The 48th Annie Awards – Nominees Announced
The nominations for this year’s Annie Awards, “ASIFA-Hollywood’s most glamorous event”, have been announced. Described as “animation’s highest honour” and now entering its 48th edition, the awards focus on the best that mainstream animation has offered up in the past year, with a series of special categories that celebrate the effort of individuals within major productions. Read the full list of nominees below:
Best Feature
- Onward
- Soul
- The Croods: A New Age
- The Willoughbys
- Trolls World Tour
Best Indie Feature
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
- Calamity Jane
- On-Gaku: Our Sound
- Ride Your Wave
- Wolfwalkers
Best Special Production
- Baba Yaga
- Nixie & Nimbo
- The Snail and the Whale
Best Short
- Filles Bleues, Peur Blanche
- KKUM
- Souvenir Souvenir
- The Places Where We Live (Cake)
- World of Tomorrow Episode 3
Best Sponsored
- Erste Group ‘Edgar’s Christmas’
- Max & Maxine
- The Last Mile
- There’s a Monster in My Kitchen
- Travel the Vote
Best TV/Media – Preschool
- Buddi: Snow
- Muppet Babies: Wock-a-bye-Fozzie
- Stillwater: The Impossible
- The Adventures of Paddington: Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru
- Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I am Madam President: I am Madam
Best TV/Media – Children
- Hilda: The Deerfox
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Heart Part 2
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Shattered
- Victor And Valentino: The Lonely Haunts
Best TV/Media – General Audience
- Close Enough: Logan’s Run’d – Room Parents
- Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: Coven Of The Damned
- Harley Quinn: Something Borrowed, Something Green
- Rick and Morty: The Vat of Acid Episode
- The Midnight Gospel: Mouse of Silver
Best Student Film
- 100,000 Acres of Pine
- Coffin
- La Bestia
- Latitude du printemps
- O Black Hole!
Best FX (TV/Media)
- Fast & Furious: Spy Racers: Sirocco Fire Explosion
- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous: Welcome to Jurassic World
- Lamp Life: Lamp Life
- Tales of Arcadia: Wizards: Killahead, Part Two
- Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy (Siege): Episode 6
Best FX (Feature)
- Over the Moon
- Soul
- The Croods: A New Age
- Trolls World Tour
- Wolfwalkers
Best Character Animation – TV/Media
- Alien Xmas
- BoJack Horseman
- Cosmos: Possible Worlds
- Hilda
- Lamp Life
Best Character Animation – Feature
- Onward
- Soul
- The Croods: A New Age
- The Willoughbys
- Wolfwalkers
Best Character Animation – Live Action
- The Christmas Chronicles 2
- The Mandalorian
- The Umbrella Academy 2
- Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Best Character Animation – Video Game
- League of Legends
- Marvels Spider-Man Miles Morales
- The Last of Us Part II
Best Character Design (TV/Media)
- Amphibia
- BNA
- Craig of the Creek
- The Owl House
Best Character Design (Feature)
- Soul
- The Croods: A New Age
- The Willoughbys
- Trolls World Tour
- Wolfwalkers
Best Direction (TV/Media)
- Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: Plague Of Madness
- Great Pretender: Los Angeles Connection
- Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart: Mao Mao’s Nakey
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus NYC
- The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Hard to Swallow
Best Direction (Feature)
- Calamity Jane
- Over the Moon
- Ride Your Wave
- Soul
- Wolfwalkers
Best Music (TV/Media)
- Blood of Zeus
- Mira Royal Detective
- Star Trek: Lower Decks
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Best Music (Feature)
- Onward
- Over the Moon
- Soul
- The Willoughbys
- Wolfwalkers
Best Production Design (TV/Media)
- Baba Yaga
- The Adventures of Paddington
- To: Gerard
- Trash Truck
Best Production Design (Feature)
- Onward
- Soul
- The Willoughbys
- Wolfwalkers
Best Storyboarding (TV/Media)
- Archibald’s Next Big Thing: Baritone Tea Part 1
- Big City Greens: Cheap Show
- Looney Tunes Cartoons
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge
Best Storyboarding (Feature)
- Earwig and the Witch
- Over the Moon
- Ride Your Wave
- Soul
- Wolfwalkers
Best Voice Acting (TV/Media)
- Dragons Rescue Riders: Jeff Bennett (Erik the Wretched)
- It’s Pony: Jessica DiCicco (Annie)
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Ashley Tisdale (Candace)
- Tales of Arcadia: Wizards: David Bradley (Merlin)
- ThunderCats ROAR!: Patrick Seitz (Mumm-Ra, Tygra)
Best Voice Acting (Feature)
- Earwig and the Witch: Vanessa Marshall (Bella Yaga)
- Onward: Tom Holland (Ian Lightfoot)
- Over the Moon: Robert G. Chiu (Chin)
- The Croods: A New Age: Nicolas Cage (Grug)
- Wolfwalkers: Eva Whittaker (Mebh Óg MacTíre)
Best Writing (TV/Media)
- Big Mouth: The New Me
- Craig of the Creek
- Fancy Nancy: Nancy’s New Friend
- Harley Quinn: Something Borrowed, Something Green
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Heart Part 2
Best Writing (Feature)
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
- Onward
- Over the Moon
- Soul
- Wolfwalkers
Best Editorial (TV/Media)
- Cops and Robbers
- Hilda
- If Anything Happens I Love You
- Lamp Life
- To: Gerard
Best Editorial (Feature)
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
- Calamity Jane
- Onward
- Soul
- The Willoughbys
The award ceremony will take place virtually on April 16th 2021 at 7pm PST. For more information visit their official website.