Best Animated Feature nominees ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 4,’ ‘That Christmas,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Ultraman: Rising,’ and ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ top the expansive list of category nominations; animation’s biggest awards ceremony is scheduled to return live on Saturday, February 8 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
ASIFA-Hollywood has just released nominations for its 52st Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation.This year, the ceremony is scheduled to be held live, in-person on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
leads all feature nominees with 10 nominations, followed by and with seven each and with six. leads all TV/episodic nominees with seven.
This year, there are 6 nominees in each of the two best feature film category: (Pixar Animation Studios), (DreamWorks Animation), (Locksmith Animation for Netflix), (DreamWorks Animation), (Netflix presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions), and (Aardman and Netflix) lead the pack as nominees for Best Animated Feature Best Animated Feature-Independent, spotlighting features with a much smaller distribution footprint than major studio releases, include (Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma, Distributed by GKIDS), (Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio), (Paramount Pictures), (Studio Durian Distributed by GKIDS), (Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content Distributed by GKIDS), and (Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia).The Annie Awards cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Sponsored Films, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards.Juried Awards will be presented during the ceremony, honoring achievement and exceptional contributions to animation.
The Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions are being presented to three recipients: Aaron Blaise, Eunice Macaulay, and Normand Roger, The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent or charitable impact will be awarded to Women in Animation.The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry will be presented to Alberto Menache.The Special Achievement Award recognizing unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure will be presented to Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films.
ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it.Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership.Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, animated film preservation, animation open source support, special events, classes and screenings. Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades.
For information regarding the Annie Awards, please visit https://annieawards.org/.The full list of nominations in all categories is shown below: Best Feature - Pixar Animation Studios - DreamWorks Animation - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - DreamWorks Animation - Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions - Aardman and Netflix Best Feature-Independent - Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma, Distributed by GKIDS - Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio - Paramount Pictures - Studio Durian Distributed by GKIDS - Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content Distributed by GKIDS - Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia Best Special Production - The Illuminated Film Company and Filmograf - Lupus Films - DreamWorks Animation - Magic Light Pictures - Ikki Films & Iliade et Films Best Short Subject - Animal Tank, Miyu Productions & Ka-Ching Cartoons - Barfak Animation Studio - IDEOMOTOR Culture Media Co., Ltd.- Fleng Entertainment and Tumblehead Productions - Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo Best Sponsored - Blinkink - Passion Pictures Hungry Man - Passion Paris Production, HoYoFair , “Blaze to Natlan” - BUCK - Nexus Studios Best TV/Media - Preschool , Episode: Crystal Cavern Caper - Wild Canary, Disney Branded Television , Episode: Pandy’s Bad Day - DreamWorks Animation , Episode: Jessica’s Picnic - Cartoon Network Studios , Episode: Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular - Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions , Episode: Save Tate? - A Nickelodeon Production in association with Apple Best TV/Media - Children , Episode: Never Use Double Negatives - Warner Bros.
Animation , Episode: Batten Down the Hatches - DreamWorks Animation , Episode: The Molecular Level - Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television , Episode: Summer of Tater Luna - Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television , Episode: Ruins - Skydance Animation in association with Apple Best TV/Media - Mature , Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They? - 20th Television Animation , Episode: The What If?! Device - 20th Television Animation , Episode: The End of Obesity - MTV Entertainment Studios , Episode: Aunt Misbehavin’ Adventure - 20th Television Animation , Episode: The Land of Sex and Death - Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios Best TV/Media - Limited Series , Episode: A Night to Remember - Pixar Animation Studios , Episode: Tola - Walt Disney Animation Studios , Episode: Part Three - Lucasfilm Ltd., Episode: Moon Girl Saves the Moon - Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television , Episode: Pierce the Heavens, Superman! - Warner Bros.Animation Best Student Film - Student Director: José Prats; Student Producer: Bernardo Angeletti; School: National Film and Television School - Student Directors: Sara António, Julia Grupińska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad, Ezequiel Garibay; School: Gobelins - Student Director/Producer: Shadab Shayegan; School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut - Student Director: Julia Skala; Student Producer: Max Pollmann; School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut - Student Director: Oscar Bittner; Student Producer: Andra Berila; School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut Best FX - TV/Media , Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails - Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio - Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré , Episode: A Night to Remember - Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios, FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios - Gary Bruins, Jongwon Pak, Arturo Aguilar, Alan Browning, Alen Lai , Episode: Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear - Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.
- Josh Schwartz, Joe Coleman, Michael Huang, Guilherme Casagrandi, Raul Rodrigues , Episode: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle - Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.- Arthur Loiseau, Tom O’Bready, Esteban Genre, Alexandre Lerouge, Guillaume Grelier , Episode: Crossfire: Good Conflict - Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.- Kamil Murzyn, Rafał Rumiński, Jarosław Armata, Michał Śledź, Michał Firek Best FX - Feature - Production Company: DreamWorks Animation, - FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation - Zachary Glynn, Alex Timchenko, Kiem Ching Ong, Yorie Kaela Kumalasari, Jinguang Huang - Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios - FX Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios - Santiago Robles, Marc Bryant, Deborah Carlson, Jake Rice, Ian J.
Coony - Production Company: DreamWorks Animation - FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation - Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli - Production Company: Netflix Animation - FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic - Goncalo Cabaca, Vishal Patel, Zheng Yong Oh, Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang, Pei- Zhi Huang - Production Company: Aardman and Netflix - FX Production Company: Aardman Production - Howard Jones, Rich Spence, Deborah Jane Price, Jon Biggins, Kirstie Deane Best Character Animation - TV/Media , Episodes: Killing Is A Cycle, Heavy Is the Crown, Finally Got the Name Right, The Message Hidden Within the Pattern, The Dirt Under Your Nails, Pretend Like It’s the First Time, Blisters and Bedrock - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Tom Gouill , Episodes: The Dream Team, Out of Body, Romance! - Pixar Animation Studios - Travis Hathaway , Episodes: Yogurt Week, Thinksgiving - Peacock Original in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Bandera, ShadowMachine - Jeff Riley , Episodes: Various - CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment - Raymond Dunster , Episode: Something Stupid This Way Comes - Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios - Colin Lepper Best Character Animation - Feature - Pixar Animation Studios - Aviv Mano - DreamWorks Animation - Patrick Guisiano - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Brian Scott - DreamWorks Animation - Fabio Lignini - Aardman and Netflix - Carmen Bromfield Mason Best Character Animation - Live Action - Production Company: Footloose Productions, VicScreen, Partizan, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits - FX Production Company: Wētā FX - Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Kaori Miyazawa - Production Company: Paramount - FX Production Company: Framestore LTD - Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, Julien Bagory - Production Company: Legendary Entertainment - FX Production Company: Wētā FX - Ludovic Chailloleau, Jonathan Paquin, Craig Penn, Florian Fernandez, Marco Barbati - Production Company: Warner Bros - FX Production Company: Wētā FX - Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Vincent Lee - Production Company: 20th Century Studios - FX Production Company: Wētā FX - Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard Sly Best Character Animation - Video Game - Exit 73 Games, LLC.- Chris Burns, Bob Fox - Sanzaru Games - Sanzaru Games Animation Team - Maximum Entertainment - Maximum Entertainment - Nomada Studio - Nomada Studio Animation Team - Ninja Theory - Ninja Theory Best Character Design - TV/Media , Episode: A Night to Remember - Pixar Animation Studios - Grant Alexander , Episode: Pilot - A Netflix Series - Kal Athannassov , Episode: The Molecular Level - Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions - Jose Lopez , Episode: Bishop Makes Her Move! - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Rustam Hasanov , Episode: Mutant Liberation Begins - Marvel Studios - Amelia Vidal Best Character Design - Feature - Pixar Animation Studios - Deanna Marsigliese - Highly Spirited and Like A Photon Creative - Nathan Jurevicius - Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film - Guillermo Ramíre - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - Uwe Heidschötter - DreamWorks Animation - Genevieve Tsai Best Direction - TV/Media , Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury , Television Movie - Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television - Anna O’Brian , Episode: They Slug Horses, Don't They? - 20th Television Animation - Bernard Derriman , Television Movie - Magic Light Pictures - Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour , Episode: The Pearl - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Alan Wan, Colin Heck Best Direction - Feature - Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS - Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach - Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio - Gints Zilbalodis - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - Simon Otto - DreamWorks Animation - Chris Sanders - Aardman and Netflix - Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham Best Music - TV/Media , Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox , Television Movie - Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television - Joachim Horsley , Episode: Masquerade - Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment - Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg , Episode: Lock-In - A Netflix Series - Brian H.Kim , Episode: Captive - Skydance Animation in association with Apple - Joy Ngiaw Best Music - Feature - Lupus Films - Stuart Hancock - i am OTHER, TREMOLO in association with The LEGO Group, Pure Imagination Studios and Tongal - Pharrell Williams, Michael Andrews - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - John Powell, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid - DreamWorks Animation - Kris Bowers - Aardman and Netflix - Lorne Balfe, Julian Nott Best Production Design - TV/Media , Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O’Neil , Episode: The Dream Team - Pixar Animation Studios - Bert Berry, Josh Holtsclaw , Special Production - DreamWorks Animation - Timothy Lamb, Christine Bian , Episode: Stringy Soup - Cartoon Saloon - Fran Bravo, Rosa Ballester Cabo , Episode: Bargain - Skydance Animation in association with Apple - Andy Harkness Best Production Design - Feature - Pixar Animation Studios - Jason Deamer, Josh West, Keiko Murayama, Bill Zahn, Laura Meyer - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Mike Redman - DreamWorks Animation - Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc - Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions - The Ultraman: Rising Production Design Team - Aardman and Netflix - Matt Perry, Darren Dubicki, Richard Edmunds, Matt Sanders, Gavin Lines Best Storyboarding - TV/Media , Episode: Killing is a Cycle - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Joséphine Meis , Episode: The Way of The World - Cartoon Network Studios - Gladyfaith Abcede, Miki Brewster, Kaela Lash, Sheldon Vella , Episode: That Night - DreamWorks Animation - Aevery Huens , Short Film - WildBrain Studios in association with Apple - David Lux , Episode: The Pearl - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Laura Gille, Sebrina Gao, Kevin Molina-Ortiz Best Storyboarding - Feature - Illumination - Habib Louati - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Ryan Green - Nickelodeon Animation - Piero Piluso - Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film - Alex Relloso Horna, Carlos Zapater Oliva - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - Ashley Boddy, Lorenzo Fresta, Helen Schroeder Best Voice Acting - TV/Media , Episode: The Right Tough Stuff - 20th Television Animation - John Roberts (Character: Linda Belcher) , Episode: They Slug Horses, Don't They? - 20th Television Animation - Kristen Schaal (Character: Louise Belcher) , Episode: Out of Body - Pixar Animation Studios - Paula Pell (Character: Paula) , Episode: Dad Beat Dad - Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment - Jeremy Jordan (Character: Lucifer) , Episode: Splinter and April Fight a Goldfish - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Ayo Edebiri (Character: April O'Neil) Best Voice Acting - Feature - Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS - Mélinée Leclerc (Character: Linda) - Pixar Animation Studios - Maya Hawke (Character: Anxiety) - DreamWorks Animation - Lupita Nyong'o (Character: Roz) - DreamWorks Animation - Kit Connor (Character: Brightbill) - Paramount Animation - Brian Tyree Henry (Character: D-16 / Megatron) Best Writing - TV/Media , Episode: Whose Dimension Is It Anyway? - Cartoon Network Studios - Harron Atkins, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt, Pearl Low, Richie Pope , Episode: Jessica's Picnic - Cartoon Network Studios - Austin Faber, Gabriel Franklin, Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Ashleigh Hairston , Special Production - DreamWorks Animation - Charlie Kaufman , Episode: Bart's Birthday - A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation - Jessica Conrad , Special Production - Ikki Films & Iliade et Films - Loïc Espuche Best Writing - Feature - Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio - Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža - Pixar Animation Studios - Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein - Paramount Pictures - Frank Cottrell-Boyce - Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia - Adam Elliot Best Editorial - TV/Media , Episode: Pretend Like It's the First Time - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez , Episode: Cheers to the Tin Man - Warner Bros.
Animation and DC Studios / - Annie De Brock
, Episode: Batten Down the Hatches - DreamWorks Animation - Ben Choo, Rich Liverance, Eric Hendricks, Anna Adams, Ian Hurley
, Episode: The Molecular Level - Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions - Sandra Powers, Phil Lomboy, Ryan Burkhard, Neil Wilson III, Gabriel Gelbrecht
, Episode: The Pearl - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Caleb Yoder
Best Editorial - Feature
- Pixar Animation Studios - Maurissa Horwitz, David Suther, Fiona Toth, Jonathan Vargo
- Walt Disney Animation Studios - Jeremy Milton, Michael Louis Hill
- DreamWorks Animation - Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker
- Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions - Bret Marnell, ACE, William Max Steinberg, Nik Siefke, Ryan Sommer, Kaye Speare
- Aardman and Netflix - Dan Hembery
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
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