94th Academy Awards Best Animated Feature nominations predictions
by AlexHartsell | created - 06 Dec 2021 | updated - 06 Dec 2021 | PublicAs usual (sort of) here are my picks for the nominations for this year's Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Rows 1-5: My top picks for the nominations
Rows 6-10: My other picks for the nominations
Rows 11-26: Very Long Shots
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1. Belle (2021)
PG | 121 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shôta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro
Votes: 17,153
2. Encanto (2021)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.
Directors: Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith | Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo
Votes: 262,519 | Gross: $96.09M
3. Flee (2021)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Stars: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Votes: 19,520
4. Luca (2021)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.
Director: Enrico Casarosa | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo
Votes: 194,513
5. The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
PG | 114 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
Directors: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe | Stars: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Michael Rianda
Votes: 126,911
6. Cryptozoo (2021)
Unrated | 95 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown.
Director: Dash Shaw | Stars: Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Alex Karpovsky, Zoe Kazan
Votes: 2,143
7. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
Not Rated | 97 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A heartwarming comedy-drama about the bonds shared by an unconventional mother and daughter in a sleepy seaside town.
Director: Ayumu Watanabe | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Cocomi, Natsuki Hanae, Ikuji Nakamura
Votes: 912
8. Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A factory town is covered by chimney smoke, and as the townspeople haven't see the sky in centuries, they no longer believe that stars exist. A chimney sweep and a friendly monster named Poupelle decide to prove that stars are real.
Director: Yûsuke Hirota | Stars: Masataka Kubota, Mana Ashida, Shingo Fujimori, Rina Honizumi
Votes: 652
9. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.
Directors: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs, John Ripa | Stars: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Izaac Wang
Votes: 171,914 | Gross: $54.72M
10. Vivo (I) (2021)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Vivo, Sony Pictures Animation's first-ever musical adventure featuring all-new original songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, will take audiences on an epic adventure to gorgeous and vibrant locations never before seen in animation.
Directors: Kirk DeMicco, Brandon Jeffords | Stars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ynairaly Simo, Zoe Saldana, Juan de Marcos González
Votes: 21,625
11. The Addams Family 2 (2021)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. Sequel to the 2019 animated film, 'The Addams Family'.
Directors: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan, Laura Brousseau, Kevin Pavlovic | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Javon 'Wanna' Walton
Votes: 15,596 | Gross: $56.49M
12. The Ape Star (2021)
PG | 75 min | Animation, Family
Jonna has lived at the orphanage all her life. One day a Gorilla comes and adopts her. It takes some time for Jonna to get used to her new mother, but just as everything starts becoming good, the local authorities threaten their existence.
Director: Linda Hambäck | Stars: Rebecca Gerstmann, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 166
13. Back to the Outback (2021)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they're monsters, a group of Australia's deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback.
Directors: Harry Cripps, Clare Knight | Stars: Eric Bana, Tim Minchin, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie
Votes: 10,500
14. Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People (2021)
90 min | Animation
Bob finds himself trapped in a post-apocalyptic desert inhabited by glamorous mutant '80s pop stars out for blood - Bob's blood.
Director: Cesar Cabral | Stars: Milhem Cortaz, André Abujamra, Grace Gianoukas, Paulo Miklos
Votes: 259
15. The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Templeton brothers have become adults and drifted away from each other, but a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach is about to bring them together again - and inspire a new family business.
Director: Tom McGrath | Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt
Votes: 22,532 | Gross: $57.30M
16. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020)
99 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Tsuneo is a university student and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds Josee's grandmother taking her out for a evening walk.
Director: Kôtarô Tamura | Stars: Kaya Kiyohara, Taishi Nakagawa, Matsutera Chiemi, Kengo Kawanishi
Votes: 7,913
17. The Laws of the Universe: The Age of Elohim (2021)
PG | 119 min | Animation
150 million years ago, various aliens were living in harmony under the God of the Earth, Elohim. But the earth is actually in danger because there was a plan to annihilate the earth by Dahar, who was from the dark side of the universe.
Director: Isamu Imakake | Stars: Satomi Arai, Banjô Ginga, Miki Itô, Kane Jungbluth-Murry
Votes: 53
18. Moje slunce Mad (2021)
85 min | Animation, Drama
When Herra, a Czech woman, falls in love with Nazir, an Afghan man, she has no idea about the life that awaits her in post-Taliban Afghanistan, nor about the family she is about to join.
Director: Michaela Pavlátová | Stars: Zuzana Stivínová, Shahid Maqsoodi, Shamla Maqsoodi, Mohammad Aref Safai
Votes: 496
19. PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)
G | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Ryder and the PAW Patrol pups are called to Adventure City in order to stop the recently-elected Mayor Humdinger from wreaking havoc.
Director: Cal Brunker | Stars: Tyler Perry, Ron Pardo, Will Brisbin, Kingsley Marshall
Votes: 8,400 | Gross: $40.13M
20. Pompo: The Cinéphile (2021)
94 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A famous movie producer gives her young production assistant a chance to direct his first film.
Director: Takayuki Hirao | Stars: Hiroya Shimizu, Konomi Kohara, Ai Kakuma, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 1,165
21. Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of Barney, an awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device. Ron's malfunctions set against the backdrop of the social media age launch them on a journey to learn about true friendship.
Directors: Sarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine, Octavio E. Rodriguez | Stars: Jack Dylan Grazer, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Olivia Colman
Votes: 40,417
22. Sing 2 (2021)
PG | 110 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.
Directors: Garth Jennings, Christophe Lourdelet | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly
Votes: 87,159 | Gross: $162.79M
23. The Spine of Night (2021)
Not Rated | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Ultra-violent, epic fantasy set in a land of magic follows heroes from different eras and cultures battling against a malevolent force.
Directors: Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel
Votes: 2,829
24. Spirit Untamed (2021)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.
Directors: Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan | Stars: Isabela Merced, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Walton Goggins
Votes: 4,738
25. The Summit of the Gods (2021)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
Director: Patrick Imbert | Stars: Lazare Herson-Macarel, Eric Herson-Macarel, Damien Boisseau, Elisabeth Ventura
Votes: 8,713
26. Wish Dragon (2021)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.
Director: Chris Appelhans | Stars: Jimmy Wong, John Cho, Constance Wu, Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Votes: 33,511
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