History YMMV / FindingDory

* AwardSnub: Despite being one of the most well-reviewed animated films of 2016, with a 94% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, it was not nominated for Best Animated Feature at the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s and the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s. However, it did win several Best Animated Feature awards from the People's Choice, Teens' Choice and Kids' Choice Awards.

* AwardSnub: Despite being one of the most well-reviewed animated film of 2016, with a 94% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, it was not nominated for Best Animated Feature at the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s and the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s. However, it did win several Best Animated Feature awards from the People's Choice, Teens' Choice and Kids' Choice Awards.

* AwardSnub: Despite being the highest grossing animated film of 2016 with a 94% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, it was not nominated for Best Animated Feature at the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s and the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s. However, it did win several Best Animated Feature awards from the People's Choice, Teens' Choice and Kids' Choice Awards.

* CrossoverShip: Becky the loon has been shipped with Heihei from ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' due to both of them being [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} blank-eyed birds who look like they are in a world of their own.]]

** Hank. On one hand, he's a beautifully animated septopus who has a potentially interesting backstory, given his missing tentacle and his preference to being alone and living in captivity. On another hand, he's a GrumpyBear who serves as a foil to Dory (perhaps the most beloved character of the franchise); one of the only positive traits he has in contrast to her is his tendency to make plans, which, as Dory points out, isn't even always the best idea.

** Although most people agree that this film is good, whether or not it's as good as the first film or even superior is a point of serious debate.
** Whether or not it should be the end for the ''Finding'' franchise. Some feel that Dory was the best and perhaps only thing left to truly be explored after the first film, and so a third film would feel [[{{Sequelitis}} forced and bad]]. On the other hand, many also feel that sacrificing elements of the first film (like the sharks, the tank gang, Nigel the pelican, and the entire ocean) is a clear sign that this is ''not'' the GrandFinale, and that there is still more unexplored greatness for the series.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** The GiantSquid, which takes the role of the anglerfish from the original movie. Unlike the anglerfish, however, the squid doesn't get outwitted in any way (our heroes simply flee from it), and it disappears entirely until a scene during the credits. Considering that [[spoiler:the climax takes place outside the institute (and features nearly everyone coming BackForTheFinale)]], it could've easily made a reappearance. Although consider it’s an antagonist to the main characters, it would more likely just get in the way of the main objective.
** Hank is the only sea creature of the franchise who's from the ocean but actually ''wants'' to live in human captivity. He shows signs of trauma thinking about living in the ocean and is incredibly pushy about getting his turn to go far inland. The movie never explains why Hank feels this way, why [[spoiler:he has a change of [[{{Pun}} hearts]] near the climax]], or even what happened to his eighth tentacle. Of course, this could all be an idea for a future film.
** The Tank Gang were actually going to be ''main characters in the film who helped Marlin and Nemo look for Dory''. Why in the world they were demoted to a brief scene after the credits (especially considering it involved bringing back all their voice actors) is a mystery that to this day remains unanswered.
** Pretty much everyone wanted to see the sharks again, and for Crush to have a bigger part.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: After the first film made such a big deal about just getting to Australia, it can seem pretty weird that this film treats crossing ''the entire Pacific Ocean'' so casually. Though many fans are willing to forgive it, as it keeps the movie from [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks feeling like a complete retread]], and also allows the idea of a third bigger-scale film that ''doesn’t'' feel like a complete retread of it’s predecessor.

* ContestedSequel: ''Finding Dory'' is an odd case among Pixar movies. Its Rotten Tomatoes score is in the mid-90s, putting it nearly on par with ''Finding Nemo'' and Pixar's other acclaimed classics, but the reviews themselves frequently note that [[ToughActToFollow the movie isn't as good as its predecessor]], similar to reviews for ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' (which had a significantly lower Tomatometer score). If one looks at Metacritic, its score is a respectable 77 (the exact same as ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife''), whereas Pixar's [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory other]] [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo highly]] [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles acclaimed]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} films]] [[WesternAnimation/WallE have]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} scores]] [[WesternAnimation/InsideOut in]] the high 80s or low 90s. In any case, [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative it's the best-reviewed Pixar sequel that isn't a follow-up to]] ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''[[note]]Until ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'', which has the exact same RT score as ''Dory'' at 94%[[/note]], and it's still seen as a worthy sequel and a good movie in its own right. And there are many who feel it's an EvenBetterSequel for the deeper story, faster pace, superior humor, and Hank.

** Whether or not it should be the end for the ''Finding'' franchise. Some feel that Dory was the best and perhaps only thing left to truly be explored after the first film, and so a third film would feel [[Sequelitis forced and bad]]. On the other hand, many also feel that sacrificing elements of the first film (like the sharks, the tank gang, Nigel the pelican, and the entire ocean) is a clear sign that this is ''not'' the GrandFinale, and that there is still more unexplored greatness for the series.

** Whether or not it should be the end for the ''Finding'' franchise. Some feel that Dory was the best and perhaps only thing left to truly be explored after the first film, and so a third film would feel [[SeasonalRot forced and bad]]. On the other hand, many also feel that sacrificing elements of the first film (like the sharks, the tank gang, Nigel the pelican, and the entire ocean) is a clear sign that this is ''not'' the GrandFinale, and that there is still more unexplored greatness for the series.
** The climax, which involves [[spoiler: Hank driving the truck containing the fish into the ocean, with humans on the bridge being distracted by otters hugging, and the fish catapulting from the truck as "What a Wonderful World" plays]]. Is it an entertaining or a borderline BigLippedAlligatorMoment that's far too wacky and goofy, given its predecessor took great care to have the animals behave and interact largely realistically?

* AwardSnub: Despite being the highest grossing animated film of 2016 with a 94% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, it was not nominated for Best Animated Feature at the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s and the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards}}s. However, it did win several Best Animated Feature awards from the People's Choice, Teens' Choice and Kids' Choice Awards.

* AwardSnub: Despite being the highest grossing animated film of 2016 with a 94% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, it was not nominated for Best Animated Feature at the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s and the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s. But it did win in several public voting awards like the People's Choice, Teens' Choice and Kids' Choice.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: After the first film made such a big deal about just getting to Australia, it can seem pretty weird that this film treats crossing ''the entire Pacific Ocean'' so casually. Though many fans are willing to forgive it as it both lets most of the film take place in a new location that stops it from [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks feeling like a complete retread]].

* AwardSnub: Despite being the highest grossing animated film of 2016 with a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it was not nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Golden Globes and the Oscars. But it did win in several public voting awards like the People's Choice, Teens' Choice and Kids' Choice.