‘Should have been Puss in Boots 2’: Fans Slam Critics Choice Awards for Choosing Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio Over ‘Superior’ Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

pinocchio puss in the boots
Featured Video

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio won Best Animated Feature Film at the Critics Choice Award on January 15, 2023, making it the movie’s second award. Pinocchio won its first award at the Golden Globe Awards 2023 for the same category.

Advertisement

In response to Pinocchio winning the award, many people have taken to social media to share their opinions. Although most of them congratulated Pinocchio for its win, there were some who disagreed and stated that Puss in Boots: The Last Wish should have been the winner.

Guillermo Del Toro holding a Pinocchio figurine
Guillermo Del Toro holding a figurine

Also read: “Everything Happens When It Needs To”: Guillermo del Toro On How His Pinocchio Took 14 Years To Make (EXCLUSIVE)

Advertisement

Pinocchio’s second win of the season

On the 28th Critics Choice Award held in Los Angeles, California Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio wins the Best Animated Film Award. Though there were many other nominees under the same category like Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Turning Red, and Wendell & Wild, GDT’s movie has done it for the second time.

After receiving the award at the Golden Globes, del Toro said, “Animation is cinema, not a genre for kids; it’s a medium”. Many fans have also appreciated the movie, an award-winning worthy, a “masterpiece” as many say. Pinocchio was the second most-watched movie on Netflix within a week after its release and was also placed on the Top 10 list. In its second week, it achieved record performance as it became Netflix’s most-watched movie.

A still from Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
A still from Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio

Also read: ‘Not all heroes wear capes’: Director Guillermo del Toro Vows To Fight Till Death to Make Hollywood See “Animation is Cinema”

Advertisement

It is also being said that Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is among the potential contenders for winning the 95th Academy Awards, the Oscars for Best Animated Film. GDT revealed that though the movie achieved huge success, for the last 10 years Pinocchio was being rejected by every major studio as they couldn’t see the movie achieving success.

Disappointed Fan Reactions to Pinocchio’s Critics Choice Win

After Pinocchio’s win in the recent Award show, many fans took on themselves to post their opinion about how disappointed they were. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish did not win an award even though it has been nominated twice, once for the Golden Globe Award show and again for the Critics Choice Award. Though Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was a fabulous movie, good enough to be nominated for the Golden Globes it has been overshadowed by GDT’s masterpiece twice.

Advertisement

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Also read: Guillermo del Toro Eyes Moon Knight Star Oscar Isaac For ‘Dr. Frankenstein’s Project After Massive Success With Netflix

Advertisement

Advertisement

In the days to come, critic groups will also be finalizing their awards lists for the Academy Awards to release their list of nominations for 2022’s cinematic achievements in multiple fields. So only after they release their nominations, we can know if Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has a chance of winning one of the biggest awards a movie could receive. The Oscars, 95th Academy Awards will be held on March 12, 2023.

Source: Twitter

Rajdeep Majumder

Written by Rajdeep Majumder

Articles Published: 675

On top of all things music and pop culture, Rajdeep has a vested interest in the world of film and television. As a dedicated writer, he stays informed about the day-to-day happenings in Hollywood as well as the world of manga. Currently, Rajdeep has accumulated more than 600 published articles on FandomWire under his byline. Looking ahead, he can envision himself leaving a mark in the highly competitive and rapidly evolving world of entertainment journalism.