52nd Annie Awards
| 52nd Annie Awards | |
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| Date | February 8, 2025 |
| Site | Royce Hall Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Organized by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
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| Most nominations | Film: The Wild Robot (10) Television: Arcane (7) |
The 52nd Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2024 is set to be held on February 8, 2025, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, presenting awards in 32 competitive categories as well as four juried special awards.[1]
Nominees were revealed on December 20, 2024.[2] Dreamworks Animation's The Wild Robot, directed by Chris Sanders and adapted from the novel by Peter Brown, led the nominations with ten, followed by Inside Out 2 and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, both with seven apiece[3][4]. In the television categories, Netflix series Arcane, based on the Riot Games multiplayer video game League of Legends, led with seven nominations, followed by Dream Productions with six and Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with five.[5][6]
Winners and nominees
[edit]Productions categories
[edit]| Best Animated Feature | Best Animated Feature — Independent |
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| Best Special Production | Best Short Subject |
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| Best Sponsored | Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children |
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| Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children | Best Mature Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
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| Best Limited Series | Best Student Film |
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Individual achievement categories
[edit]| Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production |
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| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production |
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Juried awards
[edit]- For "significant and benevolent impact":
- Women in Animation, global non-profit advocating for gender equity and inclusion in animation, VFX, and gaming.
- Presented to "acknowledge unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure":
- The book The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films by Pete Docter and Don Peri.
Ub Iwerks Award
[edit]- For "technical advancement affecting the animation industry":
- Alberto Menache, visual effects, animation and gaming pioneer.
- In "recognition of lifetime or career contributions":
- Aaron Blaise, supervising animator, director, and educator.
- Eunice Macaulay, writer, director, and producer at NFB (posthumous award).
- Normand Roger, composer and sound designer at NFB.
Multiple awards and nominations
[edit]Films
[edit]The following films received multiple nominations:
Television/Broadcast
[edit]The following shows received multiple nominations:
References
[edit]- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (December 20, 2024). "Annie Awards Nominees: 'The Wild Robot' Leads with 10 Nods". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Richlin, Harrison (December 20, 2024). "Annie Awards 2025: 'The Wild Robot' Leads with 10 Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Sarto, Dan (December 20, 2024). "52nd Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (December 20, 2024). "Annie Awards Nominations: Wild Robot Leads Field Over Inside Out 2, Wallace & Gromit". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 20, 2024). "'The Wild Robot' Leads 2025 Annie Awards Nominations With 10 Nods". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (December 20, 2024). "'The Wild Robot' Leads Annie Awards Nominations With 10 Nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 20, 2024.