OTB #371: The Fourth OTB Awards & Pixar's Hoppers Changing Their Status Quo

About this episode

The episode discusses the OTB Awards and how Pixar is adapting to current trends in animation and film.

Ken has brought back new categories to celebrate 2025 for movie theaters, but do Shayla and Ken agree with the winning results? They also discuss how Pixar and animation are adjusting to stay current for moviegoers, and much more!

People in this episode

Host: Codi Kruse

Topics covered

• OTB Awards
• Pixar
• animation
• movie theaters
• status quo
• film industry

Keywords

• OTB Awards
• Pixar
• animation
• movie theaters
• film industry
• 2025

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pixar

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