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 | ARCO | |
| 3 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 6 | SCARLET | |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 9 | ENDLESS COOKIE | |
| 10 | DOG OF GOD |
Last Updated:
| 12/10/2025 3:50 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 6 | ELIO | |
| 7 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 8 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | NEW |
| 9 | DOG OF GOD | NEW |
| 10 | SCARLET |
Last Updated:
| 11/22/2025 11:05 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ARCO | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 7 | DEMON HUNTERS: KIMETSU NO YAIBA - INFINITY CASTLE | |
| 8 | ENDLESS COOKIE | |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 10 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER |
Last Updated:
| 12/18/2025 1:35 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | SCARLET | |
| 6 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 10 | ENDLESS COOKIE |
Last Updated:
| 11/29/2025 12:21 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | ELIO | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | ENDLESS COOKIE | NEW |
| 8 | SCARLET | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | DOG OF GOD |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 3:20 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | ELIO | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 8 | SCARLET | |
| 9 | DEMON HUNTERS: KIMETSU NO YAIBA - INFINITY CASTLE | |
| 10 | THE BAD GUYS 2 |
Last Updated:
| 12/11/2025 11:21 AM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ARCO | |
| 3 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | SCARLET | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | NEW |
| 10 | ENDLESS COOKIE | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/7/2025 1:05 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | NEW |
| 7 | DOG OF GOD | |
| 8 | ENDLESS COOKIE | |
| 9 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
Last Updated:
| 12/5/2025 1:36 PM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCO | |
| 2 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 3 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | ELIO | |
| 7 | SCARLET | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | NEW |
| 9 | ENDLESS COOKIE | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | DOG OF GOD |
Last Updated:
| 12/7/2025 11:51 AM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ARCO | |
| 3 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | SCARLET | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | DOG OF GOD | |
| 10 | ENDLESS COOKIE | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/12/2025 7:21 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | SCARLET | |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 8 | ENDLESS COOKIE | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 10 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 2:51 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 7 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 8 | SCARLET | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | NEW |
| 10 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER |
Last Updated:
| 11/23/2025 4:50 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 4 | SCARLET | |
| 5 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 6 | ARCO | |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | NEW |
| 9 | DOG OF GOD | NEW |
| 10 | ENDLESS COOKIE | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/22/2025 11:06 AM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 4 | ARCO | |
| 5 | SCARLET | |
| 6 | ENDLESS COOKIE | NEW |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | NEW |
| 10 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
Last Updated:
| 11/22/2025 11:06 AM |