A website dedicated to animation, awards, and everything in between.
Nick Spake
A member of the Phoenix Film Critics Society and the Hollywood Creative Alliance, Nick Spake has been professionally writing movie reviews for more than fifteen years. On a more personal level, he’s been a film critic since seeing The Nightmare Before Christmas at age three. It’d be his first five out of five stars review, commencing a cinematic journey. Regularly writing for WatchMojo and MsMojo since 2014, Nick covers a variety of topics, animation and awards being his areas of expertise. His books, Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows Volumes 1, 2, and 3 are all available now!
Bright & Shiny Endorsements:
"Thorough, fair, and balanced. It is an excellent contribution to the history of animation and to the ongoing vitality of this art form. With so many changes occurring now, this story will continue." - Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and former president of Walt Disney Animation Studios.
"Great research and superb writing. So glad [Nick Spake] committed to writing these." - Mike Gabriel, co-director of The Rescuers Down Under and Pocahontas.
"Five Stars" - Mark Fleisher, son of Richard Fleischer and the grandson of Max Fleischer.
