# ShadowMachine

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.

## 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 | Olivia Wilde | Annapurna Pictures and Gloria Sanchez Productions | Annapurna Pictures |
| December 9, 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson | Netflix Animation, Double Dare You! and The Jim Henson Company | Netflix |
| TBA | The Buried Giant | Guillermo del Toro | Netflix Animation | Netflix |
| TBA | Miss Camel | Haifaa Al-Mansour | N/A | N/A |
| TBA | Bob the Builder | 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 | Adult Swim |
| 2009 | Titan Maximum | Matthew Senreich and Tom Root | Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Tom Is Awesome | Adult Swim |
| 2010 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Dino Stamatopoulos | Fragical Productions and Williams Street | Adult Swim |
| 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 | 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 | Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner and Kieran Valla | Jersey 2nd Avenue, Evil Hag Productions, Harmonious Claptrap, Atomic Cartoons and FXP | FXX |
| 2023 | Praise Petey | Anna Drezen | Gorgeous Horse Productions, The Monica Padrick Company, Bandera Entertainment and 20th Television Animation | Freeform |
| 2023–2024 | Clone High (season 2–3) | Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Bill Lawrence | Doozer, Lord Miller Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios | Max |
| 2023 | Strange Planet | Dan Harmon and Nathan W. Pyle | Mercury Filmworks, Harmonious Claptrap, Nathan W Pyle and Apple Studios | Apple TV+ |
| 2023–present | 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 | In the Know | Mike Judge, Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods | Oregon Film, Bandera Entertainment and Universal Television | Peacock |
| 2025—present | Lil Kev | Kevin Hart | Hartbeat Productions | BET+ |
| TBA |
| TBA | Galaga Chronicles | Roberto Orci | Bandai Namco Entertainment and The Nuttery Entertainment | N/A |
| TBA | Milepost 88 | 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 | Lucasfilm, Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Sony Pictures Digital | Adult Swim |
| December 19, 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Lucasfilm, Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Sony Pictures Digital | Adult Swim |
| 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
* Hallmark eCards (Can't Touch This)
** Director: Rohitash Rao
* Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2012)
** Director: Jed Hathaway
* Snow White for Disney
* Lake Nona for GE with BBH L.A
* Verrado for Cecillian Worldwide
** Director: Rohitash Rao
* Boost Mobile Don't Data & Drive for Boost Mobile with 180LA
** Director: Rohitash Rao
* ENOS for Comedy Central Super Bowl Special
* Pinto for Fuel TV
* Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2013)
** Director: Jed Hathaway
* Red Velvet Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
** Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
* Glide for Oral-B with Publicis
** Director: Rohitash Rao
* Farmers for Farmer’s Insurance with RPA
* Centaur and the Late Night Munchie Meal for Jack In The Box with Secret Weapon
** Director: Jed Hathaway
* Fire House Subs for Fire House Subs with 360i (New York)
** Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
* Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2014)
** Director: Jed Hathaway
* The Work Revolution for Freelancer’s Union
** Director: Rohitash Rao
* Boost Mobile ZTE Warp Sync for Boost Mobile with 180LA
** Director: Rohitash Rao
* Omakase for Cartoon Network/Adult Swim with Cutaway Creative
** Director: Jesse Selwyn
* Smores Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
** Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
* Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2015)
** Director: Jed Hathaway
* Subway for Subway with 360i (New York)
** Director: Jed Hathaway
* Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
** Director: Ben Bjelejac
* Red Nose for Walgreens and BuzzFeed
** Director: Michael Langan
* Trolls for M.A.C.
** Director: Tony Kelly
* A Christmas Carol for NBC Sports - SNF
** Director: Jed Hathaway
* Nissan Star Wars
** Director: Tony Stacchi
* Go Deeper for Newport Beach Film Festival
** Director: Jed Hathaway

## Awards and nominations
### Film

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 16, 2022 | Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Nominated | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 11, 2022 | Best Animated Film | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 12, 2022 | Best Animated Feature | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2022 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Won | |
| Utah Film Critics Association | December 17, 2022 | Best Animated Feature | Pinocchio | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2022 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2022 | Best Picture | Pinocchio | 8th place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2022 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 22, 2022 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Nominated | [51] [52] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | January 6, 2023 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | January 6, 2023 | Best Visual Effects | Pinocchio | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | January 8, 2023 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Runner-up | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Pinocchio | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 10, 2023 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2023 | Best Animated Feature Film | Pinocchio | Won | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | January 13, 2023 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | Won | [59] [60] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Pinocchio | Won | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 17, 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Pinocchio | Nominated | [62] [63] |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 23, 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Pinocchio | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 15, 2023 | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Aaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Picture | Pinocchio | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Pinocchio | Won | [66] [67] |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 18, 2023 | Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film | Guy Davis, Curt Enderle | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2023 | Best Animated Film | Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | February 24, 2023 | Best Animated Film | Pinocchio | 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 | Won | [72] [73] |
| Annie Awards | February 25, 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Pinocchio | Won | |
| 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 | Won | |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 26, 2023 | Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture | Lewis Morison, Eric Caudieux, Chris Barret | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | March 3, 2023 | Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media | Pinocchio | 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 | Won | |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | March 5, 2023 | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein | Won | |
| Academy Awards | March 12, 2023 | Best Animated Feature Film | Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley | Won | |

### 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 |
| 2009 | Annie | Best Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II |
| 2009 | Annie | Best Animated Television Production | Robot Chicken: Star Wars |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Savelen Forrest - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Elizabeth Harvatine - Moral Orel: Sacrifice |
| 2010 | Annie | Best Animated Short Subject | Robot Chicken: Star Wars |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Costumes for a Variety/Music Program or a Special | Jeanette Moffat - Titan Maximum: Went to Party, Got Crabs |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | Robot Chicken: Full-Assed Christmas Special |
| 2016 | Critics' Choice | Best Animation Series | BoJack Horseman |