On Saturday, February 25, the annual Annie Awards were handed out at UCLA’s Royce Hall, where the night’s big winners were clearly Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and its Netflix brethren Love, Death + Robots, as well as A24’s adorable Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.
The Annie Awards also honored several animation industry figures, including Writer-Director/Pixar CEO Pete Docter, TV series creator Craig McCracken, short film director Evelyn Lambart, author/historian/educator Mindy Johnson, and voice actor John Omohundro.
Created by iconic voice actor June Foray, who died in 2017 at the age of 99, and now presented by ASIFA-Hollywood, the Annie Awards are now celebrating their 50th year, and the org’s leaders will celebrate the milestone with its first in-person awards show since the pandemic began, as last year’s ceremony was a virtual event.
The complete list of winners can be found below:
BEST FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company – WINNER
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation
The Sea Beast – Netflix
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkeypaw Production / A Gotham Group Production
BEST INDIE FEATURE
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC – WINNER
Charlotte – January Films, Ltd., Balthazar Productions, and Walking the Dog
Inu-Oh – Science SARU
Little Nicholas, Happy As Can Be – On Classics (Mediawan) / Bidibul Productions
My Father’s Dragon – Cartoon Saloon for Netflix
BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions – WINNER
Prehistoric Planet – BBC Studios in association with Apple
Superworm– Magic Light Pictures
The House – Nexus Studios for Netflix
The Sandman – A Netflix Original Series / A Warner Bros. Television Production
BEST SHORT SUBJECT
Ice Merchants – COLA Animation production & Wild Stream – WINNER
Amok – Boddah
Black Slide – The Hive Studio, in co-production with FlipBook Studio
Love, Dad – 13ka, in co-production with FAMU & nutprodukcia
The Flying Sailor – National Film Board of Canada
BEST SPONSORED
Save Ralph – Arch Model Studio – WINNER
Can’t Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice – NOMINT
Minions: The Rise of Gru / The Office – Illumination
Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache – Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television
Today’s Holiday Moments are Tomorrow’s Memories – Hornet
BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
The Tiny Chef Show “Pancakes” – Tiny Chef Productions LLC / Imagine Entertainment – WINNER
Elinor Wonders Why “Rest is Best” – SHOE Ink. LLC
Gabby’s Dollhouse “Cakey’s Cupcake Cousins” – DreamWorks Animation
Rise Up, Sing Out “Name Tag” – Disney TV Animation
Spirit Rangers “Thunder Mountain” – Laughing Wild / Netflix
BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
Abominable and the Invisible City “Everest Returns” – DreamWorks Animation – WINNER
Big Nate “The Legend of the Gunting” – Nickelodeon Animation
Moominvalley “Lonely Mountain” – Gutsy Animations
The Owl House “King’s Tide” – Disney TV Animation
We Baby Bears“The Real Crayon” – Cartoon Network Studios
BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE
Bob’s Burgers “Some Like it Bot Part 1: Eighth Grade Runner” – 20th Television/Bento Box Entertainment – WINNER
Harley Quinn “Batman Begins Forever” – Warner Bros. Animation
Rick and Morty “Night Family” – Rick and Morty LLC
The Simpsons – Treehouse of Horror XXXIII – A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation
Tuca & Bertie “The Pain Garden” – The Tornante Company
BEST TV/MEDIA – LIMITED SERIES
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production – WINNER
BAYMAX! “Sofia” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
El Deafo “Everybody Sounds So Weird” – Lighthouse Studios in association with Apple
HouseBroken “Who’s Having A Merry Trashmas?” – Kapital Entertainment and FOX Entertainment
Undone “Rectify” – Tornante Company and Amazon Studios
BEST STUDENT FILM
The Soloists – WINNER
Student director: Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Elias Woldehawariat, Razahk
Issaka, Celeste Jamneck & Yi Liu
School: Gobelins, l’école de l’image
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Student director: Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet & Chloé Farr
School: Gobelins, l’école de l’image
Birdsong
Student director: Michelle Cheng
Student producer: Michelle Cheng
School: California Institute of the Arts
Synchronie Passagère
Student director: Julia Le Bras-Juarez
School: Supinfocom Rubika
The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World
Student director: Damaris Zielke
Student producer: Jiayan Chen
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
BEST FX – TV/MEDIA
Love Death + Robots “Bad Traveling” – Blur Studio for Netflix – WINNER
Cars on the Road “Road Rumblers” – Pixar Animation Studios
Prehistoric Planet “Coasts” – BBC Studios in association with Apple, MPC
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix
BEST FX – FEATURE
Avatar: The Way of Water – 20th Century Studios / Disney Studios, Wētā FX – WINNER
Lightyear – Pixar Animation Studios
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company, MPC
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination
The Sea Beast – Netflix, Sony Pictures Imageworks
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions – WINNER
Entergalactic Episode: [special production] – Netflix / Mad Solar / Khalabo Ink Society / Edelgang
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale Episode: [The Mighty Storm Gods] – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production
StoryBots: Answer Time Episode: [Taste] – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Tucker Barrie – WINNER
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Teresa Falcone
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Eric Anderson
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Jorge Capote
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Min Hong
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
Avatar: The Way of Water – 20th Century Studios / Disney Studios, Wētā FX: Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford – WINNER
Beast – Universal Pictures, RVK Studios, Will Packer Productions, Framestore: Alvise Avati, Chris McGaw, Bora Şahin, Krzysztof Boyoko, Laurent Benhamo
Finch – Amblin Partners Apple Original Films, MPC: Simon Allen, Harinarayan Rajeev, Paul Nelson, Matthias Schoenegger
Jurassic World Dominion – Amblin Entertainment & Universal Pictures, Industrial Light & Magic: Jance Rubinchik, Alexander Lee, Rich Bentley, Antoine Verney Carron, Sally
Wilson
Peacemaker -HBO Max, Wētā FX: Michael Cozens, Mark Smith, Kai-Hua Lan, Selene McLean, Richard John Moore
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course – Studio MDHR: Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna – WINNER
God of War Ragnarök – Santa Monica Studio
Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla: Richard Oud, Jan-Erik Sjovall, Guerrilla Animation Team
Moss: Book II – Polyarc: Richard Lico
Potionomics – Voracious Games: Emily Lattanavong , Anguel Bogoev
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Love Death + Robots “Jibaro” – Blur Studio for Netflix: Alberto Mielgo – WINNER
Amphibia “The Hardest Thing” – Disney TV Animation: Joe Sparrow
Entergalactic Episode: [special production] – Netflix / Mad Solar / Khalabo Ink Society / Edelgang: Meybis Ruiz Cruz
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production: Rebecca Chan
Spirit Rangers “Belly of the Beast” – Laughing Wild / Netflix: Marie Delmas
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Taylor Krahenbuhl – WINNER
Luck – Skydance LLC: Massimiliano Narciso
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation: Jesús Alonso Iglesias
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie – Nickelodeon Animation Studio: Ida Hem
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkey Paw Production / A Gotham Group Production: Pablo Lobato
BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions: Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy – WINNER
BAYMAX! “Sofia” – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Lissa Treiman
exception / エクセプション “Misprint” – Studio 5 / Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. for Netflix: Yûzô Satô | サトウユーゾー
More Than I Want To Remember Episode: [short subject] – Mugeni Film LLC, MTV Entertainment Studios: Amy Bench, Maya Edelman
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production: Daisuke ” Dice” Tsutsumi
BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Gustafson – WINNER
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Domee Shi
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC: Dean Fleischer Camp, Kirsten Lepore, Stephen Chiodo
My Father’s Dragon – Cartoon Saloon for Netflix: Nora Twomey
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkey Paw Production / A Gotham Group Production: Henry Selick
BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
The Cuphead Show! “Carn-Evil” – Netflix Animation: Ego Plum – WINNER
Love Death + Robots “The Very Pulse of the Machine” – Blur Studio for Netflix: Rob Cairns
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “Onari’s Kushi Power” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production: Zach Johnston, Matteo Roberts
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions: Isobel Waller-Bridge, Charlie Mackesy
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Gustavo Santaolalla
BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale – WINNER
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Ludwig Göransson, Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Mad God – Tippett Studio: Dan Wool
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Daniel Pemberton
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Mark Mancia, Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production: Robert Kondo, Rachel Tiep-Daniels, Lia Tin, Yohei Hashizume, Masa Inada – WINNER
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal “Echoes of Eternity” – Adult Swim: Scott Wills
Mall Stories – Atilla the Grilla Episode: [short subject] – Chromosphere / Kikutowne: Jasmin Lai, Lauren Zurcher, Junyi Wu
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions: Mike McCain
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Niklas Nilsson, Alexandra Walker
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Curt Enderle, Guy Davis – WINNER
Mad God – Tippett Studio: Phil Tippett
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation: Nate Wragg, Joseph Feinsilver, Claire Keane, Wayne Tsay, Naveen Selvanathan
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Luc Desmarchelier, Floriane Marchix
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Matthias Lechner, Jung Woonyoung
BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
Love Death + Robots Episode: [The Very Pulse of the Machine] – Blur Studio for Netflix: Emily Dean – WINNER
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode: [Let You Down] – CD Projekt Red in association with Netflix: Kaneko Yoshiyuk
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Episode: [The Knight’s Code] – DreamWorks Animation: Grace Liu
Looney Tunes Cartoons Episode: [Hex Appeal] – Warner Bros. Animation: Mike Ruocco
The Cuphead Show! Episode: [A Very Devil Christmas] – Netflix Animation: Karl Hadrika
BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation: Anthony Holden – WINNER
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination: Nima Azarba
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination: Dave Feiss
Strange World – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Jeff Snow
Strange World – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Javier Ledesma Barboll
BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
Zootopia+ Episode: [The Godfather of the Bride] – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Maurice LaMarche (Character: Mr.Big) – WINNER
Looney Tunes Cartoons Episode: [Hex Appeal] – Warner Bros. Animation: Candi Milo (character: Witch Hazel)
StoryBots: Answer Time Episode: [Glue] – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix: Fred Tatsciore (character: Bang)
Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls Mayhem in the Multiverse Episode: [special production] – Warner Bros Animation: Tara Strong (character: Harley Quinn)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Episode: [New Kids On The Block]
– Disney TV Animation: Karen Malina White (character: Dijonay Jones)
BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC: Jenny Slate (character: Marcel) – WINNER
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: David Bradley (character: Geppetto)
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Gregory Mann (character: Pinocchio)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation: Wagner Moura (character: Wolf)
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Zaris-Angel Hator (character: Maisie Brumble)
BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA
Love Death + Robots Episode: [Bad Traveling] – Blur Studio for Netflix: Andrew Kevin Walker – WINNER
BAYMAX! Episode: [Sofia] – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Cirocco Dunlap
Big Nate Episode: [The Legend of the Gunting] – Nickelodeon Animation Studio: Mitch Watson, Emily Brundige, Ben Lapides, Sarah Allan
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Enda Walsh
Tuca & Bertie Episode: [The Pain Garden] – The Tornante Company: Lisa Hanawalt
BEST WRITING – FEATURE
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC: Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm – WINNER
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Domee Shi, Julia Cho
ETERNAL SPRING (長春) – Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc. : Jason Loftus
Inu-Oh – Science SARU: Akiko Nogi
BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions: Daniel Budin – WINNER
Amphibia Episode: [All In] – Disney TV Animation: Andrew Sorcini, Yoonah Yim, Jennifer Calbi, Julie Anne Lau, Louis Russell
Green Eggs and Ham Episode: [The Sam Who Came In From The Cold] – Gulfstream Pictures/ A Stern Talking To/ A Very Good Production in association with Warner Bros. Animation for Netflix: Margaret Hou
Karma’s World Episode: [Keys, The Inventor] – 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films and Karma’s World Entertainment for Netflix: Damien Dunne, Ultan Murphy, Emma O’Brien, Fred O’Connor, Aiden McKenna
Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode: [The Stars At Night] – CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment: Andy Maxwell, Zach Lamplugh, Brandon Brocker, Paul Mazzotta
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Dreamworks Animation: James Ryan, ACE, Jacquelyn Karambelas, Natalla Cronembold, Joe Butler, Katie Parody – WINNER
Lightyear – Pixar: Tony Greenberg, Katie Bishop, Chloe Kloezeman, Axel Geddes, Tim Fox
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Nicholas Smith, Steve Bloom, David Suther, Anna Wolitzky, Christopher Zuber
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein, Emily Chiu, Hamilton Barrett
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Joyce Arrastica, ACE, Will Erokan, Vivek Sharma, Michael Hugh O’Donnell, Daniel Ortiz
