Animated Events: 47th Annie Awards

On Saturday, January 25th 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

• Frozen 2 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - DreamWorks Animation
• Klaus - Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
• Missing Link - LAIKA, LLC
• Toy Story 4 - Pixar Animation Studios

Best Animated Feature - Independent

• Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles - Sygnatia, Glow, Submarine, Hampa Animation Studio
• I Lost My Body - Xilam for Netflix
• Okko's Inn - Madhouse
• Promare - TRIGGER, XFLAG
• Weathering With You - Toho Co., LTD. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films

Best Animated Short Subject

• Acid Rain - Animoon
• DONT KNOW WHAT - Thomas Renoldner
• Je sors acheter des cigarettes - Miyu Productions
• Purpleboy - Bando à Parte, Rainbox Productions, Ambiances… asbl, Luna Blue Film
• Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days - Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of Canada, Les Armateurs

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 47th Annie Awards ceremony live right 'here' on the Annie Awards website.

Congratulations to all the nominees!