Last weekend, the 46th annual Annie Award ceremony was once again held at UCLA. Started in 1972 by voice-over legend June Foray, the Annie awards are presented by ASIFA-Hollywood (“Association Internationale du Film d’Animation”) and honor outstanding achievements in animation.
A number of Disney and Pixar projects earned several accolades, including Mary Poppins Returns, the Incredibles 2, and Mickey Mouse Cartoons.
46th Annie Award Recipients
#1 Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation
#2 Best Animated Feature-Independent
Mirai
Studio Chizu
#3 Best Animated Special Production
Walt Disney Studios
#4 Best Animated Short Subject
Weekends
Past Lives Productions
#5 Best Virtual Reality Production
Crow: The Legend
Baobab Studios
#6 Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
Greenpeace ‘There’s a Rang-Tan In My Bedroom’
Passion Animation Studios
#7 Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
Ask the StoryBots
Episode: How Do Computers Work?
JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
#8 Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children
Hilda
Episode: Chapter 1: The Hidden People
Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
#9 Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
BoJack Horseman
Episode: The Dog Days are Over
Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
#10 Best Student Film
Best Friend
Nicholas OLIVIERI, Yi SHEN, Juliana DE LUCCA, Varun NAIR, David FELIU
Gobelins, l’école de l’image
#11 Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
David M.V. Jones, Vincent Chou, Clare Yang
Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters
Episode: The Eternal Knight Part 2
DreamWorks Animation Television
#12 Animated Effects in an Animated Feature Production
Cesar Velazquez, Marie Tollec, Alexander Moaveni, Peter DeMund, Ian J. Coony
Walt Disney Animation Studios
#13 Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Scott Lewis
Hilda
Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
#14 Character Animation In An Animated Feature Production
David Han
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation Animator:
#15 Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Chris Sauve, James Baxter, Sandro Cleuzo
Mary Poppins Returns
Walt Disney Pictures
#16 Character Animation in a Video Game
Adrian Miguel, Adrian Garcia
GRIS
Nomada Studio
#17 Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Amanda Jolly
Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure
Episode: Freebird
Walt Disney Television Animation
#18 Character Design In An Animated Feature Production
Shiyoon Kim
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation
#19 Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Eddie Trigueros
Episode: Feed the Birds
Disney Television Animation
#20 Directing In An Animated Feature Production
Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation
#21 Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Christopher Willis
Episode: Springtime
Disney Television Animation
#22 Music in an Animated Feature Production
Pixar Animation Studios
#23 Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Céline Desrumaux, Jasmin Lai
Age of Sail
Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures
#24 Production Design In An Animated Feature Production
Justin K. Thompson
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation
#25 Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Alonso Ramirez Ramos
Disney Mickey Mouse
Episode: Carnaval
Disney Television Animation
(tie)
Kevin Molina-Ortiz
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Episode: Mystic Mayhem
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
#26 Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Dean Kelly
Pixar Animation Studios
#27 Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Will Arnett (as Bojack)
BoJack Horseman
Episode: Free Churro
Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
#28 Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Bryan Cranston (as Chief)
Isle of Dogs
Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures
#29 Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Stephanie Simpson
Hilda
Episode: Chapter 8: The Tide Mice
Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
#30 Writing In An Animated Feature Production
Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation
#31 Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Charles Jones, Joe Molinari, Dao Le, Vartan Nazarian
Walt Disney Television Animation
#32 Editorial In An Animated Feature Production
Bob Fisher, Andrew Leviton, Vivek Sharma
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation
Also presented were the Winsor McCay awards for career contributions to the art of animation to recipients animator/director Frank Braxton (posthumously,) [The Bullwinkle Show, Mr. Magoo, Alvin and the Chipmunks,] animator/art and production designer Ralph Eggleston [Toy Story, Wall-E, Incredibles 2,] and casting/voice director Andrea Romano [Duck Tales, Rescue Rangers, Pinky and the Brain.]
The June Foray Award, for significant and benevolent contributions to the art and industry of animation, was awarded posthumously to animator Adam Burke [Iron Giant, Incredibles, Incredibles 2] for his many charitable deeds and work establishing the Pixar Children’s Hospital Visit Program.
Among the many animation stars that served as presenters, familiar Disney/Pixar faces included new Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter and Disney Creative Officer Jennifer Lee; Kathryn Beaumont and Jim Cummings; John Ratzenberger; and Patrick Warburton.
Congratulations to all the recipients and the great art they produced this year!
Were your favorite animation actors, directors, films, TV shows recognized this year? Let us know below. And for more information on the Annie Awards, visit https://annieawards.org/
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