1. Best Feature
Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation
The Sea Beast – Netflix
Wendell & Wild Netflix Presents A Monkeypaw Production / A Gotham Group Production
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2. Best Indie Feature
Charlotte – January Films, Ltd., Balthazar Productions, and Walking the Dog
Inu-Oh – Science SARU
Little Nicholas, Happy As Can Be – On Classics (Mediawan) / Bidibul Productions
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC
My Father’s Dragon – Cartoon Saloon for Netflix
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3. Best Special Production
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions
The House – Nexus Studios for Netflix
The Sandman – A Netflix Original Series / A Warner Bros. Television Production
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4. Best Short Subject
Amok – Boddah
Black Slide – The Hive Studio, in co-production with FlipBook Studio
Ice Merchants – COLA Animation production & Wild Stream
Love, Dad – 13ka, in co-production with FAMU & nutprodukcia
The Flying Sailor – National Film Board of Canada
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5. Best Sponsored
Can’t Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice – NOMINT
Minions: The Rise of Gru / The Office – Illumination
Save Ralph – Arch Model Studio
Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache – Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television
Today’s Holiday Moments are Tomorrow’s Memories – Hornet
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6. Best TV/Media – Preschool
Elinor Wonders Why – Episode: 136B – Rest is Best – SHOE Ink. LLC
Gabby’s Dollhouse – Episode: Cakey’s Cupcake Cousins – DreamWorks Animation
Rise Up, Sing Out – Episode: Name Tag – Disney TV Animation
Spirit Rangers – Episode: Thunder Mountain – Laughing Wild / Netflix
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7. Best TV/Media – Children
Abominable and the Invisible City – Episode: Everest Returns – DreamWorks Animation
Big Nate – Episode: The Legend of the Gunting – Nickelodeon Animation
Moominvalley – Episode: Lonely Mountain – Gutsy Animations
The Owl House – Episode: King’s Tide – Disney TV Animation
We Baby Bears – Episode: The Real Crayon – Cartoon Network Studios
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8. Best TV/Media – Mature
Bob’s Burgers – Episode: Some Like it Bot Part 1: Eighth Grade Runner – 20th Television/Bento Box Entertainment
Harley Quinn – Episode: Batman Begins Forever – Warner Bros. Animation
Rick and Morty- Episode: Night Family- Rick and Morty LLC
The Simpsons – Treehouse of Horror XXXIII – Episode: Treehouse of Horror XXXIII – A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation
Tuca & Bertie – Episode: The Pain Garden – The Tornante Company
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9. Best TV/Media – Limited Series
BAYMAX! – Episode: Sofia – Walt Disney Animation Studios
El Deafo – Episode: Everybody Sounds So Weird – Lighthouse Studios in association with Apple
HouseBroken – Episode: Who’s Having A Merry Trashmas? – Kapital Entertainment and FOX Entertainment
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale – Episode: The Demon Moon Rises – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production
Undone – Episode: Rectify – Tornante Company and Amazon Studios
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10. Best Student Film
Au revoir Jérôme ! – Student Director: Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet & Chloé Farr – School: Gobelins, l’école de l’image
Birdsong – Student Director: Michelle Cheng – Student Producer: Michelle Cheng – School: California Institute of the Arts
Synchronie Passagère – Student Director: Julia Le Bras-Juarez – School: Supinfocom Rubika
The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World – Student Director: Damaris Zielke – Student Producer: Jiayan Chen – School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
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11. Best FX – TV/Media
Cars on the Road – Episode: Road Rumblers – Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios – FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios – Christopher Foreman, Elana Lederman, John Lockwood, Jae Jun Yi, Justin Ritter
Love Death + Robots – Episode: Bad Traveling – Production Company: Blur Studio for Netflix – FX Production Company: Blur Studio – Kirby Miller, Igor Zanic, Joseph H. Coleman, Steven Dupuy, Josh Schwartz
Prehistoric Planet – Episode: Coasts – Production Company: BBC Studios in association with Apple – FX Production Company: MPC
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Episode: special production – Production Company: NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions – FX Production Company: NoneMore Productions – Peter Baynton, Raymond Pang, Martial Coulon
The House – Episode: special production – Production Company: Nexus Studios for Netflix – FX Production Company: Nexus Studios – Germán Díez, Álvaro Alonso Lomba, Hugo Vieites Caamaño
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12. Best FX – Feature
Avatar: The Way of Water – Production Company: 20th Century Studios / Disney Studios – FX Production Company: Wētā FX- -Johnathan M. Nixon, David Moraton, Nicholas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrian, Alex Nowotny
Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear – Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios – FX Production Company: Pixar – Carl Kaphan, Cody Harrington, Hope Schroers, Jon Barry, Nate Skeen
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Production Company: Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company – FX Production Company: MPC – Aaron Weintraub, Warren Lawtey, Alireza Malmiri, Baptiste Malbranque, Mikhail Donchenko
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Production Company: Illumination – FX Production Company: Illumination – Frank Baradat, Simon Pate, Milan Voukassovitch, Milo Riccarand
The Sea Beast – Production Company: Netflix – FX Production Company: Sony Pictures Imageworks – Spencer Lueders, Dmitriy Kolesnik, Kiel Gnebba, Oleksandr (Alex) Loboda , Jeremy Hoey
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13. Best Character Animation – TV/Media
Entergalactic – Episode: special production – Netflix / Mad Solar / Khalabo Ink Society / Edelgang – Aziz Kocanaogullari
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale – Episode: The Mighty Storm Gods – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production – Toshihiro Nakamura
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Episode: special production – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions – Tim Watts
The House – Episode: special production – Nexus Studios for Netflix – Kecy Salangad
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14. Best Character Animation – Feature
Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios – Teresa Falcone
Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios – Eric Anderson
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company – Tucker Barrie
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation – Jorge Capote
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation – Min Hong
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15. Best Character Animation – Live Action
Avatar: The Way of Water – Wētā FX – Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford
Beast – Framestore – Alvise Avati, Chris McGaw, Bora Şahin, Krzysztof Boyoko, Laurent Benhamo
Finch – MPC- Simon Allen, Harinarayan Rajeev, Paul Nelson, Matthias Schoenegger
Jurassic World Dominion – Industrial Light & Magic – Jance Rubinchik, Alexander Lee, Rich Bentley, Antoine Verney Carron, Sally Wilson
Peacemaker – Wētā FX – Michael Cozens, Mark Smith, Kai-Hua Lan, Selene McLean, Richard John Moore
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16. Best Character Animation – Video Game
Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course – Studio MDHR – Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna
God of War Ragnarök – Santa Monica Studio – Horizon Forbidden West
Moss: Book II – Episode: A single game – Polyarc – Richard Lico
Potionomics – Voracious Games – Emily Lattanavong , Anguel Bogoev
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17. Best Character Design – TV/Media
Amphibia – Episode: The Hardest Thing – Disney TV Animation – Joe Sparrow
Entergalactic – Episode: special production – Netflix / Mad Solar / Khalabo Ink Society / Edelgang – Meybis Ruiz Cruz
Love Death + Robots – Episode: Jibaro – Blur Studio for Netflix – Alberto Mielgo
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale – Episode: The Demon Moon Rises – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production – Rebecca Chan
Spirit Rangers – Episode: Belly of the Beast – Laughing Wild / Netflix – Marie Delmas
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18. Best Character Design – Feature
Luck – Skydance LLC – Massimiliano Narciso
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation – Jesús Alonso Iglesias
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie – Nickelodeon Animation Studio – Ida Hem
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation – Taylor Krahenbuhl
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkeypaw Production / A Gotham Group Production – Pablo Lobato
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19. Best Direction – TV/Media
BAYMAX! – Episode: Sofia – Walt Disney Animation Studios – Lissa Treiman
exception / エクセプション – Episode: Misprint – Studio 5 / Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. for Netflix – Yûzô Satô | サトウユーゾー
More Than I Want To Remember – Episode: short subject – Mugeni Film LLC, MTV Entertainment Studios – Amy Bench , Maya Edelman
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale – Episode: The Demon Moon Rises – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production – Daisuke “ Dice“ Tsutsumi
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Episode: special production – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions – Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy
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20. Best Direction – Feature
Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios – Domee Shi
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company – Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Gustafson
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC – Dean Fleischer Camp, Kirsten Lepore, Stephen Chiodo
My Father’s Dragon – Cartoon Saloon for Netflix – Nora Twomey
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkeypaw Production / A Gotham Group Production – Henry Selick
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21. Best Music – TV/Media
Love Death + Robots – Episode: The Very Pulse of the Machine – Blur Studio for Netflix – Rob Cairns
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale – Episode: Onari’s Kushi Power – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production – Zach Johnston, Matteo Roberts
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Episode: special production – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions – Isobel Waller-Bridge, Charlie Mackesy
The Cuphead Show! – Episode: Carn-Evil – Netflix Animation – Ego Plum
The House – Episode: special production – Nexus Studios for Netflix – Gustavo Santaolalla
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22. Best Music – Feature
Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios – Ludwig Göransson, Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company – Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale
Mad God – Tippett Studio – Dan Wool
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation – Daniel Pemberton
The Sea Beast – Netflix – Mark Mancia, Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe
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23. Best Production Design – TV/Media
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal – Episode: Echoes of Eternity – Adult Swim – Scott Wills
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale – Episode: The Demon Moon Rises – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production – Robert Kondo, Rachel Tiep-Daniels, Lia Tin, Yohei Hashizume, Masa Inada
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Episode: special production – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions – Mike McCain
The House – Episode: special production – Nexus Studios for Netflix – Niklas Nilsson, Alexandra Walker
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24. Best Production Design – Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company – Curt Enderle, Guy Davis
Mad God – Tippett Studio – Phil Tippett
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation – Luc Desmarchelier, Floriane Marchix
The Sea Beast – Netflix – Matthias Lechner, Jung Woonyoung
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25. Best Storyboarding – TV/Media
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – Episode: Let You Down – CD Projekt Red in association with Netflix – Kaneko Yoshiyuk
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight – Episode: The Knight’s Code – DreamWorks Animation – Grace Liu
Looney Tunes Cartoons – Episode: Hex Appeal – Warner Bros. Animation – Mike Ruocco
Love Death + Robots – Episode: The Very Pulse of the Machine – Blur Studio for Netflix -Emily Dean
The Cuphead Show! – Episode: A Very Devil Christmas – Netflix Animation – Karl Hadrika
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26. Best Storyboarding – Feature
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination – Nima Azarba (null)
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination – Dave Feiss (null)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation – Anthony Holden (null)
Strange World – Walt Disney Animation Studios – Jeff Snow (null)
Strange World- Walt Disney Animation Studios – Javier Ledesma Barbolla (null)
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27. Best Voice Acting – TV/Media
Looney Tunes Cartoons – Episode: Hex Appeal – Warner Bros. Animation – Candi Milo (Witch Hazel)
StoryBots: Answer Time – Episode: Glue – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix – Fred Tatsciore (Bang)
Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls Mayhem in the Multiverse – Episode: Full Movie – Warner Bros Animation – Tara Strong (Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Raven)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder – Episode: New Kids On The Block – Disney TV Animation – Karen Malina White (Dijonay Jones)
Zootopia+ – Episode: The Godfather of the Bride – Walt Disney Animation Studios – Maurice LaMarche (Mr. Big)
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28. Best Voice Acting – Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company – David Bradley
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company – Gregory Mann
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC – Jenny Slate
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation – Wagner Moura
The Sea Beast – Netflix – Zaris-Angel Hator
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29. Best Writing – TV/Media
BAYMAX! – Episode: Sofia – Walt Disney Animation Studios – Cirocco Dunlap
Big Nate – Episode: The Legend of the Gunting – Nickelodeon Animation Studio – Mitch Watson, Emily Brundige, Ben Lapides, Sarah Allan
Love Death + Robots – Episode: Bad Traveling – Blur Studio for Netflix – Andrew Kevin Walker
The House – Episode: special production – Nexus Studios for Netflix – Enda Walsh
Tuca & Bertie – Episode: The Pain Garden – The Tornante Company – Lisa Hanawalt
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30. Best Writing – Feature
Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios – Domee Shi, Julia Cho
ETERNAL SPRING (長春) – Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc. – Jason Loftus
Inu-Oh – Science SARU – AKIKO NOGI
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC – Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm
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31. Best Editorial – TV/Media
Amphibia – Episode: All In – Disney TV Animation – Andrew Sorcini, Yoonah Yim, Jennifer Calbi, Julie Anne Lau, Louis Russell
Green Eggs and Ham – Episode: The Sam Who Came In From The Cold – Gulfstream Pictures/ A Stern Talking To/ A Very Good Production in association with Warner Bros. Animation for Netflix – Margaret Hou
Karma’s World – Episode: Keys, The Inventor – 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films and Karma’s World Entertainment for Netflix – Damien Dunne, Ultan Murphy, Emma O’Brien, Fred O’Connor, Aiden McKenna
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Episode: The Stars At Night – CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment – Andy Maxwell, Zach Lamplugh, Brandon Brocker, Paul Mazzotta
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Episode: special production – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions – Daniel Budin
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32. Best Editorial – Feature
Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear – Pixar Animation Studios
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Dreamworks Animation
The Sea Beast – Netflix
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Juried Awards
Juried Awards will also be presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Winsor McCay Award recipients have been selected by the ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors for their exemplary industry careers.
This year’s McCays will go to Pete Docter, Evelyn Lambart and Craig McCracken.
The June Foray Award will be presented to Mindy Johnson. The Visual Effects Reference Platform, initially developed by Nick Cannon and Francois Chardavoine will receive The Ub lwerks Award. The Certificate of Merit Award for service to the art and industry will be presented to John Omohundro.