Disney, Pixar, and Marvel Nominations Announced For 46th Annie Awards
Exciting news! The nominees for the 46th Annual Annie Awards have been announced. This award from the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood recognizes the year’s best in the field of animation. And of course Disney, Pixar, Marvel are well represented.
Below are just a sampling of some of Disney/Pixar/Marvel’s nominations. The complete list of nominees are also viewable HERE.
This year’s Best Animated Feature nominations include:
- Early Man (Aardman Animations)
- Incredibles 2 (Pixar Animation Studios)
- Isle of Dogs (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Indian Paintbrush/American Empirical Pictures)
- Ralph Breaks The Internet (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
- Also, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation)
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)
- Also, The Highway Rat (Magic Light Pictures)
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an an Animated Feature Production
- Early Man (Aardman Animations)
- Nominees: Howard Jones, Dave Alex Riddett, Grant Hewlett, Pat Andrew, Elena Vitanza Chiarani
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (Sony Pictures Animation)
- Nominees: Patrick Witting, Kiel Gnebba, Spencer Lueders, Joe Pepper, Sam Rickles
- Incredibles 2 (Pixar Animation Studios)
- Nominees: Greg Gladstone, Tolga Göktekin, Jason Johnston, Eric Lacroix, Krzysztof Rost
- Next Gen (Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix)
- Nominees: So Ishigaki, Graham Wiebe
- Also, Ralph Breaks The Internet (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
- Nominees: Cesar Velazquez, Marie Tollec, Alexander Moaveni, Peter DeMund, Ian J. Coony
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
- Age of Sail (Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures)
- Nominees: Sikand Srinivas
- Back to the Moon (Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios)
- Nominees: Lucas Vigroux
- Hilda (Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks)
- Nominees: Scott Lewis
- Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (Walt Disney Television Animation)
- Nominees: Juliane Martin
- Also, Tumble Leaf (Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment)
- Nominees: Dan MacKenzie
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
- Early Man (Aardman Animations)
- Nominees: Laurie Sitzia
- Incredibles 2 (Pixar Animation Studio)
- Nominees: Lance Fite
- Isle of Dogs (Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures)
- Nominees: Jason Stalman
- Ralph Breaks The Internet (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
- Nominees: Vitor Vilela
- Also, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation)
- Nominees: David Han
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production
- Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel)
- Nominees: Paul Story, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Eteuati Tema, Jacob Luamanuvae-Su’a, Sam Sharplin
- Christopher Robin (Walt Disney Pictures)
- Nominees: Arslan Elver, Laurent Laban, Kayn Garcia, Claire Blustin, Marc-André Coulombe
- Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Pictures)
- Nominees: Chris Sauve, James Baxter, Sandro Cleuzo
- Paddington 2 (StudioCanal, Heyday Films, Marmalade Films Ltd)
- Nominees: Pablo Grillo, Laurent Laban, Kyle Dunlevy, Stuart Ellis, Liam Russell
- Also, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Walt Disney Studios)
- Nominees: Richard Oey, Adrien Annesley, Allison Orr, Wei Liang Yap, Shan Hao
“From over 1,600 submissions, our committees have made a great selection of nominees this year. A wide choice of animation techniques, a broad selection of subjects, increasingly creative designs and an encompassing representation of films from other countries and various points of view is going to make this year’s Annie Awards an ever more diversified event,” said ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director, Frank Gladstone. “Membership voting begins January 1. Looking at the slate of nominees, I think this year’s decisions will be extraordinary.”
The Annie Awards™ cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Commercials, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards. The winners will also be announced at a black tie ceremony on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. A pre-reception and press line begins at 4:30 p.m. in Dickson Court, adjacent to Royce Hall with the ceremony following at 7:00 pm. Also, a post-show celebration immediately follows the ceremony. Furthermore, all events will be held at Royce Hall.
Juried Awards
Juried Awards will also be presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Three Winsor McCay Award recipients have also been selected by the ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors for their exemplary industry careers – Academy Award-winning director, animator and art director, Ralph Eggleston. Also selected is Frank Braxton (posthumously), the first African-American animator, animation director and guild president. Finally, casting director, voice director and voice actress Andrea Romano has also been selected. Furthermore, the June Foray Award will be presented to veteran animator, Adam Burke (posthumously) for his significant and benevolent impact on the animation community. Ton Roosendaal, Dutch software developer and film producer, will also accept the Ub Iwerks Award for Blender Open Source Animation Software. Finally, a Certificate of Merit will be presented to dedicated ASIFA volunteer, Jason Jones.
ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, also supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Furthermore, current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, animated film preservation, special events, classes and screenings.
Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards™ have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. Additionally, for VIP tickets, please visit annieawards.org/tickets. Also, for all other information regarding the Annie Awards™, please visit annieawards.org/event-info.
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