The movie and TV winners of the 45th Annie Awards were awarded last night. (nominees here)
Best Animated Feature
“Cocoâ€
Pixar Animation Studios
Best Independent Animated Feature
“The Breadwinnerâ€
Cartoon Saloon/Aircraft Pictures/Melusine Productions
Best Animated Special Production
“Revolting Rhymesâ€
Magic Light Pictures
Best Animated Short Subject
“Dear Basketballâ€
Glen Keane Productions, Kobe Studios, Believe Entertainment Group
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
“Juneâ€
Broad Reach Pictures/Chromosphere/Lyft
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
“Octonauts”/ Episode: Operation Deep Freeze
Vampire Squid Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media company, in association with Brown Bag Films
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Childre
“We Bare Bears”/ Episode: Panda’s Art
Cartoon Network Animation Studios
Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
“Rick and Morty”/ Episode: 303 -“Pickle Rickâ€
Williams Street Productions
Best Student Film
“Poles Apartâ€
Director: Paloma Baeza; Producer: Ser En Low, All Student Crew
Best Animated Effects in an Animated Production
“Cocoâ€
Effects Artist: Shaun Galinak; Jason Johnston; Carl Kaphan; Effects Lead: Dave Hale; Keith Daniel Klohn
Best Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Trollhunters”/ Episode: 205 , “Homecomingâ€
Character Animator: Bruno Chiou; Yi-Fan Cho (Character: Blinky, Dictatious, Aaarrrgghh!!); Lead Animator: Kevin Jong; Chun-Jung Chu (Character: Blinky, Dictatious, Aaarrrgghh!!)
Best Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Animator: John Chun Chiu Lee (Character: All characters)
Best Character Animation in a Live Action Production
“War for the Planet of the Apesâ€
Animation Supervisor: Daniel Barrett; Sidney Kombo Kintombo; Emile Ghorayeb; Lead Motion Editor: Luisma Lavin Peredo; Lead Facial Modeller: Alessandro Bonora
Best Character Animation in a Video Game
“Cupheadâ€
Lead Animator: Hanna Abi-Hanna (Characters: The Devil, Grim Matchstick, Beppi The Clown, Werner Werman)
Best Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Samurai Jack”/ Episode: XCVI
Character Design: Craig Kellman (Character: Various)
Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Character Art Director: Daniel Arriaga (Character: All characters); Additional Character Art Direction: Daniela Strijleva (Character: All characters); Character Design/Sculptor: Greg Dykstra (Character: All characters); Character Modeller: Alonso Martinez (Character: All characters); Character Designer: Zaruhi Galstyan (Character: All characters)
Best Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Disney Mickey Mouse”/ Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
Director: Dave Wasson; Director: Eddie Trigueros; Director: Alonso Ramirez-Ramos
Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Director: Lee Unkrich Pixar; Co-Director: Adrian Molina
Best Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Disney Mickey Mouse”/ Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
Composer: Christopher Willis
Best Music in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Composer: Michael Giacchino; Composer/Lyricist: Kristin Anderson-Lopez; Composer/Lyricist: Robert Lopez; Composer: Germaine Franco; Lyricist: Adrian Molina
Best Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Samurai Jack”/ Episode: XCIII
Production Design: Scott Wills
Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Production Design: Harley Jessup; Danielle Feinberg; Bryn Imagire; Nathaniel McLaughlin; Ernesto Nemesio; Tom Cardone; Arden Chan
Best Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Disney Mickey Mouse”/ Episode: Bee Inspired
Storyboard Artist: Eddie Trigueros
Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Storyboard Artist: Dean Kelly
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“SpongeBob SquarePantsâ€
Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel
Best Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Rick and Morty”/ Episode: 307 , “The Ricklantis Mixupâ€
Writer: Ryan Ridley; Dan Guterman
Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Writer: Adrian Molina; Matthew Aldrich
Best Editing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Samurai Jack”/ Episode: XCIII, XCIV, XCIX
Paul Douglas
Best Editing in an Animated Feature Production
“Cocoâ€
Steve Bloom; Lee Unkrich; Greg Snyder; Tim Fox
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