The 94th Academy Awards is still doing it wrong when it comes to really respecting the animation medium in the area of film. These nutcases still combine kids animation with adult animation and then throws in different languages instead of focusing on English-speaking content, which kind of defeats the purpose of even having this category in America. In any event, we’re rooting for Flee, because the animated drama film can hopefully break through and smash Disney’s long-standing reign on the industry. Granted, the award show is on ABC, which means Disney has the home field advantage, but we’re rooting for the upset.
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Encanto Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino & Clark Spencer Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen & Charlotte De La Gournerie Luca Enrico Casarosa & Andrea Warren The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller & Kurt Albrecht Raya and the Last Dragon Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer & Peter Del Vecho
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Affairs of the Art Joanna Quinn and Les Mills Bestia Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz BoxBallet Anton Dyakov Robin Robin Dan Ojari and Mikey Please The Windshield Wiper Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez