Joey Magidson
First of all, I hope you all had a fun and safe July 4th holiday earlier on in the week. Now, on to business, since it’s time for another one, ladies and gentlemen. Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other times, they’ll be relegated to the Honorable Mention category. Who knows, maybe one or two won’t even make the cut? It’s a list series that I’ll do each and every single year, in the weeks after the ceremony concludes. So, while this is a fun way to think about the Oscars in the aftermath of the latest telecast, it’s also a beginning for another column here on the site. Of course, definitely show us your own lists as well, in the comments section below. We’re definitely keen to know what you think!
Today’s category is Best Animated Feature. As you all know, for better or (to a select few) worse, Pixar has dominated this category, almost since its inception. A full twelve of the twenty Animated Feature winners have been Pixar offerings. Among those dozen, they’re very well spaced out on the list you’re about to see. For my money, they have the top two spots in Toy Story 3 and WALL-E, with a non Disney/Pixar effort next in line with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Other things that make the top tier slots include Coco, Frozen, Inside Out, Shrek, and Up. Where did the latest winner in Encanto wind up placing? Read on below to find out…
Here are what I consider to be the 21 (since there aren’t yet 25) best winners of the Best Animated Feature Oscar, to date:
21. Encanto
20. Spirited Away
19. Brave
18. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
17. Rango
16. Ratatouille
15. Happy Feet
14. Big Hero 6
13. Zootopia
12. Finding Nemo
11. Soul
10. The Incredibles
9. Inside Out
8. Shrek
7. Toy Story 4
6. Coco
5. Up
4. Frozen
3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2. WALL-E
1. Toy Story 3
Stay tuned for another category later on this week or early next week!
One of my favorite categories!
I will always be miffed that Lilo and Stitch didn’t get it being my favorite ( at least the winner is acceptable)but I refuse to be rational about Brave getting it over Frankenwinnie!
1. Toy Story 3
2. Up
3 Zootopia
4. Encanto
5 . Spider- man Into The Spider Verse
6. Toy Story 4
7 . Wall – E
8. Shrek
9. Frozen
10. Inside Out
11. Coco
12 . Big Hero 6
13. Spirited Away
14 . Finding Nemo
15. Ratatouille
16 . Soul
17. Happy Feet
18. The Incredibles
19. Rango
20. Wallace & Gromit The Curse of The Ware Rabbit
21. Brave
Love the Toy Story love!
Naturally!
Today’s ranking of the winners
1. WALL*E
2. Spirited Away
3. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
4. Ratatouille
5. Finding Nemo
6. Inside Out
7. Shrek
8. Toy Story 3
9. Coco
10. Up
11. The Incredibles
12. Zootopia
13. Rango
14. Big Hero 6
15. Encanto
16. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
17. Toy Story 4
18. Soul
19. Brave
20. Frozen
21. Happy Feet
Nicely done!