Zootopia 2 (titled Zootropolis 2 among other titles in some markets) is a 2025 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the sequel to Zootopia (2016). Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and written by Bush, the film stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Idris Elba, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, Don Lake, Bonnie Hunt, and Jenny Slate reprising their roles from the first film, with Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, and Danny Trejo joining the cast. The film follows Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde as they pursue a pit viper named Gary De'Snake across Zootopia and try to clear their names after being framed.
The film had premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on November 13, 2025, and was released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on November 26, 2025.
Zootopia 2 garnered awards and nominations at many ceremonies, with recognition for its direction, animation, and voice performances. At the 31st Critics' Choice Awards, it was nominated for Best Animated Feature. It is also nominated for two awards at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, Best Motion Picture – Animated and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. The film was also nominated for seven awards at the 53rd Annie Awards, including Best Feature and Best Writing – Feature for Jared Bush. At the 98th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature. It is also nominated for two British Academy Film Awards winning Best Animated Film.
Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result Academy Awards March 15, 2026 Best Animated Feature Jared Bush and Byron Howard ; Yvett Merino American Cinema Editors Awards February 27, 2026 Best Edited Animated Feature Film (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical) Jeremy Milton Annie Awards February 21, 2026 Best Feature Zootopia 2 Best FX – Feature Le Joyce Tong, Shamintha Kalamba Arachchi, Dimitre Berberov, Chris Carignan, and Cristiana Covone Best Character Animation – Feature Tony Smeed Best Music – Feature Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, and Michael Giacchino Best Production Design – Feature Cory Loftis and Limei Z. Hshieh Best Storyboarding – Feature Hikari Toriumi Best Writing – Feature Jared Bush ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards February 28, 2026 Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film Cory Loftis Artios Awards February 26, 2026 Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Feature (Animation) Grace C. Kim Astra Film Awards January 9, 2026 Best Animated Feature Zootopia 2 Best Voice Over Performance Shakira Austin Film Critics Association December 18, 2025 Best Animated Film Zootopia 2 Blue Ribbon Awards February 17, 2026 Best Foreign Film Jared Bush and Byron Howard Black Reel Awards February 16, 2026 Outstanding Voice Performance Quinta Brunson Idris Elba British Academy Film Awards February 22, 2026 Best Animated Film Jared Bush and Byron Howard ; Yvett Merino Best Children's & Family Film Chicago Film Critics Association December 11, 2025 Best Animated Feature Zootopia 2 Cinema Audio Society Awards March 7, 2026 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Gabriel Guy ; David Fluhr ; Warren Brown ; Doc Kane ; Richard Duarte Critics' Choice Awards January 4, 2026 Best Animated Feature Zootopia 2 Dorian Awards March 6, 2026 Animated Film of the Year EDA Awards December 31, 2025 Best Animated Feature EDA Female Focus – Best Voiced Performance in Animated Feature Ginnifer Goodwin Fortune Feimster Georgia Film Critics Association December 27, 2025 Best Animated FilmZootopia 2 Golden Globes Awards January 11, 2026 Best Motion Picture – Animated Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Golden Reel Awards March 8, 2026 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation Jeremy Bowker ; Brad Semenoff ; Stephen M. Davis and Earl Ghaffari ; Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Joel Raabe, Kimberly Patrick, and Cameron Barker ; Jacob Riehle and Angela Ang ; Kendall Demarest ; Jordan Myers ; Ronni Brown and Sean England Golden Tomato Awards January 13, 2026 Best Animated MoviesZootopia 2 Fan-Favorite Animated Movie Golden Trailer Awards May 28, 2026 Best Animation / Family "Make It" (Walt Disney Studios and MOCEAN) Best Digital – Animation / Family "Breaking News" (The Walt Disney Company and Tiny Hero) Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film Digital Spots (The Walt Disney Company and Tiny Hero) Heartland International Film Festival December 5, 2025 Truly Moving Picture Award Zootopia 2 Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 19, 2025 Original Song – Animated Film "Zoo" – Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, and Shakira ; Shakira Houston Film Critics Society January 20, 2026 Best Animated Feature Zootopia 2 International Cinephile Society February 8, 2026 Best Animated Film International Film Music Critics Association Awards February 26, 2026 Best Original Score for an Animated Film Michael Giacchino Jupiter Award March 19, 2026 Bes International Film Zootopia 2 Kansas City Film Critics Circle December 21, 2025 Best Animated Feature Las Vegas Film Critics Society December 19, 2025 Best Animated Film Best Family Film London Film Critics Circle February 1, 2026 Animated Film of the Year Lumiere Awards February 9, 2026 Best Feature Film – Animation Movieguide Awards March 5, 2026 Best Movie for Children Music Awards Japan June 13, 2026 Best International Pop Song in Japan "Zoo" – Shakira Best of Listeners' Choice: International Song NAACP Image Awards February 28, 2026 Outstanding Animated Motion Picture Zootopia 2 Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture Quinta Brunson New York Film Critics Online December 15, 2025 Best Animated Feature Zootopia 2 Online Film Critics Society January 26, 2026 Best Animated Feature Phoenix Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Best Animated Film Producers Guild of America Awards February 28, 2026 Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Yvett Merino San Diego Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Best Animated Film Zootopia 2 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle December 14, 2025 Best Animated Feature Satellite Awards March 10, 2026 Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media Saturn Awards March 8, 2026 Best Animated Film Seattle Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Best Animated Feature Society of Composers & Lyricists February 6, 2026 Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production "Zoo" – Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, and Shakira Southeastern Film Critics Association December 15, 2025 Best Animated Film Zootopia 2 St. Louis Film Critics Association December 14, 2025 Best Animated Film Best Vocal Performance Ginnifer Goodwin Visual Effects Society Awards February 25, 2026Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Gregory Smith, Laurie Au, Marlon West, and Shweta Viswanathan Outstanding Character in an Animated Feature Adam Green, Jennifer Stratton, Christoffer Pedersen, and Jesse Erickson Outstanding Environment in an Animated FeatureLimei Z. Hshieh, Alexander Nicholas Whang, Joshua Fry, and Ryan DeYoung Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Sujil Sukumaran, Stuart Griese, Zoran Stojanoski, and Paul Carman Outstanding CG Cinematography Tyler Kupferer, Daniel Rice, and Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 7, 2025 Best Animated Feature Zootopia 2 Best Voice Performance Jason Bateman Ginnifer Goodwin Ke Huy Quan Weibo Awards February 5, 2026 Film of the Year Zootopia 2 Women Film Critics Circle December 21, 2025 Best Animated Female Judy Hopps
Notes
See also List of submissions for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Lists of animated films List of animation awards List of animated feature films nominated for Academy Awards List of Academy Award–nominated films
References
External links
Zootopia 2 at Rotten Tomatoes