Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines has dominated the 49th Annie Awards with eight wins including Best Feature, Best Direction – Feature, and Best Writing – Feature. Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee was declared Best Indie Feature, while Disney’s Encanto collected three awards for Best Character Animation – Feature, Best Music – Feature, and Best Storyboarding – Feature.
Winners in bold below.
BEST FEATURE
Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
BEST INDIE FEATURE
Belle
Flee
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Pompo the Cinephile
The Summit of the Gods
BEST SHORT SUBJECT
Bestia
Easter Eggs
MAALBEEK
Night Bus
Steakhouse
BEST STUDENT FILM
A Film About A Pudding
HOPE
I Am A Pebble
Night of the Living Dread
Slouch
BEST FX – FEATURE
Belle
Encanto
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Wish Dragon
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
Flora & Ulysses
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Suicide Squad
The Tomorrow War
Y: The Last Man
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron’s Gone Wrong
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
Belle – Mamoru Hosoda
Encanto – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith
Flee – Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Kenneth Ladekjaer
Luca – Enrico Casarosa
The Mitchells vs. The Machines – Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe
BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
Encanto
Luca
Poupelle of Chimney Town
Raya and the Last Dragon
Vivo
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
Belle
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron’s Gone Wrong
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
Encanto
Raya and the Last Dragon
Spirit Untamed
The Addams Family 2
Vivo
BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
Encanto – John Leguizamo
Encanto – Stephanie Beatriz
Luca – Jack Dylan Grazer
Raya and the Last Dragon – Kelly Marie Tran
The Mitchells vs. The Machines – Abbi Jacobson
BEST WRITING – FEATURE
Belle
Flee
Luca
Raya and the Last
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
Encanto
Flee
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
