Flow,the Wordless Cat Adventure Movie, Wins Best Animated Film at Oscars 2025, Making History for Latvia

Mar. 15, 2025

Flowhas drawn gold at this year’s Oscars.

At the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, writer-director Gints Zilbalodis, along with writers Matiss Kaza, Ron Dyens and producer Gregory Zalcman, took the stage to accept the Best Animated Feature award from presentersAndrew GarfieldandGoldie Hawn.

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Latvian director Zilbalodis’Flow, which depicts a wordless adventure story about a cat and its animal pals surviving a fantastical flood, has gone toe-to-toe with animation heavyweights this awards season. Along with its Oscar honor, the film garneredGolden GlobeandCritics Choicenominations.

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