The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 47th Annual Annie Awards™ recognizing the year's best in the field of animation.
This year's Best Animated Feature nominations include: Frozen 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios), How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Dreamworks Animation), Klaus (Netflix presents a Production of the Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine), Missing Link (Laika, LLC) and Toy Story 4 (Pixar Animation Studios). Best Animated Feature-Independent, spotlighting features with a much smaller distribution footprint than major studio releases, include: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (GKIDS), I Lost My Body (Netflix), Okko's Inn (GKIDS), Promare (GKIDS) and Weathering With You (GKIDS).
For a complete list of nominations see below!
"This year saw a 20 percent increase in submissions with over 1,900 worldwide entries. That was a lot of work for our nomination committees and they have come up with a wide and varied selection for our members to vote on, including films using a vast array of techniques, designs, and storytelling points of view which will make this year's Annie ballot both interesting and full of insight into the creative possibilities of our art form," said ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director, Frank Gladstone. "Voting will begin on January 1st and, considering this year's slate of nominees, I think the results will be nothing short of sensational."
The Annie Awards™ cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Commercials, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards. The winners will be announced at a black tie ceremony on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA's Royce Hall. A pre-reception and press line begins at 4:30 p.m. at the front of Royce Hall with the ceremony following at 7:00 pm. A post-show celebration immediately follows the ceremony. All events will be held at Royce Hall.
Juried Awards will also be presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Three Winsor McCay Award recipients have been selected by the ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors for their exemplary industry careers - Satoshi Kon (posthumously), Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist; Henry Selick, stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing the stop-motion animation films The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline; and Ron Clements & John Musker, animators, animation directors, screenwriters and producers of one of the Walt Disney Animation Studio's leading director teams.
The June Foray Award will be presented to Jeanette Bonds, writer, independent animator, and co-founder and director of GLAS Animation; and the Ub Iwerks Award will be presented to Jim Blinn, computer scientist who first became widely known for his work as a computer graphics expert at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), particularly his work on the pre-encounter animations for the Voyager project.
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, 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 VIP tickets, please visit annieawards.org/tickets. For all other information regarding the Annie Awards™, please visit annieawards.org/event-info.
Frozen 2,Walt Disney Animation Studios
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,Dreamworks Animation
Klaus,Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Missing Link, Laika
Toy Story 4,Pixar Animation Studios
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles,Sygnatia, Glow, Submarine, Hampa Animation Studio
I Lost My Body,Xilam for Netflix
Okko's Inn,Madhouse
Promare,TRIGGER, XFLAG
Weathering With You,Toho Co., LTD. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films
Guava Island "Titles and Prologue,"Six Point Harness / Amazon
How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming,Dreamworks Animation
Infinity Train "The Perennial Child,"Cartoon Network Studios
SpongeBob SquarePants "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout," Nickelodeon and Jonas & Co.
Zog, Magic Light Pictures
Acid Rain,Animoon
DONT KNOW WHAT,Thomas Renoldner
Je sors acheter des cigarettes,Miyu Productions
Purpleboy,Bando à Parte, Rainbox Productions, Ambiances... asbl, Luna Blue Film
Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days,Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of Canada, Les Armateurs
Bonfire,Baobab Studios
GLOOMY EYES,ATLAS V
Kaiju Confidential,ShadowMachine
Dove Self-Esteem Project x Steven Universe: "Social Media," Cartoon Network / Dove / Chromosphere
Fortnite Season 7 Launch Spot,Epic Games / Screen Novelties / iam8bit
The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page's '59 Telecaster,Nexus Studios
Ask the Storybots,Episode: Why Do We Have To Recycle? JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
Elena of Avalor,Episode: Changing of the Guard, Disney Television Animation
Let's Go Luna!,Episode: Dorsay Day/Honey in Paris, Brown Bag Films / 9 Story Media Group
Norman Picklestripes,Episode: "Pizza Pickle/The Forest Next Door," Factory
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum,Episode: I Am Amelia Earhart, Brown Bag Films / 9 Story Media Group
Disney Mickey Mouse,Episode: Carried Away, Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Niko and the Sword of Light,Episode: 206: The Caterpillar Train, Titmouse and Amazon Studios
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Episode: "Evil League of Mutants," Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Tales of Arcadia: 3Below,Episode: A Glorious End Part 1, Dreamworks Animation
The Tom and Jerry Show,Episode: Calamari Jerry, Warner Bros. Animation
Big Mouth,Episode: Disclosure The Movie: The Musical!, Netflix
BoJack Horseman,Episode: The Client, Tornante Productions for Netflix
Harley Quinn,Episode: So You Need a Crew, Warner Bros. Animation
Tuca & Bertie,Episode: The Jelly Lakes, Tornante Productions for Netflix
Undone,Episode: 2. The Hospital, Tornante Company and Amazon Studios
Con Fuerza,Nichole Tate
Gravedad,Anke Kletsch
The FOX & The Pigeon,Michelle Chua
Un diable dans la poche, Antoine Bonnet & Mathilde Loubes
How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming,Dreamworks Animation; VFX Supervisor: Manuel Reyes Halaby FX Artist: Cristiana Covone; FX Artist: Koya Masubuchi; FX Artist: Jean Claude Nouchy Compositing Lead: Dustin Henning
Love, Death & Robots,Episode: The Secret War, Blur for Netflix; FX Artist: Viktor Németh; FX Artist: Szabolcs Illés; FX Artist: Ádám Sipos; FX Artist: Vladimir Zhovna
My Moon,Eusong Lee, co-produced with Chromosphere; Compositing Director: Stéphane Coëdel; Animation Director, Compositor: Natan Moura
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures,Episode: Episode 115: "Stormtroopers vs. Rebels - Soldiers of the Galactic Empire," Lucasfilm, Titmouse, Inc.; FX Animator: Araiza Tokumasu Naoki
Tales of Arcadia: 3Below,Episode: A Glorious End Part 1, Dreamworks Animation; Visual Effects Supervisor: Greg Lev; Visual Effects Supervisor: Igor Lodeiro; Overseas FX Supervisor: Chen Ling; Compositing Supervisor: Brandon Tyra
Abominable,Dreamworks Animation; FX Supervisor: Amaury Aubel; FX Supervisor: James Jackson; FX Lead: Domin Lee; FX Supervisor: Michael Losure; FX Lead: Alex Timchenko
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Benjamin Fiske, Alex Moaveni, Jesse Erickson; Dimitre Berberov; Kee Nam Suong
Missing Link,Laika; CG Look Development Lead: Eric Wachtman; Lead CG Effects Artist: David Horsley; Senior Technical Director: Peter Stuart; Lead Technical Compositor: Timu Khodzhaev; Lead CG Lighter: Joe Strasser
Toy Story 4,Pixar Animation Studios; Effects Lead: Alexis Angelidis; Effects Artist: Amit Ganapati Baadkar; Effects Artist: Greg Gladstone; Effects Artist: Kylie Wijsmuller; Effects Artist: Matthew Kiyoshi Wong
Weathering With You,GKIDS; Key Animation: Hidetsugu Ito; VFX Artist: Yuko Nakajima; VFX Artist: Jumi Lee; Chief Photography: Ryosuke Tsuda
Ask the Storybots,Episode: Where Do Planets Come From? JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix; Character Animator: Chris O'Hara; Character: Multiple Characters
Disney Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure,Episode: Rapunzel and The Great Tree, Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel; Character Animator: Juliane Martin; Character: various
His Dark Materials,Episode: 8 BBC Studios; Lead Animator: Aulo Licinio; Character: Iroek
How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming,Dreamworks Animation; Character Animator: Andrew Muir; Character: All
Robot Chicken,Episode: Ginger Hill in: Bursting Pipes, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios; Character Animator: Scott DaRos; Character: All Characters
Frozen 2,Walt Disney Animation Studios; Character Animator: Andrew Ford; Characters: Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,Dreamworks Animation; Animation Supervisor: Dane Stogner; Characters: Toothless, Light Fury, Hiccup, Deathgrippers
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,Dreamworks Animation; Animation Supervisor: Rani Naamani; Characters: Grimmel, Ruffnutt, Toothless, Light Fury, Hiccup, Baby Furies
Klaus,Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine; Animation Supervisor: Sergio Martins; Character: Alva
Missing Link,Laika; Animator: Rachelle Lambden; Characters: Multiple
Alita: Battle Angel,Weta Digital; Animation Supervisor: Michael Cozens
Avengers: Endgame,Weta Digital; Animation Supervisor: Sidney Kombo- Kintombo
Game of Thrones - Season 8,Episode 3 "The Long Night" - Dance of the Dragons, Image Engine; Animation Supervisor: Jason Snyman; Character Rigger: Sheik Ghafoor; Creature FX Technical Director: Maia Neubig; Lookdev Artist: Michael Siegel; Texture Lead: Cheri Fojtik
Pokémon Detective Pikachu,Framestore; Animation Supervisor: Dale Newton Rigging TD: Waiyin Mendoza; Groom Technical Director: Rochelle Flynn Lookdev: Leila Gaed; Creature FX TD: Paul Jones
Spider-Man: Far From Home,Sony; Character Animator : Joakim Riedinger
Gears 5- Cinematic Animation; The Coalition/ Microsoft; Lead Animator: Brian Whitmire; Characters: JD, Del, Marcus, Fahz, Reyna, Kait
Kingdom Hearts III,SQUARE ENIX; Character Animator: Munenori Shinagawa; Characters: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Pluto, Jiminy, Yen Sid, Chip, Dale, Kairi, Riku, Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Woody, Buzz, Hamm, Rex, Mike, Sulley, Boo, Jack, Gibbs, Elizabeth, Barbarossa, Will, Tia, Heartless; Character Animator: Kayoko Yajima; Characters: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Pluto, Jiminy, Yen Sid, Chip, Dale, Kairi, Riku, Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Woody, Buzz, Hamm, Rex, Mike, Sulley, Boo, Jack, Gibbs, Elizabeth, Barbarossa, Will, Tia, Heartless; Character Animator: Koji Hamada; Characters: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Sulley, Mike, Marshmallow, Baymax, Buzz, Woody, Ariel, Heartless; Character Animator: Koji Inoue; Characters: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Sulley, Mike, Marshmallow, Baymax, Buzz, Woody, Ariel, Heartless
Sinclair Snake: Museum Mischief,Chromosphere / Within; Character Animator: Tommy Rodricks; Characters: Sgt. Salamander, Sinclair Snake; Character Animator: Natan Moura; Character: Sinclair Snake; Character Animator: Nelson Boles; Characters: Various
Unruly Heroes,Magic Design Studios; Character Animator: Sebastien Parodi; Characters: Heroes Kid version, Underworld NPC; Lead Animator: Nicolas Leger; Characters: Heroes (Wukong, Kihong, Sandmonk, Sanzang), All enemies (except Underworld levels) and cinematics
Carmen Sandiego, Episode: The Chasing Paper Caper, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix; Character Designer: Keiko Murayama; Characters: Carmen Sandiego, Paper Star, Player, Shadowsan, Chief, Julia Argent, Chase Devineaux
DC Super Hero Girls,Episode: #SweetJustice Pt. 1-4, Warner Bros. Animation; Executive Producer: Lauren Faust
T.O.T.S.,Episode: 101AB: "You've Gotta Be Kitten Me"/"Whale, Hello There!", Titmouse / Disney Junior; Lead Character Designer: John Jagusak
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle,Episode: Amazamoose and Squirrel Wonder: Chapter Five, Dreamworks Animation; Art Director: Chris Mitchell; Characters: Rocky, Bullwinkle, Fearless Leader, Boris, Natasha, Director Peachfuzz
Victor and Valentino,Episode: Know It All Cartoon Network Studios; Character Designer: Fabien Mense; Characters: Big Camazotz Bat, Baby Camazotz Bat, Regular Camatotz Bat, Don Jalapeno, Victor, Bat Swarms, Codex Heiroglyphs
Abominable,Dreamworks Animation / Pearl Studio; Character Designer: Nico Marlet
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Bill Schwab
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine; Character Designer: Torsten Schrank
Spies in Disguise, Blue Sky Studios; Character Designer: José Manuel Fernández Oli; Characters: Killian, Katsu Kimura, Lance Pigeon
The Addams Family, MGM and BRON Creative; Character Designer: Craig Kellman
Ask the Storybots,Episode: How Do You Make Music? JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix; Director: Jeff Gill
DC Super Hero Girls,Episode: #DCSuperHeroBoys Warner Bros. Animation; Director: Natalie Wetzig
Disney Mickey Mouse,Episode: For Whom the Booth Tolls Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel; Director: Alonso Ramirez Ramos
Rilakkuma & Kaoru,Episode: Snowman Dwarf for Netflix; Director: Masahito Kobayashi
Ultraman,Episode: Episode 1, Production IG, SOLA Digital Arts for Netflix; Co-Director: Kenji Kamiyama Co-Director: Shinji Aramaki
Frozen 2,Walt Disney Animation Studios; Director: Jennifer Lee Director: Chris Buck
I Lost My Body,Xilam for Netflix; Director: Jérémy Clapin
Klaus,Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine; Director: Sergio Pablos
Missing Link,Laika; Director: Chris Butler
Weathering With You, Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films; Director: Makoto Shinkai
Carmen Sandiego,Episode: The Chasing Paper Caper, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix; Composer/Lyricist: Jared Lee Gosselin; Composer: Steve D'Angelo; Composer: Lorenzo Castelli
Love, Death & Robots,Episode: Sonnie's Edge Blur for Netflix; Composer/Lyricist: Rob Cairns
Seis Manos,Episode: The Empty Place, VIZ Media / Powerhouse Animation Studios; Composer: Carl Thiel
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power,Episode: Beast Island Dreamworks Animation; Composer: Sunna Wehrmeijer
The Tom and Jerry Show,Episode: Eagle Eye Jerry Warner Bros. Animation; Composer: Vivek Maddala
AWAY,Dream Well Studios; Composer: Gints Zilbalodis
Frozen 2,Walt Disney Animation Studios; Composer: Christophe Beck; Composer: Frode Fjellheim; Composer/Lyricist: Kristen Anderson-Lopez; Composer/Lyricist: Robert Lopez
I Lost My Body,Xilam for Netflix; Composer: Dan Levy
Spies in Disguise,Blue Sky Studios; Composer/Lyricist: Mark Ronson; Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Toy Story 4,Pixar Animation Studios; Composer: Randy Newman
Carmen Sandiego,Episode: Becoming Carmen Sandiego: Part 1 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix; Production Design: Eastwood Wong; Production Design: Sylvia Liu; Production Design: Elaine Lee; Production Design: Linda Fong; Production Design: Emily Paik
Disney Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure,Episode: Rapunzel and The Great Tree Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel; Production Design: Alan Bodner; Production Design: Brian Woods; Production Design: Steven Nicodemus; Production Design: Laura Price; Production Design: Leonard Robledo
Love, Death & Robots,Episode: The Witness, Blur for Netflix; Production Design: Alberto Mielgo
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart,Episode: EPISODE 106 "Ultraclops" Cartoon Network, Titmouse, Inc.; Production Design: Khang Le; Production Design: Chris Fisher; Production Design: Gael Bertrand; Production Design: Deodato Pangandoyon; Production Design: Howard Chen
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle,Episode: The Legend of the Power Gems: Chapter One, Dreamworks Animation; Production Design: Chris Mitchell; Production Design: Chris Turnham; Production Design: Tor Aunet; Production Design: DanBob Thompson; Production Design: Aaron Spurgeon
Abominable,Dreamworks Animation; Production Design: Max Boas; Production Design: Paul Duncan; Production Design: Christopher Brock; Production Design: Cecline Da Hyeu Kim; Production Design: Jane Li
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,Dreamworks Animation; Production Design: Pierre-Olivier Vincent; Production Design: Kirsten Kawamura; Production Design: Woonyoung Jung; Production Design: Iuri Lioi
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine; Production Design: Szymon Biernaki; Production Design: Marcin Jakubowski
Missing Link,LAIKA; Production Design: Nelson Lowry; Production Design: Santiago Montiel; Production Design: Trevor Dalmer
The Addams Family,MGM and Bron Creative; Production Design: Patricia Atchison; Production Design: Maisha Moore; Production Design: Chris Souza; Production Design: Jack Yu
Carmen Sandiego,Episode: Becoming Carmen Sandiego: Part 1, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix; Storyboard Artist: Kenny Park
Carole & Tuesday,Episode: True Colors Bones for Netflix; Storyboard Artist: Shinichiro Watanabe
Love, Death & Robots,Episode: Sucker of Souls Blur for Netflix; Storyboard Artist: Owen Sullivan
Snoopy in Space,Episode: Mission 6: Space Sleepwalking, Apple; Storyboard Artist: Riccardo Durante
Zog,Magic Light Pictures; Storyboard Artist: Max Lang
I Lost My Body,Xilam for Netflix; Storyboard Artist: Julien Bisaro
I Lost My Body,Xilam for Netflix; Storyboard Artist: Jérémy Clapin
Klaus,Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine; Storyboard Artist: Sergio Pablos
Missing Link,LAIKA; Storyboard Artist: Julián Nariño
Missing Link,LAIKA; Storyboard Artist: Oliver Thomas
Big City Greens,Episode: Green Christmas, Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel; Voice Talent: Marieve Herington Character: Tilly
Bob's Burgers,Episode: Roamin' Bob-iday, 20th Century FOX / Bento Box Entertainment; Cast: H. Jon Benjamin Character: Bob
Steven Universe,Episode: Steven Universe: The Movie, Cartoon Network Studios; Cast: Sarah Stiles Character: Spinel
Tigtone,Episode: Episode 108 "Tigtone and the Cemetery of the Dead," Titmouse, Inc., Babyhemyth Productions, Williams Street; Voice Actor: Debi Derryberry Character: Helpy
Tuca & Bertie, Episode: The Jelly Lakes, Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix; Voice Actress: Ali Wong Character: Bertie
Abominable,Dreamworks Animation / Pearl Studio; Cast: Tenzing Norgay Trainor Character: Jin
Frozen 2,Walt Disney Animation Studios; Josh Gad: Josh Gad Character: Olaf
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus,CJ Entertainment and Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix; Performer: Richard Horvitz Character: Invader Zim
The Secret Life of Pets 2,Illumination; Cast: Jenny Slate Character: Gidget
Toy Story 4,Pixar Animation Studios; Cast: Tony Hale Character: Forky
Apple & Onion, Episode: Apple's Short Cartoon Network Studios; Writer: George Gendi; Writer: Michael Gendi; Writer: Deepak Sethi; Writer: Eric Acosta; Writer: Sean Szeles
Bojack Horseman,Episode: Feel-Good Story, Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix; Writer: Alison Tafel
Pinky Malinky,Episode: Secret, Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix; Writer: Sheela Shrinivas; Writer: Aminder Dhaliwal; Writer: Rikke Asbjoern
Tuca & Bertie,Episode: The Jelly Lakes, Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix; Writer: Shauna McGarry
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum,Episode: I Am Helen Keller, Brown Bag Film / 9 Story Media Group; Writer: Meghan Read
Frozen 2,Walt Disney Animation Studios; Writer: Jennifer Lee
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,Dreamworks Animation; Writer: Dean DeBlois
I Lost My Body,Xilam for Netflix; Writer: Jérémy Clapin; Writer: Guillaume Laurant
Toy Story 4,Pixar Animation Studios; Writer: Andrew Stanton; Writer: Stephany Folsom
Weathering With You, Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films; Story By: Makoto Shinkai; Writer: Makoto Shinkai
Big Hero 6: The Series,Episode: Prey Date, Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel; Dao Le, Joe Molinari, Charles T. Jones, David Vasquez
DC Super Hero Girls,Episode: #AdventuresInBunnysitting Warner Bros. Animation; Torien Blackwolf
Disney Mickey Mouse,Episode: Carried Away, Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel; Tony Molina
Green Eggs and Ham,Episode: Mouse, Warner Bros. Animation for Netflix; Margaret Hou
Love, Death & Robots,Episode: Alternate Histories Blur for Netflix; Bo Juhl; Stacy Auckland; Valerian Zamel
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,Dreamworks Animation; John K. Carr; Mark Hester; Mary Blee
Klaus,Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine; Pablo García Revert
Missing Link,LAIKA, LLC; Stephen Perkins
The Secret Life of Pets 2,Illumination; Tiffany Hillkurtz
Toy Story 4,Pixar Animation Studios; Axel Geddes; Torbin Xan Bullock; Greg Snyder
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