mrmechsale t1_jad9mfp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Audiences also generally think animated features are for kids and that stigma still exists pretty strongly.

Its why every Oscar season Del Toro or Bird will reiterate that animation is a medium not a genre.

allegedly the category "best animated feature" was only made they were afraid of a cartoon winning best picture.

AlanMorlock t1_jaef97y wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:03 PM

People say this but there's been more animated films nominated for best picture, and notably far more animated films nomi ated for other awards like screenplay after the the category was started thst in the several decades before. It's made animated festures much more of a part of the awards conversation generally.