‘LEGO Movie’ Named Best Animated Film of 2014 by New York Film Critics Circle

The New York Film Critics Circle named The LEGO Movie the best animated film of the year. It’s the second major award for LEGO in as many weeks; last week the Phil Lord/Chris Miller-directed film won the BAFTA Children’s Award.

The N.Y. Film Critics Circle don’t necessarily serve as a bellwether for Oscar success in the feature animation cateogry. Over the last 13 years, the winner of the NYFCC has gone on to win the Oscar just four times: WALL·E (2008), Happy Feet (2006), The Incredibles (2004), and Spirited Away (2002). Last year the NYFCC recognized Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises as the best animated film while the Academy honored Frozen.

During a voting session meeting in New York this morning, the organization tweeted the winners. The LEGO Movie announcement came at 10:26am ET:

BEST ANIMATED FILM: The Lego Movie

— Sidney Falco (@Sidney_Falco) December 1, 2014