Major Categories at a Glance
Here are some of the 46th Annie Awards nominees in the major categories:
Best Animated Feature
Early Man (Aardman Animations)
Incredibles 2 (Pixar)
Isle of Dogs (Fox Searchlight/Indian Paintbrush/American Empirical Pictures)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Disney) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation).
Best Animated Feature (Independent)
This Magnificent Cake! (Beast Animation, Vivement Lundi!, Pedri Animation)
MFKZ (Ankama/Studio 4ºC)
Mirai (Studio Chizu)
Ruben Brandt, Collector (Hungarian National Film Fund)
Tito and the Birds (Bits Productions/Split Studio)
Best Animated Special Production
Back to the Moon (Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios)
Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios) The Emperor’s Newest Clothes (HBO/Starburns Industries)
The Highway Rat (Magic Light Pictures)
Best Animated Short Subject
Grandpa Walrus (Caïmans Productions) Lost & Found (Wabi Sabi Studios) SOLAR WALK (Nørlum)
Untravel (Film House Baš Čelik/BFilm/Your Dreams Factory)
Best Virtual Reality Production
Age of Sail (Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures)
Battlescar (AtlasV)
Crow: The Legend (Baobab Studios)
Mind Palace (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH)
Moss (Polyarc)
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Preschool
Ask the StoryBots (JibJab Bros. Studios) Dinotrux: Supercharged (DreamWorks Animation Television)
Hey Duggee (Studio AKA)
PJ Masks (FrogBox/Entertainment One)
Tumble Leaf (Amazon Studios/Bix Pix Entertainment)
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Children
Hilda (Hilda Productions Limited (Silvergate Media)/Netflix/Mercury Filmworks)
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (DreamWorks Animation Television)
Little Big Awesome (Amazon Studios)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon Animation Studio)
Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters (DreamWorks Animation Television)
Best General Audience Animated Television/ Broadcast Production
Big Mouth (Netflix/Titmouse, Inc.)
Bob’s Burgers (20th Century FOX Television/ Bento Box Entertainment)
BoJack Horseman (Tornante Productions/ Netflix)
Human Kind Of (Cartuna/Facebook Watch) The Venture Bros. (Adult Swim/Titmouse, Inc.)
Best Student Film
A Blink of an Eye Anke Kletsch Best Friend Luce Grosjean FACING IT Sam Gainsborough Hors Piste Luce Grosjean Sister Siqi Song
Juried Awards Winsor McCay Award:
Ralph Eggleston, Oscar-winning director, animator and art director.
Frank Braxton, (posthumously), the first African-American animator, animation director and guild president.
Andrea Romano, casting director, voice director and voice actress.
June Foray Award: Adam Burke (posthumously), veteran animator, for his significant and benevolent impact on the animation community.
Ub Iwerks Award: Ton Roosendaal, Dutch software developer and film producer, for Blender Open Source Animation Software.
Certificate of Merit: Jason Jones, dedicated ASIFA volunteer. ◆