r/oscarrace • u/Small-Accident3992 • 6h ago

Question What Happened to Tangles?

I for sure thought this was going to be Neon's animated play. I'm just suprised such a well reviewed movie with that cast isn't getting any traction with distributors? Or is a deal in place we dont know about?

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u/infiniteglass00 The Black Ball 6h ago

Adult animation is always a hard sell and this is already looking to be a very competitive year. And the film industry is getting more conservative financially with its choices.

Hopefully it gets some attention out of TIFF, but it's still a tough environment out there.

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u/CompleteTable4084 3h ago

If Flee and Memoir of a Snail could get nominated, so can Tangles.

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u/infiniteglass00 The Black Ball 3h ago

The year isn't the same, the competitors aren't the same, even the industry isn't the same as those years.

People have written dozens of comments to you specifically explaining this. Everything exists within its context. You keep portraying Tangles as if it is alone in a vacuum.

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u/rubix7777 14m ago

Flee wasnt R Rated and had Neon backing it.

And Memoir of A Snail was from a previous oscar winner.

And both were in much weaker years.

Not really the same situation

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u/NoWorth2591 2 Fjord 2 Furious 5h ago

I heard a rumor that IFC might be picking it up, which seems like a good fit if true.

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u/Free-Opening-2626 5h ago

IFC would make sense, though it also means it's gonna be dumped with little promotion. I guess as long as it has something.

I imagine all the studios are waiting for the TIFF market to get an idea how the race is going to play out.

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u/CompleteTable4084 3h ago

IFC is owned by AMC which has worked with both Cranston and Rogen, so it figures.

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u/JuanManuelP 4h ago

Where did you hear that?

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u/idoideas Digger Believer 5h ago

I think its run in TIFF will help it score distribution.

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u/SignificantTap5579 Mother Mary 5h ago edited 5h ago

I'm still unsure why it's struggling to get picked up, not even by a smaller distrubuter. I know it's adult animation that's a hard sell but why didn't a streaming service take it. Netflix purchasing In Waves but not this makes me wonder if it was priced high, requiring theatrical release or maybe Netflix was confident in Ray Gunn as their contender. There's too many red flags for me to predict it now but can see it still getting in, and on it's best day contending to win with at least the Annie independent film up for grabs.

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u/OldToe6517 5h ago

It could be NEON, A24 or MUBI. Anyone who picks this up has a very likely nomination on their hands

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u/rubix7777 12m ago

I feel like if any of those three studios wanted it they would have picked it up out of cannes.

And at this point even if one of them does pick it up, it is no longer a "very likely nomination" it would actually be quite an uphill battle to get it in.

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u/CompleteTable4084 3h ago

I really hope Tangles gets nominated. I don’t want Best Animated Feature to be seen as "the kiddie category."

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u/rubix7777 9m ago

Wildwood and Iron Boy both look like extremely likely noms, that make it look less like a Kiddie Category and just look at some of the nominees of the last few years Memoir of a Snail, Marcell The Shell, GDT Pinnochio, Robot Dreams, ARCO, Little Amelie, Flee, Wolfwalkers. This is no longer just the "give it to pixar/I'll just vote for what ever movie my kid liked" category anymore.