ASIFA-Hollywood presented the 53rd Annie Awards in a Saturday night ceremony recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. You can watch the ceremony on YouTube.

Previously announced awards are being presented throughout the evening:

• Winsor McCay Award: Michaël Dudok de Wit, Chirstopher Miller and Phil Lord, and Chris Sanders
• June Foray Award: Sandy Rabins
• Ub Iwerks Award: Wacom
• Special Achievement Award: LightBox Expo

Best Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Best Feature – Independent

Arco
Remembers, MountainA France, France 3 Cinéma

Best Special Production

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
WildBrain Studios in association with Apple TV

Best Short Subject

Snow Bear
The Art of Aaron Blaise

Best Sponsored

Olipop Yeti
Screen Novelties & Passion Pictures

Best TV/Media – Preschool

Wow Lisa
Episode: Rainy Day
Punkrobot

Best TV/Media – Children

• The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
  Episode: The Rewrite
  Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe

Best TV/Media – Mature

Common Side Effects
Episode: Pilot
Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment and Williams Street Productions

Best TV/Media – Limited Series

• Win Or Lose
  Episode: Episode 8: Home
  Pixar Animation Studios

Best Student Film

A Sparrow’s Song
Student Director: Tobias Eckerlin
Student Producer: Tobias Eckerlin
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH

Best FX – TV/Media

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age
Episode: The Big Freeze
Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit in association with Apple TV
FX Production Company: Framestore
Edward Ferrysienanda, Kevin Christensen, Guy Schuleman, Benedikt Roettger, Kevin Tarpinian

Best FX – Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Production Company: Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
FX Production Company: Sony Pictures Imageworks
Filippo Maccari, Nicola Finizio, Simon Corbaux, Naoki Kato, Daniel La Chapelle

Best Character Animation – TV/Media

Win Or Lose
Various Episodes
Pixar Animation Studios
Alli Sadegiani

Best Character Animation – Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation, Netflix
Ryusuke Furuya

Best Character Animation – Live Action

How To Train Your Dragon
Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
FX Production Company: Framestore
Kayn Garcia, Jean-Denis Haas, Meena Ibrahim, Nathan McConnel, Nick Tripodi

Best Character Animation – Video Game

South of Midnight
Compulsion Games
Mike Jungbluth, Sebastien Dussault, Vincent Schneider, Remi Edmond

Best Character Design – TV/Media

Love, Death + Robots
Episode: 400 Boys
Blur Studio for Netflix
Robert Valley

Best Character Design – Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
Scott Watanabe, Ami Thompson

Best Direction – TV/Media

Common Side Effects
Episode: Cliff’s Edge
Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment and Williams Street Productions
Vincent Tsui

Best Direction – Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans

Best Music – TV/Media

Win Or Lose
Episodes: Episode 6, Mixed Signals
Pixar Animation Studios
Ramin Djawadi, Shane Eli, Johnny Pakfar

Best Music – Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
KPop Demon Hunters Music Team

Best Production Design – TV/Media

Love, Death + Robots
Episode: How Zeke Got Religion
Blur Studio for Netflix
Gigi Cavenago

Best Production Design – Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
Helen Chen, Dave Bleich, Wendell Dalit, Scott Watanabe, Celine Kim

Best Storyboarding – TV/Media

Love, Death + Robots
Episode: How Zeke Got Religion
Blur Studio for Netflix
Edgar Martins

Best Storyboarding – Feature

The Bad Guys 2
DreamWorks Animation
Anthony Holden, Young Ki Yoon

Best Voice Acting – TV/Media

Bob’s Burgers
Episode: Don’t Worry Be Hoopy
20th Television Animation
Dan Mintz (Character: Tina Belcher)

Best Voice Acting – Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
Arden Cho (Character: Rumi)

Best Writing – TV/Media

Common Side Effects
Episode: Pilot
Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, and Williams Street Productions
Joe Bennett, Steve Hely

Best Writing – Feature

• KPop Demon Hunters
  Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
  Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans

Best Editorial – TV/Media

Common Side Effects
Episode: Raid
Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, and Williams Street Productions
Tony Christopherson, Joie Lim

Best Editorial – Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
KPop Demon Hunters Editorial Team

The 53rd Annie Awards were held on February 21, 2025.

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