The Annie Awards Nominations are here!

The 49th Annual Annie Awards will take place on Saturday, February 26th, 2022, at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. The award ceremony begins promptly at 7:00p.m. Pre-Reception & Press Line at 4:30 p.m. Sharp; Ceremony at 7 p.m. After-party immediately following the ceremony (est. 9:45 p.m).

1. Best Feature

Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Luca

Pixar Animation Studios

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Sing 2

Illumination

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

2. Best Indie Feature

Belle

Studio Chizu / Distributed by GKIDS

Flee

Final Cut For Real, Sun Creature, Vivement Lundi !, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE, Left HandFilms, Participant

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

STUDIO 4ºC / Distributed by GKIDS

Pompo the Cinephile

CLAP Animation Studio / Distributed by GKIDS

The Summit of the Gods

Julianne Films, Folivari and Mélusine Productions Present In co-production with France 3 Cinéma and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma in association with Wild Bunch in association with Palatine Etoile 17, Cinémage 14, Indéfilms 8 for Netflix

3. Best Special Production

For Auld Lang Syne

WildBrain Studios in association with Apple

La Vie de Château

Films Grand Huit in association with Miyu Productions

Mum Is Pouring Rain

Laïdak Films & Dandelooo

Namoo

Baobab Studios

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

STUDIO MIR for Netflix

4. Best Short Subject

Bestia

Trebol 3 Producciones, MALEZA Estudio

Easter Eggs

Animal Tank / Brecht Van Elslande

MAALBEEK

Films Grand Huit Films à Vif

Night Bus

Joe Hsieh Independent Production

Steakhouse

Finta Film, Fabian & Fred, RTV Slovenija, Miyu Productions

5. Best Sponsored

A Future Begins

Nexus Studios

Fleet Foxes – Featherweight

Sing-Sing

The Good Guest Guide to Japan

Airbnb / Chromosphere

Tiptoe & The Flying Machine

Nexus Studios

Wandavision – „Don’t Touch that Dial“ Title Sequence

Titmouse Inc.

6. Best TV/Media – Preschool

Ada Twist, Scientist

Episode: Twelve Angry Birds

Laughing Wild, Higher Ground Productions, Wonder Worldwide, Netflix

MUPPET BABIES

Episode: GONZO-RELLA

ODDBOT INC

ODO

Episode: Doddle Song

Sixteen South and Letko

Stillwater

Episode: Crossing Over / Kind of Blue

Scholastic Entertainment / Gaumont / Polygon Pictures in association with Apple

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

Episode: I am Ella Fitzgerald

9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films

7. Best TV/Media – Children

Amphibia

Episode: True Colors

Walt Disney Television Animation

Carmen Sandiego

Episode: The Himalayan Rescue Caper

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix

Dug Days

Episode: Science

Pixar Animation Studios

Maya and the Three

Episode: The Sun and the Moon

A Netflix Series

We the People

Episode: Active Citizenship

Laughing Wild, Higher Ground Productions, Netflix

8. Best TV/Media – General Audience

Arcane

Episode: When These Walls Come Tumbling Down

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Bob’s Burgers

Episode: Fingers-loose

20th TV/ Bento Box Animation

Love, Death + Robots

Episode: Ice

Blur Studio for Netflix

Star Wars: Visions

Episode: The Duel

Kamikaze Douga

Tuca & Bertie

Episode: The Dance

The Tornante Company

9. Best Student Film

A Film About A Pudding

Student Director: Roel Van Beek

Student Producer: Jack Pollington

School: National Film and Television School, UK

HOPE

Student Director: Ryoma Leneuf & Gabriel Martinez

Student Producer: Nicolas Daguin, Guillaume Uchoa, Arthur Bollia, Benjamin Autour

School: New3dge

I Am A Pebble

Student Director: Yasmine Bresson and Maxime Le Chapelain

Student Producer: Coline Moire

School: ESMA

Night of the Living Dread

Student Director: Ida Melum

Student Producer: Danielle Goff

School: National Film and Television School, UK

Slouch

Student Director: Michael Bohnenstingl

Student Producer: Michael Bohnenstingl

School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH

10. Best FX – TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: Oil and Water

Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

FX Production Company: Fortiche Productions

Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Martin Touzé, Frédéric Macé, Jérôme Dupré

Castlevania

Episode: The Endings

Production Company: Frederator Studios for Netflix

FX Production Company: Powerhouse Animation Studios

Tam Lu, Adam Deats, Sam Deats

Maya and the Three

Episode: The Sun and the Moon

Production Company: A Netflix Series

FX Production Company: Tangent Animation Studios

Alexander Feigin, Graham Wiebe, Pradeep Mynam, Michael Sun, Sergen Eren

Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas

Episode: Broadcast Special

Production Company: Aardman for Netflix

FX Production Company: Aardman

Jim Lewis

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Episode: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation, CGCG Inc. and Original Force Ltd.

Greg Lev, Brandon Tyra, Prakash Dcunha, Vincent Chou, Chen Ling

11. Best FX – Feature

Belle

Production Company: Studio Chizu / Distributed by GKIDS

FX Production Company: Studio Chizu / Digital Frontier

Ryo Horibe, Yohei Shimozawa

Encanto

Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

FX Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

Alex Moaveni, Dimitre Berberov, Bruce Wright, Scott Townsend, Dale Mayeda

Raya and the Last Dragon

Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

FX Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

Peter De Mund, Cong Wang, Robert Bennett, Joel Einhorn, Debbie Carlson

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Production Company: Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

FX Production Company: Sony Pictures Imageworks

Christopher Logan, Man-Louk Chin, Devdatta Nerurkar, Pav Grochola, Filippo Maccari

Vivo

Production Company: Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

FX Production Company: Sony Pictures Imageworks

Martin Furness, Lucy Maxian, Nachiket Pujari, Theodor Vandernoot, Stephanie Molk

12. Best Character Animation – TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: The Monster You Created

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Léa Chervet

Love, Death + Robots

Episode: All Through the House

Blur Studio for Netflix

Dan Gill

Namoo

Episode: Namoo Animated Short

Baobab Studios

Jon Paul Brower

Ultra City Smiths

Episode: The Little Baby Hand Pinky Grip

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Elephant Pictures, AMC Studios

Ghazal Tahernia

We the People

Episode: Active Citizenship

A Netflix Original Series / Higher Ground Productions

Stephen Loveluck

13. Best Character Animation – Feature

Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Dave Hardin

Luca

Pixar Animation Studios

Tarun Lak

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Jennifer Hager

The Boss Baby: Family Business

Dreamworks Animation

Ravi Kamble Govind

Wish Dragon

Netflix Presents A Columbia Pictures, Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, Tencent Pictures, Base Media Presentation / A Sony Pictures Animation Production

Ketan Adikhari

14. Best Character Animation – Live Action

Flora & Ulysses

Production Company: Disney

FX Production Company: Framestore

Thomas Becker, Daniel Cavalcante, Philipp Winterstein, Victor Dinis, Thiago Martins

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Production Company: Marvel Entertainment

FX Production Company: Weta Digital

Karl Rapley, Sebastian Trujillo, Richard John Moore, Merlin Bela Wassilij Maertz, Pascal Raimbault

The Suicide Squad

Production Company: Warner Bros., Pictures

FX Production Company: Framestore

Meena Ibrahim, Alvise Avati, Nicholas Cabana, Adam Goldstein, Lea Vera Toro

The Tomorrow War

Production Company: Paramount Pictures

FX Production Company: Weta Digital

Carmelo Leggiero, Cajun Hylton, Michel Alencar Magalhaes, Florent Limouzin, Dave Clayton

Y: The Last Man

Production Company: FX Productions

FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic

Industrial Light & Magic Animation Team

15. Best Character Animation – Video Game

Disney Wonderful Worlds

Ludia

It Takes Two

Hazelight Studios

Hazelight Animation Team

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Ember Lab

Ember Lab Animation Team

Madrid Noir

Atlas V No Ghost

Aziz Kocanaogullari

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Insomniac Games

Insomniac Games

16. Best Character Design – TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: Some Mysteries Better Left Unsolved

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Evan Monteiro

Batman: The Long Halloween Part One

Episode: Broadcast Special

Warner Bros. Animation

Otto Schmidt

Kid Cosmic

Episode: The Rings of Power

A Netflix Original Series

Craig McCracken

Maya and the Three

Episode: The Sun and the Moon

A Netflix Series

Jorge R. Gutierrez

Yuki 7

Episode: They Called Her Number Seven

Chromosphere

Keiko Murayama

17. Best Character Design – Feature

Luca

Pixar Animation Studios

Deanna Marsigliese

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Ami Thompson

Ron’s Gone Wrong

Locksmith Animation Ltd/ 20th Century Studios

Julien Bizet

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Lindsey Olivares

Vivo

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Joe Moshier

18. Best Direction – TV/Media

Amphibia

Episode: True Colors

Walt Disney Television Animation

Jenn Strickland , Kyler Spears

Arcane

Episode: The Monster You Created

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Pascal Charue, Arnaud Delord, Barthelemy Maunoury

Crossing Swords

Episode: Tent Pitching

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios in association with Sony Pictures Television

John Harvatine, Brad Schaffer, Ethan Marak

Hilda and the Mountain King

Episode: Broadcast Special

Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks

Andy Coyle

Maya and the Three

Episode: The Sun and the Moon

A Netflix Series

Jorge R. Gutierrez

19. Best Direction – Feature

Belle

Studio Chizu / Distributed by GKIDS

Mamoru Hosoda

Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith

Flee

Final Cut For Real, Sun Creature, Vivement Lundi !, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE, Left HandFilms, Participant

Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Kenneth Ladekjær

Luca

Pixar Animation Studios

Enrico Casarosa

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe

20. Best Music – TV/Media

Blush

Episode: Broadcast Short Film

Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation

Joy Ngiaw

Hilda and the Mountain King

Episode: Broadcast Special

Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks

Ryan Carlson

Maya and the Three

Episode: The Sun and the Moon

A Netflix Series

Tim Davies, Gustavo Santaolalla

Mila

Episode: Broadcast Short Film

PepperMax Films, Pixel Cartoon, IbiscusMedia, Cinesite, Aniventure

Flavio Gargano

Mira, Royal Detective

Episode: The Eid Mystery

Wild Canary Animation

Amritha Vaz, Matthew Tishler, Jeannie Lurie

21. Best Music – Feature

Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Germaine Franco

Luca

Pixar Animation Studios

Dan Romer

Poupelle of Chimney Town

Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Youki Kojima, Yuta Bandoh

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

James Newton Howard, Jhené Aiko

Vivo

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda

22. Best Production Design – TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: Happy Progress Day!

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Julien Georgel, Aymeric Kevin, Arnaud Baudry

Arlo the Alligator Boy

Episode: Broadcast Special

Netflix Presents A Ryan Crego Film

Israel Sanchez, Margaret Wuller, Michelle Haejung Park, Kayla Jones, Tania Franco

Love, Death + Robots

Episode: Ice

Blur Studio for Netflix

Robert Valley

Maya and the Three

Episode: The Sun and the Moon

A Netflix Series

Jorge R. Gutierrez, Paul Sullivan, Gerald de Jesus, Richard Chen

Yuki 7

Episode: They Called Her Number Seven

Chromosphere

Chromosphere (Team Name)

23. Best Production Design – Feature

Belle

Studio Chizu / Distributed by GKIDS

Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Alice Dieudonné, Almu Redondo, Maria Pareja

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Paul Felix, Mingjue Helen Chen, Cory Loftis

Ron’s Gone Wrong

Locksmith Animation/ 20th Century Studios

Aurélien Predal, Till Nowak, Nathan Crowley

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Lindsey Olivares, Toby Wilson, Dave Bleich

Vivo

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Carlos Zaragoza, Wendell Dalit, Andy Harkness

24. Best Storyboarding – TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: When These Walls Come Tumbling Down

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Simon Andriveau

Invincible

Episode: Where I Really Come From

Amazon Studios

Jay Baker

Kid Cosmic

Episode: The Big Win

A Netflix Original Series

Justin Nichols

Love, Death + Robots

Episode: Pop Squad

Blur Studio for Netflix

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Episode: All Systems No

Walt Disney Television Animation

Johnny Castuciano

25. Best Storyboarding – Feature

Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Jason Hand

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Luis Logam

Spirit Untamed

DreamWorks Animation

Gary Graham

The Addams Family 2

Jackal Group / Glickmania

Steven Garcia

Vivo

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Carlos Romero

26. Best Voice Acting – TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: When These Walls Come Tumbling Down

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Ella Purnell (Jinx)

Arlo the Alligator Boy

Episode: Broadcast Special

Netflix Presents A Ryan Crego Film

Michael J. Woodard (Arlo)

Centaurworld

Episode: Johnny Teatimes Be Best Competition: A Quest for the Sash

A Netflix Original Series / Sketchshark Productions

Parvesh Cheena (Zulius)

DC Super Hero Girls

Episode: #EnterNightSting

Warner Bros. Animation

Kimberly Brooks (Bumblebee, NightSting)

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Episode: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

DreamWorks Animation

Charlie Saxton (Toby Domzalski)

27. Best Voice Acting – Feature

Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios

John Leguizamo (Bruno)

Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Stephanie Beatriz (Mirabel)

Luca

Pixar Animation Studios

Jack Dylan Grazer (Alberto Scorfano)

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Kelly Marie Tran (Raya)

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Abbi Jacobson (Katie Mitchell)

28. Best Writing – TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: The Monster You Created

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Christian Linke, Alex Yee

Maya and the Three

Episode: Chapter 4: The Skull

Netflix

Silvia Olivas, Jorge R. Guitterez

Muppet Babies

Episode: Gonzo-Rella

OddBot Inc.

Ghia Godfree

The Mighty Ones

Episode: Berry’s Pet Threat

DreamWorks Animation

Jillian Goldfluss, Erica Jones, Nicolette Wood

Tuca & Bertie

Episode: Planteau

The Tornante Company

Lisa Hanawalt

29. Best Writing – Feature

Belle

Studio Chizu

Mamoru Hosoda

Flee

Final Cut For Real, Sun Creature, Vivement Lundi !, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE, Left HandFilms, Participant

Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Amin Nawabi

Luca

Pixar Animation Studios

Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Qui Nguyen, Adele Lim

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe

30. Best Editorial – TV/Media

Amphibia

Episode: True Colors

Walt Disney Television Animation

Jennifer Calbi , Julie Anne Lau , Yoonah Yim , Andrew Sorcini , David Vasquez

Arlo the Alligator Boy

Episode: Broadcast Special

Netflix Presents A Ryan Crego Film

Steve Downs

Love, Death + Robots

Episode: Pop Squad

Blur Studio for Netflix

Julian Clarke, Matt Mariska, Valerian Zamel, Brian Swanson, Ky Kenyon

Tom and Jerry in New York

Episode: Billboard Jumble

Warner Bros. Animation

Michael D’Ambrosio, Jeff Small

What If…?

Episode: What If…Ultron Won?

Marvel Studios

Joel Fisher, Graham Fisher, Sharia Davis, Basuki Juwono, Adam Spieckerman

31. Best Editorial – Feature

Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Jeremy Milton, John Wheeler, Pace Paulsen, Brian Estrada

Flee

Final Cut For Real, Sun Creature, Vivement Lundi !, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE, Left HandFilms, Participant

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Luca

Pixar Animation Studios

Catherine Apple, Jason Hudak, Jennifer Jew, Tim Fox, David Suther

Raya and the Last Dragon

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Fabienne Rawley, Shannon Stein, Todd Fulkerson, Rick Hammel, Brian Millman

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

Greg Levitan, Collin Wightman, T.J. Young, Tony Ferdinand, Bret Allen