The first winner of Oscar for Best Animated
Feature was  S H R E K
Walt Disney was awarded an honorary Oscar in
1938 for Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. 
The first to have a statue erected in his honour
was Popeye. 
In the film 101 Dalmatians, every Dalmatian
puppy has precisely 32 spots. 
In the film Monsters, Inc. the monster Sully had
2,320,413 individually animated hairs. 
When the first Toy Story film was being written, Buzz
Lightyear’s original name was Lunar Larry. 
When the singing duo Simon and Garfunkel first got
together in the late 1950s they recorded under the
name Tom & Jerry. 
Tom [Good] and Jerry [Leadbetter] were also the names
of the leading male characters in the very successful
sitcom The Good Life.
Beauty And The Beast, Up and Toy Story 3 are the only
animated films to have been nominated for the Best
Picture Oscar. 
Fantasia was the first commercial film to be released
with stereophonic sound.
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Fun facts about Animation

  • 1.
    The first winnerof Oscar for Best Animated Feature was  S H R E K
  • 2.
    Walt Disney wasawarded an honorary Oscar in 1938 for Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. 
  • 3.
    The first tohave a statue erected in his honour was Popeye. 
  • 4.
    In the film101 Dalmatians, every Dalmatian puppy has precisely 32 spots. 
  • 5.
    In the filmMonsters, Inc. the monster Sully had 2,320,413 individually animated hairs. 
  • 6.
    When the firstToy Story film was being written, Buzz Lightyear’s original name was Lunar Larry. 
  • 7.
    When the singingduo Simon and Garfunkel first got together in the late 1950s they recorded under the name Tom & Jerry. 
  • 8.
    Tom [Good] andJerry [Leadbetter] were also the names of the leading male characters in the very successful sitcom The Good Life.
  • 9.
    Beauty And TheBeast, Up and Toy Story 3 are the only animated films to have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. 
  • 10.
    Fantasia was thefirst commercial film to be released with stereophonic sound.
  • 11.
    INTERESTED IN ANIMATION? JOININDIA'S BEST UNIVERSITY AND BE A MASTER ANIMATOR! S t u d y A n i m a t i o n a t J a i n U n i v e r s i t y w w w . j a i n u n i v e r s i t y . a c . i n