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ARCO • NEON
Ugo Bienvenu | Director
Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman | Producers
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ELIO • Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Pictures
Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina | Directors
Mary Alice Drumm | Producer
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KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN • GKIDS
Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han | Directors
Henri Magalon, Edwina Liard, Claire La Combe, Nidia Santiago | Producers
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ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures
Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer
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DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA THE MOVIE: INFINITY CASTLE • Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures
Haruo Sotozaki | Director
Akifumi Fujio, Masanori Miyake, Yūma Takahashi | Producers
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THE BAD GUYS 2 • Dreamworks Animation / Universal Pictures
Pierre Perifel, JP Sans | Directors
Damon Ross | Producer
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IN YOUR DREAMS • Netflix
Alex Woo | Director
Timothy Hahn, Gregg Taylor | Producers
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DOG OF GOD • Lumiere Lab
Lauris Abele, Raitis Abele | Directors
Raitis Abele, Kristele Pudane | Producers
| » OSCARS ELIGIBLE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Award Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
DOG MAN • Dreamworks Animation / Universal Pictures
Peter Hastings | Director
Karen Foster | Producer
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ENDLESS COOKIE • Obscured Releasing
Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver | Directors
Daniel Bekerman, Chris Yurkovich, Alex Ordanis, Jason Ryle, Seth Scriver | Producers
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100 METERS • GKIDS
Kenji Iwaisawa | Director
Yūsuke Terada, Yuki Katayama, Akane Taketsugu | Producers
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A Magnificent Life • Sony Pictures Classics
Sylvain Chomet | Director
Ashargin Poiré, Lilian Eche, Valérie Puech, Aton Soumache | Producers
| » OSCARS ELIGIBLE » ANNIE AWARD NOMINEE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee |
SCARLET • Sony / Columbia Pictures
Mamoru Hosoda | Director
Yuichiro Saito, Toshimi Tanio, Nozomu Takahashi | Producers
| » OSCARS ELIGIBLE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee |
BOYS GO TO JUPITER • Cartuna / Irony Point
Julian Glander | Director / Producer
| » OSCARS ELIGIBLE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
THE LEGEND OF HEI 2 • GKIDS
MTJJ Mutou, Gu Jie | Directors
Fangbing Cong | Producer
| » Portland Critics Association Award Winner » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS • 20th Century Studios
Dan Trachtenberg, Joshua Wassung | Directors
John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers
| » Music City Film Critics Association Award Winner » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee |
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE • Ketchup Entertainment
Peter Browngardt | Director
Peter Browngardt, Sam Register | Producers
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NE ZHA 2 • A24
Yu Yang | Director
Wenzhang Liu | Producer
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