Animation film producer Walt Disney has won the most Oscar awards as an individual with 22 Oscars. Although Disney sets the record for most career Oscar wins, his awards were either not among the most prestigious categories or were honorary. Disney’s Oscars included Best Cartoon Short Subject, Best Documentary, and even a custom-made Oscar statuette to recognize the artistic achievement for creating the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which featured the dwarves on the base of the award. Walt Disney also holds the Oscar record for most consecutive years nominated, at 22 years in a row from 1941 through 1962.
More about Walt Disney:
- From 1932 through 1935, Disney was the owner of the patent for Technicolor and therefore, the only producer of color cartoons.
- Disney actually lived in Disneyland. He had a one bedroom apartment above the Fire Station on Main Street of the theme park so he could supervise it as it was constructed.
- The original name of Disney’s iconic cartoon character Mickey Mouse was intended to be Mortimer, but Disney’s wife convinced him against it.
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Walt Disney is a very fascinating person, and reading these tidbits only further enforces this point. For example, I didn't know that he lived in Disneyland. However, considering how many things were (and still are) built around his name, that actually makes perfect sense. Lastly, the first bullet point also caught my attention, especially where it's mentioned that he was the only one who made colored cartoons. It really shows the power he had, as making things in color was like a special permission in that time period.
Whether one is a fan of Walt Disney's work or not, the fact that he won so many awards really shows just how popular he is/was, and how a lot of the animation industry is where it is today because of him. Adding onto this, imagine all the hard work that had to be put into his movies. After all, since a lot of his films were made in the early-mid 1900's, just imagine how long it took to make them. In other words, it's not like it is in this day and age, where most things are done on a computer. No, his earlier movies had to be drawn frame by frame. However, as iconic as he was, it does make me wonder what he'd think of the animation industry if he were still alive today. After all, it's not exactly in tip top shape.
In relation to the final bullet point, this really makes me wonder if this is where the inspiration for Mortimer Mouse came from. He doesn't appear quite as frequently as Pete, but he's still an antagonist to Mickey, and can be seen as a rival of sorts. If this is where Walt got his idea of Mortimer Mouse from, it really shows that in life, many of our inspirations can derive from life experience or dropped ideas that manifest into reality. In this case, considering how Walt Disney's wife was against naming Mickey "Mortimer", perhaps he decided to use this as a means to create a rival for the mouse, someone who isn't supposed to be. In my opinion, it worked out perfectly.
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