Best Animated Feature

1. 1

   Wildwood

   Frontrunner

   Fathom Entertainment · Out Oct 23, 2026

   Laika. Variety's predicted winner; NBP 15/17 nominate, 13/17 to win.

2. 2

   Toy Story 5

   Contender

   Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures · Released Jun 19, 2026

   Pixar. NBP 15/17 nominate. Variety No. 2. About $1.15B worldwide per Wikipedia.

3. 3

   Ray Gunn

   Contender

   Netflix · Out Dec 4, 2026

   Brad Bird for Skydance. NBP 16/17 nominate. Variety No. 4.

4. 4

   Iron Boy

   Contender

   Sony Pictures Classics · US distributor per Next Best Picture listing (SPC); France release Oct 14

   • Cannes: Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize
   • Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 (awards): Jury Award
   • Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 (awards): Audience Award

   NBP 13/17 nominate.

5. 5

   Forgotten Island

   Contender

   Universal Pictures · Released Sep 25, 2026

   DreamWorks. NBP 13/17 nominate. Variety No. 5.

6. 6

   Tangles

   Contender

   Independent Film Company · Oscar-qualifying run planned for late 2026, wider release 2027

   Variety No. 3.

7. 7

   Hoppers

   Longshot

   Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures · Released Mar 6, 2026

   Pixar, March release. Outside Variety and NBP fives.

8. 8

   Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

   Longshot

   GKIDS · GKIDS is the US distributor; Wikipedia lists Sept 18, 2026 without naming the territory

   Aardman.

9. 9

   The Violinist

   Longshot

   no US distributor found; Spain release Nov 13

   • Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 (awards): Cristal for a Feature Film

   Annecy's top feature prize; no US distributor found.

10. 10

    Hexed

    Longshot

    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures · Out Nov 25, 2026

    Disney, opens Nov 25.

No precursor history for Best Animated Feature yet. The scorecard covers Picture, Director and the four acting races.

1. 2026
   Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
2. 2025
   Gints Zilbalodis, Matiss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
3. 2024
   Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
4. 2023
   Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
5. 2022
   Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
6. 2021
   Pete Docter and Dana Murray
7. 2020
   Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera
8. 2019
   Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
9. 2018
   Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson
10. 2017
    Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer