On March 20, the Oscars came to Patterson Park! With red carpet interviews and golden statues, Murfreesboro City Schools’ Extended School Program kicked off its first Lego Stop Motion Movie Maker Awards.

The event began with an opening performance by the cast of Bradley’s Seussical Jr. Then, all of movies nominated for awards were presented. Each movie was made using a suite of tools that professional stop-motion animators use. But there was a lot of work involved! Students created a scene, took pictures of the scene, then changed the scene, and took another picture. This process continued until a movie resulted. And the quality of each movie proved that the work was worth it.

Following a performance by the Mitchell-Neilson Step Team, the winners were announced:

Best Set Design: Logan Davis, MN

Best Visual Effects: Asa Brown, MN

Best Sound Design: Chris Rogers and Mark Campbell, CL

Best Editing: Kaylynn Brooks, Emma Millican, Gabriela Harrelson, Kkalieya Brown, NF

Most Creative: Alan Mendoza, Serinity Mathis, Daxton Wilson, BR

Best Animation: Lily Powers, BF

Best Cinematography: Carter Shannon, Matthew Williams, Garren Thompson, JP

Best Screenplay: Abby Lugos and Abigail Postell, DS

Best Voice Acting: James Bush, Haiden Jenkins, Cadence Moss, Lydia Knight, OC

Best Directing: Brycen Louis, DS

Best Action Movie: Carter Gregory and Trent Alford, DS

Best Fairy Tale: Emma Pitts, Emily Palone, McKenzie Palone, SC

Best Comedy: Sarah Baumbarger, CL

Best Superhero Movie: Clay Johnson-Deckard, MN

Best Picture: James Adcock, Xavier Balbalosa, Cobyn Bright, Brandon Davila, Damon Demick, Lawson Lee, Nathan McCrery, Landon Millsap, Brandon Palmer, Trent Parker, Joshua Smith, Gatlin Snetsinger, Braylen Vanderbilt, Austin Webb, Jacob Elam, ES