Oscar-nominated movie Nimona is now on YouTube
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Netflix has taken its Oscar campaigning to the next level, dropping its Best Animated Feature Film entry Nimona onYouTubefor free.
The film is set in a futuristic medieval world where a knight is framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Faced with limited options, the only one who can help prove his innocence is a shape-shifting teenager called Nimona. The sci-fi adventure sees the unlikely duo team up in the film based on the graphic novel of the same name by ND Stevenson.
Kick-Ass’s Chloë Grace Moretz lends her voice to the shapeshifting Nimona, while Oscar-winner Riz Ahmed plays the knight, Ballister. Eugene Lee Yang, RuPaul Charles, Lorraine Toussaint, and Frances Conroy round out the voice cast.
The movie won over critics when it was released, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 93%. Among those praising it wasDigital Spy, who gave it five stars, writing: “Nimona is a 98-min fun ride that does a great job combining impressive action, deeply moving scenes, and hilarious gags.”
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