It's Oscar Season once again, and you know what that means -- a ton of movies, both long and short. What are our favs? What has the best odds to win? What was going on this year? Do animated movies still have that magic?FILMS WE WATCHED:FEATURES:ElioDirected by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Adrian MolinaWritten by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike JonesKPop Demon HuntersCo-written and directed by Maggie Kang and Chris AppelhansArcoDirected by Ugo BienvenuWritten by ugo Bienvenu and Félix de GivryZootopia 2Directed by Jared Bush and Byron HowardWritten by Jared BushLittle Amélie or the Character of RainDirected by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho HanWritten by Liane-Cho HanSHORTSButterflyFlorence Miailhe and Ron DyensForevergreenNathan Engelhardt and Jeremy SpearsThe Girl Who Cried PearlsChris Lavis and Maciek SzczerbowskiRetirement PlanJohn Kelly and Andrew FreedmanThe Three SistersKonstantin BronzitREAL WORLD RECS:Ryan - Pokopia for Nintendo Switch 2Brooke - Mary O's Soda Bread in NYCFollow our bluesky @nationofanimation, our Letterboxd @NationAnimation, and our Instagram and @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts@thebrookesmithand @ryanwithcheese on Twitter http://brookeerinsmith.com http://ryangstevens.com&Support secret projects on Venmo @nationofanimationBIG THANKS TO: Jacob Menke for our themeFollow them @menkemaster&Urvashi Lele for our artLearn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmi
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