Unfortunately, Blue Sky Studios did not receive any Academy Award nominations with Rio 2 for this year's Oscars. Many of us here on the Rio Wiki were hopeful that Rio 2 would receive a nomination for "Best Animated Feature," and we were also confident that the film would at least receive a nomination for "Best Original Song" (mainly for the song, "What Is Love"), however, surprisingly, Rio 2 was not noticed in either of these categories. This makes Rio 2 the first Rio film of the franchise to not receive an Oscar nomination. Rio was nominated for "Best Original Song" (for the song, "Real in Rio") three years ago, but, unfortunately, did not win.
Here are the nominees for Best Animated Feature:
Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Winner
The Boxtrolls (Laika)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DreamWorks Animation)
Song of the Sea (Cartoon Saloon)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Studio Ghibli)
Here are the nominees for Best Music — Original Song:
"Everything Is Awesome" from The LEGO Movie
"Glory" from Selma, Winner
"Grateful" from Beyond the Lights
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again