Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Animated Feature. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.
Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:
NBP Staff Picks
| Matt Neglia | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | SCARLET | ▼ 4 |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 10 | ANIMAL FARM |
Last Updated:
| 9/10/2025 1:35 AM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ARCO | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 6 |
| 5 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 6 | ELIO | |
| 7 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 8 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 9 | ANIMAL FARM | |
| 10 | SCARLET | ▼ 9 |
Last Updated:
| 9/10/2025 1:50 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 2 | SCARLET | |
| 3 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 4 | ARCO | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 8 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 9 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 10 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
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| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 2 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | ▲ 5 |
| 3 | ARCO | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 6 |
| 5 | SCARLET | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 7 | ELIO | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▼ 3 |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | ANIMAL FARM | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 9/22/2025 11:21 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | SCARLET | |
| 4 | ARCO | |
| 5 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 10 | IN YOUR DREAMS |
Last Updated:
| 9/19/2025 1:05 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | SCARLET | |
| 4 | ELIO | |
| 5 | ARCO | |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 7 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
| 9/18/2025 5:51 PM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 7 |
| 4 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | ARCO | |
| 7 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 10 | SCARLET | ▼ 7 |
Last Updated:
| 9/18/2025 5:20 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 2 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 3 | SCARLET | |
| 4 | ARCO | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 7 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 8 | DEATH DOES NOT EXIST | |
| 9 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 10 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
Last Updated:
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | ARCO | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 5 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 5 |
| 6 | ELIO | |
| 7 | FIXED | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | DEATH DOES NOT EXIST | |
| 10 | SCARLET | ▼ 9 |
Last Updated:
| 9/11/2025 10:21 PM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | SCARLET | |
| 4 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | ELIO | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 8 | ARCO | |
| 9 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 10 | DOG OF GOD |
Last Updated:
| 9/12/2025 7:06 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ARCO | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | SCARLET | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | NE ZHA 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 9 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 10 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
Last Updated:
| 9/15/2025 4:36 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | ▲ 3 |
| 4 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | ELIO | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | SCARLET | ▼ 5 |
| 7 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 9 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 10 | DEATH DOES NOT EXIST |
Last Updated:
| 9/7/2025 2:21 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | ▲ 6 |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 4 | SCARLET | ▼ 3 |
| 5 | ARCO | |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 7 | ELIO | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 9 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 10 | DEATH DOES NOT EXIST |
Last Updated:
| 9/5/2025 2:51 PM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCARLET | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 4 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 5 | ARCO | |
| 6 | ELIO | |
| 7 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE | |
| 10 | ANIMAL FARM |
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