“Wish” and “Elemental” shockingly weren’t nominated in the Annie Awards top category for the first time since 1992.
For the first time in 32 years,DisneyandPixarfilms were completely shut out of the Best Animated Feature category at one of Hollywood’s major animated awards bodies.
Though Disney released bothElementalandWishto theaters in 2023, neither film landed among the nominees in the Annie Awards' top bracket, marking the first time that’s happened since the category was introduced in 1992.
‘Wish’ and ‘Elemental’.Disney/Pixar
The Annie Awards honor the best in animated excellence each year, and are often a predictor of the Best Animated FeatureOscarcontenders each year with Disney and/or Pixar scoring big nominations (or victories) for Best Animated Feature at the Annies every calendar year for over three decades.
Disney/Pixar
Past Disney and/or Pixar contenders in the Annie Awards' category include iconic titles likeAladdin,The Lion King,Toy Story,Finding Nemo,Frozen, andBeauty and the Beast, which won the first-ever Best Animated Feature award.
The development marks another unfortunate turn forWish, which the studio released as a celebration of the 100-year anniversary of theWalt DisneyCompany via a story filled with nods to characters and stories from Disney history.
The film has thus far grossed $209 million at the global box office a relatively low number when compared to past studio releases on top of middling reviews from movie critics.
Released in the summer of 2023,Elemental, however, earned positive reviews and brought in just under $500 million in worldwide ticket sales.
Other films competing for the Annie Awards' Best Animated Feature category includeNimona,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,Suzume,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, andThe Boy and the Heron.
Related content:
