cookie Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) Discuss possible candidates for the Best Animated Feature category of 2023. Confirmed 2023 films that I believe could have a shot at a nomination, in alphabetical order: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Elemental Ernest & Celestine 2: A Trip to Gibberitia Escape from Hat Little Nicholas – Happy as Can Be Migration The Monkey King Nimona Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Spellbound Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The Super Mario Bros. Movie Suzume Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Trolls Band Together Wish International animated films that haven't got a 2023 U.S release confirmed: How Do You Live? In-development animated films without a confirmed 2023 release: Fixed Under the Boardwalk Wildwood Edited March 19, 2023 by cookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanic2187 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Crunchyroll will be handling Suzume's distribution in USA. The track record of this studio in Oscar race is questionable. However, the early release date probably means more people got to see movie before the next Oscar season, a reason I suspect why Your Name, Weathering with You or Belle was left out eventually because not enough voters have seen the film. Personally Suzume is a step-up from Weathering with you, I hope this can be Shinkai's first Oscar nomination. It is been 4 years since an anime is in Best Animated Feature race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLurking Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, titanic2187 said: Crunchyroll will be handling Suzume's distribution in USA. The track record of this studio in Oscar race is questionable. However, the early release date probably means more people got to see movie before the next Oscar season, a reason I suspect why Your Name, Weathering with You or Belle was left out eventually because not enough voters have seen the film. Personally Suzume is a step-up from Weathering with you, I hope this can be Shinkai's first Oscar nomination. It is been 4 years since an anime is in Best Animated Feature race. I don't see the academy nominating more than one japanese film at best, and Miyazaki's "How do you Live?" will definitely get the spot if it comes down to it...if that gets picked up by a good distributor, anyway, otherwise they'll just snub both. Not that I look forward to seeing them nominated just to lose - Big Hero 6 beating Kaguya is one of the biggest jokes I can remember... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1. How Do You Live 2. Wish 3. Spiderverse 2 4. Elemental 5. Chicken Run 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanic2187 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 3 hours ago, JustLurking said: I don't see the academy nominating more than one japanese film at best, and Miyazaki's "How do you Live?" will definitely get the spot if it comes down to it...if that gets picked up by a good distributor, anyway, otherwise they'll just snub both. Not that I look forward to seeing them nominated just to lose - Big Hero 6 beating Kaguya is one of the biggest jokes I can remember... I seriously think the current nomination process where it allows voters from outside of the animation branch to participate caused some changes in the movies that got nominated. In early 2010s, there was a boom in independent animated feature and anime in the best animated feature field but they quickly dies down after 2018. Now only the independent animation distributed by Netflix got the chance and GKIDS presence is much muted now. As for nomination for anime, How do you live? most likely go to GKIDS for its NA distribution right given the Ghibli brand but they could release the movie only next year thereby making the movie eligible for 2025 Oscar instead of 2024. Similar tactic was used for SA and HLC to avoid competition and taking their time to build awareness. You can say that to Suzume too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLurking Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, titanic2187 said: I seriously think the current nomination process where it allows voters from outside of the animation branch to participate caused some changes in the movies that got nominated. In early 2010s, there was a boom in independent animated feature and anime in the best animated feature field but they quickly dies down after 2018. Now only the independent animation distributed by Netflix got the chance and GKIDS presence is much muted now. As for nomination for anime, How do you live? most likely go to GKIDS for its NA distribution right given the Ghibli brand but they could release the movie only next year thereby making the movie eligible for 2025 Oscar instead of 2024. Similar tactic was used for SA and HLC to avoid competition and taking their time to build awareness. You can say that to Suzume too. Frankly speaking if "How do you Live?" misses the year I do not think we're getting an anime nomination at all. The film did not even win in the japanese awards (getting upset by slam dunk) so I really don't see it having the momentum to force a nomination out of the academy which looks down on anime (even in a category they already look down upon which is animation). Maybe I'll be proven wrong but it just doesn't seem like it has the smash hit reception to make it happen. Edited March 19, 2023 by JustLurking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Watch out for The Peasants to get nominated. It's the next film from the folks who made Loving Vincent, and it uses a similar painting style. Google says it's dated to release in September. https://variety.com/2023/film/global/the-peasants-loving-vincent-1235525075/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 probably going to be one of these 5 the winner will probably be either How Do You Live or Spider-Verse 2 I see the likelihood rankings as How Do You Live Spider-Verse 2 Elemental Wish Chicken Run 2 Ruby Gillman Suzume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I’ve just been told about two other movies that have a fighting chance. They Shot the Piano Player The Peasants both of these movies are from filmmakers that have been nominated before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Animation ‘They Shot the Piano Player’ – The Hollywood Reporter Robot Dreams Acquired by Neon for North America - Variety Edited May 19, 2023 by AniNate 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Knock Elemental down a few pegs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, cannastop said: Knock Elemental down a few pegs? with the meh reviews and if it flops i'm gonna say it's likely to miss the nomination yeah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 So if Wish is a debacle too, maybe this will be a shutout for Disney in this category? Would be the first time it happened, right? Not getting a nomination? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 1 hour ago, cannastop said: So if Wish is a debacle too, maybe this will be a shutout for Disney in this category? Would be the first time it happened, right? Not getting a nomination? Looked it up, Disney shut out once before in 2011 when the Pixar movie was Cars 2 and the WDAS movie was Winnie the Pooh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: Looked it up, Disney shut out once before in 2011 when the Pixar movie was Cars 2 and the WDAS movie was Winnie the Pooh. oh right, how could I forget lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 So there's little doubt Spider-Verse 2 wins the Oscar, right? Only possible competition is Miyazaki's movie. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, cannastop said: So there's little doubt Spider-Verse 2 wins the Oscar, right? Only possible competition is Miyazaki's movie. Yeah, it’s a two-horse race between those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanic2187 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 10 hours ago, cannastop said: So there's little doubt Spider-Verse 2 wins the Oscar, right? Only possible competition is Miyazaki's movie. I doubt so, the movie is way too Part 1 and too fan-services for Oscar voters. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo & Sheldon's Son Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I wouldn't write Wish off yet. ATSV being a part 1 will hinder it, How Do You Live? being an anime will hinder it unless it's Spirited Away tier. Wish looks like it will be a complete story so if it's good it's well in with a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebacio Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 On 5/28/2023 at 9:07 PM, cannastop said: So if Wish is a debacle too, maybe this will be a shutout for Disney in this category? Would be the first time it happened, right? Not getting a nomination? Happened in 2011, neither Cars 2 nor Winnie the Pooh got nominated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
