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{{Short description|2023 animated teen comedy film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
| image          = Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken 2023 poster.jpeg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Kirk DeMicco]]
| producer       = Kelly Cooney Cilella
| writer         = {{plainlist|
* [[Pam Brady]]
* Brian C. Brown
* Elliott DiGuiseppi
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|<!--Per poster billing block-->
* [[Lana Condor]]
* [[Toni Collette]]
* [[Annie Murphy]]
* [[Colman Domingo]]
* [[Jane Fonda]]
}}
| music          = [[Stephanie Economou]]
| cinematography = Jon Gutman
| editing        = Michelle Mendenhall
| production_companies = [[DreamWorks Animation]]
| distributor    = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|2023|6|15|[[Annecy International Animation Film Festival|Annecy]]|2023|6|30|United States}}
| runtime        = 91 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 91:04--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdeymdm4 |title=''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' (PG) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=June 9, 2023 |access-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609110811/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdeymdm4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $70 million<ref name=DeadlineProj/>
| gross          = $46.2 million<ref name=BOM>{{cite web |title=Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt27155038/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810142141/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt27155038/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NUM>{{cite web |title=Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ruby-Gillman-Teenage-Kraken-(2023)#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |access-date=September 23, 2024 |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724171506/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ruby-Gillman-Teenage-Kraken-(2023)#tab=summary |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken''''' is a 2023 American animated [[teen film|teen comedy film]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=March 16, 2023 |title=New DreamWorks Film ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' Casts Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Jane Fonda, Colman Domingo, Annie Murphy & More |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/dreamworks-movie-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-lana-condor-toni-collette-1235301376/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317011046/https://deadline.com/2023/03/dreamworks-movie-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-lana-condor-toni-collette-1235301376/ |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Page-Kirby |first=Kristen |date=June 27, 2023 |title=Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, high school angst for monsters|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2023/06/27/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-movie-review/ |access-date=February 29, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> directed by [[Kirk DeMicco]], co-directed by Faryn Pearl, and written by Brian C. Brown, Elliott DiGuiseppi and [[Pam Brady]]. Produced by [[DreamWorks Animation]], it stars the voices of [[Lana Condor]], [[Toni Collette]], [[Annie Murphy]], [[Colman Domingo]], and [[Jane Fonda]]. The film follows a shy [[Kraken]] girl named Ruby Gillman (Condor) who is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High. When she breaks her mother's (Collette) rule by going into the ocean with any would-be friends, she discovers that she is a direct descendant of battle-hardened krakens who have protected the sea from evil [[mermaid]]s for generations, and is also destined to inherit the throne from her grandmother (Fonda).

''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' had its world premiere at the [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] on June 15, 2023, and was released in the United States on June 30 by [[Universal Pictures]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the voice acting and characters but criticized the screenplay. It was also a [[Box-office bomb|box-office failure]], grossing $46 million against a $70 million budget.

== Plot ==
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In the town of Oceanside, 16-year-old Ruby Gillman and her family are secretly [[Kraken]]s. Determined to fit in with humans, Ruby's mother Agatha forbids her from going near the ocean, including her school's prom at sea. Ruby's friends Margot, Trevin, and Bliss convince her to ask out her crush Connor anyway, but she accidentally knocks him into the water. Ruby jumps in and saves Connor — unknowingly triggering an underwater transformation — but new student Chelsea Van Der Zee takes the credit.

Noticing bioluminescent suction cups on her fingers, Ruby hides in the school library but transforms into a Giant Kraken. She is spotted by Chelsea and by Agatha, whose ocean-dwelling brother Brill has been summoned by Ruby's transformation. Agatha calms her distressed daughter down to human size, and Ruby confronts her parents, who explain that the women in their family turn into powerful Giant Krakens while underwater.

With a reluctant Brill's help, Ruby sneaks into the ocean to meet her grandmother, the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas, who reveals that Ruby is in line to rule as protector of the ocean. Other creatures have tried to seize power, including [[Leviathan]]s, [[Umibōzu]], and most dangerous of all, [[Mermaid]]s. The evil Mermaid Queen Nerissa found the [[Trident]] of [[Oceanus]] but was defeated by Agatha, who hid the Trident before abandoning her kingdom for a life on land.

Returning home, Ruby is attacked by vengeful sea captain Gordon Lighthouse, but is saved by Chelsea, who is actually a mermaid. Gordon's footage of Ruby in Kraken form goes viral, but Chelsea befriends Ruby, taking her on a "Super Sea Girl [[Skip Day|Ditch Day]]". Chelsea suggests that by finding the Trident, they can end the war between Krakens and Mermaids; her mother, Nerissa, was killed trying to recover the Trident from the Well of Seas.

Grandmamah trains her granddaughter to master her Kraken powers, unaware she is using them to practice entering the Well of Seas, and Ruby neglects her friends to spend time with Chelsea. Ruby's father Arthur, younger brother Sam, and Brill trick Gordon into "capturing" their pet sea creature Nessie, letting him believe he has ended the Kraken threat. Ruby tries to introduce Chelsea to her mother, but Agatha is unwilling to trust a Mermaid and forbids her daughter from returning to the ocean, but an angry Ruby transforms and storms off.

Agatha confronts Grandmamah, who explains that Nerissa never had a daughter, while Ruby retrieves the Trident but is betrayed by Chelsea, who is revealed to be Nerissa herself. Trapping Ruby underwater, Nerissa surfaces to use the Trident to destroy the Krakens, interrupting prom night as she fights off Agatha and Grandmamah. With encouragement from Brill, Ruby arrives to face Nerissa and saves the prom ship. Combining their powers, Ruby, her mother, and grandmother destroy the trident, and Nerissa is captured by Gordon.

Ruby's classmates hail her as their Kraken hero and she reunites with her family and friends while Connor accepts her invitation to prom, and Agatha and Grandmamah reconcile. Sometime later, Ruby and her family have embraced their identity as Krakens, while Ruby and Connor become a couple. Brill warns that a [[Devil Whale]] is heading toward the Kraken Kingdom, and Ruby leaps into action as the protector of the seas.

== Voice cast ==
* [[Lana Condor]] as Ruby Gillman, a shy 16-year old [[kraken]] girl who is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High and has the ability to turn into a giant three-legged kraken when she is in the ocean like all royal female krakens do.<ref name="CartoonBrew">{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Jamie |date=March 14, 2023 |title=First Details Revealed For New DreamWorks Film ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' |work=[[Cartoon Brew]] |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/teenage-kraken-dreamworks-kirk-demicco-226970.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314201949/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/teenage-kraken-dreamworks-kirk-demicco-226970.html |archive-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> She is described by the film's producer Kelly Cooney Cilella as "a really normal teenager".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bamigboye |first1=Baz |title=Breaking Baz: ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' Is A Superhero, A Princess & A First For DreamWorks Animation – "The Story Really Is Hers" |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-interviews-dreamworks-animation-1235414795/ |access-date=June 25, 2023 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 12, 2023 |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625045554/https://deadline.com/2023/06/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-interviews-dreamworks-animation-1235414795/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Toni Collette]] as Agatha Gillman,<ref name="cast"/> Ruby's overprotective real estate agent mother who has the ability to turn into a giant four-legged kraken when she is in the ocean.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* [[Annie Murphy]] as Queen Nerissa, the evil queen of the [[mermaid]]s with a vendetta against the Gillman family who poses as Chelsea Van Der Zee, the snobbish, popular new girl at Oceanside High.<ref name="cast">{{Cite web |title=''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' (2023) Cast and Crew - Cast Photos and Info |url=https://www.fandango.com/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-2023-231412/cast-and-crew |access-date=1 June 2023 |work=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601214226/https://www.fandango.com/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-2023-231412/cast-and-crew |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Colman Domingo]] as Arthur Gillman,<ref name="cast"/> Agatha’s husband and Ruby's supportive father.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* Blue Chapman as Sam Gillman, Ruby's 7-year-old energetic and loyal younger brother who loves to play dodge ball. He is loosely based on co-writer Brian C. Brown.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* [[Jane Fonda]] as Grandmamah Gillman,<ref name="cast"/> the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas, the mother of Agatha, and Ruby and Sam's maternal grandmother.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* [[Sam Richardson (actor)|Sam Richardson]] as Brill Gillman,<ref name="cast"/> a kraken male who is Ruby's dim-witted and enthusiastic maternal uncle, Grandmamah's son and Agatha's brother.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* [[Will Forte]] as Captain Gordon Lighthouse, a kraken-obsessed old sailor with a peg leg who works as a tour guide and has a crab named "Davy".<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* [[Jaboukie Young-White]] as Connor, a skater-boy who became Ruby’s love interest.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* [[Liza Koshy]] as Margot,<ref name="cast"/> a dramatic girl and Ruby's best friend.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* [[Eduardo Franco (actor)|Eduardo Franco]] as Trevin, a gamer and one of Ruby's friends.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>
* [[Ramona Young]] as Bliss, a [[goth subculture|goth]] girl and one of Ruby's friends.<ref name="CartoonBrew"/>

Additionally, [[Echo Kellum]] and [[Nicole Byer]] respectively voice Doug and Janice,<ref name="CartoonBrew"/> Internet personalities Preston and Bri Arsement portray a home buyer and a tourist respectively, web film commentator and newcomer Juju Green voices a gym teacher, father and daughter webstars Salish and [[Jordan Matter]] portray a kraken kid and the school principal respectively, sound designer [[Randy Thom]] voices the Gillman family's pet sea creature Nessie and a confetti cannon, ''[[Spirit Untamed]]'' producer Karen Foster voices the school librarian, newcomer Atticus Shaindlin voices Topher, folk musician-songwriter Suzanne Buirgy voices Carol, and vlogger/podcaster [[Emma Chamberlain]] voices a reporter.<ref>{{Citation|title=Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt27155038/fullcredits|access-date=2023-07-10|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328212603/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27155038/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:Meet_the_Gillmans_logo.png|thumb|right|The film's original title.]]
Screenwriters Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi initially pitched the story of a family of sea monsters living on land in plain sight to Chris Kuser, a development executive at DreamWorks Animation. Titled ''Meet the Gillmans,'' the script drew from their shared memories of growing up in [[Oviedo, Florida]] as well as Brown’s personal experiences as a first generation Cuban American, The Gillman family are loosely based on Brown’s real life family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Victoria |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken |url= https://www.awn.com/animationworld/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-timely-personal-tale-wanting-belong |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=AWN.com}}</ref>   

First time feature producer Kelly Cooney Cilella came on board as producer in April of 2019. She previously worked as a story coordinator on ''[[Shrek 2]]'', a development executive at DreamWorks Animation and a producer on the short film ''[[Bilby (film)|Bilby]]''.

With original director Paul Tibbitt at the helm, and the addition of another writer, ''[[Neighbors from Hell]]'' creator Pam Brady, the film slowly started moving forward. In 2020 Faryn Pearl, who had known Cooney Cilella while working on ''[[Trolls World Tour]]'' came on board as the film's first head of story.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruby Gillman Director Interview: Making Mean Girls in the Sea With a Regina George-Like Mermaid|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RKgbYTCe1rE|access-date=February 19, 2024|website=Youtube.com| date=July 2, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Behind the Magic of Dreamworks Entertainment with Kelly Cooney-Cilella & Faryn Pearl|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EWZ3Q9r0JVA|access-date=February 19, 2024|website=Youtube.com| date=June 26, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Silver Screen Time|url= https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/silver-screen-time-alum-faryn-pearl-directs-animated-ruby-gillman|access-date=February 23, 2024|website=Omnia|date= July 24, 2023}}</ref> 

Cooney Cilella assembled her crew for the film, with Pierre-Oliver Vincent as production designer and Dave Walvoord as visual effects supervisor, the two having worked together in their respective roles on ''[[How to Train Your Dragon 2]]'' and ''[[How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World]]''. Jon Gutman as Head of Layout, who had worked on this position on ''[[The Croods: A New Age]]''. First time lead editor Michelle Mendenhall, and first time art director Frederic William Stewart gave the film a unique look, and promoted some of the people that worked on ''Trolls World Tour'' into first time leadership roles during the production, and also brought in some talent from DreamWorks's TV division for this film.{{Sfn|Morris|2023|pages=10-13}}

Cooney Cilella wanted to bring the film in a new direction, so after Tibbitt stepped down from his role as director, Cooney Cilella contacted Academy Award nominee [[Kirk DeMicco]], who had recently made ''[[Vivo (film)|Vivo]]'' to be director with Pearl being promoted as co-director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Making Films with Big Heart. Director Kirk Demicco Interview... RUBY GILLMAN, THE CROODS, VIVO|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IRjqGomZAHM|access-date=February 18, 2024|website=Youtube.com| date=August 30, 2023 }}</ref> Tibbitt was credited in the final film under "special thanks".

Additional material for the film's screenplay was provided by ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' writer/director [[Michael McCullers]], Meghan Malloy, and the film's co-directors.{{Sfn|Morris|2023|pages=14}}

In June 2021, website ''TheGWW'' reported the film to be in production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=AJ |date=June 16, 2021 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Dreamworks Animation Sets ''Meet The Gillmans'' For 2022 |url=https://thegww.com/exclusive-dreamworks-animation-sets-meet-the-gillmans-for-2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804055416/https://thegww.com/exclusive-dreamworks-animation-sets-meet-the-gillmans-for-2022/ |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=TheGWW.com}}</ref> Production was also expected to start in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Jacob |date=June 16, 2021 |title=DreamWorks Eyeing Laura Dern & Lana Condor For ''Meet The Gillmans'' |url=https://fullcirclecinema.com/2021/06/16/dreamworks-laura-dern-lana-condor-michael-sheen-meet-the-gillmans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616210623/https://fullcirclecinema.com/2021/06/16/dreamworks-laura-dern-lana-condor-michael-sheen-meet-the-gillmans/ |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=Full Circle Cinema |language=en-us}}</ref> On March 14, 2023, the cast and crew were announced via Universal Pictures Ireland's website. Many of the main cast was confirmed, while the director, co-director and producer were confirmed also respectively. DreamWorks Animation also announced its official title as ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken''.<ref name="CartoonBrew">{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Jamie |date=March 14, 2023 |title=First Details Revealed For New DreamWorks Film ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' |work=[[Cartoon Brew]] |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/teenage-kraken-dreamworks-kirk-demicco-226970.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314201949/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/teenage-kraken-dreamworks-kirk-demicco-226970.html |archive-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> The cast, crew, and official title were publicly announced two days later.<ref name=DreamWorksCasts>{{cite news |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=DreamWorks Movie ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' Casts Lana Condor, Toni Collette |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/dreamworks-movie-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-lana-condor-toni-collette-1235301376/ |access-date=March 16, 2023 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=March 16, 2023 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316150440/https://deadline.com/2023/03/dreamworks-movie-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-lana-condor-toni-collette-1235301376/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the release of the film's second trailer in May 2023, [[Mike Mitchell (director)|Mike Mitchell]], a longtime DreamWorks director who had recently set up his own production company Mike Mitchell Productions, was revealed to have served as executive producer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Laurén |first1=Alexa |date=24 May 2023 |title=New Trailer Drops for ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' |language=en |work=Animation World Network |url=https://www.awn.com/news/new-trailer-drops-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken |access-date=29 May 2023 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529200902/https://www.awn.com/news/new-trailer-drops-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to ''[[Animation Magazine]]'', Cilella stated that the film had been in the works for several years. It was first pitched to DreamWorks about a family of sea monsters that were moved to the land and are hiding in plain sight. She stated: "Our heroine is such a lovable character and I'm so excited for audiences to meet her and fall in love with her the way we have because she starts the movie as a quirky, slightly insecure but bighearted character, but she's harboring a secret that she can't tell her friends." DeMicco stated that he cited [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] films, ''[[Easy A]]'' (2010), ''[[Lady Bird (film)|Lady Bird]]'' (2017) and ''[[Booksmart]]'' (2019) as his inspirations. Pierre-Olivier Vincent serves as the production designer, taking inspiration for the main character from the body of an octopus and bringing the "curviness to all the design language of the film", from the cars to the underwater world.<ref name="TrailerPremiere">{{cite web |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Trailer Premiere: Director Kirk DeMicco and Producer Kelly Cooney Cilella Give Us the Scoop on DreamWorks' ''Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken'' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/03/kirk-demicco-and-kelly-cooney-cilella-give-us-the-scoop-on-dreamworks-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-plus-trailer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316161552/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/03/kirk-demicco-and-kelly-cooney-cilella-give-us-the-scoop-on-dreamworks-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-plus-trailer/ |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref>

DeMicco stated that they had intended to showcase more things, such as going more in-depth about the mermaids; "In our dreams, but maybe not in our budget. No, but there was an opportunity, but we had to make choices. And, so we always felt like if we had done that, we would've lost so much of the time, the personality of who is really getting to know Chelsea. And it worked well for our themes of the fact that they are all in hiding."<ref name="El-Mahmoud">{{Cite web |last=El-Mahmoud|first=Sarah|date=July 7, 2023|title=Teenage Kraken Director Gets Honest About Why There Aren't More Mermaids In The Movie, And One Thread He'd Like To Explore In A Sequel|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/teenage-kraken-director-honest-more-mermaids-movie-one-thread-explore-sequel|access-date=September 17, 2023|website=cinemablend|language=en-US}}</ref>

The film was dedicated to Nick Levenduski, a crowds artist of the film who died before the film was released.

=== Animation and design ===
Character designers Timothy Lamb & Guillermo "Willie" Real designed hundreds of different design iterations of Ruby and her family, eventually leading to the final look modeled by Charles Ellison, with additional tweaks by modeler Hannah Kang, supervisor Megan Lea Walker, and surface artists, Andy Harbeck and Rachael Yang. {{Sfn|Morris|2023|pages=18–87}} Additional characters were designed by [[Craig Kellman]], Annie Award winning character designer of ''[[The Bad Guys (film)|The Bad Guys]]'' Taylor Krahenbahl, Julien Le Rolland and many others.{{Sfn|Morris|2023|pages=70–136}}

One challenge was the design of the hair for the film's villain Nerissa. The VFX department headed by Lawrence Lee created a Fluid Implicit Particle (FLIP) simulation which was used to simulate the character's interaction with the surrounding ocean. With an additional level set fillet generation technique was used to blend the ocean mesh with the water hair geometry. <ref>{{Cite journal |title= Those Flowing Locks – Creating Large Scale Water Hair for Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken |url= https://history.siggraph.org/learning/those-flowing-locks-creating-large-scale-water-hair-for-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-by-newport-chow-michael-tampubolon-and-lee/ |access-date=March 21, 2024|website=history.siggraph.org|date= December 16, 2023 |last1= Newport |first1= Mark |last2= Chow |first2= David |last3= Michael |first3= Chris |last4= Tampubolon |first4= Andre Pradhana |last5= Lee |first5= Lawrence }}</ref>

Two mixed-media sequences for the film were designed and animated by Richard Ramazinski.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken |url= https://www.richrama.com/work/new-portfolio-item|access-date=March 20, 2024|website=richrama.com}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Main|Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (soundtrack){{!}}''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' (soundtrack)}}
[[Stephanie Economou]] composed the film's score.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Stephanie Economou Scoring DreamWorks Animation's ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/03/16/stephanie-economou-scoring-dreamworks-animations-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316175455/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/03/16/stephanie-economou-scoring-dreamworks-animations-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken/ |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> British singer-songwriter [[Mimi Webb]] performed the original song "This Moment", released on June 23 as a single, a week before the film's release. The song was a last minute addition after using a tempt song "[[As It Was]]" by Harry Styles in a particular scene in the film, where it was replaced by "This Moment", which was written by [[DallasK]], [[Lauv]], Jacob Kasher and Amanda "Kiddo AI" Ibanez, and was originally going to be performed by Lauv, but he passed on it and it was given to Webb.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/06/24/mimi-webbs-original-song-this-moment-from-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-released/ |title = Mimi Webb's Original Song 'This Moment' from 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' Released |date = June 24, 2023 |access-date = June 25, 2023 |website = FilmMusicReporter |archive-date = June 24, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230624205441/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/06/24/mimi-webbs-original-song-this-moment-from-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-released/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The soundtrack album was released on June 30, 2023, the same day as the theatrical release, in addition to the original song "Rise" performed by [[Freya Ridings]], which plays during the end credits. She first performed the song live 3 days earlier at DreamWorks's Glendale campus.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/06/29/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-soundtrack-album-details/ |title = 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' Soundtrack Album Details |date = June 29, 2023 |access-date = June 30, 2023 |website = FilmMusicReporter |archive-date = June 30, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230630000905/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/06/29/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

== Release ==
=== Theatrical ===
''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' debuted at the [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] on June 15, 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=April 20, 2023 |title=DreamWorks to Bring ''Ruby Gillman'' Premiere, ''Trolls 3'' and ''Puss in Boots 2'' to Annecy |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/04/dreamworks-to-bring-ruby-gillman-premiere-trolls-3-and-puss-in-boots-2-to-annecy/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Animation Magazine]] |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421062839/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/04/dreamworks-to-bring-ruby-gillman-premiere-trolls-3-and-puss-in-boots-2-to-annecy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was theatrically released in the United States on June 30.<ref name="TrailerPremiere">{{cite web |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Trailer Premiere: Director Kirk DeMicco and Producer Kelly Cooney Cilella Give Us the Scoop on DreamWorks' ''Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken'' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/03/kirk-demicco-and-kelly-cooney-cilella-give-us-the-scoop-on-dreamworks-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-plus-trailer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316161552/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/03/kirk-demicco-and-kelly-cooney-cilella-give-us-the-scoop-on-dreamworks-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-plus-trailer/ |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref> The film was screened early on June 19, 2023, at various [[Regal Cinemas]] theaters as part of the chain's "Monday Mystery Movie" promotion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (MMM) |url=https://www.regmovies.com/movies/monday-mystery-movie-0619/ho00014516#/ |website=[[Regal Cinemas]] |access-date=2023-06-23 |quote= |df=mdy-all |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623042901/https://www.regmovies.com/movies/monday-mystery-movie-0619/ho00014516#/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2022, Deputy Manager Director of Universal Pictures International Italy Massimo Proietti revealed that the film would be released in mid-2023.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 12, 2022 |title=Massimo Proietti: "Sono necessarie idee dirompenti" |trans-title=Massimo Proietti: 'Disruptive ideas are needed' |url=https://www.e-duesse.it/cinema/massimo-proietti-sono-necessarie-idee-dirompenti/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217202045/https://www.e-duesse.it/cinema/massimo-proietti-sono-necessarie-idee-dirompenti/ |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=e-duesse.it |language=it}}</ref> On March 16, 2023, following the release of the first trailer, it was revealed that the film would be released on June 30, 2023, taking over the original release date of [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]]'s ''[[Migration (2023 film)|Migration]]''.<ref name=TrailerPremiere/>

=== Home media ===
''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' was released on [[Digital distribution|Digital HD]] on July 18, 2023, 18 days after its theatrical release. It was released on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] on September 26, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peralta |first=Diego |date=2023-08-22 |title='Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' Sets Digital, Blu-ray, & DVD Release Dates |url=https://collider.com/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-digital-blu-ray-dvd-release-date/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>

The film was released on [[NBCUniversal]]'s [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] streaming service on October 20, 2023,{{cn|date=January 2024}} and streamed on the service for four months as part of their 18-month deal with [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |title=NBCUniversal's New Theatrical Window Scheme To Bring Films To Peacock After As Few As 45 Days Of Release |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/nbcuniversal-theatrical-window-films-stream-peacock-45-days-1234887914/ |access-date=December 10, 2021 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=December 9, 2021 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209190325/https://deadline.com/2021/12/nbcuniversal-theatrical-window-films-stream-peacock-45-days-1234887914/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/netflix-exclusive-rights-universal-animated-films-105446842.html|title=Netflix extends exclusive rights to Universal's animated films in the US|last=Moon|first=Mariella|website=[[Engadget]]|date=July 14, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021|language=en|archive-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710055401/https://www.engadget.com/netflix-exclusive-rights-universal-animated-films-105446842.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film moved to Netflix on February 20, 2024, becoming the most watched movie on the platform, having topped the chart for three days, and three weeks in the top 10 chart. It was seen by over 12.3 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |title= thanksgiving beaten by Dreamworks flop Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken netflix |url= https://movieweb.com/thanksgiving-beaten-by-dreamworks-flop-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-netflix/ |access-date=February 23, 2024|website=Movieweb.com|date= February 22, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken Netflix Viewership Chart Ranking|url=https://screenrant.com/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-netflix-viewership-numbers-chart-ranking/|access-date=February 23, 2024|website=screenrant.com}}</ref> However, it was announced that the film was expected to return to Peacock in December 2024.

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' grossed $15.7&nbsp;million in the United States and Canada, and $30.5&nbsp;million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $46.2&nbsp;million. The film is the second-lowest-grossing film from [[DreamWorks Animation]] after ''[[Spirit Untamed]]'' in 2021, and was considered a [[box-office failure]].<ref name="biggestbomb">{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Ryan |date=7 August 2023 |title=Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Is On Track To Become DreamWorks Animation's Biggest Flop Ever |work=/Film |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1359782/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-dreamworks-animation-biggest-flop-ever/rl-status=live |access-date=8 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808072558/https://www.slashfilm.com/1359782/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-dreamworks-animation-biggest-flop-ever/ |archive-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="BOM" /><ref name="NUM"/>

In the United States and Canada, ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' was released alongside ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]''.<ref name=DeadlineProj>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 27, 2023 |title='Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny' To Whip Up $140M+ Global Opening – Box Office Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-box-office-projection-2-1235425453/ |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711233656/https://deadline.com/2023/06/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-box-office-projection-2-1235425453/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=June 27, 2023 |title='Indiana Jones 5' Won't Reverse Disney's Recent Box Office Woes |url=https://www.thewrap.com/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-box-office-preview/ |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]] |language=en-US |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628000540/https://www.thewrap.com/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-box-office-preview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film made $2.3 million on its first day, including $725,000 from Thursday night previews.<ref name=opening>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 30, 2023 |title='Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny' Still Eyeing $60M-$65M Opening Weekend, Possible $85M 5-day – Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/box-office-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-1235427644/ |quote=Universal/DreamWorks Animation's ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' isn’t wowing as expected with a $2.5M Friday (including Thursday previews of $725K) and $6M Friday-Sunday take outside the top five. |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704003911/https://deadline.com/2023/07/box-office-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-1235427644/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film debuted with $5.5 million, becoming DreamWorks Animation's lowest-grossing opening weekend of any of their feature films to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-is-worst-dreamworks-opening-of-all-time-230213.html|title='Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' Is Worst Dreamworks Opening Of All-Time|date=July 2, 2023 }}</ref> The film's sixth-place finish also made it the studio's lowest-ranking three-day opening weekend, tying ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]'' from 2003. Several publications attributed the reasons for its low opening to the film's limited three-month marketing, unclear target age group, an original film not based on an existing [[Intellectual property|IP]], its title, the trailers, and competition from ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' and ''[[Elemental (2023 film)|Elemental]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=July 2, 2023 |title='Indiana Jones 5' Dials Down to $60 Million Box Office Opening |url=https://www.thewrap.com/indiana-jones-60-million-box-office-opening/ |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702155308/https://www.thewrap.com/indiana-jones-60-million-box-office-opening/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaw-Williams |first=Hannah |date=July 2, 2023 |title=Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Drowns At The Box Office With $6 Million Opening Weekend |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1328724/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-drowns-box-office-6-million-opening-weekend/ |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=[[/Film]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701223800/https://www.slashfilm.com/1328724/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-drowns-box-office-6-million-opening-weekend/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 2, 2023 |title=Box Office: 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Stumbles With $60 Million Debut, 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' Flops |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-indiana-jones-5-opening-weekend-disappointment-1235660071/ |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702152853/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-indiana-jones-5-opening-weekend-disappointment-1235660071/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Stephen |date=July 26, 2023 |title=10 Biggest Reasons DreamWorks' New Animated Movie Bombed So Badly At The Box Office|url= https://screenrant.com/dreamworks-box-office-bomb-reasons-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken/|access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]] }}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose |score=66|count=102|average=5.8|consensus=''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' is littered with too much flotsam and jetsam from better animated features to stand as a true original, but its inherent sweetness and lively style make for likable enough family entertainment.|ref=yes |access-date=September 23, 2024}} {{MC film|50|27|ref=yes|access-date=July 5, 2023}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while [[PostTrak]] reported 68% of filmgoers gave it a positive score.<ref name="opening"/>

Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the film a positive review, writing, "''[[South Park]]'' veteran [[Pam Brady]], who shares screenwriting credit with Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi, brings all kinds of funny ideas to the film, which DeMicco does an admirable job of executing. But there's a simpler, more sincere movie underneath it all that seems to be taunting audiences, like a glowing shape from deep below."<ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-review-1235646013/|title='Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' Review: DreamWorks Wrestles With How to Train Its Kraken Concept|work=Variety|author=Peter Debruge|date=June 15, 2023|access-date=June 25, 2023|archive-date=June 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625052932/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-review-1235646013/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tara McNamara of [[Common Sense Media]] gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing: "A parenting gold mine, this literal fish out of water story is completely entertaining and enjoyable for all ages, with plenty of positive messages. The message to kids can be applied in a variety of ways: "shine your light"."<ref>{{Cite web |last= McNamara |first=Tara |title=Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Movie Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken |website=[[Common Sense Media]] |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref> Kate Erbland of ''[[IndieWire]]'' gave the film a C+, and wrote in her review, "Kids are always in need of gracious tales about the power of being yourself in a world not necessarily built to embrace differences and stories like "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" can do that, with fun to spare. But why not get more splashy?"<ref>{{cite web |last=Erbland |first=Kate |website=[[IndieWire]] |title=''Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken'' Review: ''Turning Red'' Takes to the Seas for Familiar Monster Adventure|date=June 29, 2023 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-review-1234879165/|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>

Other critics felt that the storyline was underdeveloped and that the film failed to live up to its potential.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Venable |first=Heidi |date=July 1, 2023 |title= Critics Have Seen Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, And They Seem To Agree On The New DreamWorks Animation |url= https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/critics-respond-to-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=[[CinemaBlend]]}}</ref> Rachel LeBonte of ''Screen Rant'' rates it 2.5 out of 5 stars, calling the film "endearing" and praising the voice cast, but saying that it may have trouble making an impression with so many other options. She wrote, "That is ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken''{{'}}s biggest flaw: It doesn't go beyond surface-level. As Ruby gets more involved with the ocean and her burgeoning friendship with fellow sea creature Chelsea, her ties to the human world fall away, lessening the overall impact of her arc."<ref>{{Cite web |last= LeBonte |first= Rachel |date=June 30, 2023 |title= Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Review: Endearing Animated Story Could've Gone Deeper |url= https://screenrant.com/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-review/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> Leigh Paatsch of ''[[Herald Sun]]'' awarded the film 1.5 out of 5 stars, writing, "Visually, the movie becomes more of an eyesore as it slithers along, while the story mashes up some confusing marine mythology with contemporary plotting points seen to better effect in [[Pixar]]'s recent release ''[[Turning Red]]''."<ref>{{cite web |last=Paatsch |first=Leigh |website=ReelViews |title= Liam Neeson knocks the rust off in race-against-time scenario |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/movies/leigh-paatsch/liam-neeson-knocks-the-rust-off-in-raceagainsttime-scenario/news-story/de1945d229ccb0948a4f304584c349da|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]], film critic for ''ReelViews'', awarded the film 2 out of 4, stars writing, "''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' is one of the most inconsequential big-screen cartoons to reach theaters this year."<ref>{{cite web |last=Berardinelli |first=James |website=ReelViews |title=''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' review |url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>

Alonso Duralde of ''The Film Verdict'' gave the film a negative review, writing, "Plays like the result of feeding the screenplays of recent Pixar titles ''[[Luca (2021 film)|Luca]]'' and ''Turning Red'' into [[ChatGPT]] and then animating the results. Unfortunately, this new coming-of-age tale doesn't come anywhere near the depth or delight of its predecessors."<ref>{{cite web |last=Duralde |first=Alonso |website=ReelViews |title=''Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken''|date=June 29, 2023 |url=https://thefilmverdict.com/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-film-review/|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref> Greg Nussen of ''Slant Magazine'' awarded the film 2 out of 4 stars, writing, "Sweet but narratively thin and didactic, the latest from DreamWorks Animation always seems as if it's trying to find its footing."<ref>{{cite web |last=Nussen |first=Greg |website=Slant Magazine |title=''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' Review: A Waterlogged Coming-of-Age Story |date=June 29, 2023 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-review/ |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref> Robert Kojder of ''Flickering Myth'' gave the film a negative review, writing "Even though the voiceover performances and some character relationship dynamics are serviceable, ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' drowns itself in flat animation, questionable plot choices, and too many ideas."<ref>{{cite web |last=Kojder |first=Robert |website=Flickering Myth |title= Movie Review – ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' (2023)|date=June 27, 2023 |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2023/06/movie-review-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-2023/|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
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|+ {{sronly|Accolades received by ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken''}}
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Hollywood Music in Media Awards]]
| [[14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards|{{dts|November 15, 2023|nowrap=off}}]]
| [[Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in an Animated Film|Best Original Score in an Animated Film]]
| data-sort-value="Economou" | [[Stephanie Economou]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Billie Eilish's ''Barbie'' Song, Robbie Robertson's Scorsese Score Honored at 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-billie-eilish-robbie-robertson-win-1235473365/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116080412/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-billie-eilish-robbie-robertson-win-1235473365/ |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Annie Awards]]
| [[51st Annie Awards|February 17, 2024]]
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production|Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production]]
|Prashanth Cavale
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=February 17, 2024 |title=Annie Awards: ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' Leads With 7 Wins, Including Best Feature |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-annie-awards-winners-list-1235828921/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218110539/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-annie-awards-winners-list-1235828921/ |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite book|last=Morris|first=Iain|year=2023|title=The Art Of Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken|publisher=Abrams|location=New York|isbn=978-1419770203}}

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