Animated Events: 46th Annie Awards

 

On Saturday, February 2nd at 7 p.m. PST (10 p.m. EST), ASIFA Hollywood will be streaming the annual Annie Awards, a celebration of the best our industry has to offer.

Both the Production and Individual Achievement categories are listed on the Nominees page, however some highlights are below:

Best Animated Feature

• 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
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Sony Pictures Animation

Best Animated Feature - Independent

• Ce Magnifique Gâteau! - Beast Animation, Vivement Lundi !, Pedri Animation
• MFKZ - Ankama / Studio 4ºC
• Mirai - Studio Chizu
• Ruben Brandt, Collector - Ruben Brandt LLC
• Tito and the Birds - Bits Productions, Split Studio

Best Animated Short Subject

• Grandpa Walrus - Caïmans Productions
• Lost & Found - Wabi Sabi Studios
• SOLAR WALK - Nørlum
• Untravel - Production: Film House Baš Čelik, Serbia Co-production: BFilm, Bratislava / Your Dreams Factory, Bratislava
• Weekends - past lives productions

In addition to the Production and Individual Achievement awards, they'll also be presenting the Juried Awards for the following:

• the Winsor McCay Award - 'for their career contributions to the art of animation',
• the Ub Iwerks Award - 'for technical advancement in the art of animation',
• the Special Achievement Award,
• the June Foray Award - 'for their significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation', and
• the Certificate of Merit.

You can watch the 46th Annie Awards ceremony live right 'here' on the Annie Awards website.

Congratulations to all the nominees!