This Animated Film Pulled Off A Major Disney Upset At The Golden Globes

Between Frozen 2, The Lion King, and Toy Story 4, Disney had a lot of possibilities to take residence the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture: Animated. Although in the event you usually like to root for the underdog, you'll be pleased to know that Disney and its subsidiary Pixar did not earn the coveted trophy this year. As a substitute, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association deemed Missing Link the ideal animated flick of the year.


"I am flabbergasted," mentioned Chris Butler, the film's director, before adding that he was "genuinely shocked." Producer Arianne Sutner was just as surprised, and it's not hard to be able to see why. Right after all, Missing Link was the only movie nominated in this category that wasn't piece of a franchise with prior films. Still, no one can really mention that the movie, which chronicles the journey of an endangered Sasquatch who sets sail with a English language explorer to find his cousins, isn't deserving.


If you haven't had a chance to catch Missing Link (or in the event you simply missed it because the big Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks films that have come out in the past year), perhaps this win will encourage you to do so. Sure, it comes from an animation studio called Laika, which you or might not directly have heard of before, however it's also voiced by some truly talented and well-known actors.


Mr. Link, the Sasquatch, is voiced by none other than Zach Galafianakis. And Sir Lionel Frost, who, according to Laika "considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters," is voiced by Hugh Jackman. That's not all, though. Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson and several other stars have also lent their voices to the Golden Globe-winning animated feature.


Are you convinced that you have to see Missing Link yet? Yeah, we thought so. However if for whichever reason you need more convincing, just remember that Missing Link won the award over The Lion King and Frozen 2, which are the best two highest-grossing animated films ever.