2025 Oscars Greatest Animated Function Predictions

Selection Awards Circuit part is the house for all awards information and associated content material all year long, that includes the next: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Selection senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages mirror the present standings within the race and don’t mirror private preferences for any particular person contender. As different formal (and casual) polls recommend, competitions are fluid and topic to vary primarily based on buzz and occasions. Predictions are up to date each Thursday.

Greatest Director Commentary (Up to date Dec. 11, 2024): DreamWorks Animation has discovered its newest awards darling in “The Wild Robotic,” which simply secured 4 main Golden Globe nominations, making it the second-most-nominated animated movie in historical past. The nom tally is simply bested by Disney’s 1992 traditional “Aladdin,” which racked up 5 nods and gained two: unique rating finest unique track, along with Robin Williams’ particular award for his voice work (Globes ought to deliver this honor again).

Directed by three-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders, the variation of Peter Brown’s bestselling novel is charting a powerful course towards the Dolby Theatre stage.

For the reason that Globes launched a devoted animation class in 2007, they’ve grow to be a dependable bellwether for the Oscars. Solely 3 times for the reason that Academy expanded its finest image area in 2009 have the 2 our bodies cut up on the highest animated movie: “The Adventures of Tintin” over “Rango” (2011), “The right way to Prepare Your Dragon 2” over “Huge Hero 6” (2014), and “Lacking Hyperlink” over “Toy Story 4” (2019).

Within the high-stakes chess recreation of awards season, studios know that scoring nominations past the animation area bolsters a movie’s Oscar prospects. DreamWorks is doubling down on its marketing campaign for Kris Bowers’ powerhouse rating, a key a part of “The Wild Robotic”’s narrative a couple of robotic studying to coexist with wildlife. Equally, Pixar has mounted an formidable marketing campaign to land “Inside Out 2” within the tailored screenplay race, in search of to raise the animated sequel to a lofty stage of recognition. After all, DreamWorks and Pixar are additionally eyeing the final word prize: a coveted spot in the very best image lineup. Whereas animated movies have cracked the very best image class 3 times (“Magnificence and the Beast,” “Up,” and “Toy Story 3”), the savvy campaigning exhibits the studios imagine these initiatives transcend the normal medium and its boundaries.

Whereas the studios wage their campaigns, critics have thrown their weight behind a quieter contender: Janus Movies and Sideshow’s “Move.” The visually beautiful, philosophical characteristic has been a favourite of critics’ teams, profitable high honors from the Nationwide Board of Evaluate, the New York Movie Critics Circle, and the Los Angeles Movie Critics Affiliation.

The movie, distributed by the identical crew behind Oscar-winning “Drive My Automotive,” has emerged because the arthouse darling of the season, a far cry from the family-friendly narratives that usually dominate the animated race. Its sweep of main critics’ awards means that “Move” might shake up the class, probably difficult mainstream opponents.

Let’s see the place the Annie Awards land.

The 97th Oscars can be held on Sunday, March 2. All film listings, titles, distributors, and credited artisans aren’t ultimate and are topic to vary.