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Blue Sky Studios was an American computer-animation film studio owned by 20th Century Studios and based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Founded in 1987 by one of the visual effects companies behind Tron, it is best known as the creator of the Ice Age and Rio franchises.
In February 2021, Disney announced that Blue Sky would shut down in April 2021. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic,
Filmography
Feature films
Released films
| # |
Title |
Release date | Budget | Gross | RT | MC2Ic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ice Age | March 15, 2002 | $59 million | $383 million | 77% | 60 | |
| 2 | Robots | March 11, 2005 | $75 million | $261 million | 63% | 64 | |
| 3 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | March 31, 2006 | $80 million | $661 million | 57% | 58 | |
| 4 | Horton Hears a Who! | March 14, 2008 | $85 million | $297 million | 79% | 71 | |
| 5 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | July 1, 2009 | $90 million | $887 million | 46% | 50 | |
| 6 | Rio | April 15, 2011 | $90 million | $485 million | 72% | 63 | |
| 7 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | July 13, 2012 | $95 million | $877 million | 38% | 49 | |
| 8 | Epic | May 24, 2013 | $93 million | $268 million | 64% | 52 | |
| 9 | Rio 2 | April 11, 2014 | $103 million | $500 million | 48% | 49 | |
| 10 | The Peanuts Movie | November 6, 2015 | $99 million | $238 million | 86% | 67 | |
| 11 | Ice Age: Collision Course | July 22, 2016 | $105 million | $408 million | 17% | 34 | |
| 12 | Ferdinand | December 15, 2017 | $111 million | $296 million | 72% | 58 | |
| 13 | December 25, 2019 | $100 million | $171 million | 76% | 54 |
Television specials
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | November 24, 2011 |
| 2 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | March 20, 2016 |
Short films
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunny | 1998 |
| 2 | Gone Nutty | November 26, 2002 |
| 3 | Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty | September 27, 2005 |
| 4 | No Time for Nuts | November 21, 2006 |
| 5 | Surviving Sid | December 9, 2008 |
| 6 | Umbrellacorn | July 26, 2013 |
| 7 | Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe | November 6, 2015 |
| 8 | Scrat: Spaced Out | October 11, 2016 |
Related productions
| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Co-director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Executive Producer(s) | Editor(s) | Composer(s) | Studio | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story | Screenplay | ||||||||||
| The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild | January 28, 2022 | John C. Donkin | Marshall Fels Elliott | Jim Hecht | Jim Hecht, William Schifrin and Ray DeLaurentis | Denise L. Rottina | Lori Forte | Braden Oberson | Batu Sener | Walt Disney Pictures 20th Century Fox Animation |
Sequel to Ice Age: Collision Course. Originally produced by 20th Century Studios but was moved to Walt Disney Pictures during production. Animation produced by Bardel Entertainment |
| Nimona | 2023 | Nick Bruno & Troy Quane | Template:TBA | Based on Nimona: by ND Stevenson | Marc Haimes | Roy Lee, Karen Ryan & Julie Zackary | Megan Ellison, Robert L. Baird & Andrew Millstein | Template:TBA | Template:TBA | 20th Century Fox Animation Netflix Annapurna Pictures Vertigo Entertainment DNEG Feature Animation Blue Sky Studios |
Originally in production at Blue Sky Studios. Cancelled due to Blue Sky's closure. Revived by Netflix. |
Accolades
Heartland Film Festival
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bunny | Best Animated Short Film | Chris Wedge | Winner |
| 2002 | Ice Age | Best Animated Feature | Chris Wedge | Winner |
| 2003 | Gone Nutty | Best Animated Short Film | Carlos Saldanha and John C. Donkin | |
| 2006 | No Time for Nuts | Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier | ||
| 2011 | Rio | Best Original Song | "Real in Rio" |
Golden Globes
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
Critics' Choice Awards
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ice Age | Best Animated Feature | Nominated | |
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie |
Kids' Choice Awards
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ice Age | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie | Nominated | |
| Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Denis Leary | |||
| Ray Romano | ||||
| 2005 | Robots | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie | ||
| Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Robin Williams | |||
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie | ||
| Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Queen Latifah | Won | ||
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Jim Carrey | Nominated |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie | ||
| Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Ray Romano | |||
| 2011 | Rio | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie | ||
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | |||
| 2014 | Rio 2 | |||
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie |
Franchises
Trivia
- Due to The Walt Disney Company purchase of most of 21st Century Fox (including this company), the company became a sister studio of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar (which both produce computer-animated films).
- Prior to its shut down in April 2021, this company had only produced four G-rated films (which are Horton Hears a Who!, Rio, Rio 2 and The Peanuts Movie), as most of its feature-length films had been rated PG by the MPAA, due to stricter reasons.
Logos
The first Blue Sky logo from 1987-2005
The second Blue Sky logo from 2005-2013
The final Blue Sky logo from 2013-2021
Their farewell message