See everything you need to know about the five animations nominated for the 2024 Oscar in the Best Animated Feature category!
Scheduled for March 10th, the 2024 Oscars will be responsible for rewarding the best actors, technicians and films of 2023 at the ceremony that will be hosted at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood (located in Los Angeles, California), starting at 8 pm ( Brasilia time).
Among the various categories created to honor these stars and titles is Best Animation, where feature films from the most diverse studios will compete against each other for the golden statuette of the 96th edition of the award.
With that in mind, RECREIO has gathered below everything you need to know about the films nominated for Best Animation, which are 5 in total: “The Boy and the Crane”, “Elementos”, “Nimona”, “Meu Amigo Robô” and “Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse”. Look:
1. The Boy and the Crane
Marking the return of Hayao Miyazaki After retirement, “The Boy and the Crane” is the filmmaker’s first feature film in 10 years. Produced by the Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, the film features Mahito Maki, a young boy who, after losing his mother during World War II, ends up moving to a new city, where he will learn to deal with the painful family tragedy. , while living a fantastic adventure guided by a gray heron.
The film became Studio Ghibli’s second highest grossing film, earning US$11.3 million in its first weekend, second only to “Spirited Away”.
In addition, he has already won awards such as BAFTA and the Golden Globe. This latest victory brought the first Golden Globe to a Studio Ghibli production and to Miyazakias well as turning the film into the first Japanese animation to win the statuette.
2. Elements
“Elements” is the Disney animation and Pixar which accompanies Ember (Faísca, in the national dubbing version), a young woman from the fire element, and Wade (Gota, in the Brazilian dubbing), who is from the water element, who end up falling in love and defying a common belief among members of the city. : that the elements should not mix.
The romantic adventure also brings references to the childhood of the director responsible, Peter Sohnsince the plot of Brasa and Fagulha, Faísca’s parents, for example, was based on the story of the filmmaker’s parents, who are South Korean immigrants, and ended up settling in the Bronx, New York.
I tried to capture the idea of people from other places coming together to create a life for themselves. That was the emotional hook for me, the fact that my parents came from somewhere else to create a better life for us,” Sohn said in an interview.
3. Nimona
“Nimona”, adaptation of the comic book of the same name written by ND Stevenson, was produced by Netflix. The plot, which is directed by NickBruno It is Troy Quaneand script signed by Robert L. Baird It is Lloyd Taylorreflects on themes such as identity, prejudice and acceptance and has a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film’s synopsis reads: “A knight is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a shape-shifting teenager who could also be a monster he swore to kill.”
In addition to the Oscar, the film competes in the same category for awards such as the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Astra Film Awards.
4. My Robot Friend
Directed and scripted by Pablo Berger, “Meu Amigo Robô” is based on the comic of the same name by Sara Varon. The film, set in New York in the 1980s, follows Dog, a little dog who, when he feels lonely, decides to buy a robot to be his companion. Their beautiful friendship ends up suffering an ordeal when Dog is forced to abandon the robot on the beach, facing great uncertainty about when and if he will see his friend again.
The plot won the Goya award for Best Animation and Best Adapted Screenplay, the European cinema award for Best Animation, Best Independent Animation at the Annie Awards, among others.
5. Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse
Marking the second adventure of Miles Morales, “Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse” follows the reunion of Miles and Gwen Stacy, who will take a new step in their relationships, showing that there is more than friendship going on between the two.
The story produced by Marvel also features Miguel O’Hara, Spider-Man 2099, as the leader of the versions of the friendly neighborhood friend and the clash that he and Morales will face, which begins due to the way in which the stubborn man from Earth-1610 has guided his superhero life.
The plot, led by Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson It is Kemp Powerswon seven categories at this year’s Annie Awards (known as the Oscar of animation), winning, among the categories, Best Animation and Best Direction.
Source: Recreio
