The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, unveiled nominations 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).
“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 Frank Gladstone, ASIFA-Hollywood executive director.
Voting will begin on January 1.
The Annie Awards™ categories 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.
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.
Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annie Awards™ have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. ASIFA-Hollywood is a 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.
Here’s a rundown of 47th Annie Award nominees:
Best Feature
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
Toy Story 4
Pixar Animation Studios
Best Indie Feature
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
Best Special Production
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
Best Short Subject
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
Best VR
Bonfire
Baobab Studios
GLOOMY EYES
ATLAS V
Kaiju Confidential
ShadowMachine
Best Commercial
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
Best TV/Media – Preschool
Ask the Storybots
JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
Elena of Avalor
Disney Television Animation
Let’s Go Luna!
Brown Bag Films / 9 Story Media Group
Norman Picklestripes
Factory
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Brown Bag Films / 9 Story Media Group
Best TV/Media – Children
Disney Mickey Mouse
Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Niko and the Sword of Light
Titmouse, Amazon Studios
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Tales of Arcadia: 3Below
DreamWorks Animation
The Tom and Jerry Show
Warner Bros. Animation
Best TV/Media – General Audience
Big Mouth
Netflix
BoJack Horseman
Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
Harley Quinn
Warner Bros. Animation
Tuca & Bertie
Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
Undone
Tornante Company and Amazon Studios
Best Student Film
Con Fuerza
Savannah College of Art and Design
Gravedad
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH Animationsinstitut
The Fox & The Pigeon
Sheridan College
Un diable dans la poche
GOBELINS, l’école de l’image
Best FX for TV/Media
How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Manuel Reyes Halaby, Cristiana Covone, Koya Masubuchi, Jean Claude Nouchy, Dustin Henning
Love, Death & Robots
Blur for Netflix
Nominees: Viktor Németh, Szabolcs Illés, Ádám Sipos , Vladimir Zhovna
My Moon
Eusong Lee, Co-produced with Chromosphere
Nominees: Stéphane Coëdel, Natan Moura
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures
Lucasfilm, Titmouse, Inc.
Nominees: Araiza Tokumasu Naoki
Tales of Arcadia: 3Below
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Greg Lev, Igor Lodeiro, Chen Ling, Brandon Tyra
Best FX for Feature
Abominable
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Amaury Aubel, James Jackson, Domin Lee, Michael Losure, Alex Timchenko
Frozen 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Nominees: Benjamin Fiske, Alex Moaveni, Jesse Erickson, Dimitre Berberov, Kee Nam Suong
Missing Link
Laura E Gross
Nominees: Eric Wachtman, David Horsley, Peter Stuart, Timu Khodzhaev, Joe Strasser
Toy Story 4
Pixar Animation Studios
Nominees: Alexis Angelidis, Amit Ganapati Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Kylie Wijsmuller, Matthew Kiyoshi Wong
Weathering With You
GKIDS
Nominees: Hidetsugu Ito, Yuko Nakajima, Jumi Lee, Ryosuke Tsuda
Best Character Animation – TV/Media
Ask the Storybots
JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
Nominees: Chris O’Hara
Disney Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure
Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Nominees: Juliane Martin
His Dark Materials
BBC Studios
Nominees: Aulo Licinio
How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Andrew Muir
Robot Chicken
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Nominees: Scott DaRos
Best Character Animation – Animated Feature
Frozen 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Nominees: Andrew Ford
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Dane Stogner
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Rani Naamani
Klaus
Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Nominees: Sergio Martins
Missing Link
LAIKA, LLC
Nominees: Rachelle Lambden
Best Character Animation – Live Action
Alita: Battle Angel
Weta Digital
Nominees: Michael Cozens
Avengers: Endgame
Weta Digital
Nominees: Sidney Kombo-Kintombo
Game of Thrones – Season 8 Episode 3 “The Long Night” – Dance of the Dragons
Image Engine
Nominees: Jason Snyman, Sheik Ghafoor, Maia Neubig, Michael Siegel, Cheri Fojtik
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Framestore
Nominees: Dale Newton, Waiyin Mendoza, Rochelle Flynn, Leila Gaed, Paul Jones
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
Steven Argula
Nominees: Joakim Riedinger
Best Character Animation – Video Game
Gears 5 – Cinematic Animation
The Coalition/ Microsoft
Nominees: Brian Whitmire
KINGDOM HEARTS III
SQUARE ENIX
Nominees: Munenori Shinagawa, Kayoko Yajima, Koji Hamada, Koji Inoue
Sinclair Snake: Museum Mischief
Chromosphere / Within
Nominees: Tommy Rodricks, Natan Moura, Nelson Boles
Unruly Heroes
Magic Design Studios
Nominees: Sebastien Parodi, Nicolas Leger
Best Character Design – TV/Media
Carmen Sandiego
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix
Nominees: Keiko Murayama
DC Super Hero Girls
Warner Bros. Animation
Nominees: Lauren Faust
T.O.T.S.
Titmouse / Disney Junior
Nominees: John Jagusak
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Chris Mitchell
Victor and Valentino
Cartoon Network Studios
Nominees: FABIEN MENSE
Best Character Design – Feature
Abominable
DreamWorks Animation / Pearl Studio
Nominees: Nico Marlet
Frozen 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Nominees: Bill Schwab
Klaus
Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Nominees: Torsten Schrank
Spies in Disguise
Blue Sky Studios
Nominees: José Manuel Fernández Oli
The Addams Family
MGM and BRON Creative
Nominees: Craig Kellman
Best Direction – TV/Media
Ask the Storybots
JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
Nominees: Jeff Gill
DC Super Hero Girls
Warner Bros. Animation
Nominees: Natalie Wetzig
Disney Mickey Mouse
Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Nominees: Alonso Ramirez Ramos
Rilakkuma & Kaoru
Dwarf for Netflix
Nominees: Masahito Kobayashi
Ultraman
Production IG, SOLA Digital Arts for Netflix
Nominees: Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki
Best Direction – Feature
Frozen 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Nominees: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck
I Lost My Body
Xilam for Netflix
Nominees: Jérémy Clapin
Klaus
Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Nominees: Sergio Pablos
Missing Link
LAIKA, LLC
Nominees: Chris Butler
Weathering With You
Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films
Nominees: Makoto Shinkai
Best Music – TV/Media
Carmen Sandiego
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix
Nominees: Jared Lee Gosselin, Steve D’Angelo, Lorenzo Castelli
Love, Death & Robots
Blur for Netflix
Nominees: Rob Cairns
Seis Manos
VIZ Media / Powerhouse Animation Studios
Nominees: Carl Thiel
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Sunna Wehrmeijer
The Tom and Jerry Show
Warner Bros. Animation
Nominees: Vivek Maddala
Best Music – Feature
AWAY
Dream Well Studios
Nominees: Gints Zilbalodis
Frozen 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Nominees: Christophe Beck, Frode Fjellheim, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
I Lost My Body
Xilam for Netflix
Nominees: Dan Levy
Spies in Disguise
Blue Sky Studios
Nominees: Mark Ronson, Theodore Shapiro
Toy Story 4
Pixar Animation Studios
Nominees: Randy Newman
Best Production Design – TV/Media
Carmen Sandiego
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix
Nominees: Eastwood Wong, Sylvia Liu, Elaine Lee, Linda Fong, Emily Paik
Disney Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure
Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Nominees: Alan Bodner, Brian Woods, Steven Nicodemus, Laura Price, Leonard Robledo
Love, Death & Robots
Blur for Netflix
Nominees: Alberto Mielgo
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
Cartoon Network, Titmouse, Inc.
Nominees: Khang Le, Chris Fisher, Gael Bertrand, Deodato Pangandoyon, Howard Chen
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Chris Mitchell, Chris Turnham, Tor Aunet, DanBob Thompson, Aaron Spurgeon
Best Production Design – Feature
Abominable
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Max Boas, Paul Duncan, Christopher Brock, Cecline Da Hyeu Kim, Jane Li
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Pierre-Olivier Vincent, Kirsten Kawamura, Woonyoung Jung, Iuri Lioi
Klaus
Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Nominees: Szymon Biernaki, Marcin Jakubowski
Missing Link
LAIKA, LLC
Nominees: Nelson Lowry, Santiago Montiel, Trevor Dalmer
The Addams Family
MGM and Bron Creative
Nominees: Patricia Atchison, Maisha Moore, Chris Souza, Jack Yu
Best Storyboarding – TV/Media
Carmen Sandiego
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix
Nominees: Kenny Park
Carole & Tuesday
Bones for Netflix
Nominees: Shinichiro Watanabe
Love, Death & Robots
Blur for Netflix
Nominees: Owen Sullivan
Snoopy in Space
Apple
Nominees: Riccardo Durante
Zog
Magic Light Pictures
Nominees: Max Lang
Best Storyboarding – Feature
I Lost My Body
Xilam for Netflix
Nominees: Julien Bisaro
I Lost My Body
Xilam for Netflix
Nominees: Jérémy Clapin
Klaus
Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Nominees: Sergio Pablos
Missing Link
LAIKA, LLC
Nominees: Julián Nariño
Missing Link
LAIKA, LLC
Nominees: Oliver Thomas
Best Voice Acting – TV/Media
Big City Greens
Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Nominees: Marieve Herington
Bob’s Burgers
20th Century FOX / Bento Box Entertainment
Nominees: H. Jon Benjamin
Steven Universe
Cartoon Network Studios
Nominees: Sarah Stiles
Tigtone
Titmouse, Inc., Babyhemyth Productions, Williams Street
Nominees: Debi Derryberry
Tuca & Bertie
Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
Nominees: Ali Wong
Best Voice Acting – Feature
Abominable
DreamWorks Animation / Pearl Studio
Nominees: Tenzing Norgay Trainor
Frozen 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Nominees: Josh Gad
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
CJ Entertainment and Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix
Nominees: Richard Horvitz
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Illumination
Nominees: Jenny Slate
Toy Story 4
Pixar Animation Studios
Nominees: Tony Hale
Best Writing – TV/Media
Apple & Onion
Cartoon Network Studios
Nominees: George Gendi, Michael Gendi, Deepak Sethi, Eric Acosta, Sean Szeles
BoJack Horseman
Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
Nominees: Alison Tafel
Pinky Malinky
Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix
Nominees: Sheela Shrinivas, Aminder Dhaliwal, Rikke Asbjoern
Tuca & Bertie
Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
Nominees: Shauna McGarry
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Brown Bag Film / 9 Story Media Group
Nominees: Meghan Read
Best Writing – Feature
Frozen 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Nominees: Jennifer Lee
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: Dean DeBlois
I Lost My Body
Xilam for Netflix
Nominees: Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant
Toy Story 4
Pixar Animation Studios
Nominees: Andrew Stanton, Stephany Folsom
Weathering With You
Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films
Nominees: Makoto Shinkai, Makoto Shinkai
Best Editorial – TV/Media
Big Hero 6: The Series
Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Nominees: Dao Le, Joe Molinari, Charles T. Jones, David Vasquez
DC Super Hero Girls
Warner Bros. Animation
Nominees: Torien Blackwolf
Disney Mickey Mouse
Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Nominees: Tony Molina
Green Eggs and Ham
Warner Bros. Animation for Netflix
Nominees: Margaret Hou
Love, Death & Robots
Blur for Netflix
Nominees: Bo Juhl, Stacy Auckland, Valerian Zamel
Best Editorial – Feature
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
DreamWorks Animation
Nominees: John K. Carr, Mark Hester, Mary Blee
Klaus
Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Nominees: Pablo García Revert
Missing Link
LAIKA, LLC
Nominees: Stephen Perkins
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Illumination
Nominees: Tiffany Hillkurtz
Toy Story 4
Pixar Animation Studios
Nominees: Axel Geddes, Torbin Xan Bullock, Greg Snyder
