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Lots of critics are. Not sure if Zootopia's going to win any more critic awards other than the NYFCC it already has. Still, critic awards don't always predict the Oscars in this category. Strong Disney bias in the Academy.

Currently on Gold Derby: http://www.goldderby.com/odds/expert-odds/oscars-nominations-2017/ 24 experts have weighed in. 20 of them think Zootopia will get the Animated Feature Oscar. 3 of them think Kubo and the Two Strings will win. 1 of them thinks Sing is the one. None of them think that Your Name will be nominated.

Even with an Oscar nomination, I doubt it will get a truly wide release. Ghibli never had much success at the North American box office, and I don't see how Your Name will do better.

I'm not even sure it's getting a wide release in the USA.

@AndyLL http://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-chart/weekend/2016/12/02 Weekend Domestic Chart for December 2nd, 2016 ← Previous Chart Chart Index Movie Distributor Gross Change Thtrs. Per Thtr. Total Gross Days 1 (1) Moana Walt Disney $28,270,989 -50% 3,875 $7,296 $119,786,319 12 2 (2) Fantastic Beasts and Where … Warner Bros. $18,118,111 -60% 3,988 $4,543 $183,080,514 17 3 (5) Arrival Paramount Pictures $7,267,029 -37% 2,915 $2,493 $73,045,543 24 4 (4) Allied Paramount Pictures $7,026,066 -45% 3,160 $2,223 $28,903,498 12 5 (3) Doctor Strange Walt Disney $6,684,552 -51% 2,935 $2,278 $215,507,729 31 6 (6) Trolls 20th Century Fox $4,688,394 -56% 3,156 $1,486 $141,459,839 31 7 (9) Hacksaw Ridge Lionsgate $3,341,027 -39% 2,494 $1,340 $57,205,983 31 8 (7) Bad Santa 2 Broad Green Pictures $3,286,338 -47% 2,945 $1,116 $14,287,381 12 9 new Incarnate High Top Releasing $2,534,884 1,737 $1,459 $2,534,884 3 10 (8) Almost Christmas Universal $2,532,050 -56% 1,556 $1,627 $38,179,200 24

Smart choice for a new date. I don't think Captain Marvel the next week is perfect competition, either.

I might see this on Friday.

http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/la-la-land

Is this going to end up under Whiplash's total of $13m? I guess it will be close. It could be next to the lowest grossing Best Picture nominee since 2012.

Iron Man 3 bombed because it was a Christmas movie in May.

A charming and funny film. Informative, if one isn't from Germany.

I think that the main reason this movie has so much credence in critics' groups is because it's an amazing technical achievement. In terms of thematic depth, it's at the same level as the Kung Fu Panda movies. Don't get me wrong, Kung Fu Panda and Kubo are both very good. But I don't think anyone outright praises either for their genius scripts.

Arrival won Adapted Screenplay!

http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/ THE 2016 WAFCA AWARD WINNERS: Best Film: La La Land Best Director: Damien Chazelle (La La Land) Best Actor: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) Best Actress: Natalie Portman (Jackie) Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis (Fences) Best Acting Ensemble: Hell or High Water Best Youth Performance: Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) Best Voice Performance: Liam Neeson (A Monster Calls) Best Motion Capture Performance: Mark Rylance (The BFG) Best Original Screenplay: Damien Chazelle (La La Land) Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Heisserer, Based on the Story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang (Arrival) Best Animated Feature: Kubo and the Two Strings Best Documentary: 13th Best Foreign Language Film: Elle Best Production Design: Production Designer: David Wasco; Set Decorator: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, SDSA (La La Land) Best Cinematography: Linus Sandgren, SFS (La La Land) Best Editing: Tom Cross, ACE (La La Land) Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz (La La Land) The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC: Jackie

Is that really Pixar's decision?

I like that goofier stuff, actually. The issue is that Fantasia 2000 just wasn't marketable.

Oh look. Neon Demon won something.

2016 Atlanta Film Critics Society Awards Awards BEST FILM - LA LA LAND BEST DIRECTOR - Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND BEST ACTOR - Casey Affleck, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA BEST ACTRESS - Annette Bening, 20TH CENTURY WOMEN BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Mahershala Ali, MOONLIGHT BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Lily Gladstone, CERTAIN WOMEN BEST ENSEMBLE - Cast of AMERICAN HONEY BEST ANIMATED FILM - KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM - 13TH BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - TONI ERDMANN BEST SCREENPLAY - Kenneth Lonergan, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA BEST SCORE - Cliff Martinez, THE NEON DEMON BEST SONG - "Drive It Like You Stole It" from SING STREET BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Linus Sandgren, LA LA LAND BEST EDITING - Tom Cross, LA LA LAND EMPIRE OF THE SOUTH AWARD (Best Motion Picture Filmed in GA) - HIDDEN FIGURES https://www.atlantafilmcriticssociety.com/home/2016/12/4/2016-atlanta-film-society-awards

Haven't seen any announcements about NYFCO or BOFCA.

Oh shit, guys. The WAFCAs are coming up in less than 12 hours! http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/ The 2016 WAFCA Award WINNERS will be announced at 8AM ET on Monday, December 5, 2016.

That's really big for Your Name. I wonder if it's going to be the next mega-hit.

Oooh, now this is interesting. This might get a headline on an animation related website, causing Animation Branch members to notice Your Name. Isn't it wonderful that three different movies have won major critic awards in this category? The other two winners weren't even the runners up here. Really surprised that The Red Turtle is the runner up, though. Thought it might win.

They had like 3 different studios at one time in the late 90s. California, Florida and France. Now it's just one. One of the reasons why they're not going back to 2D animation is that they have such an efficient pipeline for CGI hits. It's just 6 months straight by animators in Los Angeles, and there's the movie.

Best Youth Performance: Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) Lewis MacDougall (A Monster Calls) Sunny Pawar (Lion) Hailee Steinfeld (The Edge of Seventeen) Anya Tayor-Joy (The Witch) Really surprised that Alex Hibbert or Ashton Sanders from Moonlight aren't here.