2023 Oscars Best Animated Feature Predictions

Rank Film Eligible Director(s) and Producer(s) Distributor 1 “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Guillermo del Toro (director, producer), Mark Gustafson (director), Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar (producers) Netflix A darker version of the classic children’s fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy. 2 “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” Dean Fleischer-Camp (director and producer), Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey (producers) A24 Feature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel. 3 “Turning 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. 4 “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” Joel Crawford (director), Mark Swift (producer) DreamWorks Animation Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives. 5 “Wendell & Wild” Henry Selick (director, producer), Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele (producers) Netflix Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face their arch-nemesis, the demon-dusting nun Sister Helly, and her two acolytes, the goth teens Kat and Raul. However, Raul cannot see them so Kat helps Wendell and Wild to help him. Next in Line 6 “Inu-Oh” Masaaki Yuasa (director), Fumie Takeuchi, Eunyoung Choi (producers) GKids A cursed dancer and a musician stun society with electrifying concerts in this animated rock opera. 7 “Lightyear” Angus MacLane (director), Galyn Susman (producer) Pixar While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source. 8 “Strange World” Don Hall (director), Roy Conli (producer) Walt Disney Pictures The legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threatened to topple their latest and most crucial mission. 9 “Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood” Richard Linklater (director, producer), Mike Blizzard, Bruno Felix, Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting (producers) Netflix A coming-of-age story set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. 10 “The Bad Guys” Rebecca Huntley, Damon Ross (producers), Pierre Perifel (director) Universal Pictures To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretend to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to secretly find that he genuinely wants to change his ways. Other Top-Tier Contenders 11 “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman, George Chang, Janelle Momary, Nora Smith 20th Century Studios 12 “Minions: The Rise of Gru” Kyle Balda (director), Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud (producers) Universal Pictures/Illumination 13 “Eternal Spring” Jason Loftus (director, producer), Kevin Koo, Yvan Pinard (producers) Lofty Sky Distribution 14 “Charlotte” Tahir Rana, Éric Warin (directors), Jérôme Dopffer, Eric Goossens, Anton Roebben, Julia Rosenberg (producers) Good Deed Entertainment 15 “The Sea Beast” Chris Williams (director, producer) Jed Schlanger (producer) Netflix 16 “My Father’s Dragon” Nora Twomey (director), Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Tomm Moore, Paul Young (producers) Netflix 17 “Run, Tiger, Run!” Xiaozhen Jiang, Zongqing Yang, Jianru Zhang, Xiuping Liu, Hongliang Niu, Stanley Tsang, Bo Wang, Joey Zou, Yuanwen Ji (directors) Soular Animation 18 “Luck” Peggy Holmes (director), John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, David Eisenmann (producers) Apple Original Films/Skydance 19 “Mad God” Phil Tippett (director, producer) IFC Midnight/Shudder 20 “DC League of Super-Pets” Jared Stern (director, producer) Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia (producers) Warner Bros. All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical) — “Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood” Richard Linklater (director, producer), Mike Blizzard, Bruno Felix, Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting (producers) Netflix — “Charlotte” Tahir Rana, Éric Warin (directors), Jérôme Dopffer, Eric Goossens, Anton Roebben, Julia Rosenberg (producers) Good Deed Entertainment — “DC League of Super-Pets” Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Jared Stern Warner Bros. — “Drifting Home” Koji Yamamoto (director, producer) Netflix — “Eternal Spring” Jason Loftus (director, producer), Kevin Koo, Yvan Pinard (producers) Lofty Sky Distribution — “Goodbye, Don Glees!” Atsuko Ishizuka (director), Kenji Nakamoto, Sho Tanaka (producers) GKids — “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson (directors), Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar Netflix — “Inu-Oh” Masaaki Yuasa (director), Fumie Takeuchi, Eunyoung Choi (producers) GKids — “Lamya’s Poem” Alexander Kronemer (director, producer), Glenn James Brown, Sam Kadi (producers) Phoenicia Pictures — “Lightyear” Angus MacLane (director), Galyn Susman (producer) Pixar — “Little Nicholas, Happy as Can Be” Amandine Fredon, Benjamin Massoubre (directors), Aton Soumache, Lilian Eche, Cedric Pilot, Christel Henon (producers) Buffalo 8 — “Luck” Peggy Holmes (director), John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, David Eisenmann (producers) Apple Original Films/Skydance — “Mad God” Phil Tippett (director, producer) IFC Midnight/Shudder — “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” Dean Fleischer-Camp (director and producer), Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Terry Leonard, Paul Mezey, Jenny Slate (producers) A24 — “Minions: The Rise of Gru” Kyle Balda (director), Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud (producers) Universal Pictures/Illumination — “New Gods: Yang Jian” Ji Zhao (director), Lu Xi (producer) GKids — “My Father’s Dragon” Nora Twomey (director), Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Tomm Moore, Paul Young (producers) Netflix — “Oink” Mascha Halberstad (director), Marleen Slot (producer) Synergetic Distribution — “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier (directors), Rob Minkoff (director, producer), Guy Collins, Yair Landau, Adam Nagle, Peter Nagle (producers) Paramount Pictures — “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” Joel Crawford (director), Mark Swift (producer) DreamWorks Animation — “Run, Tiger, Run!” Xiaozhen Jiang, Zongqing Yang, Jianru Zhang, Xiuping Liu, Hongliang Niu, Stanley Tsang, Bo Wang, Joey Zou, Yuanwen Ji (directors) Soular Animation — “Strange World” Don Hall (director), Roy Conli (producer) Walt Disney Pictures — “The Bad Guys” Rebecca Huntley, Damon Ross Universal Pictures — “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman, George Chang, Janelle Momary, Nora Smith 20th Century Studios — “The Sea Beast” Chris Williams (director, producer) Jed Schlanger (producer) Netflix — “Turning Red” Lindsey Collins, Domee Shi Pixar — “Wendell & Wild” Henry Selick (director and producer), Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele (producers) Netflix