It was the time for the International Animated Film Society announce its nominations for what they call the annual Annie Awards. With the likes of Frozen 2, Toy Story 4, Missing Link, Klaus and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, this is one of the most open races in years.
The Annie Awards don’t just cover feature films, with many of their 32 categories covering shorts, commercials and TV. The winners will be announced on 25th January 2020. Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Feature
- Frozen 2
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- Klaus
- Missing Link
- Toy Story 4
Best Indie Feature
- Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
- I Lost My Body
- Promare
- Weathering With You
Best Special Production
- Guava Island – “Titles and Prologue”
- How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming
- Infinity Train – “The Perennial Child”
- SpongeBob SquarePants – “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout”
- Zog
Best Short Subject
- Acid Rain
- DONT KNOW WHAT
- Je sors acheter des cigarettes
- Purpleboy
- Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days
Best VR
- Bonfire
- GLOOMY EYES
- Kaiju Confidential
Best Commercial
- Dove Self-Esteem Project x Steven Universe: “Social Media”
- Fortnite Season 7 Launch Spot
- The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ‘59 Telecaster
Best TV/Media — Preschool
- Ask the Storybots – “Why Do We Have To Recycle?”
- Elena of Avalor – “Changing of the Guard”
- Let’s Go Luna! – “Dorsay Day/Honey in Paris”
- Norman Picklestripes – “Pizza Pickle/The Forest Next Door”
- Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum – “I Am Amelia Earhart”
Best TV/Media — Children
- Disney Mickey Mouse – “Carried Away”
- Niko and the Sword of Light – “The Caterpillar Train”
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – “Evil League of Mutants”
- Tales of Arcadia: 3Below – “A Glorious End Part 1”
- The Tom and Jerry Show – “Calamari Jerry”
Best TV/Media — General Audience
- Big Mouth – “Disclosure The Movie: The Musical!”
- BoJack Horseman – “The Client”
- Harley Quinn – “So You Need a Crew”
- Tuca & Bertie – “The Jelly Lakes”
- Undone – “The Hospital”
Best Student Film
- Con Fuerza – Nichole Tate
- Gravedad – Anke Kletsch
- The Fox & the Pigeon – Michelle Chua
- Un diable dans la poche – Antoine Bonnet & Mathilde Loubes
Best FX for TV/Media
- How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming – “How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming”
- Love, Death & Robots – “The Secret War” My Moon – “My Moon”
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – “Stormtroopers vs. Rebels – Soldiers of the Galactic Empire”
- Tales of Arcadia: 3Below – “A Glorious End Part 1”
Best FX for Feature
- Abominable
- Frozen 2
- Missing Link
- Toy Story 4
- Weathering With You
Best Character Animation — TV/Media
- Ask the Storybots – “Where Do Planets Come From?”
- Disney Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – “Rapunzel and The Great Tree”
- His Dark Materials – “8”
- How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming “How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming”
- Robot Chicken “Ginger Hill in: Bursting Pipes”
Best Character Animation — Animated Feature
- Frozen 2 – Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Toothless, Light Fury, Hiccup, Deathgrippers
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Grimmel, Ruffnutt, Toothless, Light Fury, Hiccup, Baby Furies
- Klaus – Alva
- Missing Link – multiple characters
Best Character Animation — Live Action
- Alita: Battle Angel
- Avengers: Endgame
- Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
Best Character Animation — Video Game
- Gears 5 – Cinematic Animation
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Sinclair Snake: Museum Mischief
- Unruly Heroes
Best Character Design — TV/Media
- Carmen Sandiego – “The Chasing Paper Caper”
- DC Super Hero Girls – “#SweetJustice Pt. 1-4”
- T.O.T.S. – “You’ve Gotta Be Kitten Me”/”Whale, Hello There!”
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle – “Amazamoose and Squirrel Wonder: Chapter Five”
- Victor and Valentino – “Know It All”
Best Character Design — Feature
- Abominable
- Frozen 2
- Klaus
- Spies in Disguise
- The Addams Family
Best Direction — TV/Media
- Ask the Storybots – “How Do You Make Music?” – Jeff Gill
- DC Super Hero Girls – “#DCSuperHeroBoys” – Natalie Wetzig
- Disney Mickey Mouse – “For Whom the Booth Tolls” – Alonso Ramirez Ramos
- Rilakkuma & Kaoru – “Snowman” – Masahito Kobayashi
- Ultraman – “Episode 1” – Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki
Best Direction — Feature
- Frozen 2 – Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck
- I Lost My Body – Jérémy Clapin
- Klaus – Sergio Pablos
- Missing Link – Chris Butler
- Weathering With You – Makoto Shinkai
Best Music — TV/Media
- Carmen Sandiego – Jared Lee Gosselin, Steve D’Angelo, Lorenzo Castelli
- Love, Death & Robots, Episode – Rob Cairns
- Seis Manos – Carl Thiel
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – Sunna Wehrmeijer
- The Tom and Jerry Show – Vivek Maddala
Best Music — Feature
- Away – Gints Zilbalodis
- Frozen 2 – Christophe Beck, Frode Fjellheim, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
- I Lost My Body – Dan Levy
- Spies in Disguise – Theodore Shapiro
- Toy Story 4 – Randy Newman
Best Production Design — TV/Media
- Carmen Sandiego
- Disney Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure
- Love, Death & Robots
- Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Best Production Design — Feature
- Abominable
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- Klaus
- Missing Link
- The Addams Family
Best Storyboarding — TV/Media
- Carmen Sandiego
- Carole & Tuesday
- Love, Death & Robots
- Snoopy in Space
- Zog
Best Storyboarding — Feature
- I Lost My Body
- Klaus
- Missing Link
Best Voice Acting — TV/Media
- Big City Greens – Marieve Herington – Tilly
- Bob’s Burgers – H. Jon Benjamin – Bob
- Steven Universe – Sarah Stiles – Spinel
- Tigtone – Debi Derryberry – Helpy
- Tuca & Bertie – Ali Wong – Bertie
Best Voice Acting — Feature
- Abominable – Tenzing Norgay Trainor – Jin
- Frozen 2 – Josh Gad – Olaf
- Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus – Richard Horvitz – Invader Zim
- The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Jenny Slate – Gidget
- Toy Story 4 – Tony Hale – Forky
Best Writing — TV/Media
- Apple & Onion – George Gendi, Michael Gendi, Deepak Sethi, Eric Acosta, Sean Szeles
- BoJack Horseman – Alison Tafel
- Pinky Malinky – Sheela Shrinivas, Aminder Dhaliwal, Rikke Asbjoern
- Tuca & Bertie – Shauna McGarry
- Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum – Meghan Read
Best Writing — Feature
- Frozen 2 – Jennifer Lee
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Dean DeBlois
- I Lost My Body – Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant
- Toy Story 4 – Andrew Stanton, Stephany Folsom
- Weathering With You – Makoto Shinkai
Best Editorial — TV/Media
- Big Hero 6: The Series
- DC Super Hero Girls
- Disney Mickey Mouse
- Green Eggs and Ham
- Love, Death & Robots
Best Editorial — Feature
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- Klaus
- Missing Link
- The Secret Life of Pets 2
- Toy Story 4