‘Encanto’ Wins at the 2022 Oscars for Best Animated Film – CB

Encanto received the Oscar for Finest Animated Function tonight, beating out Flee, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and two different Disney animated options, Luca and Raya and the Final Dragon.

That is Jared Bush and Yvett Merino’s first Oscar nomination and win, in addition to the second win and third nomination for each Byron Howard and Clark Spencer. Howard and Spencer received for Finest Animated Function in 2017 for Zootopia.

“I’m so proud to be part of a movie that places stunning various characters entrance and middle,” says Merino, “and that individuals all over the place are seeing themselves within the movie.”

Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, and co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, this Disney musical animated movie options authentic songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Encanto takes place in a magical city sheltered by mountains. As she is fleeing from her residence, Alma Madrigal (María Cecilia Botero) loses her husband and prays for a miracle to avoid wasting her three youngsters. The candle she was holding turns into magical and builds an “encanto” across the refugees, blasts away the invaders, and builds a sentient home for her household to stay in. The candle gave magical presents to Alma’s household for 50 years, till her granddaughter Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) mysteriously receives no reward. Mirabel begins to note cracks forming in the home and goes on a quest to repair the magic of the candle, with out the help of any particular presents herself.

“We’ve some key folks to thank,” says Howard. “Our incomparable Lin-Manuel Miranda and Germaine Franco, and Charise Castro Smith, our co-director and the guts of the madrigal household.”

“…and we’ve got to thank your entire nation of Colombia,” Bush added.

Encanto is nominated for Finest Rating and Finest Authentic Music for “Dos Oruguitas.”