Anomalisa premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 4, 2015, and was theatrically released in the U.S. on December 30 by Paramount Pictures. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for its screenplay, direction, and thematic content. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the first R-rated animated film to be nominated in this category, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, but lost both awards to Inside Out. It won the Grand Jury Prize at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, the first animated film to do so.
