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VIDEO ESSAY: Outstanding Collaborative Performance - Yoda, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

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Muppets creator Jim Henson once said, “When Frank Oz does Grover, I think he is a better actor than Lawrence Olivier.” That’s not really an exaggeration. Puppeteering is not just a clever way to entertain children. It’s an ancient art, common to cultures all over the world. And it’s another kind of performance -- sort of a merger of acting, gesture and dance. It combines vocal performance with hand movements that approximate the movements of a human, an animal, or a non-human character.
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  • By Matt Zoller Seitz & Matthias Stork
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  • February 24, 2012 12:00 PM
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VIDEO ESSAY And the Oscar for Outstanding Collaborative Performance goes to...

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Why hasn't Andy Serkis won an Oscar yet? Will his achievements as an actor ever be recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? Should they be recognized? Is Serkis an actor, or is his physical performance in a CGI-assisted role just a rough guide for a movie's digital effects?
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  • By Matt Zoller Seitz & Steven Santos
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  • February 21, 2012 7:39 AM
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More: Matt Zoller Seitz, Best Collaborative Performance, Yoda, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Frank Oz, Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Fly, E.T., Adventures of Tintin, video essay, Steven Santos

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