ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations on Friday for its 52nd Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation.
The 52nd Annie Awards is set for Saturday, February 8, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Pre-reception and Red Carpet begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by the ceremony at 7 p.m., and after party immediately following the ceremony.
The Annie Awards cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Sponsored Films, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards.
“We are so very thrilled at the nominations this year – it exemplifies the range of talent and approaches to our diverse art form,” says ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director, Aubry Mintz. “The juried award winners honor the past, present and future of animation. ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annie Awards celebrate artists that have made incredible achievements in both the commercial studio world, and the independent filmmaking arenas, recognizing the impact that is made to improve equity and inclusion, and acknowledge innovation as we look towards the horizon.”
The Juried Awards will be presented during the ceremony, honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. The Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions are being presented to three recipients – Longtime Disney Supervising Animator/Director Aaron Blaise, National Film Board of Canada (NFB) writer, director, producer and Academy Award influencer Eunice Macaulay (posthumous); and influential NFB composer and sound designer Normand Roger. The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent impact will be awarded to the global non-profit Women In Animation (WIA), advocating for gender equity and inclusion in animation, VFX, and gaming.
The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry will be presented to visual effects, animation and gaming pioneer Alberto Menache who contributed founding technology to performance capture, virtual production and more. The Special Achievement Award acknowledging unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure will be presented to Directing at Disney-The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films, the historically important new book by Pete Docter and Don Peri.
BEST FEATURE
- Inside Out 2 (Pixar Animation Studios)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (DreamWorks Animation)
- That Christmas (Locksmith Animation for Netflix)
- The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation)
- Ultraman: Rising (Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions)
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Aardman and Netflix)
BEST FEATURE-INDEPENDENT
- Chicken for Linda! (Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma, Distributed by GKIDS)
- Flow (Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio)
- Kensuke’s Kingdom (Paramount Pictures)
- Look Back (Studio Durian Distributed by GKIDS)
- Mars Express (Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content Distributed by GKIDS)
- Memoir of a Snail (Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia)
BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION
- A Bear Named Wojtek
– The Illuminated Film Company and Filmograf - Mog’s Christmas
– Lupus Films - Orion and the Dark
– DreamWorks Animation - Tabby McTat
– Magic Light Pictures - Yuck!
– Ikki Films & Iliade et Films
BEST SHORT SUBJECT
- Beautiful Men
– Animal Tank, Miyu Productions & Ka-Ching Cartoons - In the Shadow of the Cypress
– Barfak Animation Studio - Ruthless Blade
– IDEOMOTOR Culture Media Co., Ltd. - The Swineherd
– Fleng Entertainment and Tumblehead Productions - Wander to Wonder
– Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo
BEST SPONSORED
- feelslikeimfallinginlove
– Blinkink - Fuzzy Feelings
– Passion Pictures Hungry Man - Moonlit Bamboo Forest
– Passion Paris Production, HoYoFair - Natlan Impressions Trailer – “Blaze to Natlan”
– BUCK - Welcome to the City of Love
– Nexus Studios
BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
- Disney Jr.’s Ariel
Episode: Crystal Cavern Caper
– Wild Canary, Disney Branded Television - Gabby’s Dollhouse
Episode: Pandy’s Bad Day
– DreamWorks Animation - Jessica’s Big Little World
Episode: Jessica’s Picnic
– Cartoon Network Studios - The Tiny Chef Show
Episode: Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular
– Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions - Wonder Pets: In the City
Episode: Save Tate?
– A Nickelodeon Production in association with Apple
BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
- GREMLINS: THE WILD BATCH
Episode: Never Use Double Negatives
– Warner Bros. Animation - Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Episode: Batten Down the Hatches
– DreamWorks Animation - Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Episode: The Molecular Level
– Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television - Primos
Episode: Summer of Tater Luna
– Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television - WondLa
Episode: Ruins
– Skydance Animation in association with Apple
BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE
- Bob’s Burgers
Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?
– 20th Television Animation - Solar Opposites
Episode: The What If?! Device
– 20th Television Animation - South Park
Episode: The End of Obesity
– MTV Entertainment Studios - The Great North
Episode: Aunt Misbehavin’ Adventure
– 20th Television Animation - The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Episode: The Land of Sex and Death
– Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios
BEST TV/MEDIA – LIMITED SERIES
- Dream Productions
Episode: A Night to Remember
– Pixar Animation Studios - Iwájú
Episode: Tola
– Walt Disney Animation Studios - Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Episode: Part Three
– Lucasfilm Ltd. - Moon Girl’s Lab
Episode: Moon Girl Saves the Moon
– Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television - My Adventures with Superman
Episode: Pierce the Heavens, Superman!
– Warner Bros. Animation
BEST STUDENT FILM
- Adiós
- Student Director: José Prats
- Student Producer: Bernardo Angeletti
- School: National Film and Television School
- El Ombligo de la Luna olaj
- Student Directors: Sara António, Julia Grupińska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad, Ezequiel Garibay
- School: Gobelins
- Pear Garden
- Student Director/Producer: Shadab Shayegan
- School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut
- Polliwog
- Student Director: Julia Skala
- Student Producer: Max Pollmann
- School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut
- Turmspringer
- Student Director: Oscar Bittner
Student Producer: Andra Berila
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut
- Student Director: Oscar Bittner
BEST FX – TV/MEDIA
- Arcane
Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails
– Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
– FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio
– Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré - Dream Productions
Episode: A Night to Remember
– Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios
– FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios
– Gary Bruins, Jongwon Pak, Arturo Aguilar, Alan Browning, Alen Lai - Secret Level
Episode: Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear
– Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.
– FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.
– Josh Schwartz, Joe Coleman, Michael Huang, Guilherme Casagrandi, Raul Rodrigues - Secret Level
Episode: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen’s Cradle
– Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.
– FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.
– Arthur Loiseau, Tom O’Bready, Esteban Genre, Alexandre Lerouge, Guillaume Grelier - Secret Level
Episode: Crossfire: Good Conflict
– Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.
– FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.
– Kamil Murzyn, Rafał Rumiński, Jarosław Armata, Michał Śledź, Michał Firek
BEST FX – FEATURE
- Kung Fu Panda 4
– Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
– FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
– Zachary Glynn, Alex Timchenko, Kiem Ching Ong, Yorie Kaela Kumalasari, Jinguang Huang - Moana 2
– Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios
– FX Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios
– Santiago Robles, Marc Bryant, Deborah Carlson, Jake Rice, Ian J. Coony - The Wild Robot
– Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
– FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
– Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli - Ultraman: Rising
– Production Company: Netflix Animation
– FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic
– Goncalo Cabaca, Vishal Patel, Zheng Yong Oh, Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang, Pei-Zhi Huang - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
– Production Company: Aardman and Netflix
– FX Production Company: Aardman Production
– Howard Jones, Rich Spence, Deborah Jane Price, Jon Biggins, Kirstie Deane
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
- Arcane
Episodes: Killing Is A Cycle, Heavy Is the Crown, Finally Got the Name Right, The Message Hidden Within the Pattern, The Dirt Under Your Nails, Pretend Like It’s the First Time, Blisters and Bedrock
– A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
– Tom Gouill - Dream Productions
Episodes: The Dream Team, Out of Body, Romance!
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Travis Hathaway - In the Know
Episodes: Yogurt Week, Thinksgiving
– Peacock Original in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Bandera, ShadowMachine
– Jeff Riley - Star Trek: Lower Decks
Episodes: Various
– CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment
– Raymond Dunster
● The Patrick Star Show
Episode: Something Stupid This Way Comes
– Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios
– Colin Lepper
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
- Inside Out 2
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Aviv Mano - Kung Fu Panda 4
– DreamWorks Animation
– Patrick Guisiano - Moana 2
– Walt Disney Animation Studios
– Brian Scott - The Wild Robot
– DreamWorks Animation
– Fabio Lignini - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
– Aardman and Netflix
– Carmen Bromfield Mason
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
- Better Man
– Production Company: Footloose Productions, VicScreen, Partizan, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits
– FX Production Company: Wētā FX
– Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Kaori Miyazawa - Gladiator II
– Production Company: Paramount
– FX Production Company: Framestore LTD
– Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, Julien Bagory - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
– Production Company: Legendary Entertainment
– FX Production Company: Wētā FX
– Ludovic Chailloleau, Jonathan Paquin, Craig Penn, Florian Fernandez, Marco Barbati - House of the Dragon Season 2
– Production Company: Warner Bros
– FX Production Company: Wētā FX
– Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Vincent Lee - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
– Production Company: 20th Century Studios
– FX Production Company: Wētā FX
– Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard Sly
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
- #BLUD
– Exit 73 Games, LLC.
– Chris Burns, Bob Fox - Asgard’s Wrath 2
– Sanzaru Games
– Sanzaru Games Animation Team - Diesel Legacy
– Maximum Entertainment
– Maximum Entertainment - Neva
– Nomada Studio
– Nomada Studio Animation Team - Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
– Ninja Theory
– Ninja Theory
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
- Dream Productions
Episode: A Night to Remember
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Grant Alexander - Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld
Episode: Pilot
– A Netflix Series
– Kal Athannassov - Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Episode: The Molecular Level
– Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions
– Jose Lopez - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Episode: Bishop Makes Her Move!
– Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures
– Rustam Hasanov - X-Men ’97
Episode: Mutant Liberation Begins
– Marvel Studios
– Amelia Vidal
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
- Inside Out 2
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Deanna Marsigliese - Scarygirl
– Highly Spirited and Like A Photon Creative
– Nathan Jurevicius - Spellbound
– Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film
– Guillermo Ramíre - That Christmas
– Locksmith Animation for Netflix
– Uwe Heidschötter - The Wild Robot
– DreamWorks Animation
– Genevieve Tsai
BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
- Arcane
Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails
– A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
– Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury - Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
Television Movie
– Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
– Anna O’Brian - Bob’s Burgers
Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?
– 20th Television Animation
– Bernard Derriman - Tabby McTat
Television Movie
– Magic Light Pictures
– Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Episode: The Pearl
– Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures
– Alan Wan, Colin Heck
BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
- ● Chicken for Linda!
– Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS
– Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach
● Flow
– Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio
– Gints Zilbalodis
● That Christmas
– Locksmith Animation for Netflix
– Simon Otto
● The Wild Robot
– DreamWorks Animation
– Chris Sanders
● Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
– Aardman and Netflix
– Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham
BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
- Arcane
Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails
– A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
– Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox - Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
Television Movie
– Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
– Joachim Horsley - Hazbin Hotel
Episode: Masquerade
– Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment
– Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg - Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld
Episode: Lock-In
– A Netflix Series
– Brian H. Kim - WondLa
Episode: Captive
– Skydance Animation in association with Apple
– Joy Ngiaw
#22 BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
- ● Kensuke’s Kingdom
– Lupus Films
– Stuart Hancock - Piece by Piece
– i am OTHER, TREMOLO in association with The LEGO Group, Pure Imagination Studios and Tongal
– Pharrell Williams, Michael Andrews - That Christmas
– Locksmith Animation for Netflix
– John Powell, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid - The Wild Robot
– DreamWorks Animation
– Kris Bowers - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
– Aardman and Netflix
– Lorne Balfe, Julian Nott
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
- ● Arcane
Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails
– A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
– Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O’Neil - Dream Productions
Episode: The Dream Team
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Bert Berry, Josh Holtsclaw - Orion and the Dark
Special Production
– DreamWorks Animation
– Timothy Lamb, Christine Bian - Silly Sundays
Episode: Stringy Soup
– Cartoon Saloon
– Fran Bravo, Rosa Ballester Cabo - WondLa
Episode: Bargain
– Skydance Animation in association with Apple
– Andy Harkness
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
- Inside Out 2
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Jason Deamer, Josh West, Keiko Murayama, Bill Zahn, Laura Meyer - That Christmas
– Locksmith Animation for Netflix
– Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Mike Redman - The Wild Robot
– DreamWorks Animation
– Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc - Ultraman: Rising
– Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions
– The Ultraman: Rising Production Design Team - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
– Aardman and Netflix
– Matt Perry, Darren Dubicki, Richard Edmunds, Matt Sanders, Gavin Lines
BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
- Arcane
Episode: Killing is a Cycle
– A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
– Joséphine Meis - Invincible Fight Girl
Episode: The Way of The World
– Cartoon Network Studios
– Gladyfaith Abcede, Miki Brewster, Kaela Lash, Sheldon Vella - Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Episode: That Night
– DreamWorks Animation
– Aevery Huens - Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin
Short Film
– WildBrain Studios in association with Apple
– David Lux - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Episode: The Pearl
– Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures
– Laura Gille, Sebrina Gao, Kevin Molina-Ortiz
BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
- Despicable Me 4
– Illumination
– Habib Louati - Moana 2
– Walt Disney Animation Studios
– Ryan Green - Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
– Nickelodeon Animation
– Piero Piluso - Spellbound
– Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film
– Alex Relloso Horna, Carlos Zapater Oliva - That Christmas
– Locksmith Animation for Netflix
– Ashley Boddy, Lorenzo Fresta, Helen Schroeder
BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
- Bob’s Burgers
Episode: The Right Tough Stuff
– 20th Television Animation
– John Roberts (Character: Linda Belcher) - Bob’s Burgers
Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?
– 20th Television Animation
– Kristen Schaal (Character: Louise Belcher) - Dream Productions
Episode: Out of Body
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Paula Pell (Character: Paula) - Hazbin Hotel
Episode: Dad Beat Dad
– Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment
– Jeremy Jordan (Character: Lucifer) - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Episode: Splinter and April Fight a Goldfish
– Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures
– Ayo Edebiri (Character: April O’Neil)
BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
- Chicken for Linda!
– Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS
– Mélinée Leclerc (Character: Linda) - Inside Out 2
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Maya Hawke (Character: Anxiety) - The Wild Robot
– DreamWorks Animation
– Lupita Nyong’o (Character: Roz) - The Wild Robot
– DreamWorks Animation
– Kit Connor (Character: Brightbill) - Transformers One
– Paramount Animation
– Brian Tyree Henry (Character: D-16 / Megatron)
BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA
- Craig of the Creek
Episode: Whose Dimension Is It Anyway?
– Cartoon Network Studios
– Harron Atkins, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt, Pearl Low, Richie Pope - Jessica’s Big Little World
Episode: Jessica’s Picnic
– Cartoon Network Studios
– Austin Faber, Gabriel Franklin, Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Ashleigh
Hairston - Orion and the Dark
Special Production
– DreamWorks Animation
– Charlie Kaufman - The Simpsons
Episode: Bart’s Birthday
– A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation
– Jessica Conrad - Yuck!
Special Production
– Ikki Films & Iliade et Films
– Loïc Espuche
BEST WRITING – FEATURE
- Flow
– Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio
– Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža - Inside Out 2
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein - Kensuke’s Kingdom
– Paramount Pictures
– Frank Cottrell-Boyce - Memoir of a Snail
– Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia
– Adam Elliot
BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
- Arcane
Episode: Pretend Like It’s the First Time
– A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
– Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez - Creature Commandos
Episode: Cheers to the Tin Man
– Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios
– Annie De Brock - Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Episode: Batten Down the Hatches
– DreamWorks Animation
– Ben Choo, Rich Liverance, Eric Hendricks, Anna Adams, Ian Hurley - Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Episode: The Molecular Level
– Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions
– Sandra Powers, Phil Lomboy, Ryan Burkhard, Neil Wilson III, Gabriel Gelbrecht - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Episode: The Pearl
– Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures
– Caleb Yoder
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
- Inside Out 2
– Pixar Animation Studios
– Maurissa Horwitz, David Suther, Fiona Toth, Jonathan Vargo - Moana 2
– Walt Disney Animation Studios
– Jeremy Milton, Michael Louis Hill - The Wild Robot
– DreamWorks Animation
– Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker - Ultraman: Rising
– Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions
– Bret Marnell, ACE, William Max Steinberg, Nik Siefke, Ryan Sommer, Kaye Speare - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
– Aardman and Netflix
– Dan Hembery
JURIED AWARDS
Juried Awards will also be presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional
contributions to animation.
The Winsor McCay Awards
Aaron Blaise
Eunice Macaulay
Normand Roger
June Foray Award
Women in Animation
Ub Iwerks Award
Alberto Menache
Special Achievement Award
Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films
The 52nd Annie Awards will take place on February 8, 2025.
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