# List of accolades received by Flow

Flow (Latvian: Straume) 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 over US$20 million at the global box office. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 148 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Thanks to its innovative animation and mature themes, going with this Flow proves irresistible." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 87 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
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 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

Accolades received by Flow :
| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Cannes Film Festival | 24 May 2024 | Un Certain Regard | Gints Zilbalodis | Nominated |
| Annecy International Animation Film Festival | 15 June 2024 | Cristal Award for a Feature Film | Flow | Nominated |
| Annecy International Animation Film Festival | 15 June 2024 | Gan Foundation Award for Distribution | Flow | Won |
| Annecy International Animation Film Festival | 15 June 2024 | Jury Award for a Feature Film | Flow | Won |
| Annecy International Animation Film Festival | 15 June 2024 | Audience Award for a Feature Film | Flow | Won |
| Annecy International Animation Film Festival | 15 June 2024 | Best Original Music Award for a Feature Film | Gints Zilbalodis and Rihards Zaļupe | Won |
| Guadalajara International Film Festival | 15 June 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| Ottawa International Animation Festival | 28 September 2024 | Grand Prize for Feature Animation | Flow | Won |
| Animation Is Film Festival | 22 October 2024 | Jury Prize Award | Flow | Won |
| Seville European Film Festival | 16 November 2024 | Grand Jury Award | Flow | Won |
| Seville European Film Festival | 16 November 2024 | Best Editing | Gints Zilbalodis | Won |
| Seville European Film Festival | 16 November 2024 | Puerta América Award | Flow | Won |
| Rigan of the Year | 18 November 2024 | — | Gints Zilbalodis | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 3 December 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| National Board of Review Awards | 4 December 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| European Film Awards | 7 December 2024 | European Film | Flow | Shortlisted |
| European Film Awards | 7 December 2024 | European Animated Feature Film | Flow | Won |
| Astra Film Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Nominated |
| Astra Film Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best International Feature | Flow | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best International Film | Flow | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 9 December 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 11 December 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | 15 December 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | 15 December 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 15 December 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | 16 December 2024 | Best Animation | Flow | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 16 December 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 16 December 2024 | Best International Film | Flow | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 18 December 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Runner-up |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 20 December 2024 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 20 December 2024 | Best Original Score | Gints Zilbalodis and Rihards Zaļupe | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 5 January 2025 | Best Animated Feature Film | Flow | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 6 January 2025 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 6 January 2025 | Best International Film | Flow | Nominated |
| EDA Awards | 7 January 2025 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| EDA Awards | 7 January 2025 | Best International Film | Flow | Nominated |
| Lumière Awards | 20 January 2025 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 26 January 2025 | Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media | Flow | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 27 January 2025 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Won |
| Lielais Kristaps | 4 February 2025 | Best Screenplay | Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža | Won |
| Lielais Kristaps | 4 February 2025 | Best Animated Feature Film | Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža | Won |
| Lielais Kristaps | 4 February 2025 | Best Editing | Gints Zilbalodis | Nominated |
| Lielais Kristaps | 4 February 2025 | Best Director - Animated Feature | Gints Zilbalodis | Won |
| Lielais Kristaps | 4 February 2025 | Best Production Design - Animated Feature | Gints Zilbalodis | Nominated |
| Lielais Kristaps | 4 February 2025 | Best Sound | Gurwal Coïc-Gallas | Won |
| Lielais Kristaps | 4 February 2025 | Best Score | Rihards Zalupe and Gints Zilbalodis | Won |
| Lielais Kristaps | 4 February 2025 | Audience Award | Flow | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Foreign Language Film | Flow | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 8 February 2025 | Best Animated Feature — Independent | Flow | Won |
| Annie Awards | 8 February 2025 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Gints Zilbalodis | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 8 February 2025 | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža | Won |
| Goya Awards | 8 February 2025 | Best European Film | Flow | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | 9 February 2025 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| Dorian Awards | 13 February 2025 | Animated Film of the Year | Flow | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 16 February 2025 | Best Animated Film | Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 16 February 2025 | Best Children's & Family Film | Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 22 February 2025 | Best International Film | Gints Zilbalodis | Won |
| César Awards | 28 February 2025 | Best Animated Film | Flow | Won |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2025 | Best Animated Feature | Flow | Won |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2025 | Best International Feature Film | Latvia | Nominated |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 14 March 2025 | Best Edited Animated Feature Film (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical) | Gints Zilbalodis | Nominated |
* ↑ Tied with The Wild Robot