bob Dorough, American jazz musician, songwriter and composer (wrote music for Schoolhouse Rock), passes away at age 94.[37][38]
- Arthur B. Rubinstein, American composer (Tiny Toon Adventures, The Simpsons), dies from cancer at age 80.
May
- May 7: Miki Muster, Slovenian sculptor, illustrator, comics artist and animator (Bavaria Film, made cartoons based on the work of Guillermo Mordillo and Manfred Schmidt's Nick Knatterton), dies at age 92.[39]
- May 11: Zlatko Bourek, Croatian animated film director, screenwriter, production designer and cartoonist, dies at age 88.[40][41]
- May 13: Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress (voice of Solitaire in GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords, Gaia in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Mistress Helga in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters), dies at age 69.[42]
- May 16: Joseph Campanella, American actor (voice of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard on Spider-Man: The Animated Series), dies at age 93.[43]
- May 17: Jerry Richardson, American animator, storyboard artist, background artist, prop designer and art director (Bobby's World, The Simpsons, Klasky Csupo, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Adelaide Productions, Futurama, Cartoon Network Studios, Disney Television Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, Brickleberry), dies at an unknown age.[44]
- May 18: Fred Peters, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 95.[45][46]
- May 21: Clint Walker, American actor and singer (voice of Nick Nitro in Small Soldiers), dies at age 90.[47]
June
- June 1: William Edward Phipps, American actor (voice of Prince Charming in Cinderella), dies at age 96.[48]
- June 2: Nick Meglin, American comics writer, theatre lyricist and animation scriptwriter (wrote Batfink, The Pink Panther cartoons), passes away from a heart attack at age 82.[49]
- June 8: Anthony Bourdain, American cook, journalist and writer (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode The Food Wife and in the Sanjay and Craig episode Snake Parts Unknown), commits suicide at age 61.[50]
- June 11: Rumen Petkov, Bulgarian animator, comics artist (Choko & Boko) and director (Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, The New Woody Woodpecker Show), passes away at age 70.[51]
- June 14: José Castillo, Venezuelan animator (creator of Conejíto, the first animation in the history of Venezuela), dies at age 94.[52]
- June 28:
- Denis Akiyama, Japanese-Canadian voice actor (voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English dub of Sailor Moon), dies at age 66 from cancer.[53]
- Harlan Ellison, American writer (voice himself in The Simpsons episode Married to the Blob), dies at age 84.[54]
- June 29: Eugene Pitt, American musician (composed the theme music of Nickelodeon), dies at age 80.[55]
July
- July 1: Peter Firmin, British animator, puppeteer and illustrator (co-creator of Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine and Bagpuss), co-founder of Smallfilms, dies at age 89.[56]
- July 4: Darrell McNeil, American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer and actor (Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Ralph Bakshi, Ruby-Spears, Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation, Don Bluth), dies at age 60.[57]
- July 10: Lolee Aries, American television producer and production manager (Film Roman, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Moonscoop), passes away from complications of lymphoma at age 61.[58]
- July 19: Claude Viseur, aka Clovis, Belgian comic artist and animator (Belvision), dies at age 71 or 72.[59]
- July 21: Elmarie Wendel, American actress and singer (voice of Aunt Grizelda in The Lorax, Beverley Billingsley in the American Dad episode Stanny Boy and Frantastic), dies at age 89.[60]
- July 25: Patrick Williams, American composer, arranger and conductor (The Simpsons episode Simpson and Delilah), dies from cancer at age 79.[61]
August
- August 5:
- Charlotte Rae, American actress, comedienne and singer (voice of Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Adrienne Van Leydon in Itsy Bitsy Spider, Nanny in 101 Dalmatians: The Series), dies at age 92.[62]
- David Landsberg, American actor (voice of Woody on The Buford Files, Mr. Griff on Stanley), dies at age 73.
- August 15: Kunihiro Abe, Japanese animator (Gundam), dies at age 59 or 60.[63]
- August 20: Brian Murray, South African actor and theatre director (voice of Long John Silver in Treasure Planet), dies at age 80.[64]
- August 21: Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (Robbie Rotten in LazyTown), dies from bile duct cancer at age 43.[65]
- August 23: Russ Heath, American comic book artist and animator (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), dies at age 91 from cancer.[66][67]
- August 31: Carole Shelley, British actress (voice of Amelia Gabble the goose in The Aristocats, Lady Kluck in Robin Hood), dies at age 79.[68]
September
- September 6: Burt Reynolds, American actor (voice of Charlie B. Barkin in All Dogs Go To Heaven, Judge Keaton in the Duckman episode Das Sub, M.F. Thatherton in the King of the Hill episode The Company Man, Senator Buckingham in the American Dad! episode School Lies), dies at age 82.[69]
October
- October 4: Will Vinton, American animator and film director (The Adventures of Mark Twain, The California Raisins), dies at age 70.[70][71]
- October 7: Gibba, Italian animator and comics artist, dies at age 93.[72]
- October 9: Adam Burke, American animator (Pixar), dies at age 47.[73]
- October 15: Domingo Rivera, American animator and clean-up artist (Cats Don't Dance, Quest for Camelot, The Iron Giant, The Tigger Movie, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Eight Crazy Nights, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Movie), dies at an unknown age.[74]
- October 27: Stephen Sustarsic, American television writer and producer (The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, TaleSpin, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Bump in the Night, Dilbert, Xiaolin Showdown, Loonatics Unleashed, World of Quest, WordGirl, Xiaolin Chronicles, co-created The Wild Thornberrys), dies at age 62.[75]
November
- November 4: Jacques Muller, French animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation, Amblin, ILM), dies at age 62.[76]
- November 5: Rick Reinert, American animator, animated film director and producer (MGM, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Rick Reinert Productions), dies at age 93.[77][78]
- November 12: Stan Lee, American comics writer, editor and publisher (voiced himself in The Simpsons episodes I Am Furious (Yellow), The Caper Chase and Married to the Blob, Spider-Man, Narrator in The Incredible Hulk, Fred's Dad in Big Hero 6, and it's subsequent Television Series, Mayor of Superhero City on The Super Hero Squad Show), dies at age 95.[79]
- November 26: Stephen Hillenburg, American comics artist, animator, writer, producer, director, designer, storyboard artist, illustrator and voice actor (writer and director of Rocko's Modern Life, voice of Potty and creator of SpongeBob SquarePants), dies from Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) at age 57.[80]
December
- December 1: Ken Berry, American actor, dancer and singer (voice of Seymour Grey in The New Batman Adventures), dies at age 85.[81]
- December 17: Penny Marshall, American actress, film director and producer (voiced Laverne DeFazio in Laverne & Shirley in the Army, voice of Ms. Botz the babysitter-bandit in The Simpsons episode Some Enchanted Evening), dies at age 75.[82]
- December 27: Børge Ring, Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (Oh My Darling, Anna & Bella, Run of the Mill), dies at age 97.[83]
- December 30: Don Lusk, American animator and director (Walt Disney Company, Peanuts TV specials, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 105.[84]
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External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb