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
Academy Award® Nominations
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Visual Effects
ONLINE FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
PLUS 15 OTHER CRITICS GROUPS
Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards & Nominations
Best Character Animation Award
Best Production Design Award
Best Editing Award
Plus 7 More Nominations
BAFTA Award
Best Animated Feature Film
Golden Globe Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Empire Awards Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
National Board Of Review Award Winner
Best Animated Feature
Reviews
“A Stop-motion masterpiece. A truly unforgettable journey.”
“A powerhouse adventure and a visual wonderland of beauty and genuine big screen magic. Yet another LAIKA masterpiece.”
“A crowning achievement.”
“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.”
“4 stars. Breathtakingly beautiful. Both extraordinarily original and extraordinarily complex.”
“A new classic. Enchanting, haunting, engaging and visually stunning.”
“4 stars. A beautifully animated tale with undeniable emotion. Stop-motion animation has never been rendered more beautifully. Gorgeous.”
“Truly original. Kubo is a marvel.”
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
Academy Award® Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
BAFTA Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Golden Globe Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Annie Awards & Nominations
Best Voice Acting Award
Best Production Design Award
Plus 7 More Nominations
AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
SAN DIEGO FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
Best Animated Feature
BROADCAST CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE
Best Animated Feature Film
reviews
“Yet another triumph from LAIKA. A work of visual wonder.”
“A triumph of design and animation.”
“Gloriously inventive, wonderfully funny and gorgeous to look at.”
“A delectable treat.”
“Refreshingly original.”
“Beautifully animated, Boxtrolls will steal your heart.”
“Another winner from LAIKA. It has heart, humor and beautiful animation. What more could you want?”
“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.”
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
Academy Award® Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
BAFTA Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Annie Awards & Nominations
Best Character Design Award
Best Character Animation Award
Plus 6 More Nominations
Online Film Critics Society
Chicago Film Critics Association
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Plus 12 other critics groups
Best Animated Feature
BROADCAST CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE
Best Feature Film
reviews
“ParaNorman represents unparalleled innovation in handmade storytelling – a new future for a 100-year-old art form.”
“4 stars. A visually breathtaking 3-D stop-motion fantasy.”
“There’s magic in ParaNorman.”
“ParaNorman may be the most fun you’ll have with ghosts and zombies all year.”
“It’s so real you could almost reach out and touch it. Gorgeous.”
“A handcrafted marvel with singular sensibility and sophisticated wit.”
“Spectacular. So good it’s scary. The year’s most visually dazzling movie so far.”
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
Academy Award® Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
BAFTA NOMINATION
Best Animated Feature Film
Golden Globe Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
Annie Awards & Nominations
Best Character Design Award
Best Production Design Award
Best Music Award
Plus 5 More Nominations
SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
Best Animated Feature
BAFTA CHILDREN’S AWARD
WINNER
Best Feature Film
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
WINNER
One of the best feature films of the year
Reviews
“A magical tale. A remarkable feat of imagination."
“Grade: A. A thrilling stop-motion animated adventure.”
“Exquisite. A bona fide fairy tale.”
“This is the animated film as art.”
"5 Stars! Beautiful!"
