The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nominations for its 98th Annual Academy Awards. The 5 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their producers and directors:

Best Animated Feature nominees are: 

ARCO (Neon) – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman
ELIO – (Pixar) – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (Sony Animation/Netflix) – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
LITTLE AMELIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN (GKids) – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
ZOOTOPIA 2 (Disney) – Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

Best Animated Short nominees are: 

BUTTERFLY — Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
FOREVERGREEN— Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS – Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski 
RETIREMENT PLAN — John Kelly  Andrew Freedman
THE THREE SISTERS — Konstantin Bronzit

The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15th, 2026, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

In Addition – “Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters was nominated for Best Song.

This post is a work-in-progress to be updated over the next few hours.