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I’d hope so since Shinkai actually campaigned for it and did Q&A’s.

Wish lol.

St. Louis, Las Vegas, Chicago are regional small level stuff those don’t matter. National Society of Film Critics does not have a animation category, or do nominations, or runner-ups, etc. They just announce winners. Heron wouldn’t get anything there. Anatomy of a Fall or Zone of Interest will win best Foreign Film. And winning any of the other categories of Best film, director, or screenplay doesn’t make any sense as a result. It competing with live action movies there that they will always prefer, and honoring Scorsese’s possible last movie (KOTFM) is more important to them than Miyazaki’s possible last movie. Golden Globes is more like a casual popularity contest. This would be the first time Miyazaki is even nominated and it’s probably only cause it came out in December. High brow stuff like this doesn’t appeal there. BAFTA is probably an easy win for Spiderverse. Empire Magazine had Spiderverse as their #5 movie of the year, and two time BAFTA winner Daniel Kaluuya (British) is part of the voice cast for that movie, and one of the more prominent characters. Three time BAFTA nominee Daniel Pemberton (British) also wrote the score. I don’t see Heron winning there at all. Annie Awards Spiderverse will win all the technical rewards, and probably the best animated feature award. Heron will win best director, storyboarding, writing, and best independent film. They have a best overseas animation, and best animation overall category. Heron can win critics choice for best animated feature. Will it? Don’t know. But it’s more likely than anywhere else. That’s about how it will shake out.

This should be an easy 5 with Guardians, Spiderverse, Creator, Godzilla, and Dungeons nominated in the end but I’m sure they’ll mess it up.

It’s even more surprising when you remember they literally did the same exact thing already with BVS and Justice League to disastrous results. Guess they learned nothing.

Even worse take then that guy who said Elemental was going to win.

They still could have given Anatomy a special award but didn’t.

Another one of those will get pushed out for one of Anatomy/Zone of Interest.

Felt like a standard 1980’s Christmas movie I’d seen a thousand times before. Very predictable and by the books. Which I get is what it was going for, but why is that Oscar worthy? Cause the academy is mostly old people that miss that style of movie?

Best Godzilla movie.

I think it’s the reverse. KOTFM won best film but isn’t on Top films list either, which also doesn’t make any sense. I guess you are ineligible for Top Film if you take one of the top prizes.

National Board of Review awards: Boy and the Heron made it into Top film, but lost to Spiderverse in best animated feature. Soul was best animated and top film so I know one movie can be both. Maybe it didn’t have the votes, but they still wanted to honor Miyazaki hence the split?

No May December this time.

National Board of Review: Best Animated Feature: Spiderman Across the Spiderverse