It’s 70 years since that mischievous scamp Pinocchio, one of Disney’s best-loved characters, first enchanted cinema audiences, and to mark the anniversary the film has been digitally restored for a new DVD release on March 9. But which are the greatest big-screen cartoon creations? Here are the contenders…
The Oscar winners
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
Disney’s first full-length feature (Pinocchio was the second) picked up a special award at the 11th Academy Awards, having been recognised as “a significant innovation, which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon.”
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Before they had an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Richard Williams received a “special achievement” award for directing the animated sequences in a film that will forever be best-remembered for the pneumatic seductress Jessica Rabbit, the sexiest 2D character ever.
March 2, 2009
