2026 Oscar Best Animated Feature Film Predictions
Tracking my evolving predictions for Animated Feature throughout Awards Season.
Animated Feature
*Updated 01.16.2025
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In the Spotlight |
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1 |
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) |
— 👑 |
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2 |
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Pictures) |
— 🔒 |
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3 |
Elio (Disney/Pixar) |
▲ 1 🔒 |
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4 |
Arco (NEON) |
▲ 1 🔒 |
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5 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Crunchyroll | Sony Pictures Entertainment) |
▲ 3 |
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On the Fringe |
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6 |
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS) |
— |
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7 |
Scarlet (Sony Pictures Classic) |
— |
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In the Mix |
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8 |
The Bad Guys 2 (Universal Pictures) |
▲ 4 |
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9 |
The Twits (Netflix) |
— |
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10 |
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (Toho) |
▲ 4 |
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Long Shots |
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11 |
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Paramount Pictures) |
— |
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12 |
Endless Cookie (Obscured Releasing) |
▼ 2 |
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13 |
A Magnificent Life (Sony Pictures Classic) |
— |
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14 |
The Legend of Hei 2 (GKIDS) |
▲ 1 |
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15 |
In Your Dreams (Netflix | Kuku Studios) |
🆕 |
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— |
Ne Zha 2 (A24) – Not submitted |
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The table updates as the awards season shifts – my ADHD and OCD won’t let it sit still. The leaderboard below stays put; it’s the Top 7 I locked in at the start of the month.
For the full list of Animated Feature Film submissions, click here.