Xu, Linda (December 10, 2018). "Critics' Choice Awards 2019: The Complete List of Nominations". Archived from the original on March 7, 2021 . Retrieved December 10, 2018.

a b Rubin, Rebecca (March 25, 2018). "Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs' Prances to Top Screen Average of 2018". Variety. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018 . Retrieved March 31, 2018.Touched by Atari's words, Kobayashi officially rescinds the dog ban. Enraged, Major Domo yells at Mayor Kobayashi for breaking the Mayor's campaign promise and tries to kill Kobayashi and initiate the extermination himself, but thanks to Spots and the activists, Domo's plans are thwarted. Atari and Spots become gravely injured during the struggle and are taken to a hospital, where Kobayashi donates one of his kidneys to save his nephew. It is later revealed that while Kobayashi did win the election, he will not hold office because he was caught in a scandal. Therefore, all mayoral powers and authorities will transfer to his next-in-line, Atari. Yoshida, Emily (March 29, 2018). "What It's Like to Watch Isle of Dogs As a Japanese Speaker". Vulture. New York Media. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018 . Retrieved April 25, 2018. Ryuichi, Sakamoto (July 18, 2018). "Themes and Variations: An Interview with Ryuichi Sakamoto". GQ Magazine. Condé Nast . Retrieved August 2, 2023. Isle of Dogs received two Academy Awards, BAFTAs, and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Animated Feature and Original Score, making it the first PG-13 rated animation to be nominated for these awards.

Aziz, Neha (March 18, 2018). "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners". South by Southwest. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018 . Retrieved April 11, 2018.Perez, Rodrigo (October 9, 2015). "Wes Anderson's Next Movie Is A Stop-Motion Animated Film About Dogs; May Also Do An Anthology Movie". The Playlist. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015 . Retrieved December 21, 2016.

Isle of Dogs ( Japanese: 犬ヶ島, Hepburn: Inu ga Shima, lit. 'Dog Island') is a 2018 stop-motion animated comedy film written, produced, and directed by Wes Anderson, narrated by Courtney B. Vance, and starring an ensemble cast that consists of Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Kunichi Nomura, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Akira Ito, Greta Gerwig, Akira Takayama, Frances McDormand, F. Murray Abraham, Yojiro Noda, Fisher Stevens, Mari Natsuki, Nijiro Murakami, Yoko Ono, Harvey Keitel, and Frank Wood. A U.S.–German co-production, Isle of Dogs was produced by Indian Paintbrush and Anderson's own American Empirical Pictures, in association with Studio Babelsberg. The film is set in the fictional Japanese city of Megasaki where Mayor Kenji Kobayashi has banished all dogs to Trash Island due to a canine influenza pandemic. Kobayashi's nephew Atari sets out to find his missing dog Spots with the help of a group of dogs led by stray dog Chief. Isle of Dogs (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018 . Retrieved October 10, 2021. Competition: Competition And Berlinale Special Are Complete" (Press release). Berlin International Film Festival. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018 . Retrieved February 24, 2018. Xu, Linda (November 15, 2018). " 'Hollywood Reporter,' 'Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018 . Retrieved November 16, 2018.Casey, Dan (October 12, 2015). "Exclusive: Jeff Goldblum, Bryan Cranston, and More to Star in Wes Anderson's Stop-Motion Animated Dog Movie". Nerdist. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015 . Retrieved December 21, 2016.