Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot leads the nominations for the 52nd Annie Awards with 10 nods including Best Feature. Elsewhere, Disney Pixar’s Inside Out 2 and Aardman and Netflix’s Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl scored seven nominations each.
Full list of nominations below. The winners will be announced on February 8.
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 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
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 – 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 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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
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