Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio topped the fiftieth Annie Awards for animation, amassing 5 prizes together with greatest animation function, route (del Toro and Mark Gustafson), character animation, music and manufacturing design.
“Fuck,” stated del Toro as he and Gustafson took the stage to simply accept the directing award. “I hope to stick with you as friends with this lovely, lovely craft we’ve got.” He famous that he’s been directing for 30 years and “essentially the most inventive ideas-filed group I labored with is animation.” Del Toro added his hope is that the neighborhood pushes the medium for future generations and “change the best way we’re perceived as a medium, not for us, however for the folks arising.” He bought laughs and cheers as he wrapped by exclaiming, “Can I say, I wished an Annie a lot!”
Additionally Saturday at UCLA’s Royce Corridor, Marcel the Shell with Sneakers On gained three awards, together with greatest impartial animated function, voice performing (for Jenny Slate’s Marcel) and writing (for director Dean Fleischer Camp, Slate, Nick Paley and Elisabeth Holm). “It means a lot to be accepted by this neighborhood,” stated Slate because the group accepted the perfect impartial animated movie. She quipped, “And I agree with Guillermo del Toro, I additionally wished an Annie actually fucking unhealthy.”
Dreamworks Animation’s Puss in Boots: The Final Want collected a pair of Annies, for storyboarding and modifying.
The close-knit animation neighborhood marked the Annie Awards’ fiftieth 12 months with in-person presenters together with Scott Weinger and Linda Larkin, who voiced Aladdin and Jasmine in Disney’s 1992 Aladdin; and Bob Iger was a spotlight, showing onstage to current Pete Docter with a profession award. Moreover, members of the neighborhood akin to Glen Keane, Jodi Benson, Josh Gad and William Shatner despatched congratulations through video to the awards present for its main milestone.
Pinocchio, Marcel the Shell and Puss in Boots: The Final Want are all Oscar-nominated for greatest animated function, together with Turning Purple and The Sea Beast. In six of the final 10 years, the winner of the Annie for greatest animated function went on to win the animated function Oscar.
Academy-Award-nominated animated brief The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse had an enormous evening, amassing 4 Annies, for greatest particular manufacturing, character animation, route and modifying.
VFX Oscar-nominated juggernaut Avatar: The Manner of Water gained a pair of Annie Awards, for greatest FX in a function and character animation in a live-action function.
Through the ceremony, Winsor McCay Awards for profession contributions to animation had been offered to three-time Oscar winner and Pixar CCO Docter, TV collection creator Craig McCracken and Evelyn Lambart (posthumously) from the Nationwide Movie Board of Canada.
Presenting the award to Docter, Iger remembered when Disney determined to discover shopping for Pixar. They visited the studio and heard Docter’s pitch for Up — an outdated man, balloons. “I can not say that pitch is what satisfied us to purchase Pixar,” he quipped, including “however when Pete confirmed us his movie, I used to be satisfied that purchasing Pixar was so proper [because of the] braveness of younger administrators like Pete.”
Iger added that having Docter as Pixar’s chief inventive was “a boon for Disney and followers everywhere in the world.”
Accepting his award, Docter admitted {that a} profession achievement award might be considered as a profession was coming to an finish and quipped, “I can see why you assume that, provided that I’m now an government.”
He thanked a listing of collaborators at Disney and Pixar, akin to Iger, Jim Morris, Jonas Rivera and John Lasseter.
To the animation neighborhood, Docter stated, “If my work has impressed any of you on this room, I’m very glad and look ahead to seeing what you do with this superb medium.”
The June Foray Award for charitable influence was awarded to historian and educator Mindy Johnson. She urged inclusion, saying, “We’ve a possibility to vary, [by] giving not solely ladies however [all] underrepresented artists [an opportunity to] get out of the shadows and get our voices heard.”
The Ub Iwerks Award for technical achievement went to the Visible Results Reference Platform, initially developed by a group led by Nick Cannon and Francois Chardavoine to eradicate incompatibilities between digital content material creation software program. John Omohundro obtained a Certificates of Benefit Award for service to the trade.
The Annie Awards are offered yearly by ASIFA-Hollywood.
The whole listing of winners follows:
BEST FEATURE
Turning Purple – Pixar Animation Studios
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm (WINNER)
Puss in Boots: The Final Want – DreamWorks Animation
The Sea Beast – Netflix
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkeypaw Manufacturing / A Gotham Group Manufacturing
BEST INDIE FEATURE
Charlotte – January Movies, Ltd., Balthazar Productions, and Strolling the Canine
Inu-Oh – Science SARU
Little Nicholas, Comfortable As Can Be – On Classics (Mediawan) / Bidibul Productions
Marcel the Shell with Sneakers On – Marcel the Film LLC (WINNER)
My Father’s Dragon – Cartoon Saloon for Netflix
BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Prehistoric Planet – BBC Studios in affiliation with Apple
Superworm– Magic Mild Photos
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – NoneMore Productions and Dangerous Robotic Productions (WINNER)
The Home – Nexus Studios for Netflix
The Sandman – A Netflix Unique Collection / A Warner Bros. Tv Manufacturing
BEST SHORT SUBJECT
Amok – Boddah
Black Slide – The Hive Studio, in co-production with FlipBook Studio
Ice Retailers – COLA Animation manufacturing & Wild Stream (WINNER)
Love, Dad – 13ka, in co-production with FAMU & nutprodukcia
The Flying Sailor – Nationwide Movie Board of Canada
BEST SPONSORED
Can’t Negotiate the Melting Level of Ice – NOMINT
Minions: The Rise of Gru / The Workplace – Illumination
Save Ralph – Arch Mannequin Studio (WINNER)
Ted Lasso: The Lacking Christmas Mustache – Apple presents a Doozer Manufacturing in affiliation with Warner Bros. Tv and Common Tv
Right this moment’s Vacation Moments are Tomorrow’s Reminiscences – Hornet
BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
Elinor Wonders Why “Relaxation is Greatest” – SHOE Ink. LLC
Gabby’s Dollhouse “Cakey’s Cupcake Cousins” – DreamWorks Animation
Rise Up, Sing Out “Title Tag” – Disney TV Animation
Spirit Rangers “Thunder Mountain” – Laughing Wild / Netflix
The Tiny Chef Present “Pancakes” – Tiny Chef Productions LLC / Think about Leisure (WINNER)
BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
Abominable and the Invisible Metropolis “Everest Returns” – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Massive Nate “The Legend of the Gunting” – Nickelodeon Animation
Moominvalley “Lonely Mountain” – Gutsy Animations
The Owl Home “King’s Tide” – Disney TV Animation
We Child Bears“The Actual Crayon” – Cartoon Community Studios
BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE
Bob’s Burgers “Some Prefer it Bot Half 1: Eighth Grade Runner” – twentieth Tv/Bento Field Leisure (WINNER)
Harley Quinn “Batman Begins Without end” – Warner Bros. Animation
Rick and Morty “Evening Household” – Rick and Morty LLC
The Simpsons – Treehouse of Horror XXXIII – A Gracie Movies Manufacturing in Affiliation with twentieth Tv Animation
Tuca & Bertie “The Ache Backyard” – The Tornante Firm
BEST TV/MEDIA – LIMITED SERIES
BAYMAX! “Sofia” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
El Deafo “Everyone Sounds So Bizarre” – Lighthouse Studios in affiliation with Apple
HouseBroken “Who’s Having A Merry Trashmas?” – Kapital Leisure and FOX Leisure
Oni: Thunder God’s Story “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Collection / A Tonko Home Manufacturing (WINNER)
Undone “Rectify” – Tornante Firm and Amazon Studios
BEST STUDENT FILM
Au revoir Jérôme !
Scholar director: Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet & Chloé Farr
College: Gobelins, l’école de l’picture
Birdsong
Scholar director: Michelle Cheng
Scholar producer: Michelle Cheng
College: California Institute of the Arts
Synchronie Passagère
Scholar director: Julia Le Bras-Juarez
College: Supinfocom Rubika
The Most Boring Granny within the Complete World
Scholar director: Damaris Zielke
Scholar producer: Jiayan Chen
College: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
The Soloists (WINNER)
Scholar director: Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Elias Woldehawariat, Razahk
Issaka, Celeste Jamneck & Yi Liu
College: Gobelins, l’école de l’picture
BEST FX – TV/MEDIA
Automobiles on the Street “Street Rumblers” – Pixar Animation Studios
Love Loss of life + Robots “Dangerous Touring” – Blur Studio for Netflix (WINNER)
Prehistoric Planet “Coasts” – BBC Studios in affiliation with Apple, MPC
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Dangerous Robotic Productions
The Home Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix
BEST FX – FEATURE
Avatar: The Manner of Water – twentieth Century Studios / Disney Studios, Wētā FX (WINNER)
Lightyear – Pixar Animation Studios
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm, MPC
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination
The Sea Beast – Netflix, Sony Photos Imageworks
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
Entergalactic Episode: [special production] – Netflix / Mad Photo voltaic / Khalabo Ink Society / Edelgang
Oni: Thunder God’s Story Episode: [The Mighty Storm Gods] – A Netflix Collection / A Tonko Home Manufacturing
StoryBots: Reply Time Episode: [Taste] – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] -Tim Watts. NoneMore Productions and Dangerous Robotic Productions (WINNER)
The Home Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
Turning Purple – Pixar Animation Studios: Teresa Falcone
Turning Purple – Pixar Animation Studios: Eric Anderson
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm: Tucker Barrie (WINNER)
The Dangerous Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Jorge Capote
The Dangerous Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Min Hong
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
Avatar: The Manner of Water – twentieth Century Studios / Disney Studios, Wētā FX: Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford (WINNER)
Beast – Common Photos, RVK Studios, Will Packer Productions, Framestore: Alvise Avati, Chris McGaw, Bora Şahin, Krzysztof Boyoko, Laurent Benhamo
Finch – Amblin Companions Apple Unique Movies, MPC: Simon Allen, Harinarayan Rajeev, Paul Nelson, Matthias Schoenegger
Jurassic World Dominion – Amblin Leisure & Common Photos, Industrial Mild & Magic: Jance Rubinchik, Alexander Lee, Wealthy Bentley, Antoine Verney Carron, Sally
Wilson
Peacemaker -HBO Max, Wētā FX: Michael Cozens, Mark Smith, Kai-Hua Lan, Selene McLean, Richard John Moore
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
Cuphead – The Scrumptious Final Course – Studio MDHR: Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna (WINNER)
God of Struggle Ragnarök – Santa Monica Studio
Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla: Richard Oud, Jan-Erik Sjovall, Guerrilla Animation Workforce
Moss: E-book II – Polyarc: Richard Lico
Potionomics – Voracious Video games: Emily Lattanavong , Anguel Bogoev
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Amphibia “The Hardest Factor” – Disney TV Animation: Joe Sparrow
Entergalactic Episode: [special production] – Netflix / Mad Photo voltaic / Khalabo Ink Society / Edelgang: Meybis Ruiz Cruz
Love Loss of life + Robots “Jibaro” – Blur Studio for Netflix: Alberto Mielgo (WINNER)
Oni: Thunder God’s Story “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Collection / A Tonko Home Manufacturing: Rebecca Chan
Spirit Rangers “Stomach of the Beast” – Laughing Wild / Netflix: Marie Delmas
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
Luck – Skydance LLC: Massimiliano Narciso
Puss in Boots: The Final Want – DreamWorks Animation: Jesús Alonso Iglesias
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Film – Nickelodeon Animation Studio: Ida Hem
The Dangerous Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Taylor Krahenbuhl (WINNER)
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkey Paw Manufacturing / A Gotham Group Manufacturing: Pablo Lobato
BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
BAYMAX! “Sofia” – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Lissa Treiman
exception / エクセプション “Misprint” – Studio 5 / Tatsunoko Manufacturing Co., Ltd. for Netflix: Yûzô Satô | サトウユーゾー
Extra Than I Need To Bear in mind Episode: [short subject] – Mugeni Movie LLC, MTV Leisure Studios: Amy Bench, Maya Edelman
Oni: Thunder God’s Story “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Collection / A Tonko Home Manufacturing: Daisuke ” Cube” Tsutsumi
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Dangerous Robotic Productions: Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy (WINNER)
BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
Turning Purple – Pixar Animation Studios: Domee Shi
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm: Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Gustafson (WINNER)
Marcel the Shell with Sneakers On – Marcel the Film LLC: Dean Fleischer Camp, Kirsten Lepore, Stephen Chiodo
My Father’s Dragon – Cartoon Saloon for Netflix: Nora Twomey
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkey Paw Manufacturing / A Gotham Group Manufacturing: Henry Selick
BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
Love Loss of life + Robots “The Very Pulse of the Machine” – Blur Studio for Netflix: Rob Cairns
Oni: Thunder God’s Story “Onari’s Kushi Energy” – A Netflix Collection / A Tonko Home Manufacturing: Zach Johnston, Matteo Roberts
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Dangerous Robotic Productions: Isobel Waller-Bridge, Charlie Mackesy
The Cuphead Present! “Carn-Evil” – Netflix Animation: Ego Plum (WINNER)
The Home Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Gustavo Santaolalla
BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
Turning Purple – Pixar Animation Studios: Ludwig Göransson, Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm: Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale (WINNER)
Mad God – Tippett Studio: Dan Wool
The Dangerous Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Daniel Pemberton
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Mark Mancia, Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal “Echoes of Eternity” – Grownup Swim: Scott Wills
Mall Tales – Atilla the Grilla Episode: [short subject] – Chromosphere / Kikutowne: Jasmin Lai, Lauren Zurcher, Junyi Wu
Oni: Thunder God’s Story “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Collection / A Tonko Home Manufacturing: Robert Kondo, Rachel Tiep-Daniels, Lia Tin, Yohei Hashizume, Masa Inada (WINNER)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Dangerous Robotic Productions: Mike McCain
The Home Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Niklas Nilsson, Alexandra Walker
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm: Curt Enderle, Man Davis (WINNER)
Mad God – Tippett Studio: Phil Tippett
Puss in Boots: The Final Want – DreamWorks Animation: Nate Wragg, Joseph Feinsilver, Claire Keane, Wayne Tsay, Naveen Selvanathan
The Dangerous Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Luc Desmarchelier, Floriane Marchix
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Matthias Lechner, Jung Woonyoung
BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode: [Let You Down] – CD Projekt Purple in affiliation with Netflix: Kaneko Yoshiyuk
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Episode: [The Knight’s Code] – DreamWorks Animation: Grace Liu
Looney Tunes Cartoons Episode: [Hex Appeal] – Warner Bros. Animation: Mike Ruocco
Love Loss of life + Robots Episode: [The Very Pulse of the Machine] – Blur Studio for Netflix: Emily Dean (WINNER)
The Cuphead Present! Episode: [A Very Devil Christmas] – Netflix Animation: Karl Hadrika
BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination: Nima Azarba
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination: Dave Feiss
Puss in Boots: The Final Want – DreamWorks Animation: Anthony Holden (WINNER)
Unusual World – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Jeff Snow
Unusual World – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Javier Ledesma Barboll
BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
Looney Tunes Cartoons Episode: [Hex Appeal] – Warner Bros. Animation: Candi Milo (character: Witch Hazel)
StoryBots: Reply Time Episode: [Glue] – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix:Fred Tatsciore (character: Bang)
Teen Titans Go! & DC Tremendous Hero Women Mayhem within the Multiverse Episode: [special production] – Warner Bros Animation: Tara Sturdy (character: Harley Quinn)
The Proud Household: Louder and Prouder Episode: [New Kids On The Block]
– Disney TV Animation: Karen Malina White (character: Dijonay Jones)
Zootopia+ Episode: [The Godfather of the Bride] – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Maurice LaMarche (Character: Mr.Massive) (WINNER)
BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm: David Bradley (character: Geppetto)
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm: Gregory Mann (character: Pinocchio)
Marcel the Shell with Sneakers On – Marcel the Film LLC: Jenny Slate (character: Marcel) (WINNER)
Puss in Boots: The Final Want – DreamWorks Animation: Wagner Moura (character: Wolf)
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Zaris-Angel Hator (character: Maisie Brumble)
BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA
BAYMAX! Episode: [Sofia] – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Cirocco Dunlap
Massive Nate Episode: [The Legend of the Gunting] – Nickelodeon Animation Studio: Mitch Watson, Emily Brundige, Ben Lapides, Sarah Allan
Love Loss of life + Robots Episode: [Bad Traveling] – Blur Studio for Netflix: Andrew Kevin Walker (WINNER)
The Home Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Enda Walsh
Tuca & Bertie Episode: [The Pain Garden] – The Tornante Firm: Lisa Hanawalt
BEST WRITING – FEATURE
Turning Purple – Pixar Animation Studios: Domee Shi, Julia Cho
ETERNAL SPRING (長春) – Lofty Sky Leisure Inc. : Jason Loftus
Inu-Oh – Science SARU: Akiko Nogi
Marcel the Shell with Sneakers On – Marcel the Film LLC: Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm (WINNER)
BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
Amphibia Episode: [All In] – Disney TV Animation: Andrew Sorcini, Yoonah Yim, Jennifer Calbi, Julie Anne Lau, Louis Russell
Inexperienced Eggs and Ham Episode: [The Sam Who Came In From The Cold] – Gulfstream Photos/ A Stern Speaking To/ A Very Good Manufacturing in affiliation with Warner Bros. Animation for Netflix: Margaret Hou
Karma’s World Episode: [Keys, The Inventor] – 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Movies and Karma’s World Leisure for Netflix: Damien Dunne, Ultan Murphy, Emma O’Brien, Fred O’Connor, Aiden McKenna
Star Trek: Decrease Decks Episode: [The Stars At Night] – CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Leisure: Andy Maxwell, Zach Lamplugh, Brandon Brocker, Paul Mazzotta
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Dangerous Robotic Productions: Daniel Budin (WINNER)
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
Lightyear – Pixar: Tony Greenberg, Katie Bishop, Chloe Kloezeman, Axel Geddes, Tim Fox
Turning Purple – Pixar Animation Studios: Nicholas Smith, Steve Bloom, David Suther, Anna Wolitzky, Christopher Zuber
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Movie / A Shadowmachine Manufacturing in affiliation with The Jim Henson Firm: Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein, Emily Chiu, Hamilton Barrett
Puss in Boots: The Final Want – Dreamworks Animation: James Ryan, ACE, Jacquelyn Karambelas, Natalla Cronembold, Joe Butler, Katie Parody (WINNER)
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Joyce Arrastica, ACE, Will Erokan, Vivek Sharma, Michael Hugh O’Donnell, Daniel Ortiz
