.At the midway point of 2022, here’s the current state of the animated feature Oscar race: Pixar’s “Turning Red” is the early frontrunner, the studio’s “Lightyear” is still a contender after underperforming at the box office (especially if it heats up Disney+), GKids’ sublime “Inu-Oh” (from visionary director Masaaki Yuasa) is an impressive international entry, and A24’s acclaimed stop-motion/live-action hybrid, “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” could shine as a potential contender.Meanwhile, the most eagerly anticipated fall releases are Disney’s “Strange World” (November 23), and three from Netflix: the stop-motion pairing of “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (a limited theatrical run in November before streaming in December) and Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild”, and “My Father’s Dragon,” the latest 2D film from Irish powerhouse Cartoon Saloon and director Nora Twomey (“The Breadwinner”).Pixar goes for two nominations againPixar scoring two nominations in
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