2023 Oscar® nominations announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have today announced their nominations for the 95th Academy Awards®! As regards animation, the nominations are as follows:
Animated Feature
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson)
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (Dean Fleischer Camp)
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (Joel Crawford)
THE SEA BEAST (Chris Williams)
Who should win Best Animated Feature Film?
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (55%)
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (15%)
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (15%)
- Turning Red (10%)
- The Sea Beast (5%)
Short Film (Animated)
THE FLYING SAILOR (Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby)
ICE MERCHANTS (João Gonzalez)
MY YEAR OF DICKS (Sara Gunnarsdóttir)
AN OSTRICH TOLD ME THE WORLD IS FAKE AND I THINK I BELIEVE IT (Lachlan Pendragon)
THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE (Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy)
Who should win Best Short Film (Animated)?
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (50%)
- The Flying Sailor (17%)
- My Year of Dicks (17%)
- An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It (17%)
- Ice Merchants (0%)
VFX
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar)
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett)
THE BATMAN (Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy)
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick)
TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher)
Who should win Best VFX?
- Avatar: The Way of Water (67%)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (33%)
- The Batman (0%)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (0%)
- Top Gun: Maverick (0%)
THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS will take place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood Sunday, March 12, 2023