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 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | ARCO | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 6 | SCARLET | |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 9 | ENDLESS COOKIE | |
| 10 | DOG OF GOD |
Last Updated:
| 12/30/2025 1:50 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 8 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | |
| 9 | ENDLESS COOKIE | NEW |
| 10 | SCARLET |
Last Updated:
| 1/9/2026 9:20 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | ARCO | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | DEMON HUNTERS: KIMETSU NO YAIBA - INFINITY CASTLE | NEW |
| 9 | SCARLET | |
| 10 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER |
Last Updated:
| 1/13/2026 1:50 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | SCARLET | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | ENDLESS COOKIE | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | DOG OF GOD | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/30/2025 6:05 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | SCARLET | |
| 9 | ENDLESS COOKIE | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | DOG OF GOD |
Last Updated:
| 1/5/2026 10:35 AM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | NEW |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | DEMON HUNTERS: KIMETSU NO YAIBA - INFINITY CASTLE | |
| 10 | SCARLET | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
| 1/9/2026 7:20 PM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ARCO | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 7 | SCARLET | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 9 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 10 | ENDLESS COOKIE |
Last Updated:
| 1/8/2026 2:35 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | NEW |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | ENDLESS COOKIE | |
| 9 | DOG OF GOD | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
Last Updated:
| 1/11/2026 10:36 AM |
| 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 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ARCO | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | SCARLET | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | DOG OF GOD | |
| 10 | ENDLESS COOKIE |
Last Updated:
| 1/9/2026 4:21 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 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 4 | ARCO | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | NEW |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | SCARLET | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | DEMON HUNTERS: KIMETSU NO YAIBA - INFINITY CASTLE | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
| 1/13/2026 5:21 PM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 4 | ARCO | |
| 5 | ELIO | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | SCARLET | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | ENDLESS COOKIE | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | |
| 10 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
Last Updated:
| 1/11/2026 11:36 PM |