Oscars 2022: Final Predictions In Every Category

11. Best Animated Feature

NOMINEES:

Encanto

Flee

Luca

The Mitchells Vs the Machines

Raya and the Last Dragon

What Should Win: The Mitchells vs. The Machines

There's certainly an argument to be made that Flee is the best film here, but in terms of the film that best utilises the animated medium in an expressive and imaginative way, Netflix's irreverent family road movie is tough to top.

What Will Win: Encanto

Sadly Oscar voters tend to show their laziness in the animated field, with many simply picking the film with the biggest cultural cachet - typically a Disney/Pixar release - and moving on, whether they've seen all five films or not.

Encanto is by far the most popular and well-known of the nominees and almost certain to win, especially given The Mitchells Vs the Machines' more hyperactive, offbeat style that's likely to alienate older Oscar voters.