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    “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Wins 5 Annie Awards, Including Best Feature

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    Gepetto, voiced by David Bradley (l) and Pinocchio, voiced by Gregory Mann, in a scene from "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio." (photo courtesy of Netflix)
    LOS ANGELES --

    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film/A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company) won the Best Feature honor at the 50th Annie Awards™ celebration Saturday night (2/25) on the campus of UCLA. Pinocchio also won for Best Character Animation, Feature (Tucker Barrie); Best Direction, Feature (Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson); Best Music, Feature (Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale); and Best Production Design, Feature (Curt Enderle, Guy Davis).

    Best Independent Feature was presented to Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (Marcel the Movie LLC) which also won for Best Voice Acting, Feature (Jenny Slate as the voice of Marcel); and Best Writing, Feature (Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm). 

    Best Special Production was presented to The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse (A NoneMore and Bad Robot Production for Apple TV+ and BBC) which also received an Annie for Best Character Animation, TV/Media (Tim Watts); Best Direction, TV/Media (Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy); and Best Editorial, TV/Media (Daniel Budin)

    Best Short Subject was presented to Ice Merchants (COLA Animation Production & Wild Stream); Best Student Film–The Soloists (Student directors Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Elias Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck & Yi Liu, from the school Gobelins, l’ecole de l’image); Best Sponsored Production–Save Ralph (Arch Model Studio); Best TV/Media-Mature–Bob’s Burgers, Eps. Some Like It Bot Part 1: Eight Grade Runner (20th Television/Bento Box Entertainment); Best TV/Media-Children–Abominable and the Invisible City, Eps. Everest Returns (DreamWorks Animation); and Best Animated TV/Media-Preschool–The Tiny Chef Show, Eps. Pancakes (Tiny Chef Productions LLC/Imagine Entertainment). 

    Avatar: The Way of Water won for Character Animation in a Live Action Production – (Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford) (20th Century Studios, Disney Studios, Weta FX.)

    “This is a very special year, not only because it is the Annie Awards 50th anniversary, but also because, after nearly three years, this is the first time our community is able to be back together again, in person,” remarked Frank Gladstone, executive producer of the Annie Awards.  “For a community as close knit as ours, being with each other is of major importance, so we are pulling out all the stops to make this a memorable and historic evening for folks locally, and worldwide.”

    Juried awards were presented for the following: The Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions were presented to three recipients–Pete Docter, animated feature writer/director and Pixar CEO; Evelyn Lambart (posthumously), early National Film Board of Canada collaborator, including her significant series of short films; and Craig McCracken, prolific, influential television series creator. The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent or charitable impact was awarded to Mindy Johnson, author, historian and educator. 

    The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry was presented to Visual Effects Reference Platform, initially developed by Nick Cannon and Francois Chardavoine to eliminate incompatibilities between digital content creation software. The Certificate of Merit Award for service to the art and industry was presented to John Omohundro. 

    The Annie Awards have often been a predictor of the annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The ceremony was streamed this year courtesy of ASIFA-Hollywood – 

    Here’s a rundown of the evening’s winners:

    Best Feature
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
    Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company

    Best Indie Feature
    Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
    Marcel the Movie LLC

     

    Best Special Production
    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
    A NoneMore and Bad Robot Production for Apple TV+ and BBC

     

    Best Short Subject
    Ice Merchants
    COLA Animation production & Wild Stream

     

    Best Sponsored
    Save Ralph
    Arch Model Studio

     

    Best TV/Media – Preschool
    The Tiny Chef Show
    Episode: Pancakes
    Tiny Chef Productions LLC / Imagine Entertainment

     

    Best TV/Media – Children
    Abominable and the Invisible City
    Episode: Everest Returns
    DreamWorks Animation

     

    Best TV/Media – Mature
    Bob’s Burgers
    Episode: Some Like it Bot Part 1: Eighth Grade Runner
    20th Television/Bento Box Entertainment

     

    Best TV/Media – Limited Series
    Oni: Thunder God’s Tale
    Episode: The Demon Moon Rises
    A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production

     

    Best Student Film
    The Soloists
    Student Director: Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Elias Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck & Yi Liu
    School: Gobelins, l’école de l’image

     

    Best FX – TV/Media
    Love, Death + Robots
    Episode: Bad Travelling
    Production Company: Blur Studio for Netflix
    FX Production Company: Blur Studio
    Kirby Miller, Igor Zanic, Joseph H. Coleman, Steven Dupuy, Josh Schwartz

     

    Best FX – Feature
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    Production Company: 20th Century Studios / Disney Studios
    FX Production Company: Wētā FX
    Johnathan M. Nixon, David Moraton, Nicholas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrian, Alex Nowotny

     

    Best Character Animation – TV/Media
    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
    Episode: special production
    A NoneMore and Bad Robot Production for Apple TV+ and BBC
    Tim Watts

     

    Best Character Animation – Feature
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
    Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
    Tucker Barrie

     

    Best Character Animation – Live Action
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    Wētā FX
    Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford

     

    Best Character Animation – Video Game
    Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course
    Studio MDHR
    Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna, Cuphead Animation Team

     

    Best Character Design – TV/Media
    Love, Death + Robots
    Episode: Jibaro
    Blur Studio for Netflix
    Alberto Mielgo

     

    Best Character Design – Feature
    The Bad Guys
    DreamWorks Animation
    Taylor Krahenbuhl

     

    Best Direction – TV/Media
    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
    Episode: special production
    A NoneMore and Bad Robot Production for Apple TV+ and BBC
    Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy

     

    Best Direction – Feature
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
    Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
    Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Gustafson

     

    Best Music – TV/Media
    The Cuphead Show!
    Episode: Carn-Evil
    Netflix Animation
    Ego Plum, Cosmo Segurson, Dave Wasson

     

    Best Music – Feature
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
    Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
    Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale

     

    Best Production Design – TV/Media
    Oni: Thunder God’s Tale
    Episode: The Demon Moon Rises
    A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production
    Robert Kondo, Rachel Tiep-Daniels, Lia Tin, Yohei Hashizume, Masa Inada

     

    Best Production Design – Feature
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
    Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
    Curt Enderle, Guy Davis

     

    Best Storyboarding – TV/Media
    Love, Death + Robots
    Episode: The Very Pulse of the Machine
    Blur Studio for Netflix
    Emily Dean

     

    Best Storyboarding – Feature
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
    DreamWorks Animation
    Anthony Holden

     

    Best Voice Acting – TV/Media
    Zootopia+
    Episode: The Godfather of the Bride
    Walt Disney Animation Studios
    Maurice LaMarche (Mr. Big)

     

    Best Voice Acting – Feature
    Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
    Marcel the Movie LLC
    Jenny Slate

     

    Best Writing – TV/Media
    Love Death + Robots
    Episode: Bad Travelling
    Blur Studio for Netflix
    Andrew Kevin Walker

     

    Best Writing – Feature
    Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
    Marcel the Movie LLC
    Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm

     

    Best Editorial – TV/Media
    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
    Episode: special production
    A NoneMore and Bad Robot Production for Apple TV+ and BBC
    Daniel Budin

     

    Best Editorial – Feature
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
    Dreamworks Animation
    James Ryan, ACE, Jacquelyn Karambelas, Natalia Cronembold, Joseph Butler, Katie Parody

    Juried Awards
    Juried Awards were presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Winsor McCay Award recipients were selected by the ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors for their exemplary industry careers.

    This year’s McCays went to Pete Docter, Evelyn Lambart and Craig McCracken.

    The June Foray Award will be presented to Mindy Johnson. 

    The Visual Effects Reference Platform, initially developed by Nick Cannon and Francois Chardavoine, received The Ub lwerks Award. 

    The Certificate of Merit Award for service to the art and industry will be presented to John Omohundro.

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    Producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher To Receive Harold Lloyd Award From The Advanced Imaging Society

    Saturday, December 21, 2024

    Producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher will be presented with the 2025 Harold Lloyd Award in recognition of their producing achievement in creating Gladiator II at The Advanced Imaging Society’s (AIS) 15th annual Lumiere Awards luncheon, which takes place Friday, February 7, 2025, at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

    Empowering their storytelling with groundbreaking technology and skill, Wick and Fisher have thrilled audiences and driven the film industry forward for three decades. Their steadfast dedication to the highest standards of cinematic excellence have resulted in epic films, including Memoirs of a Geisha, The Great Gatsby, the Stuart Little franchise, the Divergent Series and both Gladiator films. The first Gladiator earned Wick an Academy Award® for Best Picture. In light of their consistent and distinguished contributions over the years, as exemplified by this year’s Gladiator II, the Advanced Imaging Society wished to recognize the team with this year’s esteemed Harold Lloyd Award.

    “Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher of Red Wagon Entertainment have revolutionized modern filmmaking with their bold storytelling and ability to elevate large-scale productions to epic levels,” remarked Jim Chabin, AIS president. “Their work has not only captivated audiences but also redefined filmmaking standards, leaving an indelible mark on the art of cinema. At AIS. we deeply admire their visionary contributions and enduring influence on the film industry.”

    Suzanne Lloyd, granddaughter of the late, great Harold Lloyd, remarked, “Doug’s artistic vision and Lucy’s dynamic leadership have brought authenticity, beauty and profound emotion to some of our favorite epic films. Together, they are a... Read More

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