52nd Annie Award Nominations Announced

Animation artists always welcome awards, but being nominated for an Annie Award is a little bit special. As the only major awards ceremony in North America dedicated to animation, they feel a bit different. Being recognized by your peers is on another level.

ASIFA-Hollywood have announced the nominations for the 2025 Annie Awards. Films competing for the top Best Feature award are Kung Fu Panda 4, Inside Out 2, That Christmas, The Wild Robot, Ultraman Rising and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. The nominees for Best Feature- Independent are Chicken For Linda, Flow, Kensuke's Kingdom, Memoir Of A Snail, Mars Express and Look Back.

The Wild Robot is the most nominated film overall, with 10 nominations, including for directing, writing and character FX. It's followed by Inside Out 2, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl with seven nominations each, and That Christmas with six. Moana 2 picked up four nominations, but missed out in the best feature category. 

In the TV category, the leading title is Arcane, which picked up seven nominations for its second season.  Other series with multiple nominations include Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bob's Burgers, Dream Productions and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

The 52nd Annie Awards will take place on February 8, 2025, at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.

The full list of nominations is below.

1. Best Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Kung Fu Panda 4

DreamWorks Animation

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Ultraman: Rising

Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

2. Best Feature - Independent

Chicken for Linda!

Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma, Distributed by GKIDS

Flow

Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio

Kensuke's Kingdom

Paramount Pictures

Look Back

Studio Durian Distributed by GKIDS

Mars Express

Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content Distributed by GKIDS

Memoir of a Snail

Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia

3. Best Special Production

A Bear Named Wojtek

The Illuminated Film Company and Filmograf

Mog's Christmas

Lupus Films

Orion and the Dark

DreamWorks Animation

Tabby McTat

Magic Light Pictures

Yuck!

Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

4. Best Short Subject

Beautiful Men

Animal Tank, Miyu Productions & Ka-Ching Cartoons

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Barfak Animation Studio

Ruthless Blade

IDEOMOTOR Culture Media Co., Ltd.

The Swineherd

Fleng Entertainment and Tumblehead Productions

Wander to Wonder

Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo

5. Best Sponsored

feelslikeimfallinginlove

Blinkink

Fuzzy Feelings

Passion Pictures Hungry Man

Moonlit Bamboo Forest

Passion Paris Production, HoYoFair

Natlan Impressions Trailer - "Blaze to Natlan"

BUCK

Welcome to the City of Love

Nexus Studios

6. Best TV/Media - Preschool

Disney Jr.'s Ariel

Episode: Crystal Cavern Caper

Wild Canary, Disney Branded Television

Gabby's Dollhouse

Episode: Pandy's Bad Day

DreamWorks Animation

Jessica's Big Little World

Episode: Jessica's Picnic

Cartoon Network Studios

The Tiny Chef Show

Episode: Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular

Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions

Wonder Pets: In The City

Episode: Save Tate?

A Nickelodeon Production in association with Apple

7. Best TV/Media - Children

Gremlins: The Wild Batch

Episode: Never Use Double Negatives

Warner Bros. Animation

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Episode: Batten Down the Hatches

DreamWorks Animation

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Episode: The Molecular Level

Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

Primos

Episode: Summer of Tater Luna

Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

WondLa

Episode: Ruins

Skydance Animation in association with Apple

8. Best TV/Media - Mature

Bob's Burgers

Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?

20th Television Animation

Solar Opposites

Episode: The What If?! Device

20th Television Animation

South Park

Episode: The End of Obesity

MTV Entertainment Studios

The Great North

Episode: Aunt Misbehavin' Adventure

20th Television Animation

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

Episode: The Land of Sex and Death

Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios

9. Best TV/Media – Limited Series

Dream Productions

Episode: A Night to Remember

Pixar Animation Studios

Iwájú

Episode: Tola

Walt Disney Animation Studios

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

Episode: Part Three

Lucasfilm Ltd.

Moon Girl's Lab

Episode: Moon Girl Saves the Moon

Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

My Adventures with Superman

Episode: Pierce the Heavens, Superman!

Warner Bros. Animation

10. Best Student Film

Adiós

Student Director: José Prats

Student Producer: Bernardo Angeletti

School: National Film and Television School

El Ombligo de la Luna

Student Directors: Sara António, Julia Grupińska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad, Ezequiel Garibay

School: Gobelins

Pear Garden

Student Director/Producer: Shadab Shayegan

School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut

Polliwog

Student Director: Julia Skala

Student Producer: Max Pollmann

School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut

Turmspringer

Student Director: Oscar Bittner

Student Producer: Andra Berila

School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut

11. Best FX - TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails

Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio

Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré

Dream Productions

Episode: A Night to Remember

Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios

FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios

Gary Bruins, Jongwon Pak, Arturo Aguilar, Alan Browning, Alen Lai

Secret Level

Episode: Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear

Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.

FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.

Josh Schwartz, Joe Coleman, Michael Huang, Guilherme Casagrandi, Raul Rodrigues

Secret Level

Episode: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle

Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.

FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.

Arthur Loiseau, Tom O'Bready, Esteban Genre, Alexandre Lerouge, Guillaume Grelier

Secret Level

Episode: Crossfire: Good Conflict

Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.

FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.

Kamil Murzyn, Rafał Rumiński, Jarosław Armata, Michał Śledź, Michał Firek

12. Best FX - Feature

Kung Fu Panda 4

Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

Zachary Glynn, Alex Timchenko, Kiem Ching Ong, Yorie Kaela Kumalasari, Jinguang Huang

Moana 2

Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

FX Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

Santiago Robles, Marc Bryant, Deborah Carlson, Jake Rice, Ian J. Coony

The Wild Robot

Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli

Ultraman: Rising

Production Company: Netflix Animation

FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic

Goncalo Cabaca, Vishal Patel, Zheng Yong Oh, Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang, Pei-Zhi Huang Huang

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Production Company: Aardman and Netflix

FX Production Company: Aardman Production

Howard Jones, Rich Spence, Deborah Jane Price, Jon Biggins, Kirstie Deane

13. Best Character Animation - TV/Media

Arcane

Episodes: Killing Is A Cycle, Heavy Is the Crown, Finally Got the Name Right, The Message Hidden Within The Pattern, The Dirt Under Your Nails, Pretend Like It’s the First Time, Blisters And Bedrock

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Tom Gouill

Dream Productions

Episodes: The Dream Team, Out of Body, Romance!

Pixar Animation Studios

Travis Hathaway

In the Know

Episodes: Yogurt Week, Thinksgiving

Peacock Original in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Bandera, ShadowMachine

Jeff Riley

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Episodes: Various

CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment

Raymond Dunster

The Patrick Star Show

Episode: Something Stupid This Way Comes

Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Colin Lepper

14. Best Character Animation - Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Aviv Mano

Kung Fu Panda 4

DreamWorks Animation

Patrick Giusiano

Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Brian Scott

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Fabio Lignini

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Carmen Bromfield Mason

15. Best Character Animation - Live Action

Better Man

Production Company: Footloose Productions, VicScreen, Partizan, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits

FX Production Company: Wētā FX

Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Kaori Miyazawa

Gladiator II

Production Company: Paramount

FX Production Company: Framestore LTD

Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, Julien Bagory

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Production Company: Legendary Entertainment

FX Production Company: Wētā FX

Ludovic Chailloleau, Jonathan Paquin, Craig Penn, Florian Fernandez, Marco Barbati

House of the Dragon Season 2

Production Company: Warner Bros

FX Production Company: Wētā FX

Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Vincent Lee

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Production Company: 20th Century Studios

FX Production Company: Wētā FX

Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard Sly

16. Best Character Animation - Video Game

#BLUD

Exit 73 Games, Llc.

Chris Burns, Bob Fox

Asgard's Wrath 2

Sanzaru Games

Sanzaru Games Animation Team

Diesel Legacy

Maximum Entertainment

Maximum Entertainment

Neva

Nomada Studio

Nomada Studio Animation Team

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Ninja Theory

Ninja Theory

17. Best Character Design - TV/Media

Dream Productions

Episode: A Night to Remember

Pixar Animation Studios

Grant Alexander

Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld

Episode: Pilot

A Netflix Series

Kal Athannassov

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Episode: The Molecular Level

Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions

Jose Lopez

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: Bishop Makes Her Move!

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Rustam Hasanov

X-Men '97

Episode: Mutant Liberation Begins

Marvel Studios

Amelia Vidal

18. Best Character Design - Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Deanna Marsigliese

Scarygirl

Highly Spirited and Like A Photon Creative

Nathan Jurevicius

Spellbound

Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film

Guillermo Ramírez

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

Uwe Heidschötter

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Genevieve Tsai

19. Best Direction - TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

Television Movie

Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

Anna O'Brian

Bob's Burgers

Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?

20th Television Animation

Bernard Derriman

Tabby McTat

Television Movie

Magic Light Pictures

Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: The Pearl

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Alan Wan, Colin Heck

20. Best Direction - Feature

Chicken for Linda!

Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS

Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach

FLOW

Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio

Gints Zilbalodis

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

Simon Otto

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Chris Sanders

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham

21. Best Music - TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

Television Movie

Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

Joachim Horsley

Hazbin Hotel

Episode: Masquerade

Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment

Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg

Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld

Episode: Lock-In

A Netflix Series

Brian H. Kim

WondLa

Episode: Captive

Skydance Animation in association with Apple

Joy Ngiaw

22. Best Music - Feature

Kensuke's Kingdom

Lupus Films

Stuart Hancock

Piece By Piece

i am OTHER, TREMOLO in association with The LEGO Group, Pure Imagination Studios and Tongal

Pharrell Williams, Michael Andrews

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

John Powell, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Kris Bowers

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Lorne Balfe, Julian Nott

23. Best Production Design - TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O'Neil

Dream Productions

Episode: The Dream Team

Pixar Animation Studios

Bert Berry, Josh Holtsclaw

Orion and the Dark

Special Production

DreamWorks Animation

Timothy Lamb, Christine Bian

Silly Sundays

Episode: Stringy Soup

Cartoon Saloon

Fran Bravo, Rosa Ballester Cabo

WondLa

Episode: Bargain

Skydance Animation in association with Apple

Andy Harkness

24. Best Production Design - Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Jason Deamer, Josh West, Keiko Murayama, Bill Zahn, Laura Meyer

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Mike Redman

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc

Ultraman: Rising

Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions

The Ultraman: Rising Production Design Team

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Matt Perry, Darren Dubicki, Richard Edmunds, Matt Sanders, Gavin Lines

25. Best Storyboarding - TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: Killing is a Cycle

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Joséphine Meis

Invincible Fight Girl

Episode: The Way Of The World

Cartoon Network Studios

Gladyfaith Abcede, Miki Brewster, Kaela Lash, Sheldon Vella

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Episode: That Night

DreamWorks Animation

Aevery Huens

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin

Short Film

WildBrain Studios in association with Apple

David Lux

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: The Pearl

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Laura Gille, Sebrina Gao, Kevin Molina-Ortiz

26. Best Storyboarding - Feature

Despicable Me 4

Illumination

Habib Louati

Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Ryan Green

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Nickelodeon Animation

Piero Piluso

Spellbound

Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film

Alex Relloso Horna, Carlos Zapater Oliva

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

Ashley Boddy, Lorenzo Fresta, Helen Schroeder

27. Best Voice Acting - TV/Media

Bob's Burgers

Episode: The Right Tough Stuff

20th Television Animation

John Roberts (Character: Linda Belcher)

Bob's Burgers

Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?

20th Television Animation

Kristen Schaal (Character: Louise Belcher)

Dream Productions

Episode: Out of Body

Pixar Animation Studios

Paula Pell (Character: Paula)

Hazbin Hotel

Episode: Dad Beat Dad

Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment

Jeremy Jordan (Character: Lucifer)

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: Splinter and April Fight a Goldfish

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Ayo Edebiri (Character: April O'Neil)

28. Best Voice Acting - Feature

Chicken for Linda!

Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS

Mélinée Leclerc (Character: Linda)

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Maya Hawke (Character: Anxiety)

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Lupita Nyong'o (Character: Roz)

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Kit Connor (Character: Brightbill)

Transformers One

Paramount Animation

Brian Tyree Henry (Character: D-16 / Megatron)

29. Best Writing - TV/Media

Craig of the Creek

Episode: Whose Dimension Is It Anyway?

Cartoon Network Studios

Harron Atkins, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt, Pearl Low, Richie Pope

Jessica's Big Little World

Episode: Jessica's Picnic

Cartoon Network Studios

Austin Faber, Gabriel Franklin, Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Ashleigh Hairston

Orion and the Dark

Special Production

DreamWorks Animation

Charlie Kaufman

The Simpsons

Episode: Bart's Birthday

A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation

Jessica Conrad

Yuck!

Special Production

Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

Loïc Espuche

30. Best Writing - Feature

FLOW

Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio

Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein

Kensuke's Kingdom

Paramount Pictures

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Memoir of a Snail

Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia

Adam Elliot

31. Best Editorial - TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: Pretend Like It's the First Time

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez

Creature Commandos

Episode: Cheers to the Tin Man

Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios

Annie De Brock

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Episode: Batten Down the Hatches

DreamWorks Animation

Ben Choo, Rich Liverance, Eric Hendricks, Anna Adams, Ian Hurley

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Episode: The Molecular Level

Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions

Sandra Powers, Phil Lomboy, Ryan Burkhard, Neil Wilson III, Gabriel Gelbrecht

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: The Pearl

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Caleb Yoder

32. Best Editorial - Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Maurissa Horwitz, David Suther, Fiona Toth, Jonathan Vargo

Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Jeremy Milton, Michael Louis Hill

The Wild Robot

Dreamworks Animation

Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker

Ultraman: Rising

Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions

Bret Marnell, ACE, William Max Steinberg, Nik Siefke, Ryan Sommer, Kaye Speare

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Dan Hembery

Juried Awards

Juried Awards will be presented honouring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation.

The Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions are being presented to three recipients – long time Disney Supervising Animator/Director and educator Aaron Blaise; National Film Board of Canada (NFB) writer, director, producer and Academy Award influencer Eunice Macaulay (posthumous); legendary NFB composer and sound designer Normand Roger.

The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent impact will be awarded to the global non-profit Women In Animation, advocating for gender equity and inclusion in animation, VFX, and gaming.

The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry will be presented to visual effects, animation and gaming pioneer Alberto Menache.

The Special Achievement Award acknowledging unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure will be presented to Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films, the historically important new book by Pete Docter and Don Peri.

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