Winners Of The 2022 Annie Awards Announced

Winners of the 2022 Annie Awards have been announced.

Founded in 1972 by June Foray, the Annie Awards are presented annually by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, in recognition of excellence in animation in film and television.

Best Feature

• “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

 

Best Indie Feature

• “Flee,” Final Cut For Real, Sun Creature, Vivement Lundi !, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE, Left HandFilms, Participant

 

Best Special Production

• “Namoo,” Baobab Studios

 

Best Short Subject

• “Bestia,” Trebol 3 Producciones, MALEZA Estudio

 

Best Sponsored

• “A Future Begins,” Nexus Studios

 

Best TV / Media – Preschool

• “Ada Twist,” Scientist Episode: Twelve Angry Birds, Laughing Wild, Higher Ground Productions, Wonder Worldwide, Netflix

 

Best TV / Media – Children

• “Maya and the Three” Episode: The Sun and the Moon, A Netflix Series

 

Best TV / Media – General Audience

• “Arcane” Episode: When These Walls Come Tumbling Down, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

 

Best Student Film

• “Night of the Living Dread”
  Student director: Ida Melum
  Student producer: Danielle Goff
  School: National Film and Television School, UK

 

Best FX – TV / Media

• “Arcane” Episode: Oil and Water
  Guillaume Degroote, Frederic Macé, Jérôme Dupré, Aurélien Ressencourt, Martin Touzé
  A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
  FX Production Company: Fortiche Productions

 

Best FX – Feature

• “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
  FX Production Company: Sony Pictures Imageworks

 

Best Character Animation – TV / Media

• “Arcane” Episode: The Monster You Created, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
  Lea Chervet

 

Best Character Animation – Feature

• “Encanto,” Walt Disney Animation Studios
  Dave Hardin

 

Best Character Animation – Live Action

• “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
  Production Company: Marvel Entertainment
  FX Production Company: Weta Digital
  Karl Rapley, Sebastian Trujillo, Richard John Moore, Merlin Bela, Wassilij Maertz, Pascal Raimbault

 

Best Character Animation – Video Game

• “Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart,” Insomniac Games

 

Best Character Design – TV / Media

• “Arcane” Episode: Some Mysteries Better Left Unsolved
  A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
  Evan Monteiro

 

Best Character Design – Feature

• “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
  Lindsey Olivares

 

Best Direction – TV / Media

• “Arcane” Episode: The Monster You Created, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
  Pascal Charue, Arnaud Delord, Barthelemy Maunoury

 

Best Direction – Feature

• “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
  Mike Rianda,
  Jeff Rowe

 

Best Music – TV / Media

• “Maya and the Three” Episode: The Sun and the Moon,
  A Netflix Series
  Tim Davies, Gustavo Santaolalla

 

Best Music – Feature

• “Encanto,” Walt Disney Animation Studios
  Lin-Manuel Miranda, Germaine Franco

 

Best Production Design – TV / Media

• “Arcane” Episode: Happy Progress Day!
  A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
  Julien Gorgel, Aymeric Kevin, Arnaud Baudry

 

Best Production Design – Feature

• “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
  Lindsey Olivares, Toby Wilson, Dave Bleich

 

Best Storyboarding – TV / Media

• “Arcane” Episode: When These Walls Come Tumbling Down
  A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
  Simon Andriveau

 

Best Storyboarding – Feature

• “Encanto,” Walt Disney Animation Studios
  Jason Hand

 

Best Voice Acting – TV / Media

• “Arcane” Episode: When These Walls Come Tumbling Down
  A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
  Ella Purnell

 

Best Voice Acting – Feature

• “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
  Abbi Jacobson

 

Best Writing – TV / Media

• “Arcane” Episode: The Monster You Created, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
  Christian Linke, Alex Yee

 

Best Writing – Feature

• “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
  Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe

 

Best Editorial – TV / Media

• “What If…?” Episode: What If…Ultron Won?
  Marvel Studios
  Joel Fisher, Graham Fisher, Sharia Davis, Basuki Juwono, Adam Spieckerman

 

Best Editorial – Feature

• “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
  Greg Levitan, Collin Wightman, TJ Young, Tony Ferdinand, Bret Allen

June Foray Award

(in recognition of a significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation)

• Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita

Ub Iwerks Award

(in recognition of technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art or industry of animation)

• Python Foundation

 

Special Achievement Award

(an individual, individuals, or a company for unique and outstanding achievement in animation not recognized in other Annie Award categories.)

• Glen Vilppu

Winners of the 2020 Annie Awards Announced

Winners of the 2020 Annie Awards have been announced.

Founded in 1972 by June Foray, the Annie Awards are presented annually by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, in recognition of excellence in animation in film and television.

Best Feature

'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Indie Feature

'I Lost My Body'
(Xilam for Netflix)

Best Special Production 

'How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'
(Dreamworks Animation)

Best Short Subject

'Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days'
(Regina Pessoa (Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of Canada, Les Armateurs))

Best VR

'Bonfire'
(Baobab Studios)

Best Commercial

'The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ’59 Telecaster'
(Nexus Studios)

Best TV / Media – Preschool

'Ask the Storybots'
(Jibjab Bros. Studios for Netflix)

Best TV / Media – Children

'Disney Mickey Mouse'
(Disney TV Animation / Disney Channel)

Best TV / Media – General Audience

'Bojack Horseman'
(Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix)

Best Student Film

'The Fox & The Pigeon'
(Sheridan College)

Best FX for TV / Media

Viktor Németh, Szabolcs Illés, Ádám Sipos, Vladimir Zhovna for 'Love, Death & Robots'
(Blur for Netflix)

Best FX for Feature

Benjamin Fiske, Alex Moaveni, Jesse Erickson, Dimitre Berberov, Kee Nam Suong for 'Frozen 2'
(Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Best Character Animation – TV / Media

Aulo Licinio for 'His Dark Materials'
(BBC Studios)

Best Character Animation – Animated Feature

Sergio Martins for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Character Animation – Live Action

Sidney Kombo-Kintombo for 'Avengers: Endgame'
(Weta Digital)

Best Character Animation – Video Game

Sebastien Parodi, Nicolas Leger for 'Unruly Heroes'
(Magic Design Studios)

Best Character Design – TV / Media

Keiko Murayama for 'Carmen Sandiego'
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix)

Best Character Design – Feature

Torsten Schrank for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Direction – TV / Media

Alonso Ramirez Ramos for 'Disney Mickey Mouse'
(Disney TV Animation / Disney Channel)

Best Direction – Feature

Sergio Pablos for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Music – TV / Media

Rob Cairns for 'Love, Death & Robots'
(Blur for Netflix)

Best Music – Feature

Dan Levy for 'I Lost My Body'
(Xilam for Netflix)

Best Production Design – TV / Media

Alberto Mielgo for 'Love, Death & Robots'
(Blur for Netflix)

Best Production Design – Feature

Szymon Biernaki, Marcin Jakubowski for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Storyboarding – TV / Media

Kenny Park for 'Carmen Sandiego'
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix)

Best Storyboarding – Feature

Sergio Pablos for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Voice Acting – TV / Media

H Jon Benjamin for 'Bob’s Burgers'
(20th Century Fox / Bento Box Entertainment)

Best Voice Acting – Feature

Josh Gad for 'Frozen 2'
(Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Best Writing – TV / Media

Shauna McGarry for 'Tuca & Bertie'
(Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix)

Best Writing – Feature

Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant for 'I Lost My Body'
(Xilam for Netflix)

Best Editorial – TV / Media

Bo Juhl, Stacy Auckland, Valerian Zamel for 'Love, Death & Robots'
(Blur for Netflix)

Best Editorial – Feature 

Pablo García Revert for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Winsor McCay Award

(in recognition of lifetime or career contributions in animation)
Satoshi Kon (posthumously)
Henry Selick
Ron Clements & John Musker

June Foray Award

(in recognition of a significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation)
Jeanette Bonds

Ub Iwerks Award

(in recognition of technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art or industry of animation)
Jim Blinn

40th Annie Awards: 2012 Winners

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the 2012 winners of its Annie Awards last night at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Multiple wins for Disney's 'Wreck-It-Ralph' and 'Brave', Laika's 'ParaNorman' and Dreamworks' 'Dragons: Riders Of Berk' and 'Rise Of The Guardians'.

The complete list of winners is below:
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PRODUCTION CATEGORIES:

Best Animated Feature
Wreck-It Ralph — Disney

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem – Illumination Entertainment

Best Animated Short Subject
Paperman (Disney)

Best General Audience Animated TV Production For Preschool Children
Bubble Guppies ‘A Tooth on the Looth’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Production For Children
Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television Production
Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ – Stoopid Buddy Studios

Animated Video Game
Journey – Sony Computer Entertainment America

Best Student Film
Head Over Heels – Timothy Reckart

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INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES:

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andy Hayes, Carl Hooper, David Lipton – Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Jerome Platteaux, John Sigurdson, Ryan Hopkins, Raul Essig, Mark Chataway ‘The Avengers’ – Industrial Light & Magic

Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Dan Driscoll ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production
Travis Knight “ParaNorman’ – Focus Features

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Erik de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl ‘Life of Pi – Tiger’ – Rhythm & Hues Studio

Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Robert Valley ‘Disney Tron: Uprising: The Renegade, Part I’ – Disney TV Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Heidi Smith ‘ParaNorman’ – Focus Features

Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Eng ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: Animal House’ – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Rich Moore ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Paesano ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Henry Jackman, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston, Yasushi Akimoto ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Alberto Mielgo ‘Tron: Uprising: The Stranger’ – Disney TV Animation

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Steve Pilcher ‘Brave’ – Pixar Animation Studios

Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Doug Lovelace ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man’ – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Johanne Matte ‘Rise of the Guardians’ – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines ‘Gravity Falls: Tourist Trapped’ – Disney TV Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Alan Tudyk as King Candy ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Trey Parker – ‘South Park: Jewpacabra’ – Central Productions

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee – Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Television Production
Hugo Morales, Adam Arnold, Davrik Waeden, Otto Ferraye ‘Kung Fu Panda – Enter the Dragon’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Nicholas A. Smith, ACE, Robert Graham Jones, ACE, David Suther ‘Brave’ – Pixar Animation Studios

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JURIED AWARDS:

Winsor McCay Award – Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn

June Foray Award – Howard Green

Ub Iwerks Award – Toon Boom Animation Pipeline

2012 Annie Award Winners

On Saturday, the 39th Annie Awards were announced in Los Angeles to celebrate the very best of animation. One of my favourite films from last year, Rango, managed to bag a few gongs, including the 'Best Animated Feature' award.

Here's a selection of the winners:

• Best Animated Feature: "Rango"
• Best Animated Special Production: "Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters"
• Best Animated Short Subject: "Adam and Dog"
• Animated Effects in an Animated Production: "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn"
• Animated Effects in a Live Action Production: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
• Character Animation in a Feature Production: "Rio"
• Character Animation in a Live Action Production: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
• Character Design in a Feature Production: "Rango"
• Directing in a Feature Production: Jennifer Yuh Nelson - "Kung Fu Panda 2"
• Music in a Feature Production: John Williams - "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn"
• Production Design in a Feature Production: "Kung Fu Panda 2"
• Storyboarding in a Feature Production: "Winnie the Pooh"
• Voice Acting in a Feature Production: Bill Nighy - "Arthur Christmas"
• Writing in a Feature Production: "Rango"
• Editing in a Feature Production: "Rango"
• Winsor McCay Award: Walt Peregoy, Borge Ring, Robert Searle
• June Foray Award: Art Leonardi
• Special Achievement Award: Depth Analysis

For the complete list of winners check out the The Annie Awards website.