Now we have an official front-runner for the Animated Function Oscar.
The Wild Robotic flat-out dominated the 52nd annual Annie Awards on Saturday evening, received eight trophies: Finest Course for Chris Sanders — his fifth profession Annie — FX, Character Animation, Character Design, Manufacturing Design, Editorial, Music and Voice Performing for Lupita Nyong’o as lead character Roz. She was not current at UCLA’s Royce Corridor to just accept.
See the total winners checklist spanning movie, TV, video video games and extra under.
For the reason that Finest Animated Function Oscar class was launched in 2002, 14 of the 22 winners of the Annies’ high characteristic prize – and 7 of the previous 12 – went on to say the golden statuette. However final 12 months bucked the development because the Academy Award went to Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron over Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse, which dominated the 2024 Annies with seven nods.
Wild Robotic‘s beautiful run was interrupted when Sideshow/Janus Movies’ Movement received for Finest Writing – Function. The indie pic’s win within the class is much more fascinating in that it comprise zero dialogue. Latvia’s Worldwide Function Oscar Entry later added Finest Function – Unbiased to its tally.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the tenth movie within the 57-year-old franchise and the primary of a deliberate trilogy, received for Finest Character Animation – Dwell Motion. Despicable Me 4 later develop into the one different characteristic to win an Annie on Saturday, taking Finest Storyboarding.
Wander to Surprise took the Quick Topic prize. The announcer famous that this was the pic’s forty first awards win already, and it is also within the working for the Oscar and BAFTA.
In the meantime, Netflix and Riot Video games’ now-wrapped collection Arcane got here in with a small-screen-leading seven noms — and it dominated by successful all of its classes: Finest Course for TV/Media, Storyboarding, FX, Manufacturing Design, Modifying, Music and Character Animation. The videogame-based collection, which not too long ago ended its second and ultimate season, received 9 Annies and an Animated Collection Emmy for its 2021 first season, so it ends with an eye-popping 16 for its two seasons.
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The TV Voice Performing award went to Paula Pell for voicing Paula Dream Productions. The Inside Out collection set within the time between the 2 characteristic movies later added Finest TV/Media – Restricted Collection.
Bob’s Burgers took the Annie Finest TV/Media – Mature, and The Tiny Chef Present received for Preschool Collection.
For a lot of the evening, Arcane and The Wild Robotic had been the one titles with a number of Annie Awards, however Movement received two as did Dream Productions and Marvel’s Moon Woman and Satan Dinosaur, for Finest Youngsters’s Collection and Character Design. The latter was the second consecutive win within the class for Jose Lopez. Moon Woman and Satan Dinosaur received three Annies final 12 months.
Later, Oscar winner Charlie Kaufman received Finest Writing TV/Media for DreamWorks Animation’s Orion and the Darkish. It’s his first profession Annie, and the award was accepted by collection director Sean Charmatz.
At about 8:45 p.m., an alarm sounded, the ceremony and livestream had been halted and Royce Corridor was cleared. After a 15-minute delay that together with two hearth alarms, the viewers returned to their seats, and the present continued. The Annies tweeted that the interruption was resulting from “a hearth alarm emergency,” however no different clarification was given. The announcer later known as it “the Annies’ first-ever intermission,”
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The present opened with a efficiency the Los Angeles County Firefighters’ Fife & Drum Band. The primary presenter, Steve Buscemi, thanked, congratulated and honored the primary responders who risked all of it to assist save lives, property and pets throughout final month’s devastating wildfires. Seems Buscemi was an FDNY firefighter himself years in the past, and an image of him in uniform was proven. The now-actor, who’s energetic within the voice-over neighborhood, mentioned the photograph may need been from when he “was auditioning for the Village Folks.”
The Annies doubled as a fundraiser for AnimAID, which was launched to lift and distribute funds for wildfire reduction. After the ceremony, it was introduced that greater than $107,000 had been raised. You possibly can scan the QCode right here to donate:
The night’s first Juried Award, The June Foray Award, went to Girls in Animation. Named for the Annie Awards founder, the award is introduced to individuals who have made a optimistic influence on the animation trade. Alberto Menache later obtained the Ub Iwerks Award for technical achievement, and ASIFA-Hollywood‘s Particular Achievement Award went to the guide Directing at Disney: The Unique Administrators of Walt’s Animated Movies.
The Winsor McCay Awards for lifetime achievement had been introduced to Aaron Blaise, Normand Roger
and the daughter and granddaughter of Eunice Macaulay, who died in 2013 at 90.
Late final month, ASIFA-Hollywood revealed the Animation Educators’ Discussion board Corridor of Fame Class of 2025. They’re Leonard Maltin, John Canemaker and Ivan Sutherland together with the late Howard Beckerman, Nelbertina “Nellie” Chouinar, Thornton “T” Hee, Edwin G. Lutz, Don Perro and Frank Terry.
Listed here are the winners on the 2025 Annie Awards:
BEST FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
DreamWorks Animation
BEST FEATURE – INDEPENDENT
Movement
Sacrebleu Productions, Take 5, Dream Properly Studio
BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
DreamWorks Animation
Chris Sanders
BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
Arcane
Episode: The Filth Beneath Your Nails
A Riot Video games and Fortiche Manufacturing for Netflix
Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury
BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
Despicable Me 4
Illumination
Habib Louati
BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
Arcane
Episode: Killing is a Cycle
A Riot Video games and Fortiche Manufacturing for Netflix
Joséphine Meis
BEST TV/MEDIA – LIMITED SERIES
Dream Productions
Episode: A Evening to Bear in mind
Pixar Animation Studios
BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE
Bob’s Burgers
Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?
twentieth Tv Animation
BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
Marvel’s Moon Woman and Satan Dinosaur Episode: The Molecular Degree
Flying Bark Productions, Disney Tv Animation, Disney Branded Tv
BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
The Tiny Chef Present
Episode: Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular
Think about Leisure, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions
BEST WRITING – FEATURE
Movement
Take 5, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Properly Studio
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža
BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA
Orion and the Darkish
Particular Manufacturing
DreamWorks Animation
Charlie Kaufman
BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
DreamWorks Animation
Lupita Nyong’o (Character: Roz)
BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
Dream Productions Episode: Out of Physique
Pixar Animation Studios
Paula Pell (Character: Paula)
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
DreamWorks Animation
Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker
BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
Arcane
Episode: Faux Like It’s the First Time
A Riot Video games and Fortiche Manufacturing for Netflix
Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez
BEST FX – FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
Manufacturing Firm: DreamWorks Animation
FX Manufacturing Firm: DreamWorks Animation
Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli
BEST FX – TV/MEDIA
Arcane
Episode: The Filth Beneath Your Nails
Manufacturing Firm: A Riot Video games and Fortiche Manufacturing for Netflix
FX Manufacturing Firm: Fortiche Studio
Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
DreamWorks Animation
Fabio Lignini
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
Arcane
Episodes: Killing Is A Cycle, Heavy Is the Crown, Lastly Acquired the Title Proper, The Message Hidden Throughout the Sample, The Filth Beneath Your Nails, Faux Like It’s the First Time, Blisters and Bedrock
A Riot Video games and Fortiche Manufacturing for Netflix
Tom Gouill
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Manufacturing Firm: twentieth Century Studios
FX Manufacturing Firm: Wētā FX
Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard Sly
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
Neva
Nomada Studio
Nomada Studio Animation Staff
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
DreamWorks Animation
Genevieve Tsai
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Marvel’s Moon Woman and Satan Dinosaur Episode: The Molecular Degree
Disney Tv Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Jose Lopez
BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
DreamWorks Animation
Kris Bowers
BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
Arcane
Episode: The Filth Beneath Your Nails
A Riot Video games and Fortiche Manufacturing for Netflix
Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox
BEST SPONSORED
Fuzzy Emotions
Ardour Photos Hungry Man
BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Orion and the Darkish
DreamWorks Animation
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
The Wild Robotic
DreamWorks Animation
Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Arcane
Episode: The Filth Beneath Your Nails
A Riot Video games and Fortiche Manufacturing for Netflix
Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O’Neil
BEST SHORT SUBJECT
Wander to Surprise
Circe Movies, Kaap Holland Movie, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo
BEST STUDENT FILM
Adiós
Pupil Director: José Prats
Pupil Producer: Bernardo Angeletti
College: Nationwide Movie and Tv College
JURIED AWARDS
The Winsor McCay Awards
Aaron Blaise
Eunice Macaulay
Normand Roger
June Foray Award
Girls in Animation
Ub Iwerks Award
Alberto Menache
Particular Achievement Award
Directing at Disney: The Unique Administrators of Walt’s Animated Movies
