Best Animated Feature Film Predictions for the 2023 Oscars

Rank Film Eligible director(s) and producer(s) Distributer 1 Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson (directors), Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar netflix A darker version of the classic children’s fairy tale of a wooden puppet who transforms into a real living boy. 2 “Wendell and Savage” Henry Selick (director and producer), Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele (producers) netflix Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face off against their nemesis, demonic nun Sister Helly, and her two sidekicks, goth teenagers Kat and Raul. However, Raul can’t see them so Kat helps Wendell and Wild help him. 3 “Strange World” Don Hall (director), Roy Conli (producer) Pictures of Walt Disney The legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threatened to overthrow their most recent and crucial mission. 4 “Going Red” Domee Shi (director), Lindsey Collins (producer) Pixar A 13-year-old girl named Meilin turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited. 5 “Marcel the shell with shoes” Dean Fleischer-Camp (director and producer), Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Terry Leonard, Paul Mezey, Jenny Slate (producers) A24 Feature film adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusc named Marcel. Next in line 6 “Light year” Angus MacLane, Galyn Susman Pixar As he spends years trying to get home, abandoned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg trying to steal his fuel source. seven “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” Mark Swift, Joel Crawford DreamWorks Animation Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned eight of his nine lives. Puss embarks on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives. 8 “Inu-Oh” Fumie Takeuchi, Masaaki Yuasa GKIDS A rock opera about the power of music and a powerful statement about artistic freedom. A dancer with an ancient curse and a blind Biwa priest take 14th-century Japan by storm with their daring performances, but those in power threaten to end their electrifying concerts. 9 “The Beast from the Sea” Jed Schlanger, Chris Williams netflix When a young girl embarks on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, she embarks on an epic journey into uncharted waters – and makes history. ten “Minions: The Rise of Gru” Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud Universal Images/Enlightenment The untold story of a twelve-year-old child’s dream of becoming the world’s greatest supervillain. Other top contenders 11 “My Father’s Dragon” Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Paul Young netflix 12 “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman, George Chang, Janelle Momary, Nora Smith 20th century workshops 13 “Chance” John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, David Eisenmann, Peggy Holmes Apple/Skydance Original Movies 14 “The villains” Rebecca Huntley, Damon Ross Universal images 15 “Go home” Koji Yamamoto netflix 16 “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon” Richard Claus, Cesar Zelada, Jose Zelada, Sergio Zelada Shout! studios 17 “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” Ralph Kamp, Stephen Donnelly netflix 18 “DC League of Super-Pets” Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Jared Stern Warner Bros. 19 “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” Guy Collins, Yair Landau, Rob Minkoff, Adam Nagle, Peter Nagle, Susan Purcell, Damien Simonklein, Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier Paramount Pictures 20 “The Deer King” Andô Masashi, Masayuki Miyaji (directors), David Jesteadt, Jorge Soto Marin, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklass, Rodney Uhler (producers) GKIDS List of all contenders (without alphabetical order) — “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon” Richard Claus, Cesar Zelada, Jose Zelada, Sergio Zelada Shout! studios — “Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Childhood in the Space Age” Richard Linklater, Mike Blizzard, Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting, Bruno Felix netflix — “Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness” Ben Stassen (director and producer), Caroline Van Iseghem, Matthieu Zeller (producers) Sony Pictures International — “DC League of Super-Pets” Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Jared Stern Warner Bros. — “Go home” Koji Yamamoto netflix — “Fire heart” be added Hulu — Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro, Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar netflix — “Inu-Oh” Fumie Takeuchi, Masaaki Yuasa GKIDS — “Knor” be added No distribution in the United States — “Light year” Angus MacLane, Galyn Susman Pixar — “Chance” John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, David Eisenmann, Peggy Holmes Apple/Skydance Original Movies — “Marcel the shell with shoes” Dean Fleischer-Camp, Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Terry Leonard, Paul Mezey A24 — “Minions: The Rise of Gru” Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud Universal Images/Enlightenment — “My Father’s Dragon” Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Paul Young netflix — “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” Guy Collins, Yair Landau, Rob Minkoff, Adam Nagle, Peter Nagle, Susan Purcell, Damien Simonklein, Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier Paramount Pictures — “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” Mark Swift, Joel Crawford DreamWorks Animation — “The Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie” Mark Mertens, Andy Suriano netflix — “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” Ralph Kamp, Stephen Donnelly netflix — “Strange World” Don Hall, Roy Conli Pictures of Walt Disney — “Suzume no Tojimari” be added Sony Pictures Classics — “The villains” Rebecca Huntley, Damon Ross Universal images — “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman, George Chang, Janelle Momary, Nora Smith 20th century workshops — “The Deer King” Andô Masashi, Masayuki Miyaji (directors), David Jesteadt, Jorge Soto Marin, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklass, Rodney Uhler (producers) GKIDS — “The Beast from the Sea” Jed Schlanger, Chris Williams netflix — “Going Red” Lindsey Collins, Domee Shi Pixar — “Wendell and Savage” Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele, Henry Selick netflix