Oscars: Rare Animated Feature to Be Nominated in VFX
Kubo and the Two Strings was nominated for best animated feature and received a notable second nomination for visual effects.
Awards
Golden Globe Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
BAFTA Award
Best Animated Feature Film
Annie Awards & Nominations
Best Character Animation Award
Best Production Design Award
Best Editing Award
Plus 7 More Nominations
ONLINE FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
PLUS 15 OTHER CRITICS GROUPS
Best Animated Feature
Academy Award® Nominations
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Visual Effects
National Board Of Review Award Winner
Best Animated Feature
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Empire Awards Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Reviews
“A new classic. Enchanting, haunting, engaging and visually stunning.”
“4 stars. Breathtakingly beautiful. Both extraordinarily original and extraordinarily complex.”
“One of the most creative and visionary films of its kind. A unique movie-going experience.”
“Nothing short of magical. A classic hero’s journey full of action and adventure.”
“A crowning achievement.”
“A powerhouse adventure and a visual wonderland of beauty and genuine big screen magic. Yet another LAIKA masterpiece.”
“A Stop-motion masterpiece. A truly unforgettable journey.”
“Truly original. Kubo is a marvel.”
“4 stars. A beautifully animated tale with undeniable emotion. Stop-motion animation has never been rendered more beautifully. Gorgeous.”
How 'The Boxtrolls' Took Stop-Motion Animation to a New Level
LAIKA, which brought viewers ParaNorman, continues to experiment with a "hybrid" approach to animation.
awards
BROADCAST CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE
Best Animated Feature Film
AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
SAN DIEGO FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards & Nominations
Best Voice Acting Award
Best Production Design Award
Plus 7 More Nominations
Golden Globe Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
BAFTA Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Academy Award® Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
reviews
“Breathtaking. Painstaking attention is paid to every minute detail. Thrilling action and relatable characters. Please never change, LAIKA. You’re doing everything so, so right.”
“Another winner from LAIKA. It has heart, humor and beautiful animation. What more could you want?”
“Beautifully animated, Boxtrolls will steal your heart.”
“Refreshingly original.”
“A delectable treat.”
“Gloriously inventive, wonderfully funny and gorgeous to look at.”
“A triumph of design and animation.”
“Yet another triumph from LAIKA. A work of visual wonder.”
ParaNorman is a Visual Marvel of Squash and Stretch
It is an unexpected but welcome development that feature-length stop-motion animation has yet to be killed off by computers.
Awards
BROADCAST CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE
Best Feature Film
Online Film Critics Society
Chicago Film Critics Association
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Plus 12 other critics groups
Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards & Nominations
Best Character Design Award
Best Character Animation Award
Plus 6 More Nominations
reviews
“A handcrafted marvel with singular sensibility and sophisticated wit.”
“It’s so real you could almost reach out and touch it. Gorgeous.”
“ParaNorman may be the most fun you’ll have with ghosts and zombies all year.”
“There’s magic in ParaNorman.”
“4 stars. A visually breathtaking 3-D stop-motion fantasy.”
How the Tiny Studio Behind Coraline Became a Powerhouse
TEN YEARS AGO, LAIKA could have just as easily named itself “Longshot,”writes Angela Watercutter from Wired. So where are they now?
Awards
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
WINNER
One of the best feature films of the year
BAFTA CHILDREN’S AWARD
WINNER
Best Feature Film
SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
Best Animated Feature
Reviews
"5 Stars! Beautiful!"
“This is the animated film as art.”
“Exquisite. A bona fide fairy tale.”
“Grade: A. A thrilling stop-motion animated adventure.”
“A magical tale. A remarkable feat of imagination."
