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Oscars 2026

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UCLA alumnus Alexey Stomakhin works for Walt Disney Animation Studios as a senior software engineer. He created programs that made the fur and flesh of animals in Oscar-nominated &quot;Zootopia&quot; look realistic. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)

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Oscars 2017: Alum creates software to breathe life into &#039;Moana,&#039; &#039;Zootopia&#039; - Daily Bruin

Oscars 2017: Alum creates software to breathe life into &#8216;Moana,&#8217; &#8216;Zootopia&#8217;

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The walls of Melnitz Hall, lined with Hollywood movie posters, foreshadow the potential of students at UCLA. After studying within the entertainment capital of the United States, some Bruin filmmakers go on to contribute to award-winning films.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

IN THE NEWS:

Oscars 2017: Alum creates software to breathe life into ‘Moana,’ ‘Zootopia’

By Matthew Fernandez

Feb. 24, 2017 1:10 a.m.