44th Annie Awards Nominations

By Matt Neglia

The Annie Awards announced their nominations today for the highest awards in Animation. The feature film awards nominations can be seen below. The rest of the nominations can be found here.

A few notes..."Moana" is missing key nominations in both Writing and Directing showing that the support of the branch may be firmly behind either "Kubo And The Two Strings" or "Zootopia." Also, "Sausage Party" which Sony is campaigning hard managed only a single nomination in editing. 

Best Animated Feature
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda 3
Moana
Zootopia

Best Animated Feature – Independent
Long Way North
Miss Hokusai
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Your Name

Best Animated Short Subject
Blind Vaysha
Deer Flower
Path Title Sequence
Pearl
Piper

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda 3
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
Ghostbusters
The BFG
Warcraft

Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Finding Dory - Characters: All Characters
Kubo and the Two Strings - Characters: Multiple
Kung Fu Panda 3 - Characters: Various
Zootopia - Charactes: Judy Hopps, Stu Hopps, Bonnie Hopps, Chief Bogo, Nick Wilde,
Zootopia - Characters: Mr. Big, Koslov, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Flash

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Captain America: Civil War
Games of Thrones - Episode: Battle of the Bastards
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
Warcraft

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings - Characters: Multiple
Moana - Characters: Bill Schwab, Characters: Moana, Maui, Pua, Heihei, Tamatoa, Kakamora, Lalotai Characters (Realm of Monsters)
The Secret Life of Pets - Characters: All
Trolls - Characters: Bergens
Zootopia - Characters: Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps, Flash, Chief Bogo, Clawhauser, Mr. Big, Fru Fru, Koslov, Bellwether, Yax, Finnick, Doug, Mr. and Mrs. Otterton, Duke Weaselton, Misc. Characters

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Your Name.
Zootopia

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Sing
The Little Prince
The Red Turtle
The Secret Life of Pets

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda 3
The Little Prince
Trolls
Zootopia

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
Trolls
Zootopia

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings - Art Parkinson as Kubo
Moana - Auli’i Cravalho as Moana
Storks - Katie Crown as Tulip
Trolls - Zooey Deschanel as Bridget
Zootopia - Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Kubo and the Two Strings
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
April and the Extraordinary World
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
Sausage Party
Zootopia

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay Award – for their career contributions to the art of animation
Dale Baer
Caroline Leaf
Mamoru Oshii
Ub Iwerks Award – for technical advancement in the art of animation

Google Spotlight’s Virtual Reality Platform Special Achievement Award
Life, Animated

June Foray Award – for their significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation
Bill & Sue Kroyer

Certificate of Merit
Leslie Ezeh
Gary Perkovac

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