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The Mitchells vs. the Machines deserved better

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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars 2022 / Giant Furby

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Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, might be the most talked about moment from the Oscars 2022 – and yet, once all the dust has settled, the biggest shock of the night has nothing to do with the incident.

Of course, I’m referring to the daylight robbery that occurred with The Mitchells vs. the Machines being overlooked for the Best Animated Feature Film in favour of Encanto. Hoping to follow in the footsteps ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Disney triumphed overSonyonce again, resulting in a win forDisney Plusand a loss forNetflix. But why?

The Walt Disney Company has now taken home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film three years in a row courtesy of Toy Story 4, Soul and now Encanto. There was a similar debate at the 92nd Academy Awards over Toy Story’s win with Missing Link, I Lost My Body, Klaus (which would have got my vote) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World all in contention.

This year Disney held three of the five nominees for Best Animated Feature Film:

It’s comforting to see so many people show their support for The Mitchells vs. the Machines across social media.

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The Mitchells vs. the Machines stars Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric André and Olivia Coleman. It’s available to stream across Netflix now and is one of my personal favourite releases of the last 12 months, so highly recommend you check it out.

If you are looking for more movies to stream on Netflix, make sure to read up on T3’s topNetflix movie recommendationsfor the month of March, including one of the most beloved Spider-Man films of all time.

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