2025 Oscar Nominees for Animation and VFX; From 'Flow' to 'Dune: Part Two'

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, celebrating the best in animation and visual effects. This year’s nominees showcase a diverse array of talent and storytelling, highlighting the creativity and innovation within the industry.

Best Animated Feature Nominees

The nominees for Best Animated Feature include:

Flow (Director: Gints Zilbalodis) – Janus Films/Sideshow
Inside Out 2 (Director: Kelsey Mann) – Disney/Pixar
Memoir of a Snail (Director: Adam Elliot) – IFC Films
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Directors: Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham) – Netflix/Aardman Animations
The Wild Robot (Director: Chris Sanders) – Universal/DreamWorks

Best Animated Short Nominees

The nominees for Best Animated Short are:

Beautiful Men (Director: Nicolas Keppens)
In the Shadow of the Cypress (Directors: Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani)
Magic Candies (Director: Daisuke Nishio)
Wander to Wonder (Director: Nina Gantz)
Yuck! (Director: Loïc Espuche)

Best Visual Effects Nominees

The nominees for Best Visual Effects include:

Alien: Romulus – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, Shane Mahan (20th Century)
Better Man – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs (Paramount)
Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer (Warner Bros.)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke (20th Century)
Wicked – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, Paul Corbould (Universal)

Highlights and Surprises

This year’s nominations brought several highlights and surprises. Flow, a dialogue-free feature by Gints Zilbalodis, emerged as a key contender, earning nominations in both the Best Animated Feature and International Feature categories. DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot also received multiple nominations, including Best Music and Best Sound, bringing its total to three.

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In the Best Visual Effects category, Dune: Part Two and Wicked are among the top contenders, showcasing the incredible advancements in visual storytelling and technology.

The 97th Academy Awards promise to be an exciting celebration of the best in animation and visual effects. With a diverse array of nominees, this year’s awards highlight the creativity and innovation within the industry. As the anticipation builds, fans eagerly await the winners, who will be revealed at the grand ceremony on March 2.

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