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Originally posted by Jessica_166
Even I was a little shocked. And I was wondering why there were only two winning animations this year because there used to be a ton!
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Autodesk just removed the honorable mentions, probably because they added all the regional awards. IMO Autodesk just balanced it out. We thought that perhaps regional animation signified a new way for them to respect and encourage animators, but it really was balanced by the fact that they eliminated all but 2 of the national awards. IMO we havent really gained anything at all this year. Sure, more teams get recognized, but regionals were so poorly put together most of them didnt even show the winner on the big screen. At least at nats last year everyone got to see the 5 animations that won the honorable mentions, rookie award, and grand prize.
Also, did anyone notice how at regionals they did awards in order of importance(most important last)? We were the second award to be announced, only ahead of the webite award(which got even less attention than animation this year, and probably wasnt big enough to be judged at the regional level IMO).