Inside Out: biggest Oscar snub this year?

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Inside Out has been nominated for Best Animated Feature. And, it has some interesting competition in that category, including writer Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, an odd stop-motion animated drama made for adults. You can read about all the Animated Feature nominees on the official Oscars page by clicking here.

While I'm happy Inside Out has been recognized in this category, THIS IS THE BIGGEST OSCAR SNUB IN A LONG TIME!!!!!  IT SHOULD BE NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE! Why??? Because -

1. It has a 98%on Rotten Tomatoes! 

Come on! Inside Out scored big with critics, Disney fans, and general movie audiences. I know the Academy doesn't choose movies based purely on their ratings, but the ratings are a strong showing of how popular or well-received a movie is by the world. This 98% is coming from movie critics, many of whom may even be eligible to vote on movies for Oscars. So, what happened? Why didn't Inside Out  get nominated for Best Picture? 

2. UP and Toy Story 3 

UP has the same rotten tomatoes score as Inside Out, 98% critics and 90% audiences. And, Toy Story 3 has a 99% rating! Both of these movies were nominated for Best Picture. In fact, a man named Pete Docter is credited as a Producer of Inside Out, and he was a Producer and writer for UP. 

3. Inside Out is incredible

Inside Out is visually vibrant, creative, and forward thinking. As many Pixar movies, it raises the bar of detail and quality for Pixar movies. Aside from the astonishing technical achievement and gorgeous visuals,  Inside Out has a story that is deeply moving and relatable to almost everyone. It is about wrestling with the loss of childhood and innocence. It is about the loneliness of growing up. It is about family. Those are some heavy ideas to tackle in a children's movie. Yet, Inside Out does it with charm, wit, and style. That's more than I can say for Spotlight. 



CLICK HERE to watch the official announcement of Best Animated Feature Films on YouTube from the official Oscars page.


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