Loving Vincent - 1 nomination

Animated Feature, Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart

Loving Vincent is a beautiful film in which a friend of Vincent Van Gogh tries to deliver a letter from Vincent to his also deceased (unknown to the friend) brother.  While doing so, he happens upon a potential mystery - did Vincent Van Gogh really kill himself, or was there foul play afoot?  He meets and gets to know many members of the village where Van Gogh spent the last weeks of his life.

While the story is good, the artistry is magnificent.  Over 100 artists hand painted this film, but more than that, the scenes in the movie are filled with call backs to Van Gogh's most famous paintings, and the entire movie is done in his brush stroke style.  We see the sunflowers, the lake scenes, the people who appeared over and over in Van Gogh's work.  That alone makes this film stunning to watch.  You can't help seeing shots of the admiral or the man in the yellow suit or the sunflowers on the table without referencing the real art.  It's genius.