By Matt Neglia
The Annie Award Nominations have been announced representing the best in animation for 2021. The awards will be handed out February 26th, 2022.
Click below to take a look at the film nominations.
Best Feature
Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Best Indie Feature
Belle
Flee
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Pompo the Cinephile
The Summit of the Gods
Best FX – Feature
Belle
Encanto
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
Best Character Animation – Feature
Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Wish Dragon
Best Character Animation – Live Action
Flora & Ulysses
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Suicide Squad
The Tomorrow War
The Last Man
Best Character Design – Feature
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron’s Gone Wrong
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
Best Direction – Feature
Belle – Mamoru Hosoda
Encanto – Jared Bush, Byron Howard & Charise Castro Smith
Flee – Jonas Poher Rasmussen & Kenneth Ladekjær
Luca – Enrico Casarosa
The Mitchells vs. The Machines – Mike Rianda & Jeff Rowe
Best Music – Feature
Encanto – Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco
Luca – Dan Romer
Poupelle of Chimney Town – Youki Kojima & Yuta Bandoh
Raya and the Last Dragon – James Newton Howard & Jhené Aiko
Vivo – Alex Lacamoire & Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Production Design – Feature
Belle
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron’s Gone Wrong
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
Best Storyboarding – Feature
Encanto
Raya and the Last Dragon
Spirit Untamed
The Addams Family 2
Vivo
Best Voice Acting – Feature
Encanto – John Leguizamo
Encanto – Stephanie Beatriz
Luca – Jack Dylan Grazer
Raya and the Last Dragon – Kelly Marie Tran
The Mitchells vs. The Machines – Abbi Jacobson
Best Writing – Feature
Belle – Mamoru Hosoda
Flee – Jonas Poher Rasmussen & Amin Nawabi
Luca – Jesse Andrews & Mike Jones
Raya and the Last Dragon – Qui Nguyen & Adele Lim
The Mitchells vs. The Machines – Mike Rianda & Jeff Rowe
Best Editorial – Feature
Encanto
Flee
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
The full list including television nominations can be found here.
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