November 21, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANIMATED FEATURE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR 98TH OSCARS® ANNOUNCED
OS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for the 98th Academy Awards®. Complete 98th Academy Awards rules can be found at Oscars.org/rules.
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Thirty-five features are eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards. Some of the films have not yet had their required qualifying release and must fulfill that requirement and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules to advance in the voting process.
To determine the five nominees, members of the Animation Branch are automatically eligible to vote in the category. Academy members outside of the Animation Branch are invited to opt in to participate and must meet a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category may also qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture. Animated features that have been submitted in the International Feature Film category as their country’s official selection are also eligible in the category.
Here now the complete list of eligible films for consideration for Animated Feature Film:
98TH ACADEMY AWARDS ® — ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE ANIMATED FEATURE FILM CATEGORY ARE:
„All Operators Are Currently Unavailable“
„Arco“
„The Bad Guys 2“
„Black Butterflies“
„Boys Go to Jupiter“
„Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc“
„ChaO“
„Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing“
„David“
„Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle“
„Dog Man“
„Dog of God“
„Dragon Heart – Adventures Beyond This World“
„Elio“
„Endless Cookie“
„Fixed“
„Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie“
„In Your Dreams“
„KPop Demon Hunters“
„The Legend of Hei 2“
„Light of the World“
„Little Amélie or the Character of Rain“
„Lost in Starlight“
„A Magnificent Life“
„Mahavatar Narsimha“
„Night of the Zoopocalypse“
„Olivia & las Nubes“
„100 Meters“
„Out of the Nest“
„Scarlet“
„Slide“
„The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants“
„Stitch Head“
„The Twits“
„Zootopia 2“
98th Academy Awards preliminary voting for select categories will begin on Monday, December 8, 2025, and end on Friday, December 12, 2025.
Shortlists for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
# # #
ABOUT THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s premier film organization and is home to a global membership of more than 11,000 of the most accomplished film industry artists and leaders. The Academy connects global audiences – its members, the film industry, and film fans – through their shared passion for making and watching films. The Academy does this by recognizing and celebrating the arts and sciences of moviemaking through renowned awards for cinematic achievement, including the Oscars®, the Governors Awards, and the Scientific and Technical Awards. The Academy’s affiliated charitable organization, the Academy Foundation, serves a public benefit through its robust educational, preservation and cultural activities. This includes the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the world’s largest global film museum, the Academy Collection, the largest film-related collection in the world, and talent development programs for emerging artists. Year-round, the Academy creates opportunities for all communities to engage with the film world.
FOLLOW THE ACADEMY
www.oscars.org
www.facebook.com/TheAcademy
www.youtube.com/Oscars
www.instagram.com/TheAcademy
www.threads.net/@theacademy
www.tiktok.com/@Oscars
www.x.com/TheAcademy
