AniNate Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) My early picks INSIDE OUT 2 (Disney / Pixar / Kelsey Mann) THE MAGNIFICENT LIFE OF MARCEL PAGNOL (Sony Classics / Sylvain Chomet) PIECE BY PIECE (Focus Features / i am OTHER / Morgan Neville) SIROCCO AND THE KINGDOM OF THE WINDS (GKIDS / Sacrebleu / Benoit Chieux) THE WILD ROBOT (Universal / Dreamworks / Chris Sanders) Others on the radar, not certain if they'll all be released this year: BLACK KNIGHT (Sony Animation / Genndy Tartakovsky) FIXED (New Line / Genndy Tartakovsky) FLOW (Sacrebleu / Gints Zilbalodis) THE IMAGINARY (Netflix / Studio Ponoc / Yoshiyuki Momose) IN YOU DREAMS (Netflix / Sony Imageworks / Erik Benson & Alex Woo) THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM (Warner / Kenji Kamiyama) MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (Adam Elliot) MOANA 2 (Walt Disney Animation / David G. Derrick Jr.) THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES (StudioCanal / Ex Nihilo / Michel Hazanavicius) THE SHRINKING OF TREEHORN (Netflix / Animal Logic / Ron Howard) THAT CHRISTMAS (Netflix / DNEG / Simon Otto) THELMA THE UNICORN (Netflix / Jared Hess) TRANSFORMERS ONE (Paramount / Hasbro / Josh Cooley) ULTRAMAN RISING (Netflix / ILM / Shannon Tindle) WALLACE AND GROMIT (Netflix / Aardman / Merlin Crossingham & Nick Park) Edited March 11 by AniNate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morieris Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I would be extremely impressed if Sirocco got anywhere near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 (edited) The early reception has been extremely enthusiastic. It doesn't seem like it's that far out there compared to the typical Ghibli submissions, GKIDS just needs to campaign it. Certainly if Robot Dreams can get in I don't think Sirocco is that much of a stretch. Edited March 11 by AniNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 11 hours ago, AniNate said: My early picks INSIDE OUT 2 (Disney / Pixar / Kelsey Mann) THE MAGNIFICENT LIFE OF MARCEL PAGNOL (Sony Classics / Sylvain Chomet) PIECE BY PIECE (Focus Features / i am OTHER / Morgan Neville) SIROCCO AND THE KINGDOM OF THE WINDS (GKIDS / Sacrebleu / Benoit Chieux) THE WILD ROBOT (Universal / Dreamworks / Chris Sanders) I've only heard of two of these movies. Well actually three of them. I forgot about the Piece by Piece thing. I'm very skeptical of the Lego documentary getting in. So yeah if you like animation outside the big name studios that make blockbusters, I guess this is the year for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Morgan Neville has a history w the Academy and I do think Focus is intending to position it as an awards player, so not ruling it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 2025 Oscars Predictions in Every Category (variety.com) “Inside Out 2” (Pixar) “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” (Warner Bros.) “The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol” (Sony Pictures Classics) “Ultraman: Rising” (Netflix) “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation) *** Alternates: “The Imaginary” (Netflix); “Moana 2” (Walt Disney Pictures); “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Pictures); “Spellbound” (Netflix); “That Christmas” (Netflix); “Transformers One” (Paramount); “Untitled Wallace & Gromit Movie” (Netflix) Don't think he's aware of Piece by Piece or Sirocco's existence but I think both their distributors have the cache to get them attention by year's end 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Might be obvious but I think The Wild Robot is going to win this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 Michel Hazanavicius' THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES premiering in-competition at Cannes Cannes Competition Adds Michel Hazanavicius, Mohammad Rasoulof Films (variety.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 This is another movie that could get some attention, Anonymous Content is a fairly prominent Oscar mainstay Lyna Khoudri Voices 'In Waves,' From Silex, Anonymous Content Charades (variety.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/new-oscars-animation-rule-2025-1234976742/ What’s Behind the New Animation Oscar Rule Change? Easier Crossover Qualification The Academy just paved the way for animated films submitted for Best International Feature to qualify for Best Animated Feature. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Unveils 2024 Line-Up (deadline.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morieris Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 A new movie from the director of My Life As A Zucchini?? Yes. No showing for Sirocco and the Kingdom of The Winds huh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 It screened there last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Apparently FLOW is going to Cannes as well, so that might be one to keep an eye on. I am surprised about no word on Marcel Pagnol, wonder if that might not be ready until next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 Sauvages, Into the Wonderwoods, and A Boat in the Garden added to Cannes Cannes Adds Valeria Golina Tribute, Unveils Cinéma de la Plage Titles (deadline.com) Something called Silex and the City also going to Cannes but looking that up that seems like it's based on a local comic/TV series, probably not gonna be a US awards player 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 What's the longest Pixar has gone without wining the Oscar for Animated Feature? Seems to be that they've only gone two awards cycles in a row without winning before now. Now they've been 3 awards cycles without one and there's likely to be a fourth one coming up. Of course there is also WDAS which won in some of the years Pixar didn't win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AniNate Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 Sauvages will be premiering tomorrow at Cannes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Cannes buzz on Flow and Sauvages seems pretty good so far, not so much on Most Precious of Cargoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebSurfer Posted Wednesday at 12:39 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:39 AM (edited) If The Wild Robot film lives up to the books then I can see it being a major player. However, this one may unfortunately go to one of the Disney sequels this year. No disrespect to those films, but more so to the nature of Oscar voters. I’m pretty sure Oscar voters don’t care about animated features unless they have some kind of speciality to them. Like, are they related to Disney/Pixar? Or, who’s name is attached to it? I remember reading some of the Oscar votes for Pinocchio a while back and I’m pretty sure one voter mentioned how they had a chosen favorite animated film that wasn’t nominated for an Oscar, but they went ahead and placed a vote for Pinocchio. It sucks, but I guess all that matters is if those films are financial successes. Edited Wednesday at 12:43 AM by WebSurfer Clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
