How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DreamWorks Animation) earned Best Animated Feature distinction at the 42nd annual Annie Awards recognizing the best in the field of animation in 2014. Held last night at UCLAโs Royce Hall, the Annie Awards cover varied categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Special Production, Commercials, Short Subjects and Outstanding Individual Achievements.
For the animated feature honor, How to Train Your Dragon 2 topped a field of nominated films that also consisted of Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Cheatinโ (Plymptoons Studio), Song of the Sea (GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon), The Book of Life (Reel FX), The Boxtrolls (Focus Features/Laika), The Lego Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures), and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (GKIDS/Studio Ghibli).
How to Train Your Dragon 2 also topped four other Annie categories: Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production; Editorial in an Animated Feature Production; Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production; and Music in an Animated Feature Production.
Hereโs a rundown of Annie Award winners:
Best Animated Feature
___ โHow to Train Your Dragon 2โโจ โ DreamWorks Animation
Best Animated Special Production
___ โCosmos: A Spacetime Odysseyโ โ Voyager Pictures LLC
Best Animated Short Subject
___ โFeastโ โ โจWalt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
___ โFlight of the Storiesโ โ Aardman Animations
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
___ โTumble Leafโ โ Amazon Studios
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For a Childrenโs Audience
___ โGravity Fallsโโจ โ Disney Television Animation
Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
___ โThe Simpsonsโ โ โจGracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Best Video Game
___ โValiant Hearts: The Great Warโ โ Ubisoft
Best Student Film
___ Jason Rayner โ โMy Big Brotherโ โ Savannah College of Art and Design
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
___ Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik โ โBig Hero 6โโจ- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
___ Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist โ โEdge of Tomorrowโโจ- Sony Pictures Imageworks
Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
___ Justin Nichols โ โWander Over Yonderโ โ Disney Television Animation
Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
___ Fabio Lignini โ โHow to Train Your Dragon 2โ โ DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
___ Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic โ โDawn of the Planet of the Apesโ โ Weta Digital
Character Animation in a Video Game
___ Mike Mennillo โ โAssassinโs Creed Unityโโจ- Ubisoft
Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
___ Benjamin Balistreri โ โWander Over Yonderโโจ- Disney Television Animation
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
___ Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez โ โThe Book of Lifeโ โ โจReel FX
Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
___ Aaron Springer โ โDisney Mickey Mouseโโจ โ Disney Television Animation โจ
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
___ Dean DeBlois โ โHow to Train Your Dragon 2โโจ โ DreamWorks Animation
Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
___ Christopher Willis โ โDisney Mickey Mouseโโจ โ Disney Television Animation
Music in an Animated Feature Production
___ John Powell, Jรณnsi โ โHow to Train Your Dragon 2โ โ DreamWorks Animation
Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
___ Narina Sokolova โ โMickey Shortsโโจ โ Disney
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
___ Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure, August Hall โ โThe Boxtrollsโโจ โ Focus Features/Laika
Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
___ Joaquim Dos Santos โ โLegend of Korra, Venom of the Red Lotusโโจ โ Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
___ Truong โTronโ Son Mai โ โHow to Train Your Dragon 2โโจ โ DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
___ Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy and Grandma โ โDisney Mickey Mouseโ โ โจDisney Television Animation
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
___ Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher โ โThe Boxtrollsโ โ Focus Features/Laika
Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
___ Darrick Bachman โ โDisney Mickey Mouseโ โ Disney Television Animation
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
___ Phil Lord, Christopher Miller โ โThe LEGO Movieโ โ Warner Bros. Pictures
Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
___ Illya Owens โ โDisney Mickey Mouseโ โ โจDisney Television Animation
Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
___John K. Carr โ โHow to Train Your Dragon 2โ โ DreamWorks Animation