FINDING NEMO

Finding Nemo was a huge smash that summer, and it's one of the five films nominated for Best Animated Feature at the moment. Despite its qualities, it does not compare to the genuine candidates (which include Zootopia, Moana, Kubo, and the Two Strings) or its predecessor from 2003.

The narrative of Finding Nemo follows hesitant clownfish Marlin (Albert Brooks) as he sets out to rescue his son Nemo (Alexander Gould), who has been kidnapped by a deep-sea diver and imprisoned in an aquarium in a dentist's office in Sydney, Australia.

The supporting cast, which includes Ellen DeGeneres as the exuberant blue tang Dory and director Andrew Stanton as the placid turtle Crush, is endearing, and the adult-oriented humor (nods to Psycho, Jaws, and The Shining) are funny, but it is the animation itself that lifts Finding Nemo. It's simply breathtaking, with a dizzying rainbow of hues that give the sense of a live, breathing sea.

Detailed information:

Release date: May 30, 2003
Directors: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Gross revenue: $940.30 million
Films in series: Finding Dory (Since 2016), Finding Nemo (Since 2003)

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543