ShadowMachine

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ShadowMachine is an American animation studio and production company specialized in film, television, commercials and music videos.

Since its early days producing the stop-motion animation show Robot Chicken, the company has been producing such shows as Moral Orel, Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, The Shivering Truth and Titan Maximum for Adult Swim. Afterwards, the company produced BoJack Horseman, for Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, starring Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, and Amy Sedaris, as well as Tuca & Bertie, starring Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, and Steven Yeun.^[1]

Filmography

Films

Release date	Film	Director	Co-producers	Distributor
March 17, 2006	The Zodiac	Alex Bulkley	Myriad Pictures and Blackwater Films	THINKFilm
October 2, 2015	Hell and Back	Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman	N/A	Freestyle Releasing
May 24, 2019	Booksmart^[2]	Olivia Wilde	Annapurna Pictures and Gloria Sanchez Productions	Annapurna Pictures
December 9, 2022	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio^[3]	Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson	Netflix Animation, Double Dare You! and The Jim Henson Company	Netflix
TBA	The Buried Giant^[4]	Guillermo del Toro	Netflix Animation	Netflix
	Miss Camel^[5]	Haifaa Al-Mansour	N/A	N/A
	Bob the Builder^[6]	TBA	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mattel Films, and Nuyorican Productions	Amazon MGM Studios

Television series

Year	Series	Creator(s)	Co-producers	Network
2005–2012	Robot Chicken (seasons 1–5)	Seth Green and Matthew Senreich	Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Sony Pictures Digital	Adult Swim
2005–2009	Moral Orel	Dino Stamatopoulos	Fragical Productions and Williams Street
2009	Titan Maximum	Matthew Senreich and Tom Root	Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Tom Is Awesome
2010	Mary Shelley's Frankenhole	Dino Stamatopoulos	Fragical Productions and Williams Street
2013	Good Morning Today	David Javerbaum	The Jim Henson Company	Fusion
2014–2016	TripTank	Various	Comedy Partners	Comedy Central
2014–2020	BoJack Horseman	Raphael Bob-Waksberg	The Tornante Company and Boxer vs. Raptor	Netflix
2016	Greatest Party Story Ever	N/A	Four Peaks Media Group and Den of Thieves	MTV
2017	Jeff & Some Aliens	Sean Donnelly and Alessandro Minoli	Video Lou and Comedy Partners	Comedy Central
2018–2021	Final Space	Olan Rogers	Star Cadet, Conaco, Studio T (Season 1), New Form Digital and Jam Filled Entertainment	TBS (season 1) / Adult Swim (seasons 2 and 3)
2018	Dallas & Robo	Mike Roberts	N/A	YouTube Red
2018	The Shivering Truth^[7]	Vernon Chatman	PFFR and Williams Street	Adult Swim (season 1 only)
2019–2022	Tuca & Bertie	Lisa Hanawalt	The Tornante Company, Brave Dummy, Boxer vs. Raptor (season 1), Vegan Blintzes (seasons 2 and 3) and Williams Street (seasons 2 and 3)	Netflix (season 1) / Adult Swim (seasons 2 and 3)
2021–2023	Ten Year Old Tom	Steve Dildarian	Work Friends LLC, Tomorrow Studios and Insane Loon Productions	HBO Max (season 1) / Max (season 2–present)
2022	The Afterparty (episode 6)	Christopher Miller	Lord Miller Productions, Sony Pictures Television Studios and TriStar Television	Apple TV+
2022	Little Demon^[8]	Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner and Kieran Valla	Jersey 2nd Avenue, Evil Hag Productions, Harmonious Claptrap, Atomic Cartoons and FXP	FXX
2023	Praise Petey^[9]^[10]	Anna Drezen	Gorgeous Horse Productions, The Monica Padrick Company, Bandera Entertainment and 20th Television Animation	Freeform
2023–present	Clone High (season 2–3)^[11]	Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Bill Lawrence	Doozer, Lord Miller Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios	Max
	Strange Planet^[12]	Dan Harmon and Nathan W. Pyle	Mercury Filmworks, Harmonious Claptrap, Nathan W Pyle and Apple Studios	Apple TV+
	The Tiny Chef Show (season 2)	Rachel Larsen, Ozlem 'Ozi' Akturk, and Adam Reid	Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions, Dunshire Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio	Nickelodeon
2024–present	In the Know^[13]	Mike Judge, Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods	Oregon Film, Bandera Entertainment and Universal Television	Peacock
TBA
	Galaga Chronicles^[14]	Roberto Orci	Bandai Namco Entertainment and The Nuttery Entertainment	N/A
	Milepost 88^[15]	Mark Gustafson	N/A	N/A

Specials

Release date	Special	Co-producers	Network
June 17, 2007	Robot Chicken: Star Wars	Lucasfilm, Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Sony Pictures Digital	Adult Swim
November 16, 2008	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
December 19, 2010	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
December 19, 2014	BoJack Horseman: Sabrina's Christmas Wish	The Tornante Company and Boxer vs. Raptor	Netflix
May 13, 2018	Chuck Deuce	(failed pilot)	Adult Swim
November 26, 2021	5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas	Electric Hot Dog and Universal Television	NBC

Music videos


Year	Song	Artists	Label
2000	Last Time	Downer	Roadrunner Records
2011	End to the Lies	Jane's Addiction	Capitol Records
2011	Irresistible Force	Jane's Addiction	Capitol Records
2011	Narcissistic Cannibal	Korn	Roadrunner Records
2012	Put the Gun Down	ZZ Ward	Hollywood Records
2014	Blue Moon	Beck	Capitol Records

Advertising

As the studio has grown, they have also taken on work with various advertising campaigns with high-profile clients such as Honda. It was also honored at the ADDY Awards for an ad campaign with Farmers Insurance, directed by Jed Hathaway.

Year	Category	Company	Advertisement	Agency	Director
2011	Online	Farmers Insurance	“Meet the Wongs”	RPA	Jed Hathaway
2011	Online	Farmers Insurance	“The Cat Burglar”	RPA	Jed Hathaway
2011	Online	Farmers Insurance	“Dude of Hazards”	RPA	Jed Hathaway
2011	Online	Farmers Insurance	“Le Petite Disastre”	RPA	Jed Hathaway

Pinto Promos for Fuel TV^[16]
Hallmark eCards (Can't Touch This)^[17]
- Director: Rohitash Rao
Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda^[18] with Secret Weapon (2012)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
Snow White for Disney^[19]
Lake Nona for GE^[20] with BBH L.A
Verrado for Cecillian Worldwide^[21]
- Director: Rohitash Rao
Boost Mobile Don't Data & Drive for Boost Mobile^[22] with 180LA
- Director: Rohitash Rao
ENOS for Comedy Central Super Bowl Special^[23]
Pinto for Fuel TV^[24]
Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda^[25] with Secret Weapon (2013)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
Red Velvet Oreo for Nabisco^[26] with 360i
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
Glide for Oral-B^[27] with Publicis
- Director: Rohitash Rao
Farmers for Farmer’s Insurance^[28] with RPA
Centaur and the Late Night Munchie Meal for Jack In The Box^[29] with Secret Weapon
- Director: Jed Hathaway
Fire House Subs for Fire House Subs^[30] with 360i (New York)
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda^[31] with Secret Weapon (2014)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
The Work Revolution for Freelancer’s Union^[32]
- Director: Rohitash Rao
Boost Mobile ZTE Warp Sync for Boost Mobile^[33] with 180LA
- Director: Rohitash Rao
Omakase for Cartoon Network/Adult Swim^[34] with Cutaway Creative
- Director: Jesse Selwyn
Smores Oreo for Nabisco^[35] with 360i
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda^[36] with Secret Weapon (2015)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
Subway for Subway^[37] with 360i (New York)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
Oreo for Nabisco^[38] with 360i
- Director: Ben Bjelejac
Red Nose for Walgreens and BuzzFeed^[39]
- Director: Michael Langan
Trolls for M.A.C.^[40]
- Director: Tony Kelly
A Christmas Carol for NBC Sports - SNF^[41]
- Director: Jed Hathaway
Nissan Star Wars^[42]
- Director: Tony Stacchi
Go Deeper for Newport Beach Film Festival^[43]
- Director: Jed Hathaway

Awards and nominations

Film

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Template:Ref heading
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 16, 2022	Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio	Template:Nom	^[44]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	December 11, 2022	Best Animated Film		Template:Won	^[45]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards	December 12, 2022	Best Animated Feature		Template:Won	^[46]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	December 14, 2022	Best Animated Film	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[47]
Utah Film Critics Association	December 17, 2022	Best Animated Feature	Pinocchio	Template:Draw	^[48]
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards	December 18, 2022	Best Animated Film	Pinocchio	Template:Nom	^[49]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	December 19, 2022	Best Picture		Template:Draw	^[50]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	December 19, 2022	Best Animated Film		Template:Won	^[50]
Florida Film Critics Circle	December 22, 2022	Best Animated Film	Pinocchio	Template:Nom	^[51] ^[52]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	January 5, 2023	Best Animated Film	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[53]
San Diego Film Critics Society	January 6, 2023	Best Animated Film	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[54]
San Diego Film Critics Society	January 6, 2023	Best Visual Effects		Template:Nominated	^[54]
Toronto Film Critics Association	January 8, 2023	Best Animated Film		Template:Draw	^[55]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle	January 9, 2023	Best Animated Feature		Template:Won	^[56]
Austin Film Critics Association	January 10, 2023	Best Animated Film	Pinocchio	Template:Nominated	^[57]
Golden Globe Awards	January 10, 2023	Best Animated Feature Film	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[58]
Georgia Film Critics Association	January 13, 2023	Best Animated Film	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[59] ^[60]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	January 15, 2023	Best Animated Feature	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[61]
Seattle Film Critics Society	January 17, 2023	Best Animated Feature	Pinocchio	Template:Nom	^[62] ^[63]
Online Film Critics Society	January 23, 2023	Best Animated Feature	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[64]
Visual Effects Society Awards	February 15, 2023	Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature	Aaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey	Template:Won	^[65]
Houston Film Critics Society	February 18, 2023	Best Picture	Pinocchio	Template:Nom	^[66] ^[67]
Houston Film Critics Society	February 18, 2023	Best Animated Feature	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[66] ^[67]
Art Directors Guild Awards	February 18, 2023	Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film	Guy Davis, Curt Enderle	Template:Won	^[68]
British Academy Film Awards	February 19, 2023	Best Animated Film	Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley	Template:Won	^[69]
Hollywood Critics Association Awards	February 24, 2023	Best Animated Film	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[70] ^[71]
Producers Guild of America Awards	February 25, 2023	Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures	Guillermo Del Toro, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley	Template:Won	^[72] ^[73]
Annie Awards	February 25, 2023	Best Animated Feature	Pinocchio	Template:Won	^[74]
Golden Reel Awards	February 26, 2023	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation	Scott Martin Gershin, Masanobu "Tomi" Tomita, Andrew Vernon, Dan Gamache, Dan O'Connell, John Cucci	Template:Won	^[75]
Golden Reel Awards	February 26, 2023	Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture	Lewis Morison, Eric Caudieux, Chris Barret	Template:Nom	^[75]
Satellite Awards	March 3, 2023	Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media	Pinocchio	Template:Nominated	^[76] ^[77]
Cinema Audio Society Awards	March 4, 2023	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated	Jon Taylor, Frank Montaño, Peter Cobbin, Tavish Grade	Template:Won	^[78]
American Cinema Editors Awards	March 5, 2023	Best Edited Animated Feature Film	Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein	Template:Won	^[79]
Academy Awards	March 12, 2023	Best Animated Feature Film	Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley	Template:Won	^[80]

Television

The studio has received a high level of recognition for their work in Television, including multiple Emmy and Annie Awards on behalf of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ASIFA-Hollywood, respectively.

Year	Award	Category	Winner
2006	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Sarah E. Meyer - Robot Chicken: Easter Chicken
2007	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Thomas Smith - Robot Chicken: Lust For Puppets
2007	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Sihanouk Mariona - Moral Orel: The Lord's Prayer
2008	Annie	Outstanding Character Animation In a TV Production	Eric Towner - Robot Chicken
2008	Annie	Best Directing in an Animated Television Production	Seth Green - Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2009	Annie	Best Voice Acting In a TV Production	Ahmed Best - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
	Annie	Best Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
	Annie	Best Animated Television Production	Robot Chicken: Star Wars
	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Savelen Forrest - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Elizabeth Harvatine - Moral Orel: Sacrifice
2010	Annie	Best Animated Short Subject	Robot Chicken: Star Wars
	Emmy	Outstanding Costumes for a Variety/Music Program or a Special	Jeanette Moffat - Titan Maximum: Went to Party, Got Crabs
	Emmy	Outstanding Short Form Animated Program	Robot Chicken: Full-Assed Christmas Special
2016	Critics' Choice	Best Animation Series	BoJack Horseman

References

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External links

Template:Official website
ShadowMachine on StudioSystem

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