The Lego Movie grossed over $468 million worldwide. It boasts an impressive 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an 83% on Metacritic, and a 7.9 on IMDb. It was one of the most-beloved animated movies of the year, with both spinoffs and sequels in the works.
But according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, The Lego Movie isn’t one of the five best animated feature films of the year.
And the internet is pissed.
The Lego Movie is better than 7 of the 8 films up for Best Picture. It deserved to be nominated for Best Animated film.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 15, 2015
LEGO MOVIE not getting an animation nomination for the Oscars?!?!? BS. Total BS.
— Heather Wixson (@thehorrorchick) January 15, 2015
How could the Lego Movie not be nominated for best animated feature? That is ridiculous.
— Rick Webb (@RickWebb) January 15, 2015
See?
Fortunately, the film’s director Phil Lord is taking the snub in stride. Hey, if the Academy is going to have their heads up their asses, well, he’ll just make his own.
It's okay. Made my own! pic.twitter.com/kgyu1GRHGR
— philip lord (@philiplord) January 15, 2015
Ultimately, The Lego Movie was a huge success – by almost all metrics. The pain of an Oscar snub is severe, but the public outcry against the Academy is likely validating.
This is not a tragedy. Congrats to incredible crew and cast of The Lego Movie, who made a classic.
— philip lord (@philiplord) January 15, 2015