Who is the voice actor for the main character of the Pixar film which received a Golden Globe Award in 2008?
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Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film was awarded for the first time at the 64th Golden Globe Awards in 2007. It was the first time that the Golden Globe Awards had created a separate category for animated films since its establishment. The nominations are announced in January and an awards ceremony is held later in the month. Initially, only three films are nominated for best animated film, in contrast to five nominations for the majority of other awards. The Pixar film "Cars" was the first recipient of the award. The award for best animated film has subsequently been presented to six other Pixar films: "Ratatouille" received the award in 2008, "WALL-E" was the recipient in 2009, "Up" received the award in 2010, "Toy Story 3" won in 2011, "Brave" won in 2013, and "Inside Out" won in 2016. In 2012, "Cars 2" lost to "The Adventures of Tintin", in 2014, "Monsters University" was the first not to be nominated and also in 2016, "The Good Dinosaur" lost to "Inside Out". In 2017, "Finding Dory" was also not nominated. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been awarding Golden Globe Awards since 1944.
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Ratatouille (film) Ratatouille ( ; ] ) is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar and was co-written and directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005. The title refers to a French dish, "ratatouille", which is served at the end of the film and is also a play on words about the species of the main character. The film stars the voices of Patton Oswalt as Remy, an anthropomorphic rat who is interested in cooking; Lou Romano as Linguini, a young garbage boy who befriends Remy; Ian Holm as Skinner, the head chef of Auguste Gusteau's restaurant; Janeane Garofalo as Colette, a rôtisseur at Gusteau's restaurant; Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego, a restaurant critic; Brian Dennehy as Django, Remy's father and leader of his clan; Peter Sohn as Emile, Remy's older brother; and Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau, a recently deceased chef. The plot follows Remy, who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an alliance with a Parisian restaurant's garbage boy.
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a 2008 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. As the sequel to the 2005 film "Madagascar", it continues the adventures of Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippopotamus. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, with a screenplay written by Etan Cohen, Darnell, and McGrath. The voice actors Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter return for the sequel, joined by Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd, Elisa Gabrielli, and will.i.am.
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Gregg Berger Greggory "Gregg" Berger (born December 10, 1950) is an American voice actor, who is known for his iconic role as Odie from the "Garfield" franchise. His other roles include Jecht from the Final Fantasy franchise, Grimlock from "The Transformers", Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from "", Cornfed Pig from "Duckman", Agent Kay from "", The Gromble from "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters", Captain Blue from "Viewtiful Joe", Eeyore from "Kingdom Hearts II", Hunter the Cheetah from "Spyro The Dragon", and The Thing from "".
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John Kassir John Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is known as the voice of the Crypt Keeper in HBO's "Tales from the Crypt" franchise. Kassir is also known for his role as Ralph in the Off-Broadway show "Reefer Madness", as well as its film adaptation, as well as his voice over work as Buster Bunny (taking over for Charlie Adler late in the final season of "Tiny Toon Adventures"), Ray "Raymundo" Rocket on "Rocket Power", the mischievous raccoon Meeko in "Pocahontas" and its direct-to-video sequel, Jibolba in the "Tak and the Power of Juju" video game series, and the current voices of Pete Puma in "The Looney Tunes Show", and Deadpool in "" and the "" series. He has also recently done the voice of Rizzo for the newest Spyro game, , and voiced Ghost Roaster in "", as well as Short Cut in "" and Pit Boss in "". He is also known for his various roles in season 1 of "The Amanda Show". He voiced the Ice King in the Adventure Time (pilot) but was replaced by Tom Kenny for the series. He also provided additional voice over work for "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Eek! The Cat", "The Brothers Flub", "Dead Rising", "Casper's Scare School", "Spider-Man 3", "", "Diablo III", "Monsters University", "The Prophet", "" and "The Secret Life of Pets".
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Presto (film) Presto is a 2008 American Pixar computer animated short film shown in theaters before their feature length film "WALL-E". The short is about a magician trying to perform a show with his uncooperative rabbit and is a gag-filled homage to classic cartoons such as "Tom and Jerry" and "Looney Tunes". "Presto" was directed by veteran Pixar animator Doug Sweetland, in his directorial debut.
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The Lorax (film) The Lorax (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Lorax) is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy–comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and based on Dr. Seuss's children's book of the same name. The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 2, 2012, on the 108th birthday of Dr. Seuss. The second film adaptation of the book (following the 1972 animated television special), the film builds on the book by expanding the story of Ted, the previously unnamed boy who visits the Once-ler. The cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax, Ed Helms as the Once-ler, and Zac Efron as Ted. New characters introduced in the film are Audrey (voiced by Taylor Swift), Aloysius O'Hare (Rob Riggle), Mrs. Wiggins, Ted's mother (Jenny Slate), and Grammy Norma (Betty White).
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Alex Doduk Alex Doduk (born as Alexander Doduk) is an American voice actor who is well known for his roles in the films: Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001), Scary Godmother (2003), The incredible Elephant (1998) and in the Animated series Brain Powered. He was the first voice of Lan Hikari for 14 episodes (1-5, 9-17) on the English version of "Megaman NT Warrior" before Brad Swaile became the voice for Lan. Doduk has voiced in other English dubs of anime, such as "InuYasha" and the Ocean dub of "Escaflowne". He was also José on "Cybersix". He provided the voice of Vega Obscura in the English version of "". In 2000, Doduk voiced Jake Spankenheimer in "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer".
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Golden Dreams Golden Dreams was a film about the history of California. It was a featured attraction at Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opening with the park on February 8, 2001. It starred Whoopi Goldberg as Califia, the Queen of California. On September 7, 2008 the last showing of the film to the public was made. The theater was razed in July 2009 and was replaced by . However, the exterior replica of the Bernard Maybeck's Palace of Fine Arts remained. The final showing took place as a private showing for cast members on March 26, 2009.
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Andrew Rannells Andrew Scott Rannells (born August 23, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, and singer.
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Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight is a 2008 animated film, the first to be based on the "Dragonlance" campaign setting of the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. It is based on the first novel written for the campaign setting, "Dragons of Autumn Twilight", co-written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, both of whom gave assistance for the film's screenplay adaptation by George Strayton. The film was directed by Will Meugniot and distributed by Paramount Pictures, directly to video.
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The Good Dinosaur The Good Dinosaur is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is directed by Peter Sohn in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Meg LeFauve from an original idea by Bob Peterson. Set on a fictional Earth in which dinosaurs never became extinct, the film follows a young "Apatosaurus" named Arlo, who meets an unlikely human friend while traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape. The film features the voices of Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, A.J. Buckley, Steve Zahn, Jeffrey Wright, and Frances McDormand.
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John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He currently is the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios. He is also the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.
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Vladimir Osenev Vladimir Ivanovich Osenev (Russian: Владимир Иванович Осенев ; 8 September 1908 – 1 April 1977) was a Soviet stage, film and voice actor. After graduating from Vakhtangov Theatre in the 1930s he had a stage career spanning four decades. Yet he was more noticed by his occasional appearances in films and animation series, such as the award-winning "Winnie-the-Pooh" trilogy. He also played in "The Brothers Karamazov", which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1969. Osenev was made an Honored Artist of Russia in 1956 and People's Artist of Russia in 1969.
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2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards The 34th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2008. Pixar's animated film "WALL-E" won the Best Film award and became the first ever animated film to do so, however, the film lost the Best Animated Film award to "Waltz with Bashir".
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is a 2009 computer-animated comedy adventure film and the second installment in the "Disney Fairies" franchise. Produced by DisneyToon Studios, it was animated by Prana Studios. It is a sequel to the 2008 film, "Tinker Bell", and revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up", and featured in subsequent adaptations, especially in Disney's animated works. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on October 27, 2009.
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David Kaye David V. Hope (born October 14, 1964), better known by his stage name, David Kaye, is a Canadian voice actor. He is best known for his roles in animation, including Megatron in five of the "Transformers" series ("", "", "", "", and ""), Optimus Prime in "", Professor X and Apocalypse in "X-Men Evolution", Cronus in "Class of the Titans", Khyber and Shocksquatch in "", several characters in "Avengers Assemble", Reginald and various other characters in "Regular Show". He is also well known for his work on English versions of anime, his notable roles being Sesshomaru in "InuYasha" and Treize Khushrenada in "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing". He provides the voice of Clank in the "Ratchet & Clank" video game franchise and the feature film. His voice is featured in the Academy Award-winning Disney/Pixar movie "Up" and he is also the in-show announcer for "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" on HBO.
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Tin Toy Tin Toy is a 1988 American computer-animated short film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter. The short film, which runs five minutes, stars Tinny, a tin one-man-band toy, attempting to escape from Billy, a destructive baby. The third short film produced by the company's small animation division, it was a risky investment: due to low revenue produced by Pixar's main product, the eponymous computer to manage animations, the company was under financial constraints.
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Matt Caplan Matt Caplan is an American actor, singer, voice actor and musician.
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Wanted: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Wanted: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack to the 2008 film of the same name, released by Lakeshore Records and composed by Danny Elfman. It is released on June 24, 2008 in the North America and Canada.
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Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, filmmaker, and political activist. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama "Mystic River" (2003) and the biopic "Milk" (2008).
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Jack Black Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. He is best known for his roles in "Shallow Hal" (2001), "School of Rock" (2003), "King Kong" (2005), "The Holiday" (2006), the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise (2008–2016), "Tropic Thunder" (2008), and "Bernie" (2011). He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass. They have released the albums "Tenacious D", "The Pick of Destiny" and "Rize of the Fenix".