Oscar for Best Animated Feature 2021

[Avaitor]

Why do you think it would have won if it couldn't even get a nomination?

Because during that time, only members of the animation branch were allowed to select the nominees but the winner was chosen by the entire Academy. The Lego Movie was quite popular outside the animation branch, so it's highly likely it would have won if it were nominated. Due to the controversy of The Lego Movie snub, this rule was changed in 2017 and now the nomination process is open to the entire Academy too.

Ah, that's right, I forgot about that.

I checked, and the Annies only gave one award to The Lego Movie, for Screenwriting. It is somewhat surprising to see that the animation community wasn't as hot on it, but if that means I'm no longer a table for one, that's cool.

[Sotiris]

The awards site Awards Watch has posted their predictions.

Animated Feature (October)

01. Flee
02. The Mitchells vs the Machines
03. Encanto
04. Raya and the Last Dragon
05. Belle
06. Luca
07. Vivo
08. Sing 2
09. Ron's Gone Wrong
10. The Summit of the Gods

Source: https://awardswatch.com/2022-oscar-pred ... e-october/

Animated Feature (November)

01. Flee
02. The Mitchells vs the Machines
03. Encanto
04. Raya and the Last Dragon
05. Belle
06. Luca
07. Sing 2
08. The Summit of the Gods
09. Ron's Gone Wrong
10. Vivo

Source: https://awardswatch.com/2022-oscar-pred ... -november/

Animated Feature (December)

01. The Mitchells vs the Machines
02. Flee
03. Encanto
04. Raya and the Last Dragon
05. Luca
06. Belle
07. Sing 2
08. The Summit of the Gods
09. Ron's Gone Wrong
10. Vivo

Source: https://awardswatch.com/2022-oscar-pred ... -december/

Animated Feature (February)

01. Encanto
02. Luca
03. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
04. Flee
05. Raya and the Last Dragon
06. Sing 2
07. Belle
08. The Summit of the Gods
09. Ron's Gone Wrong
10. Vivo

Source: https://awardswatch.com/final-2022-osca ... ture-film/


The awards site Awards Daily has posted their predictions.

Animated Feature (November)

01. Luca
02. Mitchells vs. the Machines
03. Flee
04. Encanto
05. Spirit Untamed

Source: https://www.awardsdaily.com/2021/11/19/ ... ok-around/

Animated Feature (December)

01. Encanto
02. Mitchells vs. the Machines
03. Luca
04. Flee
05. Spirit Untamed

Source: https://www.awardsdaily.com/2021/12/03/ ... ifference/

Animated Feature (February)

01. Encanto
02. Mitchells vs. the Machines
03. Luca
04. Flee
05. Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://www.awardsdaily.com/2022/02/04/ ... minations/

[Sotiris]

The nominations for the People's Choice Awards are out. Update: Luca won in the category.

Family Movie of 2021

The Boss Baby: Family Business
Cinderella
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Tom and Jerry
Vivo
Yes Day

Source: https://www.eonline.com/news/1305316/20 ... f-nominees


The nominations for the Celebrity Film Awards are out. Update: Luca won in the category.

Best Animation

Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://www.celebrityfilmawards.com/nominations-2022/


The nominations for the Award This! Awards are out. Update: The Spine of Night won in the category.

Indie Animation

Cryptozoo
Flee
The Spine of Night

Source: https://www.awardthis.com/2022-nominees


The nominations for the Humanitas Prizes are out. Update: Encanto won Family Feature Film while Girls Are Strong Here won Short Film.

Family Feature Film

8-Bit Christmas
Cinderella
Encanto
Spin

Short Film

Far From the Tree
Girls Are Strong Here
Leap
Nona

Source: https://www.humanitasprize.org/2022-humanitas-nominees


The nominations for the Golden Globe Awards are out. Update: Encanto won Best Animated Motion Picture while Dune won Best Original Score.

Best Motion Picture (Animated)

Encanto
Flee
Luca
My Sunny Maad
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Original Score (Motion Picture)

Dune
Encanto
The French Dispatch
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog

Source: https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/g ... -announced


The nominations for the Annie Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Feature, Best Direction, Best Writing, Best FX, Best Character Design, Best Production Design, Best Editorial, Best Voice Acting, Flee won Best Indie Feature, and Encanto won Best Music, Best Character Animation, Best Storyboarding.

Best Feature

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Best Indie Feature

Belle
Flee
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Pompo: The Cinephile
The Summit of the Gods

Best Direction

Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Best Writing

Belle
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Music

Encanto
Luca
Poupelle of Chimney Town
Raya and the Last Dragon
Vivo

Best Character Animation

The Boss Baby: Family Business
Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Wish Dragon

Best FX

Belle
Encanto
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Vivo

Best Character Design

Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron's Gone Wrong
Vivo

Best Production Design

Belle
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron's Gone Wrong
Vivo

Best Storyboarding

The Addams Family 2
Encanto
Raya and the Last Dragon
Spirit Untamed
Vivo

Best Editorial

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Voice Acting

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Jack Dylan Grazer — Luca
John Leguizamo — Encanto
Kelly Marie Tran — Raya and the Last Dragon
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto

Source: https://annieawards.org/press/NOMINATIO ... -Animation


The nominations for the Golden Trailer Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Animation/Family Trailer, Best Animation/Family Poster, Cruella won Best Animation/Family TV Spot, The Protégé won Best Teaser Poster, Sing 2 won Best Digital: Animation/Family, Free Guy won Best Viral Campaign for a Feature Film, Luca won Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent won Best Comedy/Drama TrailerByte for a Feature Film, and CODA won Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film.

Best Animation/Family Trailer

CODA — Sometimes
League of Super-Pets — Krypto Hero
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On — Remember
Minions: The Rise of Gru — Ready
The Sea Beast – Maps
Sing 2 — Still Haven't Found

Best Animation/Family TV Spot

CODA — Duet
Cruella — Problem
Luca — Silencio
Minions: The Rise of Gru — Mini Boss
Sing 2 — Gunter’s Idea

Best Animation/Family Poster

The Bad Guys
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Best Teaser Poster

King Richard
The Northman
The Protégé
Ron’s Gone Wrong

Best Digital: Animation/Family

The Boss Baby: Family Business — Precious
Encanto — Music
Luca — Friendship
Luca — Greetings Review
Sing 2 — Nailed It

Best Viral Campaign for a Feature Film

Encanto
Free Guy
The Matrix: Resurrections
No Time to Die
Summer of Soul

Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film

Diary of a Wimpy Kid — Zoo-Wee-Mama
Luca — Learn Italian
Luca — Wish You Were Here
M.O.D.O.K. — Screenbreaker
Turning Red — Boots and Cats

Best Comedy/Drama TrailerByte for a Feature Film

CODA — Itchy
The Croods: A New Age — Wildest Wildlife Documentary
Cruella — Darling
The Duke — Papers
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent — Bromance

Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film (Over 2 minutes)

CODA — Real Coda Audience Reaction
Luca — Evolution of a World
Respect — A Look Inside
Summer of Soul — Soul Searching
Top Gun: Maverick — Ground to Air

Source: https://goldentrailer.com/gta22-nominees/


The nominations for the Imagen Awards are out. Update: Encanto won Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Music Composition, Best Music Supervision, Eugenio Derbez from CODA won Best Actor, Ariana DeBose from West Side Story won Best Actress, and American Masters and VOCES: Lights, Camera, Acción won Best Short Film.

Best Feature Film

Encanto
In the Heights
Language Lessons
Spirit Untamed
West Side Story

Best Director (Feature Film)

Encanto
King Richard
A Cop Movie
West Side Story

Best Actor (Feature Film)

Adrian Martinez — iGilbert
Anthony Ramos — In the Heights
David Alvarez — West Side Story
Eugenio Derbez — CODA
Gael García Bernal — Old
John Leguizamo — Encanto

Best Actress (Feature Film)

Ariana DeBose — West Side Story
Leslie Grace — In the Heights
Natalie Morales — Language Lessons
Rachel Zegler — West Side Story
Rita Moreno — West Side Story
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto

Best Short Film

American Masters and VOCES: Lights, Camera, Acción
Growing Fangs
Us Again
Worry Dolls

Best Music Composition for Film or Television

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami
Encanto
Gentrified
Maya and the Three
The White Lotus

Best Music Supervision for Film or Television

Acapulco
Encanto
Selena: The Series

Source: https://www.imagen.org/2022/08/imagen-a ... -37-years/


The nominations for the VES Awards are out. Update: Encanto won Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature, Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature, Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project, Dune won Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project, and Raya and the Last Dragon won Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature.

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature

Katie Mitchell — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Luca — Luca
Mirabel Madrigal — Encanto
Tuk Tuk — Raya and the Last Dragon

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

Antonio's Room — Encanto
Crystal Theater — Sing 2
Mambo Cabana — Vivo
Portorosso Piazza — Luca
Talon — Raya and the Last Dragon

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project

Ocean Battle — Godzilla vs. Kong
Race to the Ark — Loki (Lamentis)
Raya and the Last Dragon
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
We Don't Talk about Bruno — Encanto

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

Casita Madrigal — Encanto
Jotunheim — The Suicide Squad
The Red Room — Black Widow
Royal Ornithopter — Dune

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Source: https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/pr ... es-awards/


The nominations for the CAS Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Motion Picture (Animated)

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Source: https://cinemaaudiosociety.org/cinema-a ... ring-2021/


The nominations for the Golden Reel Awards are out. Update: Raya and the Last Dragon won in the category.

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing (Feature Animation)

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Source: https://www.mpse.org/page-18201


The nominations for the Eddie Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Best Edited Animated Feature Film

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Source: https://americancinemaeditors.org/eddie-nominees-2022/


The nominations for the HPA Awards are out. Update: Tick, Tick… Boom! won Outstanding Editing, Dune won Outstanding Sound, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Encanto tied for Outstanding Visual Effects.

Outstanding Editing (Theatrical Feature)

Belfast
Encanto
No Time to Die
Tick, Tick… Boom!
Top Gun: Maverick

Outstanding Sound (Theatrical Feature)

The Batman
Dune
Elvis
Encanto
The Matrix Resurrections

Outstanding Visual Effects (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical Feature)

The Batman
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Encanto
No Time to Die

Source: https://hpaonline.com/hpa-awards-announ ... minations/


The nominations for the Artios Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Animation

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Vivo

Source: https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2022


The nominations for the Art Directors Guild Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Animated Feature Film

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Source: https://adg.org/awards/adg/nominees/2022/


The nominations for the Producers Guild Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Source: https://producersguild.org/motion-picture-and-tv-noms/


The nominations for the Satellite Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Motion Picture (Animated or Mixed Media)

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Vivo

Source: https://www.pressacademy.com/2021-nominees/


The nominations for the International Cinephile Society Awards are out. Update: The Crossing won in the category.

Best Animated Film

The Crossing
Cryptozoo
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 — Thrice Upon a Time
Flee
Luca
The Summit of the Gods

Source: https://icsfilm.org/our-yearly-awards/2 ... -nominees/


The nominations for the Saturn Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Animated Film while Finn Wolfhard from Ghostbusters: Afterlife won Best Younger Actor in a Film.

Best Animated Film

The Addams Family 2
Encanto
Lightyear
Luca
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Minions: The Rise of Gru

Best Younger Actor in a Film

Finn Wolfhard — Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Jacob Tremblay — Luca
Madeleine McGraw — The Black Phone
Mason Thames — The Black Phone
Millicent Simmonds — A Quiet Place Part II
Noah Jupe — A Quiet Place Part II

Source: https://deadline.com/2022/08/saturn-awa ... 235089636/


The nominations for the Black Reel Awards are out. Update: Maya Rudolph from The Mitchells vs. the Machines won in the category.

Outstanding Voice Performance

Eric André — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Marsai Martin — Spirit Untamed
Maya Rudolph — Luca
Maya Rudolph — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Zoe Saldana — Vivo

Source: https://www.blackreelawards.com/press-release


The nominations for the NAACP Image Awards are out. Update: Encanto won Outstanding Animated Motion Picture, Us Again won Outstanding Animated Short-Form, and Letitia Wright from Sing 2 won Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2
Vivo

Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)

Blush
Robin Robin
She Dreams at Sunrise
Twenty Something
Us Again

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)

Andre Braugher — Spirit Untamed
Awkwafina — Raya and the Last Dragon
Brian Tyree Henry — Vivo
Eric André — Sing 2
Letitia Wright — Sing 2

Source: https://naacpimageawards.net/news/nomin ... pt-on-bet/


The nominations for the Gold List Awards are out. Update: Raya and the Last Dragon won Best Animated Feature, Namoo won Best Animated Short, and Flee won Best Original Screenplay.

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Flee
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Animated Short

Namoo
Step Into the River
Us Again

Best Original Screenplay

Flee
Nine Days
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://www.goldopen.com/goldlist2022/


The nominations for the GLAAD Media Awards are out. Update: Eternals won in the category.

Outstanding Film (Wide Release)

Eternals
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Tick, Tick... Boom!
West Side Story

Source: https://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/33/nominees


The nominations for the Dorian Awards are out. Update: Flee won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: https://www.facebook.com/dorianawards/p ... 9473918520


The nominations for the Sunset Circle Awards are out. Update: Free Guy won in the category.

Best Family Film

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Cruella
Free Guy
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: https://twitter.com/SunsetAwards/status ... 8754506755


The nominations for the Detroit Film Critics Society Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Cryptozoo
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: https://detroitfilmcritics.com/detroit- ... minations/


The nominations for the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Flee won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: https://chicagofilmcritics.org/blog/2021noms


The nominations for the North Texas Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Raya and the Last Dragon won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://awardswatch.com/north-texas-cri ... ds-with-7/


The nominations for the Florida Film Critics Circle Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Belle
Encanto
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 — Thrice Upon a Time
Flee
Josep
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines

Source: http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2021/ ... minations/


The nominations for the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs the Machines won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Belle
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines

Source: https://gwnyfilmcritics.com/portfolio/awards-2021/


The nominations for the Columbus Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://cofca.org/awards-2021-nominees/


The nominations for the Houston Film Critics Society Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/mo ... f-16745441


The nominations for the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: https://sfbafcc.com/awards/2021-awards/


The nominations for the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards are out. Update: Luca won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: http://www.sdfcs.org/2021-nominations/


The nominations for the Seattle Film Critics Society Awards are out. Update: Flee won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://seattlefilmcritics.com/2022/01/ ... minations/


The nominations for the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://awardswatch.com/kansas-city-fil ... ners-list/


The nominations for the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://mnfilmcriticalliance.wordpress. ... ca-awards/


The nominations for the International Film Society Critics Awards are out. Update: Flee won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: https://twitter.com/IFSCritics/status/1 ... 3988615174


The nominations for the Online Association of Female Film Critics Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Flee
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: https://oaffc.com/2021/12/17/online-ass ... -nominees/


The nominations for the Women Film Critics Circle Awards are out. Update: Mirabel from Encanto won in the category.

Best Animated Female

Abuela Alma — Encanto
Gabi — Vivo
Mirabel — Encanto
Raya — Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://criticalwomen.blogspot.com/2021 ... -2021.html


The nominations for the Online Film & Television Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Picture while Stephanie Beatriz from Encanto won Best Voice-Over Performance.

Best Animated Picture

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Voice-Over Performance

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Jack Dylan Grazer — Luca
Jacob Tremblay — Luca
Kelly Marie Tran — Raya and the Last Dragon
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto

Source: http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/2 ... ards-2021/


The nominations for the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards are out. Update: The Power of the Dog won Best Picture, Encanto won Best Musical Score and Best Animated Film, and Stephanie Beatriz from Encanto won Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance.

Best Picture

C'mon C'mon
CODA
Dune
Encanto
In the Heights
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
Tick, Tick... Boom!
West Side Story

Best Musical Score

Dune
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
John Leguizamo — Encanto
Kelly Marie Tran — Raya and the Last Dragon
Lin-Manuel Miranda — Vivo
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto

Source: http://www.latinojournalists.com/2022/0 ... minations/


The nominations for the Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards are out. Update: Mass won Best Film, The Power of the Dog won Best Musical Score, Flee won Best Animated Feature, and Olivia Colman from The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Vocal/Motion-Capture Performance.

Best Film

Annette
Belfast
The Card Counter
C'mon C'mon
CODA
Cyrano
Disfluency
Drive My Car
Dune
Flee
The Green Knight
Halloween Kills
The Harder They Fall
The Humans
In the Heights
Judas and the Black Messiah
The Last Duel
Licorice Pizza
Luca
Mass
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Nightmare Alley
Ninjababy
Petite Maman
Pig
The Power of the Dog
Red Rocket
Riders of Justice
Spencer
Titane
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story

Best Musical Score

Annette
Candyman
The Card Counter
Dune
The Green Knight
Halloween Kills
The Harder They Fall
Judas and the Black Messiah
The Last Duel
Licorice Pizza
Luca
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
Spencer
Titane
The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron's Gone Wrong

Best Vocal/Motion-Capture Performance

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Caleb Landry Jones — Finch
Danny McBride — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Herman Tømmeraas — Ninjababy
Jack Dylan Grazer — Luca
Jacob Tremblay — Luca
Olivia Colman — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Olivia Colman — Ron's Gone Wrong
Ralph Ineson — The Green Knight
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto
Steven Vlahos — Psycho Goreman
Tom Hardy — Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Zach Galifianakis — Ron's Gone Wrong

Source: https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2021/12/ ... on-awards/


The nominations for the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Feature while Awkwafina from Raya and the Last Dragon won Best Voice Performance.

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Voice Performance

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Awkwafina — Raya and the Last Dragon
Jacob Tremblay — Luca
Kelly Marie Tran — Raya and the Last Dragon
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto

Source: http://www.wafca.com/awards/2021.htm


The nominations for the North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while Stephanie Beatriz from Encanto won Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Danny McBride — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Jacob Tremblay — Luca
Kelly Marie Tran — Raya and the Last Dragon
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto

Source: https://ncfilmcritics.org/reel-thoughts ... t-of-2021/


The nominations for the Austin Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while Abbi Jacobson from The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance.

Best Animated Film

Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Danny McBride — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
John Leguizamo — Encanto
Kaho Nakamura — Belle
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto

Source: https://austinfilmcritics.org/2021-aust ... fba04c4986


The nominations for the Kids' Choice Awards are out. Update: Encanto won Favorite Animated Movie while Scarlett Johansson from Sing 2 won Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie.

Favorite Animated Movie

The Boss Baby: Family Business
Encanto
Luca
Paw Patrol: The Movie
Sing 2
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie

Awkwafina — Raya and the Last Dragon & The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Charlize Theron — The Addams Family 2
Keanu Reeves — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Reese Witherspoon — Sing 2
Scarlett Johansson — Sing 2
Tom Kenny — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/ ... -p.m.-ETPT


The nominations for the NBP Film Awards are out. Update: Flee won Best Animated Film while Stephanie Beatriz from Encanto won Best Voice Performance.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Voice Performance

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Jack Dylan Grazer — Luca
Jacob Tremblay — Luca
Kelly Marie Tran — Raya and the Last Dragon
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto

Source: https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/ ... ominations


The nominations for the St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while Licorice Pizza won Best Comedy Film.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Vivo

Best Comedy Film

Don't Look Up
Free Guy
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/awards


The nominations for the Portland Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while The French Dispatch won Best Comedy Feature.

Best Animated Feature

Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Comedy Feature

Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Shiva Baby

Source: http://portlandcritics.com/awards/


The nominations for the Phoenix Critics Circle Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while Dune won Best Science-Fiction Film.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Vivo

Best Science-Fiction Film

Dune
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
A Quiet Place: Part II
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Suicide Squad

Source: http://www.phxcritics.com/2021-nominees


The nominations for the Chicago Indie Critics Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while Dune won Best Musical Score.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Musical Score

Dune
Encanto
The Harder They Fall
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Source: https://chicagoindiecritics.org/cic-awa ... ic-awards/


The nominations for the North Dakota Film Society Awards are out. Update: Encanto won Best Animated Feature while The Power of the Dog won Best Original Score.

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Summit of the Gods

Best Original Score

Dune
Encanto
The French Dispatch
The Harder They Fall
The Power of the Dog

Source: https://www.northdakotafilmsociety.com/ ... ominations


The nominations for the Georgia Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while Dune won Best Original Score.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Original Score

Dune
Encanto
The Harder They Fall
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Source: https://www.georgiafilmcritics.org/p/2021-awards.html


The nominations for the Online Film Critics Society Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Feature while The Power of the Dog won Best Original Score.

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Original Score

Dune
Encanto
The French Dispatch
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Source: https://ofcs.org/awards/2021-awards-25th-annual/


The nominations for the Denver Film Critics Society Awards are out. Update: Flee won Best Animated Film while The Power of the Dog won Best Score.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Score

Dune
Encanto
The Harder They Fall
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Source: https://michaeljcinema.com/2022/01/12/a ... ees-are-3/


The nominations for the Music City Film Critics’ Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while Dune won Best Score.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Score

Encanto
Don't Look Up
Dune
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Source: https://www.facebook.com/MCFCA615/posts ... 6035617824


The nominations for the Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Feature, The Harder They Fall won Best Original Score, and Kelly Marie Tran from Raya and the Last Dragon won Best Vocal/Motion-Capture Performance.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2

Best Original Score

Don't Look Up
Dune
Encanto
The Harder They Fall
The Power of the Dog

Best Vocal/Motion-Capture Performance

Danny McBride — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
John Leguizamo — Encanto
Kelly Marie Tran — Raya and the Last Dragon
Olivia Colman — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Thomas Hayden Church — Spider-Man: No Way Home

Source: http://hifilmcriticssociety.org/hfcs-20 ... tions-list


The nominations for the Sierra Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film while CODA won Best Family Film.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Family Film

CODA
Encanto
Jungle Cruise
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Source: https://awardswatch.com/las-vegas-criti ... tory-lead/


The nominations for the EDA Awards are out. Update: Encanto and The Mitchells vs. the Machines tied for Best Animated Film while Mirabel from Encanto won Best Animated Female.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Animated Female

Giulia — Luca
Katie — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Mirabel — Encanto
Raya — Raya and the Last Dragon
Sisu — Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/2021-eda-awards-nominees/


The nominations for the DiscussingFilm Critic Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines

Source: https://discussingfilm.net/2021/12/07/d ... minations/


The nominations for the IGN Awards are out. Update: Dune won in the category.

Best Movie of 2021

Candyman
Dune
The Green Knight
In the Heights
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Pig
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Suicide Squad
Titane
West Side Story

Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/best-movie-2021


The nominations for the Chlotrudis Awards are out. Update: This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection won Buried Treasure while Summer of Soul won Best Use of Music in a Film.

Buried Treasure

Dimland
The Fever
Identifying Features
Luzzu
The Summit of the Gods
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection

Best Use of Music in a Film

Annette
Licorice Pizza
The Lost Daughter
Summer of Soul
The Summit of the Gods

Source: https://chlotrudis.org/2022/02/dog-day- ... s-society/


The nominations for the ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Film Score of the Year

Dune
Encanto
The Green Knight
Luca
The Power of the Dog

Source: https://www.ascap.com/press/2022/02/02- ... e-nominees


The nominations for the Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film

Don't Look Up
Dune
Encanto
The French Dispatch
The Power of the Dog

Source: https://thescl.com/news/the-scl-announc ... cl-awards/


The nominations for the International Film Music Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Raya and the Last Dragon won in the category.

Best Original Score for an Animated Feature

Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Spirit Untamed
Wish Dragon

Source: http://filmmusiccritics.org/2022/02/ifm ... ions-2021/


The nominations for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards are out. Update: The Addams Family 2 won in the category.

Outstanding Score (Animated Film)

The Addams Family 2
The Loud House Movie
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Spirit Untamed
Vivo

Source: https://www.hmmawards.com/2021-music-in ... minations/


The nominations for the Grammy Awards are out.

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

The Batman
Encanto
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
Succession (Season 3)

Source: https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy ... inees-list


The nominations for the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards are out. Update: Tick, Tick... Boom! won in the category.

Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million

Being the Ricardos
Encanto
The Harder They Fall
The Tender Bar
Tick, Tick... Boom!

Source: https://www.facebook.com/guildofmusicsu ... 5164608811


The nominations for the Hollywood Critics Association Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won Best Animated Film, Us Again won Best Short Film, and Stephane Beatriz from Encanto won Best Animated or VSX Performance.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and The Last Dragon

Best Short Film

Blush
Far From the Tree
Nona
Robin Robin
Us Again

Best Animated or VSX Performance

Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Jacob Tremblay — Luca
John Leguizamo — Encanto
Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto
Sylvester Stallone — The Suicide Squad

Source: https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com ... minations/


The nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards are out. Update: The Mitchells vs. the Machines won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Source: http://criticschoice.com/2021/12/film-n ... ce-awards/


The nominations for the Critics' Choice Super Awards are out. Update: Dune won in the category.

Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie

Don't Look Up
Dune
Free Guy
The Green Knight
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Swan Song

Source: http://criticschoice.com/2022/02/nomina ... er-awards/


The shortlists for the BAFTA Awards are out.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron's Gone Wrong
Sing 2

Source: https://www.bafta.org/film/longlists-20 ... ilm-awards


The nominations for the BAFTA Awards are out. Update: Encanto won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Source: https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2022- ... ns-winners


The shortlists for the Academy Awards are out.

Best Animated Short Film

Affairs of the Art
Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice
Bad Seeds
Bestia
Boxballet
Flowing Home
Mum Is Pouring Rain
The Musician
Namoo
Only a Child
Robin Robin
Souvenir Souvenir
Step Into the River
Us Again
The Windshield Wiper

Best Original Score

Being the Ricardos
Candyman
Don't Look Up
Dune
Encanto
The French Dispatch
The Green Knight
The Harder They Fall
King Richard
The Last Duel
No Time to Die
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
Spencer
The Tragedy of Macbeth

Source: https://www.oscars.org/news/94th-oscars ... -announced


The nominations for the Academy Awards are out. Update: Encanto won Best Animated Feature Film, The Windshield Wiper won Best Animated Short Film, and Dune won Best Original Score.

Best Animated Feature Film

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Animated Short Film

Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper

Best Original Score

Don't Look Up
Dune
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog

Source: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022

[Sotiris]

The Disney shorts that were submitted are Twenty Something, Nona, Us Again, Far From the Tree, and The Village Bride (from Star Wars: Visions). Disney did not qualify 22 vs. Earth, Ciao Alberto, June Bug, any of the Olaf Presents shorts, any of the Goofy in How to Stay at Home shorts or any shorts from WDAS' Short Circuit program.

Oscars 2022 Best Animated Short Film: At Least 84 Films Qualify
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/osca ... 10217.html

Oscar Shorts: A Look At This Year’s Most Likely Nominees
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/osca ... 11123.html

Oscar Shorts: The Films That Deserve A Nomination This Year
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-comme ... 11304.html

Oscar Shorts 2022: The Year’s Most Innovative And Provocative Contenders
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/osca ... 11315.html

Final Predictions For Oscars 2022 Animated Short Shortlist
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/fina ... 11699.html

The Oscar Shortlist Interviews: How To Craft A Story For A Short Film
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/the- ... 12387.html

The Oscar Shortlist Interviews: How The Films Were Visually Developed
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/the- ... 12405.html

The Oscar Shortlist Interviews: How To Improve Short Film Distribution
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/the- ... 12421.html

Plague Diversions: Gazing at the Shortlist for the Best Animated Short Oscar
https://www.awn.com/animationworld/plag ... hort-oscar

Drawn That Way: Breaking Down the Animated Short Shortlist
https://www.awardsdaily.com/2022/01/28/ ... list-2022/

Oscars 2022: Best Animated Shorts Predictions
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/oscar ... 234686961/

Interview: ShortsTV CEO On 2022 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts
http://www.animationscoop.com/interview ... ed-shorts/

The Animation Pimp Takes the Short Road to the Oscars
https://www.awn.com/animationworld/anim ... oad-oscars

[D82]

Variety is now predicting The Mitchells vs the Machines will be the winner.

After they saw Encanto yesterday, they're now predicting it to win. Last time I checked their list (the next update after the one you posted, I guess), it wasn't even among the predicted nominees.

By the way, thanks for all the updates in this thread, Sotiris. You do a great job keeping us informed about all the news. I haven't commented here lately, but I've been reading most of what has been posted and still plan to reply to some things.

[D82]

WDAS' shorts Us Again and Far from the Tree and Pixar's Twenty Something and Nona have been added to Disney's awards website.

The Disney shorts that were submitted are Twenty Something, Nona, Us Again, Far from the Tree, and The Village Bride (from Star Wars: Visions). Disney did not qualify 22 vs. Earth, Ciao Alberto, June Bug, any of the Olaf Presents shorts, any of the Goofy in How to Stay at Home shorts or any shorts from WDAS' Short Circuit program.

I understand why they choose to promote only the ones that have more chances, but some of the other Short Circuit shorts were quite good, it's a shame they weren't even submitted.

[Sotiris]

I understand why they choose to promote only the ones that have more chances, but some of the other Short Circuit shorts were quite good, it's a shame they weren't even submitted.

I agree; the Short Circuit shorts are the most glaring omissions.

[estefan]

I assume Olaf Presents will be submitted for the Emmys next year, much like Forky Asks A Question was (and eventually won).

[Sotiris]

Then I hope they submit the Goofy shorts to the Emmys as well.

[D82]

I forgot about the Emmys. I'm glad some of these shorts will probably get a chance to compete there.

[estefan]

I noticed Netflix updated their awards page.

They now have The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Vivo and The Summit of the Gods listed in animation. Oddly, they don't have Best Original Song listed among Vivo's categories. I also find it strange they removed Wish Dragon. It probably only has an outside shot, but the movie still got decent reviews.

Mitchells definitely appears to be the one they're pushing the most, but Vivo also has a possibility and The Summit of the Gods has a chance of getting the indie slot that Netflix's I Lost My Body accomplished two years ago.

[Sotiris]

They may not appear on the front page, but if you use the search function, you can find listings for Back to the Outback and Wish Dragon as well.

[Sotiris]

Rumble is getting released this year after all, albeit as a Paramount+ exclusive.

‘Rumble’ Gets Earlier Premiere Date In Move To Paramount+
https://deadline.com/video/rumble-trail ... iere-date/

[estefan]

The National Board of Review named "Encanto" the Best Animated Feature of 2021

"Flee" was also cited as one of the Top 5 Documentaries and was given the Freedom of Expression Award.

This is a good start for "Encanto", although the NBR and the Oscars have only agreed four times in this category the last ten years (Rango, Inside Out, Coco and Soul).

[Farerb]

"The Mitchells vs. the Machines" wins best animated film at the New York Film Critics Circle.

[D82]

I'm surprised the National Board of Review picked Encanto as Best Animated Feature. I thought they weren't fans of WDAS. I've checked it and the only other film from the studio they have awarded is Wreck-It Ralph.

By the way, Flee also received an award at the New York Film Critics Circle: Best Non-Fiction Film.

[Sotiris]

We have three more arthouse films vying for the Oscar this year.

GKids adds ‘Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko’ to awards season pipeline
https://www.screendaily.com/news/gkids- ... 97.article

Czech film My Sunny Maad seeks Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature
https://english.radio.cz/czech-film-my- ... re-8731767

Outsider Pictures Plots Academy Run for Brazilian Claymation Feature Pickup ‘Bob Spit: We Don’t Like People’
https://variety.com/2021/film/global/bo ... 235125712/

[Sotiris]

Only 26 animated feature films have been submitted for consideration to AMPAS this year. There are a lot of films with U.S. distribution that were either eligible but not submitted or could have easily been made eligible but weren't. Notables absentees are Netflix's My Little Pony: A New Generation and Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Paramount's Rumble, Warner's Space Jam: A New Legacy (although we don't know if it was submitted but disqualified due to the live-action footage), as well as arthouse films such as Little Vampire and Josep (shocked the latter wasn't submitted given it's a critically-acclaimed film that already won a bunch of prestigious awards and was given an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run).

01. The Addams Family 2
02. The Ape Star
03. Back to the Outback
04. Belle
05. Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
06. The Boss Baby: Family Business
07. Cryptozoo
08. Encanto
09. Flee
10. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
11. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
12. The Laws of the Universe: The Age of Elohim
13. Luca
14. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
15. My Sunny Maad
16. Paw Patrol: The Movie
17. Pompo: The Cinephile
18. Poupelle of Chimney Town
19. Raya and the Last Dragon
20. Ron's Gone Wrong
21. Sing 2
22. The Spine of Night
23. Spirit Untamed
24. The Summit of the Gods
25. Vivo
26. Wish Dragon


Here's a breakdown of the submitted films by country. In the case of co-productions, I've listed the movie only under its primary producing country.

USA
The Addams Family 2 (co-production with France)
Back to the Outback (co-production with Australia)
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Cryptozoo
Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron's Gone Wrong (co-production with UK)
Sing 2
The Spine of Night
Spirit Untamed
Vivo
Wish Dragon (co-production with China)

Canada
Paw Patrol: The Movie

France
The Summit of the Gods (co-production with Luxembourg)

Sweden
The Ape Star (co-production with Norway)

Denmark
Flee (co-production with France)

Czech Republic
My Sunny Maad (co-production with France)

Brazil
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People

Japan
Belle
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
The Laws of the Universe: The Age of Elohim
Pompo: The Cinephile
Poupelle of Chimney Town

[Sotiris]

• Advanced Imaging Society named Encanto Best Animated Feature Film.

• American Cinematheque named Flee Best Score/Composer for a Documentary.

• Atlanta Film Critics Circle named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Film and Flee Best Documentary. They also ranked Flee #9 in their Top 10 Films list.

• Black Film Critics Circle named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Film.

• Boston Online Film Critics Association named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Film and Flee Best Documentary. They also ranked Flee #10 in their Top 10 Films list.

• Boston Society of Film Critics named Flee Best Animated Film.

• Capri, Hollywood Film Festival named Luca Best Animated Feature.

• Critics Association of Central Florida named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Film and Flee Best Documentary.

• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association named Encanto Best Animated Feature and bestowed Flee with the Russell Smith Award.

• Doc NYC bestowed Flee with the Producing Award and included it in their Short List for Features.

• Iowa Film Critics Association named Encanto Best Animated Film.

• Los Angeles Film Critics Association named Flee Best Animated Film.

• National Board of Review named Encanto Best Animated Feature and bestowed Flee with the Freedom of Expression Award. They also included Flee in their Top 5 Documentaries list.

• National Society of Film Critics named Flee Best Non-Fiction Film.

• Nevada Film Critics Society named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Movie and Flee Best Documentary.

• New York Film Critics Circle named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Film and Flee Best Non-Fiction Film.

• New York Film Critics Online named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Feature and Flee Best Documentary.

• Oklahoma Film Critics Circle named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Film.

• Palm Springs International Film Festival named Flee Best Documentary.

• Philadelphia Film Critics Circle named Flee Best Animated Film.

• Phoenix Film Critics Society named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Film.

• Southeastern Film Critics Association named The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Animated Film.

• Toronto Film Critics Association named Flee Best Animated Feature.

• Utah Film Critics Association named Flee Best Animated Feature and Best Non-English Language Feature and The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Original Screenplay.

[Jules]

I watched the trailer for Bob Spit yesterday.

I was hugely intrigued.

I'll stop there.