‘Arco‘โ Soars to Top Animation Honor from National Board of Review
NEW YORKโ -โ The National Boardโค of Review โ(NBR) today named Arco โฃ as Best Animated Feature of 2025, recognizing the film as โa standout among 265 contenders. Theโค announcement was made as โขpartโค of the NBR’s annual awards, to be celebrated at a gala event on January 13, 2026, in New York City.
Arco,โฃ the directorial debut of French comic-book creator and filmmaker Ugoโข Bienvenu,โข previously earned theโข Annecy Cristal and isโ a โคcontender for โtheโข European Film Awards. NEON released the film in the U.S.โ in November.
The film centers on โa 10-year-old boy from a peaceful future who travelsโค to 2075 and teams up with a youngโฃ girl, Iris, and her โrobotโ caretaker, Mikki, to return โคhome and potentially save earth. The voice cast โincludes Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Flea, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo,โ and Andy Samberg.
Arco is produced by โคRemembers (Bienvenu, Felix de Givry) โขand mountainA โข(Portman, โSophie Mas), withโ co-production by France 3 Cinema.
The NBR’s overall top honors went to โฃPaul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle Afterโฃ Another, which secured awards for Best Film, Bestโ Director, best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Bestโ Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro), and โขBreakthrough Performance (Chase infiniti). A complete list of winnersโฃ is available atโข nationalboardofreview.org.