The Wild Robot
2024 film by Chris Sanders
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| March 2 2025 | The Wild Robot is nominated for Academy Awards in three categories: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Sound. |
| March 2 2025 | The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Animated Feature (Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann), Best Original Score (Kris Bowers), and Best Sound (Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts). |
| February 16 2025 | The film is nominated for Best Animated Film and Best Children's & Family Film at the British Academy Film Awards. |
| February 11 2025 | The film wins multiple Visual Effects Society Awards, including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature and Outstanding Animated Character for 'Roz'. |
| February 8 2025 | The film wins multiple Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature and awards for directing, character design, music, and voice acting by Lupita Nyong'o. |
| February 8 2025 | The Wild Robot wins Best Animated Feature at the Annie Awards, with Chris Sanders winning Outstanding Achievement for Directing and multiple other categories. |
| February 2 2025 | The film wins Best Animated Film at the Saturn Awards and is nominated for Best Animated Feature at the London Film Critics' Circle. |
| February 2 2025 | The film is nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Saturn Awards and wins the award. |
| January 24 2025 | The film became available to stream on NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service in the US. |
| January 17 2025 | Re-release of The Wild Robot in US theaters. |
| January 17 2025 | The Wild Robot re-released in theaters in the United States. |
| January 5 2025 | The Wild Robot was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film, Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, Best Original Song, and Best Original Score at the Golden Globe Awards. |
| 2024 | Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'A', while PostTrak surveys showed a 96% overall positive score. |
| 2024 | DreamWorks expected to rely more heavily on outside studios for animation production after this year. |
| 2024 | DreamWorks Animation collaborated with Universal's GreenerLight Program and the Natural Resources Defense Council's Rewrite the Future initiative to develop the film, involving environmental experts in consulting on ecological elements. |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot was released, receiving widespread critical acclaim for its animation, emotional depth, and Lupita Nyong'o's performance. The film was praised by critics from The New York Times, Deadline Hollywood, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph. |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot received nominations for Best Animated Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, 82nd Golden Globe Awards, and 78th British Academy Film Awards. |
| 2024 | The film won nine Annie Awards, highlighting its critical success in animation. |
| December 29 2024 | Announcement made about the film's re-release in US theaters on January 17, 2025. |
| December 13 2024 | Kris Bowers wins Best Original Score at the African-American Film Critics Association Awards. |
| December 13 2024 | The film won Best Original Score and Best Animated Feature at the African-American Film Critics Association Awards. |
| December 8 2024 | Won Best Animated Feature and Best Voice Over Performance for Lupita Nyong'o at the Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards. |
| December 8 2024 | The Wild Robot won Best Animated Feature at the Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. |
| December 5 2024 | Chris Sanders wins the Spark Award at the Winter IndieWire Honors, recognizing his creative achievement with the film. |
| December 3 2024 | The Wild Robot was released on Blu-ray and DVD. |
| December 3 2024 | The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD. |
| November 20 2024 | Kris Bowers wins Best Original Score – Animated Film and the film's song 'Kiss the Sky' wins Best Original Song – Animated Film at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. |
| November 2 2024 | Lupita Nyong'o receives the Virtuoso Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival for her performance in the film. |
| October 15 2024 | The Wild Robot was released for digital rental on streaming platforms. |
| October 12 2024 | Chris Sanders officially confirms that a sequel to The Wild Robot is in development. |
| September 2024 | The film was featured at Climate Week NYC, receiving a special screening at the inaugural Climate Film Festival, highlighting its environmental themes. |
| September 28 2024 | The Wild Robot wins the Lurra - Greenpeace Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, highlighting its environmental themes. |
| September 27 2024 | Film released in theaters after being postponed from the original September 20 date to avoid competition with Transformers One. |
| September 27 2024 | The second original song 'Even When I'm Not' and the full soundtrack album were released after the film's team was inspired following a screening of the finished film. |
| September 27 2024 | The film was released in the United States, distributed by Universal Pictures after being produced by DreamWorks Animation. |
| September 27 2024 | The film's soundtrack, composed by Kris Bowers, was released by Back Lot Music, coinciding with the film's United States release. |
| September 27 2024 | Kris Bowers released The Wild Robot Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which includes his first fully animated film score and two original songs co-written with Maren Morris, published by Back Lot Music. |
| September 8 2024 | The Wild Robot premiered at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, marking its first public screening. |
| September 7 2024 | Chris Sanders discusses potential sequel to The Wild Robot, expressing interest in continuing the project and stating it was 'a labor of love' for the studio. |
| August 28 2024 | Maren Morris releases the original song 'Kiss the Sky' for the film 'The Wild Robot'. |
| March 2024 | Kris Bowers was revealed as the composer for The Wild Robot soundtrack, marking his first score for a fully animated film. |
| March 8 2024 | Trailer debuts in theaters alongside screenings of DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda 4, three days after its initial release. |
| March 5 2024 | First trailer and poster for The Wild Robot were released, featuring a rendition of Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World'. |
| March 5 2024 | First trailer for 'The Wild Robot' released, revealing the full cast including Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames. |
| 2023 | Chris Sanders reads Peter Brown's book and decides to adapt it, feeling he is the right person to bring the story to film. He contacts Peter Brown in a critically important phone call that shapes the film's development. |
| October 6 2023 | Cartoon Brew reported that DreamWorks would be shifting away from in-house film production after 2024, making The Wild Robot the final film animated entirely in-house at the studio's Glendale campus. |
| September 28 2023 | DreamWorks Animation officially announces the animated film adaptation of 'The Wild Robot' book series by Peter Brown, with Chris Sanders set to write and direct. Key crew members are announced, including Jeff Hermann as producer and Dean DeBlois as executive producer. |
| 2022 | DreamWorks utilized production technologies from previous films Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Bad Guys as a foundation for The Wild Robot's visual style. |
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