The time has come: The Oscar nominees have been announced.
Among all the nominations, various family-friendly, animated films can be seen among them.
Here is everything you need to know, from what they were nominated for to where you can watch them.
Oscar-nominated animated movies and where to watch them
‘The Wild Robot’
Nominations: Animated feature film, sound, music (original score)
Streaming: Peacock (on Jan. 24)
With a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, “The Wild Robot” took viewers on an adventure following Roz (Lupita Nyong’o), a robot, as she adapts to her surroundings on a new planet.
The movie was directed by Chris Sanders, who is also known for “Lilo & Stitch” (2002) and “How to Train Your Dragon” (2010), according to IMDb.
Music was done by Kris Bowers, who also did music for “The Last Repair Shop” (2023) and “Green Book” (2018), per IMDb.
‘Flow’
Nominations: Animated feature film, international feature film
Streaming: AppleTV+
Receiving a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, this international film shows the adventures of Cat as he navigates the challenges of the world, with the help of new friends, after his home is destroyed by a flood.
The movie was directed by Gints Zilbalodis, a Latvian filmmaker and animator, who is best known for his other animated film, “Away” (2019), according to IMDb.
‘Inside Out 2′
Nominations: Animated feature film
Streaming: Disney+
Joy (Amy Poehler), Anxiety (Maya Hawke) and the other emotions try to navigate the big changes happening inside Riley’s (Kensington Tallman) mind. And they did a pretty good job, as “Inside Out 2″ scored a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
This animated film was directed by Kelsey Mann, who, according to IMDb, is also known for “The Good Dinosaur” (2015) and “Lightyear” (2022).
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’
Nominations: Animated feature film
Streaming: Netflix
With a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, the familiar duo return when a figure from their past takes control of Wallace’s (Ben Whitehead) newest invention, the “smart” gnome.
The film was directed by Merlin Crossingham, known for “Morph” (2014), and Nick Park, known for “Chicken Run” (2000), according to IMDb.