The Annie Awards have announced their choices for the top 8 animated features of 2014 as well as nominations in over 20 other animation categories. The Hollywood Reporter reports that The Boxtrolls received the most nominations (13) of any film followed by How to Train Your Dragon 2 (10), Big Hero 6 (7), Song of the Sea (7), and The Lego Movie (6).
Best Animated Feature Nominated Films:
- Big Hero 6 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Cheatin’ – Plymptoons Studio
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 – DreamWorks Animation
- Song of the Sea – GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
- The Book of Life – Reel FX
- The Boxtrolls – Focus Features/Laika
- The Lego Movie – Warner Bros. Pictures
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – GKIDS/Studio Ghibli
Notably absent from the best feature list is a Pixar entry. However this wasn’t a snub from the Annie nominators as Pixar has not released a feature since 2013’s Monsters University. Pixar has two films scheduled to release in 2015 (Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur).
Pixar’s short film Toy Story That Time Forgot was nominated in the Best Animated Special Production category along with Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Dawn of the Dragon Racers, How Murray Saved Christmas, and Polariffic.
Here’s a full list of the nominations…
Animated feature
“Big Hero 6” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
“Cheatin'” – Plymptoons Studio
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation
“Song of the Sea” – GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
“The Book of Life” – Reel FX
“The Boxtrolls” – Focus Features/Laika
“The Lego Movie” – Warner Bros. Pictures
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” – GKIDS/Studio Ghibli
Animated special production
“Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” – Voyager Pictures LLC
“Dawn of the Dragon Racers” – DreamWorks Animation
“How Murray Saved Christmas” – Universal Television
“Polariffic” – Bent Image Lab
“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – Pixar Animation Studios
Animated short subject
“Coda” – 62 George Street
“Duet” – Glen Keane Productions
“Feast” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
“Inside Homer – The Simpsons Couch Gag (Episode #549)” – Acme Filmworks
“Me and My Moulton” – National Film Board of Canada
“Silent” – Creative Artists Agency
“The Dam Keeper” – Tonko House LLC
“The Raven” – Moonbot Studios
Animated television/broadcast commercial
Citizen M: “Swan Song” – Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
“Flight of the Stories” – Aardman Animations
“Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham” – Plastic Wax
Animated television/broadcast production for preschool children
“Doc McStuffins” – Disney Channel / Disney XD
“Peter Rabbit” – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
“Tumble Leaf” – Amazon Studios
“Wallykazam!” – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
“Zack & Quack” – Zodiak Kids
Animated television/broadcast production for a children’s audience
“Adventure Time” – Cartoon Network
“Gravity Falls” – Disney Television Animation
“Legend of Korra” – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
“Over the Garden Wall” – Cartoon Network
“Wander Over Yonder” – Disney Television Animation
General audience animated television/broadcast production
“Archer” – FX Networks
“Back to Backspace” – Cartoon Network Studios
“Bob’s Burgers” – Bento Box Entertainment
“Rick and Morty” – Starburns Industries Inc.
“Mike Tyson Mysteries” – Warner Bros. Animation
“Regular Show” – Cartoon Network Studios
“The Simpsons” – FOX
Video game
“Forza Horizon 2” – Microsoft – Turn 10 Studios
“Valiant Hearts: The Great War” – Ubisoft
“Child of Light” – Ubisoft
Student film
“After School” – Junyi Xiao
“Dead Over Heels” – Jose Matheu
“El Coyote” – Javier Barboza
“Frog’s Legs” – Katie Tamboer
“My Big Brother” – Jason Rayner
“Tiny Nomad” – Toniko Pantoja
Outstanding achievement for animated effects in an animated production
“Big Hero 6” – Walt Disney Animation Studios. Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation. James Jackson, Lucas Janin, Tobin Jones, Baptiste Van Opstal, Jason Mayer
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” – DreamWorks Animation. Fangwei Lee, Krzysztof Rost, Jihyun Yoon, Robert Chen
“Penguins of Madagascar” – DreamWorks Animation. Mitul Patel, Nicolas Delbecq, Santosh Khedkar, Yash Argawal
“The Book of Life” – Reel FX. Augusto Schillaci, Erich Turner, Bill Konersman, Chris Rasch, Joseph Burnette
“The Boxtrolls” – Focus Features/Laika. Rick Sevy, Peter Vickery, Kent Estep, Peter Stuart, Ralph Procida
“The Lego Movie” – Warner Bros. Pictures. Jayandera Danappal, Matt Ebb, Christian Epunan Hernandez, Danielle Brooks, Raphael Gadot
Outstanding achievement for animated effects in a live action production
“Edge of Tomorrow” – Sony Pictures Imageworks. Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist
“Noah” – Industrial Light & Magic. Raul Essig, Karin Cooper, Rick Hankins, Owen Calouro
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” – Sony Pictures Imageworks. Charles-Felix Chabert, Daniel La Chapelle, Spencer Lueders, Klaus Seitschek, Chris Messineo
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” – Weta Digital. Areito Echevarria, Andreas Soderstrom, Ronnie Menahem, Christoph Sprenger, Kevin Romond
“Transformers: Age of Extinction” – Industrial Light & Magic. Michael Balog, Jim Van Allen, Rick Hankins, John Hansen
“X-Men: Days of Future Past” – Digital Domain. Jeremy Hampton, Daniel Stern, Edmond Smith III, Hiroshi Tsubokawa, Daniel Jenkins
Outstanding achievement for character animation in an animated television / broadcast production
“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – Don Crum, Pixar Animation Studios
“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – Carlo Vogele, Pixar Animation Studios
“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – Ken Kim, Pixar Animation Studios
“Tumble Leaf” – Michael Granberry, Amazon Studios
“Tumble Leaf” – Teresa Drilling, Amazon Studios
“Wander Over Yonder ” – Justin Nichols, Disney Television Animation
Outstanding achievement for character animation in an animated feature production
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – Fabio Lignini, DreamWorks Animation
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – Steven “Shaggy” Hornby, DreamWorks Animation
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – Thomas Grummt, DreamWorks Animation
“Penguins of Madagascar” – Ravi Kamble, DreamWorks Animation
“The Boxtrolls” – Travis Knight, Focus Features/Laika
“The Boxtrolls” – Malcolm Lamont, Focus Features/Laika
“The Boxtrolls” – Jason Stalman, Focus Features
Outstanding achievement for character animation in a live action production
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” – Weta Digital. Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic
“Guardians of the Galaxy” – Framestore. Kevin Spruce, Dale Newton, Sidney Kombo, Chris Mullins, Brad Silby
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” – Weta Digital. Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois, Gios Johnston
Outstanding achievement for character animation in a video game
“Assassin’s Creed Unity” – Mike Mennillo, Ubisoft
“Don’t Starve: Console Edition” – Klei Entertainment Inc.
“Child of Light” – Alex Drouin, Ubisoft
Outstanding achievement for character design in an animated television / broadcast production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” – Andy Suriano, Disney Television Animation
“Wander Over Yonder” – Benjamin Balistreri, Disney Television Animation
“Welcome to the Wayne” – Zac Gorman, Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Outstanding achievement for character design in an animated feature production
“Big Hero 6” – Walt Disney Animation Studio. Shiyoon Kim, Jin Kim
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” – DreamWorks Animation. Timothy Lamb, Joe Moshier
“Penguins of Madagascar?” – DreamWorks Animation. Craig Kellman, Joe Moshier, Stevie Lewis, Todd Kurosawa
“Rio 2” – Blue Sky Studios. Sang Jun Lee, Jason Sadler, José Manuel Fernandez Oli
“Song of the Sea” – GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon. Tomm Moore, Marie Thorhauge, Sandra Anderson, Rosa Ballester Cabo
“The Book of Life” – Reel FX. Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez
“The Boxtrolls” – Focus Features/Laika. Mike Smith
Outstanding achievement for directing in an animated television / broadcast production
“Adventure Time” – Yuasa Masaaki and Eunyoung Choi, Cartoon Network
“Archer” – Bryan Fordney, FX Networks
“Bob’s Burgers” – Jennifer Coyle & Bernard Derriman, Bento Box Entertainment
“Disney Mickey Mouse” – Aaron Springer, Disney Television Animation
“Gravity Falls” – Rob Renzetti, Disney Television Animation
“Over the Garden Wall” – Robert Alvarez, Ken Bruce, Larry Leichliter, Cartoon Network
“The Simpsons” – Matthew Nastuk, The Simpsons
“Wander Over Yonder ” – David Thomas, Disney Television Animation
Outstanding achievement for directing in an animated feature production
“Big Hero 6” – Don Hall & Chris Williams, Walt Disney Animation Studios
“Cheatin'” – Bill Plympton, Plymptoons Studio
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – Dean DeBlois, DreamWorks Animation
“Song of the Sea” – Tomm Moore, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
“The Book of Life” – Jorge R. Gutierrez, Reel FX
“The Boxtrolls” – Anthony Stacchi & Graham Annable, Focus Features/Laika
“The Lego Movie” – Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, directors; Chris McKay, co-director, Warner Bros. Pictures
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” – Isao Takahata, GKIDS/Studio Ghibli
Outstanding achievement for music in an animated television / broadcast production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” – Disney Television Animation. Christopher Willis
“Dora and Friends: Into the City!” – Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Peter Lurye, George Gabriel, Chris Gifford
“Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu” – Jam. Jay Vincent, Michael Kramer, Jeppe Riddervold, Erin Chapman
“Marvel’s Avengers Assemble” – Dynamic Music Partners. Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter & Michael McCuistion
“Tumble Leaf” – Amazon Studios. Nathan Barr & Lisbeth Scott
Outstanding achievement for music in an animated feature production
“Cheatin'” – Plymptoons Studio. Nicole Renaud, composer
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation. John Powell, Jónsi
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” – DreamWorks Animation. Danny Elfman
“Song of the Sea” – GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon. Bruno Coulais & Kila
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” – GKIDS/Studio Ghibli. Joe Hisaishi
Outstanding achievement for production design in an animated television / broadcast production
“Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” – Voyager Pictures LLC. Kara Vallow, Brent Woods, Lucas Gray & Andrew Brandou
“Disney Mickey Mouse” – Disney Television Animation. Joseph Holt
“Mickey Shorts” – Disney. Narina Sokolova
“The Powerpuff Girls” – Cartoon Network. Kevin Dart, Chris Turnham, Jasmin Lai & Elle Michalka
“Turbo FAST” – DreamWorks Animation. Antonio Canobbio, Khang Le, Mark Taihei, Howard Chen & Brandon Cuellar
“Wander Over Yonder” – Disney Television Animation. Alex Kirwan, Chris Tsirigotis, Alexander Duckworth, Janice Kubo & Francis Giglio
“Zack & Quack” – Zodiak Kids. Erez Gavish
Outstanding achievement for production design in an animated feature production
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” – DreamWorks Animation. David James, Ruben Perez, Priscilla Wong, Timothy Lamb & Alexandre Puvilland
“Song of the Sea” – GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon. Adrien Merigeau
“The Book of Life” – Reel FX. Simon Varela & Paul Sullivan
“The Boxtrolls” – Focus Features/Laika. Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure & August Hall
“The Lego Movie” – Warner Bros. Pictures. Grant Freckelton
Outstanding achievement for storyboarding in an animated television / broadcast production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” – Disney Television Animation. Heiko Drengenberg
“Gravity Falls” – Disney Television Animation. Luke Weber, Alonso Ramirez Ramos, Neil Graf & Steve Heneveld
“Legend of Korra” – Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Joaquim Dos Santos
“Star Wars Rebels” – Disney Channel / Disney XD. Nathaniel Villanueva & Douglas Lovelace
“The Simpsons” – Film Roman. Brad Ableson, Matthew Faughnan & Stephen Reis
“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – Pixar Animation Studios. Louise Smythe
“Wander Over Yonder” – Disney Television Animation. Mark Ackland
Outstanding achievement for storyboarding in an animated feature production
“Big Hero 6” – Marc E. Smith, Walt Disney Animation Studios
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – Truong “Tron” Son Mai, DreamWorks Animation
“Planes: Fire & Rescue” – Piero Peluso, Disneytoon Studios
“Rio 2” – John Hurst, Blue Sky Studios
“Rio 2” – Rodrigo Castro, Blue Sky Studios
“The Boxtrolls” – Julian Nariño, Focus Features
“The Boxtrolls” – Emanuela Cozzi, Focus Features/Laika
Outstanding achievement for voice acting in an animated television / broadcast production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” – Bill Farmer as the voices of Goofy and Grandma, Disney Television Animation
“Fairly Oddparents” – Carlos Alazaraqui as the voice of Crocker, Nickelodeon Animation Studio
“Robot Chicken” – Seth Green as the voice of Robot Chicken Nerd, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
“Henry & Me” – Cyndi Lauper as the voice of Nurse Cyndi, Reveal Animation Studios
“Rio 2” – Andy Garcia as the voice of Eduardo, Blue Sky Studios
“The Boxtrolls” – Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher, Focus Features/Laika
“The Boxtrolls” – Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Fish, Focus Features/Laika
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” – Darrick Bachman, Disney Television Animation
“The Powerpuff Girls” – Dave Tennant, David P. Smith, Chris Mitchell & Will Mata, Cartoon Network
“The Simpsons” – Rob LaZebnik, 20th Century Fox
“The Simpsons” – Tim Long, 20th Century Fox
“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – Steve Purcell, Pixar Animation Studios
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
“Big Hero 6” – Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson & Jordan Roberts, Walt Disney Animation Studios
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – Dean DeBlois, DreamWorks Animation
“Song of the Sea” – Will Collins, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
“The Boxtrolls” – Irena Brignull & Adam Pava, Focus Features/Laika
“The Lego Movie” – Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Warner Bros. Pictures
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” – Illya Owens, Disney Television Animation
“Dragons: Defenders of Berk” – Ernesto Matamoros, DreamWorks Animation Television
“Family Guy” – Mike Elias, Super 78
“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – David Suther, Bradley Furnish & David Condolora, Pixar Animation Studios
“Turbo FAST” – Todd Raleigh & Doug Vito, DreamWorks Animation
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
“Big Hero 6” – Tim Mertens, Walt Disney Animation Studios
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” – John K. Carr, DreamWorks Animation
“Planes: Fire & Rescue” – Dan Molina, Mark Keefer & Karen Hathaway, Disneytoon Studios
“Song of the Sea” – Darragh Byrne, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
“The Lego Movie” – David Burrows, Todd Hansen, Doug Nicholas, Jonathan Tappin & Courtney O’Brien-Brown, Warner Bros. Pictures
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