LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 -- "Inside Out 2" was the highest grossing film of 2024 and is the highest grossing animated film of all time, but it was shut out of the best picture Oscar race along with acclaimed animated films "The Wild Robot" and "Flow."
Animated filmmakers now aim to be included to the best picture race after being shut out for several years.
"In general, animation is just in its little corner on its own, so we'd love to champion it to be considered for best film," said Merlin Crossingham, who co-directed "Wallace and Gromit: Vengence Most Fowl."
Among the top 10 grossing films in 2024, five were animated sequel movies: Disney's "Moana 2" and "Mufasa: The Lion King," Universal Pictures' and DreamWorks' "Kung Fu Panda 4," and U...