Sony Pictures Animation Comedy Movie List of 2018
The following is a list of all productions produced or released by Sony Pictures Animation, the animation division of Sony Pictures (part of Sony Entertainment), including animated and live-action feature films, shorts, television and internet series, and specials.
Films [edit]
Feature films [edit]
In development [edit]
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Black Knight [b] | [1] |
| Bubble [b] | Co-production with Point Grey Pictures and Matt Tolmach Productions[2] |
| Fixed [b] | [1] |
| K-Pop: Demon Hunters | [3] |
| Tao | [4] |
| Tut | [5] |
| Untitled Ghostbusters spin-off film | Co-production with Ghost Corps[6] [7] [8] |
| Untitled Spider-Women spin-off film | Co-production with Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions and Pascal Pictures[9] |
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Combines live-action with animation
- ^ a b c d Adult animated film
Reception [edit]
Box office [edit]
Critical and public response [edit]
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Season | 48% | 49/100 | A- |
| Surfs Up | 79% | 64/100 | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 86% | 66/100 | |
| The Smurfs | 21% | 30/100 | |
| Arthur Christmas | 92% | 69/100 | |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | 86% | 73/100 | B |
| Hotel Transylvania | 45% | 47/100 | A- |
| The Smurfs 2 | 14% | 34/100 | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | 71% | 59/100 | |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | 55% | 44/100 | |
| Goosebumps | 78% | 60/100 | A |
| Smurfs: The Lost Village | 40% | 40/100 | |
| The Emoji Movie | 7% | 12/100 | B |
| The Star | 42% | 42/100 | A |
| Peter Rabbit | 63% | 51/100 | A- |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | 62% | 54/100 | |
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | 47% | 53/100 | B |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 97% | 87/100 | A+ |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | 73% | 60/100 | B+ |
| The Mitchells vs. the Machines | 98% | 80/100 | N/A |
| Wish Dragon | 65% | 60/100 | |
| Vivo | 89% | 65/100 |
Short films [edit]
| # | Title | Release date | Animation services | Release with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run | January 30, 2007 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | Open Season | Home video release |
| 2 | The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas | October 9, 2007 | Sony Pictures Imageworks Prana Studios | Surf's Up | Theatrical release |
| 3 | The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | December 2, 2011 | Sony Pictures Imageworks Duck Studios | The Smurfs | Home video release |
| 4 | So You Want to Be a Pirate! | August 28, 2012 | Aardman Animations | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | |
| 5 | Goodnight Mr. Foot | January 29, 2013 | Rough Draft Studios | Hotel Transylvania | |
| 6 | The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | September 27, 2013 | Sony Pictures Imageworks Duck Studios | The Smurfs 2 | Home video release |
| 7 | Super Manny | October 2, 2013 | Sony Pictures Imageworks 6 Point Harness | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | |
| 8 | Earl Scouts | October 11, 2013 | |||
| 9 | Steve's First Bath | January 28, 2014 | |||
| 10 | Attack of the 50-Foot Gummi Bear | 6 Point Harness | |||
| 11 | Puppy! | July 28, 2017 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | The Emoji Movie | Theatrical release |
| 12 | Flopsy Turvy | March 30, 2018 | Animal Logic | Peter Rabbit | Limited theatrical release |
| 13 | Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham | March 19, 2019 | Titmouse, Inc. | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Home video release |
| 14 | Hair Love | August 14, 2019 | Lion Forge Entertainment | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Theatrical release |
| 15 | Live Stream | November 12, 2019 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | Home video release | |
| 16 | Monster Pets [10] | April 3, 2021 | Various films[10] | Theatrical release |
Television shows [edit]
Television series [edit]
| # | Title | Creator(s)/Developer(s) | Premiere date | End date | Network | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Mark Evestaff Alex Galatis | February 20, 2017 | June 30, 2018 | Cartoon Network (United States) (2017) Boomerang SVOD (United States) (2018–2020) YTV (Canada) | Corus Entertainment DHX Media |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania: The Series | Mark Steinberg | June 25, 2017 | October 29, 2020 | Disney Channel/Disney XD (United States) Teletoon (Canada) | Corus Entertainment Nelvana |
| 3 | The Boondocks [11] [12] | Aaron McGruder | 2022 | TBA | HBO Max | Sony Pictures Television |
| 4 | Young Love [13] | Matthew A. Cherry Carl Jones | TBA | Blue Key Entertainment Lion Forge Animation | ||
| 5 | Agent King [14] | Priscilla Presley John Eddie | Netflix | Authentic Brands Group Sony Pictures Television | ||
| 6 | Hungry Ghosts [11] | TBA | Dark Horse Entertainment | |||
| 7 | Superbago! [11] | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios |
Online series [edit]
| # | Title | Creator(s)/Developer(s) | Premiere date | End date | Network | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO! Cartoons | Fred Seibert | November 7, 2017 | April 10, 2018 | Cartoon Hangover | Frederator Studios |
Accolades [edit]
Academy Awards [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The ChubbChubbs! | Best Animated Short Film | Eric Armstrong | Won |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Best Animated Feature | Ash Brannon and Chris Buck | Nominated |
| 2012 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | Peter Lord | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller | Won | |
| 2019 | Hair Love | Best Animated Short Film | Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver | Won |
Golden Globe Awards [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipients(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Best Animated Feature Film | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Nominated |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Sarah Smith | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Genndy Tartakovsky | Nominated | |
| 2017 | The Star | Best Original Song | "The Star" – Mariah Carey, Marc Shaiman | Nominated |
| 2018[15] | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Best Animated Feature Film | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman | Won |
Annie Awards [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Open Season | Best Animated Feature | Michelle Murdocca | Nominated |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Best Animated Feature | Chris Jenkins | Nominated |
| Animated Effects | Deborah Carlson | Won | ||
| Animation Production Artist | John Clark | Won | ||
| Character Animation in a Feature Production | Dave Hardin | Nominated | ||
| Character Animation in a Feature Production | Alan Hawkins | Nominated | ||
| Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Sylvain Deboissy | Nominated | ||
| Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Ash Brannon and Chris Buck | Nominated | ||
| Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Marcelo Vignali | Nominated | ||
| Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Denise Koyama | Nominated | ||
| Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Don Rhymer, Ash Brannon, and Chris Buck | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Best Animated Feature | Pam Marsden | Nominated |
| Animated Effects | Tom Kluyskens | Nominated | ||
| Directing in a Feature Production | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Nominated | ||
| Writing in a Feature Production | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Best Animated Feature | Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Carla Shelley and Steve Pegram | Nominated |
| Character Design in a Feature Production | Peter de Sève | Nominated | ||
| Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Kris Pearn | Nominated | ||
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Ashley Jensen | Nominated | ||
| Bill Nighy | Won | |||
| Writing in a Feature Production | Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | Best Animated Feature | Julie Lockhart, Peter Lord and David Sproxton | Nominated |
| Character Animation in a Feature Production | Will Beecher | Nominated | ||
| Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Norman Garwood and Matt Berry | Nominated | ||
| Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Imelda Staunton | Nominated | ||
| Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Gideon Defoe | Nominated | ||
| Hotel Transylvania | Best Animated Feature | Michelle Murdocca | Nominated | |
| Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Carlos Grangel | Nominated | ||
| Carter Goodrich | Nominated | |||
| Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Genndy Tartakovsky | Nominated | ||
| Music in an Animated Feature Production | Mark Mothersbaugh | Nominated | ||
| Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Marcello Vignali | Nominated | ||
| Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Adam Sandler | Nominated | ||
| Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Catherine Apple | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Stephan Franck | Nominated |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Craig Kellman | Nominated | |
| Music in an Animated Feature Production | Mark Mothersbaugh | Nominated | ||
| Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Terry Crews | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Outstanding Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Chris Logan, Brian Casper, Gavin Baxter and William Eckroat | Nominated |
| Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Production | Craig Kellman and Stephen DeStefano | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Storyboarding in an Animated Production | Mike Smukavic | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Patrick Mate | Nominated |
| The Star | Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Louie del Carmen | Nominated | |
| Best Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Pamela Ziegenhagen | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3 | Outstanding Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Patrick Witting, Kiel Gnebb, R. Spencer Lueder, Joseph Peppe and Sam Rickles | Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Genndy Tartakovsky | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Scott Wills | Nominated | ||
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Best Animated Feature | Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Christina Steinberg | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production | David Han | Won | ||
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Shiyoon Kim | Won | ||
| Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman | Won | ||
| Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Justin K. Thompson | Won | ||
| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman | Won | ||
| Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Bob Fisher, Andrew Leviton and Vivek Sharma | Won |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Best Animated Feature | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Nominated |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Sarah Smith | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman | Won |
Hollywood Critics Association [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Best Picture | Nominated | |
| Best Filmmaker | Mike Rianda | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Mike Rianda & Jeff Rowe | Won |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Original Score — Animated Film | Mark Mothersbaugh | Nominated |
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Original Song — Animated Film | "I'm a Lady" - Martin René & Meghan Trainor | Nominated |
| "You Will Always Find Me in Your Heart" - Christopher Lennertz & KT Tunstall | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Peter Rabbit | "I Promise You" - Ezra Koenig | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Original Score — Animated Film | Mark Mothersbaugh | Nominated |
| Original Song — Animated Film | "On My Way" - Alex Lahey, Sophie Payten and Gab Strum | Nominated | ||
| Vivo | Original Score — Animated Film | Alex Lacamoire | Nominated |
People's Choice Awards [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | The Family Movie | Nominated | |
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Pending | ||
| 2021 | Vivo | Pending |
Kids' Choice Awards [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Open Season | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Ashton Kutcher | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Smurfs | Favorite Movie | Nominated | |
| Favorite Movie Actress | Sofía Vergara | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Katy Perry | Won | ||
| 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Adam Sandler | Won | |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Favorite Movie | Nominated | |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Movie Actress | Jayma Mays | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Katy Perry | Nominated | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Favorite Animated Movie | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Won | ||
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Selena Gomez | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Favorite Animated Movie | Nominated | |
| The Emoji Movie | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Peter Rabbit | Favorite Animated Movie | Nominated | |
| Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie | James Corden | Nominated | ||
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Favorite Animated Movie | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie | Adam Sandler | Won | ||
| Andy Samberg | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie | Selena Gomez | Won | ||
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Favorite Animated Movie | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie | Shameik Moore | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Favorite Animated Movie | Nominated | |
| Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie | Josh Gad | Won |
Golden Raspberry Awards [edit]
| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel | Jordan Kerner | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Emoji Movie | Worst Picture | Michelle Raimo Kouyate | Won |
| Worst Director | Tony Leondis | Won | ||
| Worst Screenplay | Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel and Mike White | Won | ||
| Worst Screen Combo | Any two obnoxious emojis | Won | ||
| The Razzie Nominee So Rotten You Loved It | The Emoji Movie | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Razzie Redeemer Award | Sony Pictures Animation | Nominated |
See also [edit]
- List of Sony theatrical animated features
- List of unproduced Sony Pictures Animation projects
References [edit]
- ^ a b N'Duka, Amanda (July 25, 2018). "'Hotel Transylvania' Helmer Genndy Tartakovsky Sets New Projects At Sony Pictures Animation". Deadline . Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Justin Kroll (May 1, 2020). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Turning 'Bubble' Podcast Into Animated Adult Feature with Matt Tolmach at Sony (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (2021-03-08). "Animated Musical About Demon Hunting K-Pop Girl Group in the Works at Sony (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 2021-03-08 .
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 20, 2019). "'Lego Movie 2' Story Artist Emily Dean Making Feature Directorial Debut On Sony Animation's 'Tao'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Matt Donnelly (October 14, 2020). "Oscar Winner Matthew A. Cherry's Debut Feature 'Tut' in the Works at Sony Pictures Animation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (October 1, 2015). "'Ghostbusters' Animated Movie in the Works at Sony Pictures Animation". The Wrap. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "Ghostbusters Animated Movie is Told From a Ghost's Perspective". Screen Rant. October 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ Sony is also developing an animated Ghostbusters film, but that will come out after this new live-action project, and a different team will be involved in creating it. Breznican, Anthony (January 15, 2019). "Ghostbusters resurrected: Jason Reitman will direct a new film set in the original universe". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Sony Builds Out Spider-Man Universe with a Spider-Women Film". 2018-11-27.
- ^ a b Cinemark Theatres (April 1, 2021). "Everyone needs a pal. 🐾 Don't miss the #HotelTransylvania Monster Pets short, playing exclusively at Cinemark this weekend before select PG movies". Twitter. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c Hopewell, John (June 12, 2019). "Sony Pictures Animation Links to Tencent, Sets New 'Boondocks,' Tartakovsky Duo". Variety . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 18, 2019). "'The Boondocks' Reboot Gets 2-Season Order By HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (July 7, 2020). "HBO Max Greenlights Animated Series 'Young Love' From 'Hair Love' Helmer Matthew A. Cherry". Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Low, Elaine (August 16, 2019). "Netflix Orders Elvis Animated Action Comedy Series 'Agent King' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Golden Globes Winners: The Complete List". January 6, 2019.
Sony Pictures Animation Comedy Movie List of 2018
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sony_Pictures_Animation_productions