Soul and Wolfwalkers had been the massive winners on the forty eighth annual Annie Awards for animation, which had been doled out in a digital ceremony tonight. The Disney/Pixar juggernaut strutted away with seven trophies, together with Best Feature, whereas the “relatively small European movie” — as the filmmakers described it — snagged 5 wins, together with Indie Feature.
After they battled it out all night time, each will sq. off for the Academy Award subsequent weekend in opposition to Onward, Over the Moon and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon — all three of which went dwelling empty-handed tonight.
On the TV aspect, huge winners included Hilda, which picked up three awards, and Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, which scooped a pair. Big Mouth took the writing prize, and — from a galaxy far, far-off — The Mandalorian and Star Wars: The Clone Wars picked up one prize apiece.
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Annie Awards Nominations: ‘Soul’ & ‘Wolfwalkers’ Lead Field For Animation Prizes
So simply how will tonight’s wins for Soul and/or Wolfwalkers issue into a certain widely watched trophy show taking place on April 25? Well, for the reason that Academy Awards’ Best Animated Feature class was launched in 2002, 13 of the 19 winners of the Annies’ high function prize – and 6 of the previous 9 – went on to assert Oscar gold. But final yr was an anomaly, as Netflix’s Klaus all but swept the Annies, beating out the eventual Oscar winner, Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 4.
Soul has been the darling of guild awards this season, successful animation prizes from the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and PGA, amongst others. But Wolfwalkers — a co-pro amongst Ireland, the UK and France — has held its personal by successful greater than a dozen awards from critics teams and from likes of AFI Fest and National Board of Review.
The Winsor McCay Award for profession contributions to the artwork of animation was introduced to animator Willie Ito, designer Sue Nichols (posthumously) and animator/director Bruce Smith. The June Foray Award for vital and benevolent or charitable affect on the artwork and trade of animation went to animator and artwork director Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi.
The Ub Iwerks Award for technical development that has made a major affect on the artwork and trade of animation was introduced to Epic Games for its Unreal Engine, and the Special Achievement Award recognizing the distinctive and vital affect on the artwork and trade of animation went to Stone Circle Pictures’ documentary Howard.
Presenters tonight included actors Josh Gad, Matthew Rhys, Philippa Soo, Eva Whittaker and Patrick Warburton; composer Michael Giacchino; administrators Sergio Pablos and Jill Culton; producer-director Nora Twomey; producer-director Matthew A. Cherry; and the solid of the online collection Critical Role.
In all, trophies had been handed out tonight in 36 classes spanning movie, TV, and video video games. Entries submitted for consideration had been from productions that initially aired or had been exhibited in an animation pageant, or commercially launched between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
Here is the total checklist of winners on the forty eighth annual Annie Awards:
BEST FEATURE
Soul
Pixar Animation Studios
BEST INDIE FEATURE
Wolfwalkers
Cartoon Saloon/Melusine Productions for Apple/Gkids
BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION
The Snail and the Whale
Magic Light Pictures
BEST SHORT SUBJECT
Souvenir Souvenir
Blast Production
BEST SPONSORED
There’s a Monster in my Kitchen
Cartoon Saloon, Mother
BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
The Adventures of Paddington
Episode: Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru
Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio
BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
Hilda
Episode: Chapter 9: The Deerfox
Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
BEST TV/MEDIA – GENERAL AUDIENCE
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal Episode: Coven Of The Damned Cartoon Network Studios
BEST STUDENT FILM
La Bestia
School: Gobelins, l’école de l’picture
Student administrators: Marlijn Van Nuenen, Ram Tamez, Alfredo Gerard Kuttikatt
BEST EFFECTS FOR TV/MEDIA
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
Episode: Welcome to Jurassic World Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
FX Production Company: Dreamworks Animation and CGCG Inc.
Emad Khalili, Ivan Wang, Chris Wombold, Kyle Goertz, Kathy D. Tran
BEST EFFECTS FOR FEATURE
Soul
Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios
FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios
Tolga Göktekin, Carl Kaphan, Hiroaki Narita, Enrique Vila, Kylie Wijsmuller
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
Hilda
Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
David Laliberté
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
Soul
Pixar Animation Studios
Michal Makarewicz
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
The Mandalorian
Production Company: Lucasfilm
FX Production Company: Image Engine
Nathan Fitzgerald, Leo Ito, Chris Rogers, Eung Ho Lo, Emily Luk
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales
Insomniac Games
Brian Wyser, Michael Yosh, Danny Garnett, David Hancock
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Amphibia
Episode: The Shut-In! Disney TV Animation Joe Sparrow
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
Wolfwalkers
Cartoon Saloon/Melusine Productions for Apple/Gkids
Federico Pirovano
BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal Episode: Plague Of Madness Cartoon Network Studios Genndy Tartakovsky
BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
Wolfwalkers
Cartoon Saloon/Melusine Productions for Apple/Gkids
Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Episode: Victory and Death Lucasfilm Animation
Kevin Kiner
BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
Soul
Pixar Animation Studios
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Shooom’s Odyssey Picolo Pictures Julien Bisaro
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
Wolfwalkers
Cartoon Saloon/Melusine Productions for Apple/Gkids
María Pareja, Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore
BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Episode: Big League Beast / Firehouse Frenzy Warner Bros. Animation
Andrew Dickman
BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
Soul
Pixar Animation Studios
Trevor Jimenez
BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
Tales of Arcadia: Wizards Episode: Our Final Act DreamWorks Animation David Bradley (Merlin)
BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
Wolfwalkers
Cartoon Saloon/Melusine Productions for Apple/Gkids
Eva Whittaker (Mebh Óg MacTíre)
BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA
Big Mouth
Episode: The New Me Netflix
Andrew Goldberg, Patti Harrison
BEST WRITING – FEATURE
Soul
Pixar Animation Studios
Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers
BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
Hilda
Episode: Chapter 9: The Deerfox
Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
John McKinnon
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
Soul
Pixar Animation Studios
Kevin Nolting, Gregory Amundson, Robert Grahamjones, Amera Rizk
JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award
Willie Ito, Sue Nichols (posthumously), Bruce Smith
June Foray Award
Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi
Ub Iwerks Award
Epic Games for its Unreal Engine
Special Achievement Award
Howard (Stone Circle Pictures)
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