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Aaron Blaise's Snow Bear made the Oscar shortlist for Animated Short. Disney's Versa did not.

Animated Short Film

Autokar
Butterfly
Cardboard
Éiru”
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Hurikán
I Died in Irpin
The Night Boots
Playing God
The Quinta's Ghost
Retirement Plan
The Shyness of Trees
Snow Bear
The Three Sisters

Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash
The Electric State
F1
Frankenstein
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Superman
Tron: Ares
Wicked: For Good

Source: https://press.oscars.org/news/98th-osca ... -announced

K-Pop: Demon Hunters has won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Feature.


Source: https://x.com/CriticsChoice/status/2008003243172061211


Source: https://x.com/CriticsChoice/status/2007998885973909837

The Annie Award nominations are out. Aaron Blaise's Snow Bear and the Goofy Movie documentary Not Just a Goof received nominations.


Source: https://x.com/AnnieAwards/status/2025012672459100450


Source: https://x.com/AnnieAwards/status/2024997636059603040


Source: https://x.com/AnnieAwards/status/2024967503055597668


Source: https://x.com/AnnieAwards/status/2024907320371667239

Seven Animated Features Make Academy Awards Best Picture Eligibility List
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/ ... lity-list/

The PGA Award nominations are out. Update: K-Pop: Demon Hunters won in the category.

Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Bad Guys 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle
Elio
K-Pop: Demon Hunters
Zootopia 2

Source: https://producersguild.org/2026-pga-awa ... -nominees/

The BAFTA Film Award shortlists are out.

Animated Film
Arco
The Bad Guys 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootropolis 2

Six films are advancing in the Animated Film category out of 10 eligible films submitted for consideration. All BAFTA film-voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the Animated Film longlist and will vote to nominate three films. In the final round all film-voting members vote to determine the winning film.

Source: https://www.bafta.org/stories/longlists ... lm-awards/

K-Pop: Demon Hunters has won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Motion Picture.


Source: https://x.com/goldenglobes/status/2010547387614544268


Source: https://x.com/goldenglobes/status/2010542388268470572

How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2026?
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/a ... tion-2026/

‘War of the Worlds’ & ‘Snow White’ Top 2026 Razzie Award Nominations
https://deadline.com/2026/01/razzie-awa ... 236691517/

‘War of the Worlds’ Zapped With 5 Razzies in Near Sweep
https://deadline.com/2026/03/razzie-awa ... 236752714/

The Oscar nominations are out. Unfortunately, Aaron Blaise's Snow Bear did not get nominated.


Source: https://x.com/TheAcademy/status/2014333437352530063


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I breathed a sigh of relief when ELIO made the cut, when I knew it would have some tether to the discussion, when I knew it wouldn't be Good Dinosaured or Lightyeared.

I was also satisfied that Zootopia 2 would make the cut. I was less nervous about that, but I always felt there was a chance The Academy would reject it because it was "too popular" or something.

The BAFTA nominations are out.


Source: https://x.com/BAFTA/status/2016124022287708512


Source: https://x.com/BAFTA/status/2016120819403866162


Source: https://x.com/BAFTA/status/2016121632037703888

K-Pop: Demon Hunters has won the Annie Award for Best Feature. Aaron Blaise's Snow Bear won in the short subject category, but Not Just a Goof lost in the special production one.


Source: https://x.com/AnnieAwards/status/2025443996844138831


Source: https://x.com/AnnieAwards/status/2025443433628725739


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Source: https://x.com/AnnieAwards/status/2025410002169536830

Zootopia has won the BAFTA for Best Animated Film.


Source: https://x.com/BAFTA/status/2025660955103768830


Source: https://x.com/BAFTA/status/2025654735433347118


Source: https://x.com/BAFTA/status/2025650959976640849

K-Pop: Demon Hunters has won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film.


Source: https://x.com/TheAcademy/status/2033325345907323011


Source: https://x.com/TheAcademy/status/2033326345904910604


Source: https://x.com/TheAcademy/status/2033349546332557603

The Animated Feature category swinging so aggressively between "We pride ourselves on our distinguished palette and only permit the most refined of cinematic works to be welcomed in these sacred halls" to "We iz the kool kidzz, we so hep to the jive lolz" must be studied.

Good for KPDH, it's probably most deserving. But I wouldn't have been mad if Zootopia 2 somehow got it.

Finally saw KPOP Demon Hunters.

It was fine, I guess.

I absolutely understand where it found its widespread appeal. And I guess I'm happy that it's letting KPOP fans have their moment. They're just gonna have to have that party without me.

It just kind of felt like a Frankenstein splicing of "Turning Red" and "Frozen," both of which I liked much better. The humor was a little off-putting, and the messaging felt a little too on-the-nose, even calculated.

I was surprised that I liked "Golden," though. But I would have easily given my vote to either of the new songs for "Wicked." (Why was that movie shut out again? Something about the pacing, spectacle over story, or just being too base and popularist? Know what--we don't even need to get into that right now ...)

Haven't seen "Arco" or "Little Amelie" yet, but right now I still would have given ELIO my vote.