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Well, it's 2021 and it's time to upgrade our choice in the entertainment section. Not only entertainment but the career opportunities in this online world has increased so much. Not only work from home has become a normal trend but OTT platforms have also acquired a large market. We kept on spending our quarantine binge-watching. Well, we all watched animated movies more. 

As the visual effects and VFX used in animated movies just blew up our minds. These animated movies also told us about the new future trend of graphics and animation. Movies today are upgrading their standards using Animation and VFX. So we cannot ignore that VFX and Animation is the new trend for decades and centuries. Most of us have seen highly grossed movies in India which is “Bahubali”. 

The movie is 90% based on the use of Animation and VFX. One of the best movies which has proved itself a blockbuster not only in Bollywood but also worldwide.  So we can say that animation and VFX have a vital part in making movies' audience catching and mind-blowing. Not only in movies but the demand for animated movies and videos is so high in the corporate world as the business is shifting from offline to the online world and these companies have a better understanding of ROI. 

There are so many fields inside Animation and VFX that will pay you high bucks and are never-ending carrier options. Ok so we have got about the future of animation now let's come to the present and talk about 5 Animated movies that are nominated for Oscar and are must watch for every student who wants to understand the value of Animation and VFX:-

1. How to Train Your Dragon- The Hidden world

Well, this movie is full of humour and emotions. Let us talk about the storyline of this movie. The movie is based on a Norse teenager from the Island of berk where fighting dragons are on their way. His father does not want him to be trained like fighting dragons and just a passage of manhood and initiated to be a tribe. However, he ended up being just the opposite by befriending a deadly night Fury. 

The VFX and Animations used in this movie were mind-blowing.  The way animations used in this movie are outstanding and real time. This computer-animated action-fantasy film produced by Dreamworks Animation. This film was also nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated film, public choice award and so more. 

IMDb Ratings:- 7.5/10

2. Beauty And The Beast:-

Most of you have already watched this movie before and cannot forget the story of this movie. Yeah, that is true. The movie is based on an arrogant young prince and his servants who are spelled by a wicked enchantress who turns him into a beast until he starts loving and gets love in return. 

Yeah, this movie is emotional but worth watching. The animations used in this movie according to the time period of 1991 were fantastic. The film received huge nominations at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards and two nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards. It also received nominations for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design at the Best Animated Movie Award.

IMDb Ratings:- 7.1/10

3. Aladdin:- 

Following the hot streaks of Oscar movies from the OTT platform Disney, this movie has proved itself that this movie deserves its place in Oscar. Aladdin movie is produced by Walt Disney Pictures is a live animated musical fantasy film. Aladdin is the one character from the fairy tales who has acquired a special place in everyone’s heart. The story is based on a street rat boy Aladdin who frees a genie from a lamp and finds that his wishes are granted. 

But here is the twist. The evil has made some other plans for lamp and princess Jasmine. This movie was released in the year 1992 and proved that it is worth an Oscar deserving movie. Not just storyline and direction but animation played a vital role. This movie won a huge appreciation from the audience.

IMDb Ratings:- 6.9/10

4. The Incredibles:-

This time Pixar won the Oscar again after Finding Nemo. The 4 most humorous characters in this movie just made everyone laugh on the screen with their humour and outstanding acting. Quickly talking about the storyline this movie is based on a family which is having superpowers to save the people. But here is the twist: the superpowers are banned by the government so this family can no longer use the superpowers. 

While Mr. Incredible loves his wife and family too much and returns to the adventure and gets a chance to summon his powers to an island to battle out of controlled robots but traps himself. Well, this is now up to his family how they are going to save him. The animations and graphics used by Pixar are so real and mind-blowing also this movie does not turn out to be animated with its real-time VFX. And proves itself to be represented on Oscar. 

The Incredibles received amazing and great love from the audience, winning two Academy Awards and the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. It was the first entirely animated film to win the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

IMDb Ratings:- 7.6/10

5. Boss Baby :- 

This movie is one of the most hilarious movies full of humour. The narrator of this movie is a 7-year-old boy who is delightfully impacted by the arrival of the baby. Yeah everyone is jealous of their younger siblings because the family members start loving and giving them more attention. 

This 7 years old boy turns himself into a Baby Boss wearing a suit and coming out of a Taxi having a Briefcase in his hands and a CEO of Puppy Co. But the twist is yet to come. The movie was nominated for best Oscar movie in 2016. This Animated movie was produced by Dreamworks Animation and the film received Best Animated Feature nominations at the Academy Awards, Annie Awards, and Golden Globes. 

IMDb Ratings:- 6.3/10

These were the top 5 animated movies that have gained their place in Oscar and are worth watching.

Conclusion:- These 5 movies described in this blog are must-watch Oscar-winning movies that will tell you that you did not require any big star to make films. You can make films with the use of Animations, Graphics and VFX. These movies were nominated for an Oscar as Best Animation Movies. So the point of writing this blog is to tell that animations and VFX are not going anywhere but increasing day by day not only in movies but also in the corporate world with the increase in technology. So it’s a great choice to make a career in Animation and VFX as these fields are not going to go anywhere else. One can learn Animation from Best Animation Institute and grow their career.