List of accolades received by Flow


Flow is a 2024 animated fantasy adventure film directed by Gints Zilbalodis, written and produced by Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža. A Latvian, French and Belgian co-production, it features no dialogue and follows a cat trying to survive along with other animals in a seemingly post-apocalyptic world as the water level dramatically rises.
The film premiered on 22 May 2024 at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in a Un Certain Regard section, and was released in Latvian theaters on 29 August, followed by subsequent releases in the rest of the world until March 2025. It has grossed 50 million at the global box office.
Flow received critical acclaim, becoming the most-viewed film in Latvian theaters in history, foreign films included. Earning multiple awards, it was the first Latvian film to earn Academy Award recognition, and the first independent animated film to win Best Animated Feature. It also became the first animated film without dialogue to win in the category. It also received a Best International Feature Film nomination as Latvia's submission, becoming the second animated film to do so after Flee. Flow was the first Latvian film to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award, winning [Golden Globe Award for San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film|Best Animated Feature Film|Best Animated Feature Film]; the statuette was later put on display at the Latvian National Museum of Art. Additionally, Zilbalodis was honoured as "Rigan of the Year" in 2024.

Accolades

AwardCeremony dateCategoryRecipientResult
Academy Awards2 March 2025Best Animated FeatureGints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory ZalcmanWon
Academy Awards2 March 2025Best International Feature FilmLatviaNomitated
ACE Eddie Awards14 March 2025Best Edited Animated Feature Film (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical)Gints ZilbalodisNomitated
Animation Is Film Festival22 October 2024Jury Prize AwardFlowWon
Annecy International Animation Film Festival15 June 2024Cristal Award for a Feature FilmFlow
Annecy International Animation Film Festival15 June 2024Gan Foundation Award for DistributionFlowWon
Annecy International Animation Film Festival15 June 2024Jury Award for a Feature FilmFlowWon
Annecy International Animation Film Festival15 June 2024Audience Award for a Feature FilmFlowWon
Annecy International Animation Film Festival15 June 2024Best Original Music Award for a Feature FilmGints Zilbalodis and Rihards ZaļupeWon
Annie Awards8 February 2025Best Animated Feature — IndependentFlowWon
Annie Awards8 February 2025Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature ProductionGints ZilbalodisNomitated
Annie Awards8 February 2025Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature ProductionGints Zilbalodis and Matīss KažaWon
Astra Film Awards8 December 2024Best Animated FeatureFlowNomitated
Astra Film Awards8 December 2024Best International FeatureFlowNomitated
Austin Film Critics Association6 January 2025Best Animated FilmFlowNomitated
Austin Film Critics Association6 January 2025Best International FilmFlowNomitated
Bandung Film Festival31 October 2025Commendable Imported Film - Praiseworthy Adventure Animated FilmFlowWon
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards8 December 2024Best Animated FilmFlowWon
British Academy Film Awards16 February 2025Best Animated FilmGints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory ZalcmanNomitated
British Academy Film Awards16 February 2025Best Children's & Family FilmGints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory ZalcmanNomitated
Cannes Film Festival24 May 2024Un Certain RegardGints ZilbalodisNomitated
César Awards28 February 2025Best Animated FilmFlowWon
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards11 December 2024Best Animated FilmFlowWon
Critics' Choice Movie Awards7 February 2025Best Animated FeatureFlowNomitated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards7 February 2025Best Foreign Language FilmFlowNomitated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association18 December 2024Best Animated FilmFlow
Dorian Awards13 February 2025Animated Film of the YearFlowWon
EDA Awards7 January 2025Best Animated FilmFlowWon
EDA Awards7 January 2025Best International FilmFlowNomitated
European Film Academy29 April 2025Lux AwardFlowWon
European Film Awards7 December 2024European FilmFlow
European Film Awards7 December 2024European Animated Feature FilmFlowWon
Florida Film Critics Circle20 December 2024Best Animated FilmFlowWon
Florida Film Critics Circle20 December 2024Best Original ScoreGints Zilbalodis and Rihards ZaļupeNomitated
Golden Globe Awards5 January 2025Best Animated Feature FilmFlowWon
Golden Trailer Awards29 May 2025Best Foreign Animation/FamilyCurzon / Silk Factory Won
Golden Trailer Awards29 May 2025Best Foreign Animation/FamilySideshow / Mark Woollen & Associates Nomitated
Goya Awards8 February 2025Best European FilmFlowNomitated
Guadalajara International Film Festival15 June 2024Best Animated FilmFlowWon
Independent Spirit Awards22 February 2025Best International FilmGints ZilbalodisWon
International Cinephile Society Awards9 February 2025Best Animated FilmFlowWon
Lielais Kristaps4 February 2025Best ScreenplayGints Zilbalodis and Matīss KažaWon
Lielais Kristaps4 February 2025Best Animated Feature FilmGints Zilbalodis and Matīss KažaWon
Lielais Kristaps4 February 2025Best EditingGints ZilbalodisNomitated
Lielais Kristaps4 February 2025Best Director - Animated FeatureGints ZilbalodisWon
Lielais Kristaps4 February 2025Best Production Design - Animated FeatureGints ZilbalodisNomitated
Lielais Kristaps4 February 2025Best SoundGurwal Coïc-GallasWon
Lielais Kristaps4 February 2025Best ScoreRihards Zalupe and Gints ZilbalodisWon
Lielais Kristaps4 February 2025Audience AwardFlowWon
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards8 December 2024Best Animated FilmFlowWon
Lumière Awards20 January 2025Best Animated FilmFlowWon
National Board of Review Awards4 December 2024Best Animated FilmFlowWon
New York Film Critics Circle Awards3 December 2024Best Animated FilmFlowWon
New York Film Critics Online16 December 2024Best AnimationFlowWon
Online Film Critics Society Awards27 January 2025Best Animated FeatureFlowWon
Ottawa International Animation Festival28 September 2024Grand Prize for Feature AnimationFlowWon
Rigan of the Year18 November 2024Gints ZilbalodisWon
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards9 December 2024Best Animated FeatureFlowWon
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards15 December 2024Best Animated FeatureFlowWon
Satellite Awards26 January 2025Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed MediaFlowNomitated
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards16 December 2024Best Animated FeatureFlowNomitated
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards16 December 2024Best International FilmFlowNomitated
Seville European Film Festival16 November 2024Grand Jury AwardFlowWon
Seville European Film Festival16 November 2024Best EditingGints ZilbalodisWon
Seville European Film Festival16 November 2024Puerta América AwardFlowWon
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards15 December 2024Best Animated FeatureFlowNomitated
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards15 December 2024Best Animated FilmFlowWon
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards8 December 2024Best Animated FeatureFlowNomitated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards8 December 2024Best International FilmFlowNomitated