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Posted: **Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:03 pm**

The Academy is reverting to the pre-pandemic eligibility requirements for films.

Awards Rules and Campaign Regulations Approved for 95th Oscars
https://oscars.org/news/awards-rules-an ... th-oscarsr

Posted: **Wed Apr 27, 2022 1:12 am**

Sotiris wrote:Netflix releases many eligible animated films each year, but submits very few of them for the Oscars.

Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. What I meant is that this year they have several films with high chances of a nomination. According to Wikipedia, until now they've only been nominated three times in three different years, but this time it's possible they could get more than one nomination in the same year. And if they won, it would be their first award in the category.

Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Adventure looks interesting. I had heard about it, but hadn't watched the trailer and didn't know it had already been released. It has the same type of animation as A Scanner Darkly, right? Does that count as animation for the Academy? Drifting Home doesn't look bad either and Escape from Hat sounds like it could have potential.

Sotiris wrote:By the way, isn't Spellbound supposed to come out this year too? They haven't announced a release date for it yet, so it may have been pushed back to next year.

I wasn't sure if it came out this year or not; that's why I didn't mention that film. The last thing I read is that its original December release date had been moved and no new date had been given. I think it most likely has been postponed, but there's still a chance it could come out this year. Out of the two upcoming Skydance films, that's the one I'm most excited for (especially because of Alan Menken's involvement). I also think it's more likely than Luck to have chances at awards since it's from one of the directors of Shrek, while Luck is by the director of the DTV sequel The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning and a couple of Tinker Bell films. Interestingly, both are female directors. By the way, when I listed the artists who have joined Skydance, I forgot to add Linda Woolverton, who is one of the screenwriters for Spellbound, lyricist Glenn Slater or these two directors (Peggy Holmes and Vicky Jenson).

Posted: **Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:51 am**

Sotiris wrote:Not really. Aside from the Lasseter stigma which critics will take into account, the film won't get a theatrical release. It's an Apple TV+ exclusive which limits its exposure and reach.

CODA, which was released by Apple TV+ and was given an extremely limited theatrical release which they didn't even report box-office grosses on, won Best Picture. So they know how to play the Oscar game now. Apple will probably give Luck a token limited theatrical release like they did with Wolfwalkers.

D82 wrote:According to Wikipedia, until now they've only been nominated three times in three different years, but this time it's possible they could get more than one nomination in the same year. And if they won, it would be their first award in the category.

Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Adventure looks interesting. I had heard about it, but hadn't watched the trailer and didn't know it had already been released. It has the same type of animation as A Scanner Darkly, right? Does that count as animation for the Academy?

Netflix also distributed A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and I Lost My Body, so they've actually had five nominations in total. It's odd that list counts Mitchells vs. the Machines, which they acquired streaming rights from Sony when it was more-or-less finished, as Netflix, but not those two as well.

Both Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly were submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar and marked eligible. Although, to date, the only mo-cap/rotoscoped films to be nominated in the category are Monster House, Chico & Rita and Loving Vincent.

Posted: **Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:50 am**

estefan wrote:Netflix also distributed A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and I Lost My Body, so they've actually had five nominations in total. It's odd that list counts Mitchells vs. the Machines, which they acquired streaming rights from Sony when it was more-or-less finished, as Netflix, but not those two as well.

Oh, it's true. I thought there had to be more, but I supposed that chart should be right. You can never forget to take the info on Wikipedia with a grain of salt.

estefan wrote:Both Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly were submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar and marked eligible. Although, to date, the only mo-cap/rotoscoped films to be nominated in the category are Monster House, Chico & Rita and Loving Vincent.

Oh, you're right. Thanks for the info. I imagined it would be eligible, but I wasn't sure and didn't have time to do research. I don't think I knew Monster House was also done with the same technology, though maybe I did and I had forgotten about it since it was released such a long time ago.

Posted: **Sat Jun 04, 2022 12:40 pm**

Disney has updated their awards website:
https://disneystudiosawards.com/

Posted: **Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:21 pm**

Farerb wrote:Disney has updated their awards website:
https://disneystudiosawards.com/

They've done it quite early in the year this time. Normally, it's not updated until we're closer to awards season. I guess it's because of the Emmys. Disney produces more and more streaming content nowadays they have to promote as well. I like that they divided the productions into two categories. It's more organized this way and we can know which titles they're submitting for film awards and which ones for TV/streaming awards. It's no surprise that Turning Red is in the theatrical category and Chip ‘n Dale in the streaming one, though. The categories they're aiming for are already available for the streaming titles, as well as other promotional content. Among other things, they're apparently submitting two original songs: "Save the City" from Hawkeye and "Galactic Dreamer" from Star Wars: Visions.

By the way, the teaser trailer and poster for Skydance Animation's first feature film, Luck, were released a few weeks ago. Lasseter's name is not mentioned in them, but they say it's "from the creative visionary behind Toy Story and Cars" on the poster. It's not uncommon not to feature the names of the creators when promoting animated films, though, since they're usually not well-known by the general public. There'll be a presentation about the movie this Tuesday at Annecy, so maybe we'll get more details about it.

Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2022 6:00 pm**

Here are some articles about Luck's presentation at Annecy and some interviews with the film's director, for anyone interested. One of them says the movie will have an awards-qualifying theatrical run in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago before launching on Apple TV+, so I guess they plan to submit it to the Oscars.

Annecy Gets A Taste of Skydance Animation’s First Feature “Luck”
https://variety.com/2022/film/global/sk ... 235293717/

Annecy: Apple and Skydance Bring New ‘Luck’ Footage to French Animation Festival
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235164902/

Luck Footage Reaction: Skydance Animation's First Movie Borrows From The Pixar Playbook [Annecy 2022]
https://www.slashfilm.com/894647/luck-f ... necy-2022/

Exclusive: ‘Luck’ Director Peggy Holmes Offers a Sneak Peek at Her New Skydance/Apple Movie
https://www.animationmagazine.net/featu ... ple-movie/

Skydance Animation Shares ‘Luck’ Work-in-Progress at Annecy 2022
https://www.awn.com/news/skydance-anima ... nnecy-2022

Director Peggy Holmes on navigating chance for Skydance and Apple’s upcoming ‘Luck’
https://www.screendaily.com/features/di ... 66.article

INTERVIEW: “Luck” Is On Director Peggy Holmes’ Side
https://www.animationscoop.com/intervie ... lmes-side/

Posted: **Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:17 pm**

The nominations for the Golden Globe Awards are out. Update: Pinocchio won in the category.

Best Animated Picture

Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2023

The nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards are out.

Best Animated Feature

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Source: https://www.criticschoice.com/2022/12/1 ... a-handler/

The nominations for the HCA Film Awards are out.

Best Animated Film

The Bad Guys
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com ... wards-are/

The nominations for the Saturn Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won in the category.

Best Animated Film

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

Source: https://twitter.com/SaturnAwards/status ... 1662790656

The nominations for the Satellite Awards are out.

Best Motion Picture (Animated or Mixed Media)

The Bad Guys
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red

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

The nominations for the Gold List Awards are out. Update: Turning Red won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Inu-Oh
Run, Tiger, Run!
Turning Red

Source: https://www.goldopen.com/nominee_catego ... ture-2023/

The nominations for the Golden Reel Awards are out.

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing (Feature Animation)

League of Super-Pets
Lightyear
Pinnochio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Source: https://www.mpse.org/70TH-GOLDEN-REELS

The nominations for the Cinema Audio Society Awards are out.

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing (Motion Pictures: Animated)

Lightyear
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://cinemaaudiosociety.org/cinema-a ... -for-2022/

The nominations for the Artios Awards are out.

Excellence in Casting (Animation)

The Bad Guys
Lightyear
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235293812/

The nominations for the Art Directors Guild Awards are out.

Best Animated Feature Film

Lightyear
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://adg.org/awards/adg/winners/2023/

The nominations for the DiscussingFilm Critic Awards are out. Update: Pinocchio won in the category.

Best Animated Feature

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Source: https://discussingfilm.net/2022/12/07/d ... minations/

The nominations for the One Take News Awards are out. Update: Pinocchio won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Lightyear
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://onetakenews.com/2022/12/31/2022 ... s-results/

The nominations for the St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Source: http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/2022

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

Best Animated Feature

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red

Source: https://chicagofilmcritics.org/blog/2023nominees

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

Best Animated Film

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://gwnyfilmcritics.com/portfolio/awards-2022/

The nominations for the Georgia Film Critics Association Awards are out.

Best Animated Film

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://www.georgiafilmcritics.org/p/2022-awards.html

The nominations for the Columbus Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://cofca.org/awards-2022-nominees/

The nominations for the Portland Critics Association Awards are out.

Best Animated Feature

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: http://portlandcritics.com/2022-awards/

The nominations for the North Texas Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won in the category.

Best Animated Film

The Bad Guys
Luck
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red

Source: https://twitter.com/NTXFilmCritics/stat ... 7753765888

The nominations for the Music City Film Critics' Association Awards are out. Update: Pinocchio won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Source: https://musiccitydrivein.com/2023/01/03 ... minations/

The nominations for the North Dakota Film Society Awards are out.

Best Animated Feature

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red

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

The nominations for the Denver Film Critics Society Awards are out.

Best Animated Film

The Bad Guys
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://trashwire.com/2023/01/09/denver ... ions-2022/

The nominations for the Seattle Film Critics Society Awards are out.

Best Animated Feature

Pinocchio
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://seattlefilmcritics.com/2023/01/ ... minations/

The nominations for the Houston Film Critics Society Awards are out.

Best Animated Feature

Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/mo ... s-17708296

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

Best Animated Film

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Source: https://www.sdfcs.org/2022-nominations/

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

Best Animated Feature

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://sfbafcc.com/awards/2022-awards/

The nominations for the Phoenix Critics Circle Awards are out. Update: Pinocchio won in the category.

Best Animated Film

Lightyear
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Source: http://www.phxcritics.com/2022-awards-nominees

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

Best Animated Film

Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell with Shoes
Pinocchio
Turning Red

Source: http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2022/ ... minations/

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

Best Animated Feature

The Bad Guys
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://oaffc.com/2022/12/16/online-ass ... -nominees/

The nominations for the Women Film Critics Circle Awards are out. Update: Turning Red won in the category.

Best Animated Female

Belle Bottom — Minions: The Rise of Gru
Izzy Hawthorne — Lightyear
Meilin Lee — Turning Red

Source: https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2022-wo ... minations/

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

Outstanding Score (Animated Film)

The Bad Guys
League of Super Pets
Luck
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://www.hmmawards.com/2022-HMMA-nominations/

The nominations for the Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards are out.

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film

The Banshees of Inisherin
The Batman
Don't Worry Darling
Nope
Pinocchio

Source: https://thescl.com/news/nominees-announ ... cl-awards/

The nominations for the Black Reel Awards are out.

Outstanding Voice Performance

Gabrielle Union — Strange World
Idris Elba — Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Keke Palmer — Lightyear
Zazie Beetz — The Bad Guys
Zoe Saldana — Avatar: The Way of Water

Source: https://www.blackreelawards.com/23rdblackreelawardsnoms

The nominations for the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Pinocchio won Best Animated Feature while Jenny Slate from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Voice Performance.

Best Animated Feature

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Best Voice Performance

Ewan McGregor — Pinocchio
Gregory Mann — Pinocchio
Jenny Slate — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Rosalie Chiang — Turning Red
Sandra Oh — Turning Red

Source: http://www.wafca.com/awards/2022.htm

The nominations for the Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Animated Film while Jenny Slate from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance.

Best Animated Film

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
The Bad Guys
The House
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance

Christoph Waltz — Pinocchio
David Bradley — Pinocchio
Isabella Rossellini — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
James Hong — Wendell & Wild
Jenny Slate — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
J.K. Simmons — Glorious
Marc Maron — The Bad Guys
Richard Ayoade — The Bad Guys
Rosalie Chiang — Turning Red

Source: https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2022/12/ ... on-awards/

The nominations for the Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards are out.

Best Animated Film

The Bad Guys
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance

Antonio Banderas — Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Ewan McGregor — Pinocchio
Rosalie Chiang — Turning Red
Sigourney Weaver — Avatar: The Way of Water
Zazie Beetz — The Bad Guys

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

The nominations for the North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Animated Film while Jenny Slate from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media.

Best Animated Film

Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood
The Bad Guys
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red

Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media

Ewan McGregor — Pinocchio
Jenny Slate — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Rosalie Chiang — Turning Red
Sam Rockwell — The Bad Guys
Sandra Oh — Turning Red

Source: https://ncfilmcritics.org/reel-thoughts ... -nominees/

The nominations for the Austin Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Animated Film while Jenny Slate from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance.

Best Animated Film

Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Turning Red

Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance

Ewan McGregor — Pinocchio
Jenny Slate — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Sigourney Weaver — Avatar: The Way of Water
Stephen Lang — Avatar: The Way of Water
Zoe Saldana — Avatar: The Way of Water

Source: https://austinfilmcritics.org/2022-aust ... 21fe958b1d

The nominations for the EDA Awards are out. Update: Pinocchio won Best Animated Film while Nana Connie from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won Best Animated Female.

Best Animated Film

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Best Animated Female

Izzy Hawthorne — Lightyear
Katherine Koniqua Elliot — Wendell & Wild
Kitty Softpaws — Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Meilin Lee — Turning Red
Ming Lee — Turning Red
Nana Connie — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Source: https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/2022-eda- ... -nominees/

The nominations for the Sierra Awards are out. Update: Pinocchio won in both categories.

Best Animated Film

The Bad Guys
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Best Family Film

The Bad Guys
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Source: https://awardswatch.com/everything-ever ... mans-next/

The nominations for the Windie Awards are out.

Best Animated Film

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Source: https://twitter.com/CriticsChicago/stat ... 2106897408

The nominations for the Golden Trailer Awards are out. Update: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On won in the category.

Best Animation/Family

CODA
League of Super-Pets
Marcel the Shell with Shoes
Minions: The Rise of Gru
The Sea Beast
Sing 2

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

The nominations for the Kidscreen Awards are out.

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie

Luck
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
Superworm

Source: https://awards.kidscreen.com/Nominees/?year=2023

The nominations for the Cinema Eye Honors are out.

Heterodox Award

Aftersun
Dos Estaciones
Dry Ground Burning
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
The Rehearsal

Source: https://cinemaeyehonors.com/news/cinema ... lm-awards/

The nominations for the IDA Documentary Awards are out. Update: Fire of Love won in the category.

Best Writing

8 Stories About My Hearing Loss
Eternal Spring
Fire of Love
Last Flight Home
No Simple Way Home

Source: https://www.documentary.org/awards2022/nominees

The nominations for the London Critics' Circle Film Awards are out.

Technical Achievement Award

Athena
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Blonde
Decision to Leave
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Pinocchio
RRR
Tár
The Wonder

Source: https://criticscircle.org.uk/the-banshe ... lm-awards/

The nominations for the UK Film Critics Association Awards are out. Update: Everything Everywhere All At Once won in the category.

Film of the Year

Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Batman
Bones and All
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Pinocchio
Top Gun: Maverick
The Woman King
The Worst Person in the World

Source: https://filmcritics.org.uk/2022/12/28/2 ... -nominees/

Posted: **Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:57 am**

1. Wendell & Wild - in select theaters October 21st, on Netflix October 28th.

2. My Father’s Dragon - in theaters and on Netflix in November.

3. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio - in select theaters: To Be Announced, on Netflix December 9th.

I'm honestly more excited to watch these films more than Strange World or the pointless Pinocchio remake.

Posted: **Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:52 pm**

Netflix is also giving theatrical releases to Scrooge: A Christmas Carol and Drifting Home which probably means they are planning to submit them to the Oscars as well.

Posted: **Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:13 am**

Behold the Behind-the-Scenes Glory of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
https://gizmodo.com/pinocchio-netflix-g ... 1849559367

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2022 6:15 pm**

Farerb wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:13 am Behold the Behind-the-Scenes Glory of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
https://gizmodo.com/pinocchio-netflix-g ... 1849559367

Here's also a behind-the-scenes featurette. I believe the second teaser trailer hadn't been posted here either.

Wendell & Wild also got a teaser recently, as well as its first reviews, which are quite good, since the film already premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.

Sotiris wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:52 pm Netflix is also giving theatrical releases to Scrooge: A Christmas Carol and Drifting Home which means they are planning to submit them to the Oscars as well.

I watched Drifting Home the other day. I enjoyed it, but also had some issues with it. Personally, I don't see it being nominated.

It's interesting they've made yet another adaptation of A Christmas Carol. I heard this one's a musical, though it doesn't have new songs but "re-imagined" ones from the 1970's live-action film Scrooge.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:46 pm**

The trailer for My Father's Dragon has been released today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0giW36Fb69c

Posted: **Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:15 am**

Four countries have selected an animated film as their entry for the International Feature Film category at this year's Oscars. This marks the first time four different countries have chosen an animated film as their entry in a single year and raises the total amount of animated entries in the history of the category to twenty five.

1953: France, Johnny the Giant Killer
1975: Belgium, Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle
1982: Romania, Quo Vadis Homo Sapiens?
1986: Hungary, Cat City
1994: Japan, Pom Poko
1997: Croatia, Lapitch the Little Shoemaker
1997: Japan, Princess Mononoke
1999: Argentina, Manuelita
2002: Chile, Ogu and Mampato on Easter Island
2005: Luxembourg, Renart the Fox
2007: France, Persepolis
2008: Israel, Waltz with Bashir (nominated)
2011: Czech Republic, Alois Nebel
2011: Singapore, Tatsumi
2013: Uruguay, Anina
2014: Latvia, Rocks in My Pockets
2015: Palestine, The Wanted 18
2016: Switzerland, My Life as a Zucchini
2019: China, Ne Zha
2019: Japan, Weathering With You
2021: Denmark, Flee (nominated)
2022: Armenia, Aurora’s Sunrise
2022: Canada, Eternal Spring
2022: Kenya, TeraStorm
2022: Luxembourg, Icarus

The film Eternal Spring has also been submitted in the Best Animated Feature category, making it the 9th animated film to ever compete in both categories.

Persepolis (2007)
Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Alois Nebel (2011)
Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
Weathering With You (2019)
Ne Zha (2019)
Flee (2021)
Eternal Spring (2022)

Posted: **Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:19 am**

Netflix's Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood was submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature category, but got disqualified. While Netflix has filed an appeal, it's unlikely the decision will be reversed.

Richard Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10 ½’ Rejected as Animation by Oscar Committee as Filmmaker Speaks Out
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/10/apoll ... 234769949/

A24's Marcel the Shell with Shoes On was submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature category, but it's not certain it will be deemed eligible by the Academy.

Is ‘Marcel the Shell’ Animated Enough for the Oscars?
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/oscar ... 234747489/

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2022 4:36 am**

So far, only one animated film has been made available for streaming to Academy members in the Best Picture category. For those who don't know, even though you're able to submit a film for Best Picture at no additional cost, in order to upload said film to the Academy Screening Room (the only form of screener that's allowed anymore), you need to pay $20,000. This only applies to the Best Picture category; for other categories such as Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, International Feature etc., films can be uploaded for free.

Here are the films in the Academy Screening Room as of Sept. 27.

“All the Old Knives”
“The Bad Guys” (animated)
“Emergency”
“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” (documentary)
“Hustle”
“Marry Me”
“Master”
“Navalny”
“Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams”
“Thirteen Lives”
“Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb” (documentary)

Source: https://www.thewrap.com/academy-screeni ... led-start/

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2022 4:57 am**

Why would Universal waste $20,000 like that to nominate The Bad Guys?

Also Marry Me?

The only animated movie this year that has a chance to be nominated for Best Picture is Pinocchio.

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:50 am**

Indiewire has revealed their predictions.

August 01, 2022

Frontrunners
“Turning Red” (Disney/Pixar)
“Wendell & Wild” (Netflix)

Note: Only films that the author has seen will be named frontrunners at this time

Potential Frontrunners
“My Father’s Dragon” (Cartoon Saloon/Netflix)
“Pinocchio” (Netflix)
“Strange World” (Disney)

Contenders
“Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood” (Netflix)
“Charlotte” (Good Deed)
“DC League of Super-Pets” (Warner Bros.)
“Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” (Crunchyroll)
“Drifting Home” (Netflix)
“Goodbye Don Glees!” (GKids)
“Inu-Oh” (GKids)
“Lightyear” (Disney/Pixar)
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (A24)
“Minions: The Rise of Gru” (Universal/Illumination)
“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” (Paramount)
“Perlimps” (TBD)
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (Universal/DreamWorks)
“Suzume no Tojimari” (Crunchyroll)
“The Bad Guys” (Universal/DreamWorks)
“The Bob’s Burgers Movie” (20th Century)
“The Deer King” (GKids)
“The Last Whale Singer” (Global Screen)
“The Sea Beast” (Netflix)
“Under the Boardwalk” (Paramount/DNEG)

Source: https://www.indiewire.com/feature/early ... 234776787/

October 27, 2022

Frontrunners
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (ShadowMachine/Netflix)
“Turning Red” (Pixar/Disney)
“My Father’s Dragon” (Cartoon Saloon/Netflix)
“The Bad Guys” (DreamWorks/Universal)
“Wendell & Wild” (Netflix)

Note: Only films that the author has seen will be named frontrunners at this time

Potential Frontrunners
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (DreamWorks/Universal)
“Strange World” (Disney)

Contenders
“Charlotte” (Good Deed)
“DC League of Super-Pets” (Warner Bros.)
“Drifting Home” (Netflix)
“Goodbye Don Glees!” (GKids)
“Inu-Oh” (GKids)
“Lightyear” (Pixar/Disney)
“Luck” (Skydance Animation/Apple Original Films)
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (A24)
“Minions: The Rise of Gru” (Illumination/Universal)
“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” (Paramount)
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (DreamWorks/Universal)
“The Bob’s Burgers Movie” (20th Century/Disney)
“The Deer King” (GKids)
“The Sea Beast” (Netflix)

Source: https://www.indiewire.com/feature/best- ... 234781421/

November 11, 2022

Frontrunners
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (ShadowMachine/Netflix)
“Turning Red” (Pixar/Disney)
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (A24)
“The Bad Guys” (DreamWorks/Universal)
“Wendell & Wild” (Netflix)

Note: Only films that the author has seen will be named frontrunners at this time

Potential Frontrunners
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (DreamWorks/Universal)
“Strange World” (Disney)

Contenders
“Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood” (Netflix)
“Charlotte” (Good Deed)
“DC League of Super-Pets” (Warner Bros.)
“Drifting Home” (Netflix)
“Eternal Spring” (Lofty Sky Pictures)
“Goodbye Don Glees!” (GKids)
“Inu-Oh” (GKids)
“Lightyear” (Pixar/Disney)
“Luck” (Skydance Animation/Apple Original Films)
“Minions: The Rise of Gru” (Illumination/Universal)
“My Father’s Dragon” (Cartoon Saloon/Netflix)
“Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank” (Paramount)
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (DreamWorks/Universal)
“The Bob’s Burgers Movie” (20th Century/Disney)
“The Deer King” (GKids)
“The Sea Beast” (Netflix)

Source: https://www.indiewire.com/feature/2023- ... 234745285/

Awards Watch has revealed their predictions.

October 24, 2022

Animated Feature

1. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
2. Turning Red (Walt Disney/Pixar)
3. Strange World (Walt Disney)
4. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (A24)
5. Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
6. Inu-oh (GKIDS)
7. Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal Pictures)
8. Lightyear (Walt Disney/Pixar)
9. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Dreamworks)
10. The Sea Beast (Netflix)

Other contenders (alphabetical)
Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon (Shout! Studios)
The Bad Guys (Universal Pictures)
The Bob’s Burgers Movie (20th Century Studios)
DC League of Super Pets (Warner Bros)
The Deer King (GKIDS)
Drifting Home (Netflix)
Luck (Apple Original Films)
My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (Paramount Pictures)
Pinocchio (Walt Disney)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Netflix)
Unicorn Wars (GKIDS)

Source: https://awardswatch.com/2023-oscar-pred ... m-october/

November 14, 2022

Animated Feature

1. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
2. Turning Red (Walt Disney/Pixar)
3. Strange World (Walt Disney)
4. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (A24)
5. The Bad Guys (Universal Pictures)
6. Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
7. Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal Pictures)
8. Lightyear (Walt Disney/Pixar)
9. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Dreamworks Animation)
10. Luck (Apple Original Films)

Other contenders (alphabetical)

Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon (Shout! Studios)
The Bob’s Burgers Movie (20th Century Studios)
DC League of Super Pets (Warner Bros)
The Deer King (GKIDS)
Drifting Home (Netflix)
Inu-Oh (GKIDS)
My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (Paramount Pictures)
Pinocchio (Walt Disney)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Netflix)
The Sea Beast (Netflix)
Unicorn Wars (GKIDS)

Source: https://awardswatch.com/2023-oscar-pred ... -november/

Next Best Picture has revealed their predictions.

September 07, 2022

Best Animated Feature

1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2. Strange World
3. Wendell and Wild
4. Turning Red
5. The Bad Guys
6. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
7. The Sea Beast
8. Lightyear
9. My Father's Dragon
10. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

September 28, 2022

Best Animated Feature

1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2. Strange World
3. Turning Red
4. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
5. The Bad Guys
6. Wendell and Wild
7. The Sea Beast
8. Lightyear
9. My Father's Dragon
10. Luck

October 26, 2022

Best Animated Feature

1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2. My Father's Dragon
3. Turning Red
4. Strange World
5. The Bad Guys
6. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
7. The Sea Beast
8. Lightyear
9. Wendell and Wild
10. Luck

November 11, 2022

Best Animated Feature

1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2. My Father's Dragon
3. Turning Red
4. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
5. The Bad Guys
6. Strange World
7. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
8. Lightyear
9. Wendell and Wild
10. Luck

November 23, 2022

Best Animated Feature

1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2. Turning Red
3. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
4. My Father's Dragon
5. The Bad Guys
6. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
7. Strange World
8. Lightyear
9. Wendell and Wild
10. Luck

Source: https://nextbestpicture.com/oscar-predi ... d-feature/

Variety has revealed their predictions.

July 28, 2022

And The Predicted Nominees Are:
1. “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
2. “Strange World”
3. “Wendell & Wild”
4. “Lightyear”
5. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
6. “Turning Red”
7. “Luck”
8. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
9. “Inu-Oh”
10. “Minions: The Rise of Gru”

Other Top-Tier Contenders
11. “The Sea Beast”
12. “Lyle, Lyle Crocodile”
13. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
14. “Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood”
15. “The Bad Guys”
16. “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
17. “My Father’s Dragon”
18. “Drifting Home”
19. “DC League of Super-Pets”
20. “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”

All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical)
— “Fireheart”
— “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania”
— “Knor”
— “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie”
— “Suzume no Tojimari”

September 15, 2022

And The Predicted Nominees Are:
1. “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
2. “Wendell & Wild”
3. “Strange World”
4. “Turning Red”
5. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
6. “Lightyear”
7. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
8. “Inu-Oh”
9. “The Sea Beast”
10. “Minions: The Rise of Gru”

Other Top-Tier Contenders
11. “My Father’s Dragon”
12. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
13. “Luck”
14. “The Bad Guys”
15. “Drifting Home”
16. “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
17. “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
18. “DC League of Super-Pets”
19. “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
20. “The Deer King”

All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical)
— “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
— “Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood”
— “Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness”
— “DC League of Super-Pets”
— “Drifting Home”
— “Fireheart”
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
— “Inu-Oh”
— “Knor”
— “Lightyear”
— “Luck”
— “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
— “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
— “My Father’s Dragon”
— “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
— “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
— “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie”
— “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
— “Strange World”
— “Suzume no Tojimari”
— “The Bad Guys”
— “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
— “The Deer King”
— “The Sea Beast”
— “Turning Red”
— “Wendell & Wild”

October 06, 2022

Best Animated Feature

And The Predicted Nominees Are:
1. “Turning Red”
2. “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
3. “Wendell & Wild”
4. “Strange World”
5. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
6. “Inu-Oh”
7. “Lightyear”
8. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
9. “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
10. “The Sea Beast”

Other Top-Tier Contenders
11. “The Bad Guys”
12. “My Father’s Dragon”
13. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
14. “Luck”
15. “Drifting Home”
16. “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
17. “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
18. “DC League of Super-Pets”
19. “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
20. “The Deer King”

All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical)
— “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
— “Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness”
— “DC League of Super-Pets”
— “Drifting Home”
— “Eternal Spring”
— “Fireheart”
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
— “Inu-Oh”
— “Knor”
— “Lightyear”
— “Luck”
— “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
— “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
— “My Father’s Dragon”
— “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
— “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
— “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie”
— “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
— “Strange World”
— “Suzume no Tojimari”
— “The Bad Guys”
— “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
— “The Deer King”
— “The Sea Beast”
— “Turning Red”
— “Wendell & Wild”

November 09, 2022

Best Animated Feature

And The Predicted Nominees Are:
1. “Turning Red”
2. “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
3. “Strange World”
4. “Wendell & Wild”
5. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
6. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
7. “Lightyear”
8. “Inu-Oh”
9. “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
10. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”

Other Top-Tier Contenders
11. “The Bad Guys”
12. “Eternal Spring”
13. “The Sea Beast”
14. “My Father’s Dragon”
15. “Luck”
16. “DC League of Super-Pets”
17. “Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood”
18. “Drifting Home”
19. “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
20. “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”

All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical)
— “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
— “Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood”
— “Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness”
— “DC League of Super-Pets”
— “Drifting Home”
— “Eternal Spring”
— “Fireheart”
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
— “Inu-Oh”
— “Knor”
— “Lightyear”
— “Luck”
— “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
— “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
— “My Father’s Dragon”
— “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
— “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
— “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie”
— “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
— “Strange World”
— “Suzume no Tojimari”
— “The Bad Guys”
— “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
— “The Deer King”
— “The Sea Beast”
— “Turning Red”
— “Wendell & Wild”

November 10, 2022

Best Animated Feature

And The Predicted Nominees Are:
1. “Turning Red”
2. “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
3. “Wendell & Wild”
4. “Strange World”
5. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
6. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
7. “Lightyear”
8. “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
9. “Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood”
10. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”

Other Top-Tier Contenders
11. “Inu-Oh”
12. “Eternal Spring”
13. “The Bad Guys”
14. “My Father’s Dragon”
15. “The Sea Beast”
16. “Luck”
17. “DC League of Super-Pets”
18. “Drifting Home”
19. “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
20. “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”

All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical)
— “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
— “Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood”
— “Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness”
— “DC League of Super-Pets”
— “Drifting Home”
— “Eternal Spring”
— “Fireheart”
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
— “Inu-Oh”
— “Knor”
— “Lightyear”
— “Luck”
— “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
— “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
— “My Father’s Dragon”
— “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
— “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
— “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie”
— “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
— “Strange World”
— “Suzume no Tojimari”
— “The Bad Guys”
— “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
— “The Deer King”
— “The Sea Beast”
— “Turning Red”
— “Wendell & Wild”

November 22, 2022

Best Animated Feature

And The Predicted Nominees Are:
1. “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
2. “Turning Red”
3. “Strange World”
4. “Wendell & Wild”
5. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
6. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
7. “Lightyear”
8. “Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood”
9. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
10. “The Bad Guys”

Other Top-Tier Contenders
11. “Inu-Oh”
12. “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
13. “Eternal Spring”
14. “My Father’s Dragon”
15. “The Sea Beast”
16. “Charlotte”
17. “Luck”
18. “DC League of Super-Pets”
19. “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”
20. “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”

All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical)
— “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”
— “Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood”
— “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”
— “Charlotte”
— “Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness”
— “DC League of Super-Pets”
— “Drifting Home”
— “Eternal Spring”
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
— “Inu-Oh”
— “Lightyear”
— “Luck”
— “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
— “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
— “My Father’s Dragon”
— “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
— “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
— “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie”
— “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
— “Strange World”
— “Suzume no Tojimari”
— “The Amazing Maurice”
— “The Bad Guys”
— “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”
— “The Deer King”
— “The Sea Beast”
— “Turning Red”
— “Wendell & Wild”

Source: https://variety.com/feature/2023-oscars ... 235327854/

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed their predictions.

Best Animated Feature

Frontrunners
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (A24)
Turning Red (Pixar)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Dreamworks)
Wendell & Wild (Netflix)

Major Contenders
Inu-Oh (GKIDS)
Strange World (Disney)
Apollo 10 1/2 (Netflix)
The Bob’s Burgers Movie (20th Century)
The Bad Guys (Universal)

Possibilities
Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal/Illumination)
Eternal Spring (ARTE)
Luck (Apple/Skydance)
My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
The Sea Beast (Netflix)

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235286675/

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:43 pm**

Paying $20,000 for The Bad Guys in the Best Picture category... Talk about burning money.

I haven't seen quite a few of these yet to compare (Wendell & Wild, My Father's Dragon, The Sea Beast), and at least the former seems near the top of several predictions so I should see it, but I imagine Del Toro's film and Turning Red are the ones competing for the win. I don't think Strange World stands a chance, even if it was a surprise big hit like Zootopia was. BTW, the forum is giving a lot of error pages today.

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2022 6:48 pm**

Sotiris wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:15 am Four countries have selected an animated film as their entry for the International Feature Film category at this year's Oscars. This marks the first time four different countries have chosen an animated film as their entry in a single year and raises the total amount of animated entries in the history of the category to twenty five.

It's interesting that so many countries have selected an animated film as their entry this year. We'll see if any of them ends up being nominated. I actually hadn't heard about any of them before.

Sotiris wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:19 am Netflix's Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood was submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature category, but got disqualified. While Netflix has filed an appeal, it's unlikely the decision will be reversed.

It's curious it was disqualified when past films made with the same technique have been deemed eligible and have even been nominated, as estefan pointed out. I don't think Apollo 10 1⁄2 would've been nominated anyway, though. I've watched it and it felt more like a documentary than a work of fiction. I found it interesting, but also a bit boring.

Sotiris wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:19 am A24's Marcel the Shell with Shoes On was submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature category, but it's not certain it will be deemed eligible by the Academy.

That one, though, seemed like a strong contender. If it's finally disqualified as well, that'll increase the chances of other films. I haven't seen it yet, but judging by the trailer, it has a lot of live-action footage, so it would probably be fair it was deemed ineligible.

Sotiris wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 4:36 am So far, only one animated film has been made available for streaming to Academy members in the Best Picture category. For those who don't know, even though you're able to submit a film for Best Picture at no additional cost, in order to upload said film to the Academy Screening Room (the only form of screener that's allowed anymore), you need to pay $20,000. This only applies to the Best Picture category; for other categories such as Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, International Feature etc., films can be uploaded for free.

I remember you mentioned this once, but why is the Best Picture category the only one that's not free? Is it to limit the number of entries?

Farerb wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 4:57 am Why would Universal waste $20,000 like that to nominate The Bad Guys? Also Marry Me?

Yeah, it doesn't seem to make much sense. Although, perhaps being in the Best Picture category on the Academy Screening Room increases the films' chances of being watched by members and therefore get nominated in other categories? I heard Marry Me, for example, has odds in Best Song and I guess Universal hopes The Bad Guys could get a Best Animated Feature nomination.

By the way, Wendell & Wild has gotten a full trailer, while Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio premiered at the London Film Festival and, as expected, its first reviews are very positive.

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