"We Need New Voices, New Storytellers": The Animation Roundtable

Six pros — Sony Pictures Animation president Kristine Belson, Brad Bird ('Incredibles 2'), Rich Moore ('Ralph Breaks the Internet'), Latifa Ouaou ('The Grinch'), Bonne Radford ('Smallfoot') and Peter Ramsey ('Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse') — gathered to discuss the impact of #MeToo on the toon trade, why actors should "consider animators their brethren" and whether the 'Lion King' reboot is actually an animated film.

Oscars: 'Grinch,' 'Incredibles' and More Familiar Faces Take on Indie Originals in Animation Race

That Incredible family and the wreckage-prone Ralph are among the friendly faces competing against Wes Anderson's quirky stop-motion dogs and GKids' latest Japanese find as 25 toons vie for Oscar attention.

How 'Age of Sail' Went From Virtual Reality to 2-D Animation

John Kahrs' film, about a curmudgeonly sea explorer, was converted to 2D in an effort to make waves in the awards race.