Nominations for the 44th annual Annie Awards have just been announced. Zootopia and Kubo and the Two Strings lead the way with 11 and 10 nominations, respectively. In addition to categories that feature recognizable titles from Disney and DreamWorks, the Annies also highlight independent animation, several individual achievement categories, and jury awards.
The winners will be announced February 4th in Los Angeles. Some of the nominees are below; for the full list check out the Annie Awards website.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Finding Dory – Pixar Animation Studios
- Kubo and the Two Strings – LAIKA
- Kung Fu Panda 3 – DreamWorks Animation
- Moana – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Zootopia – Walt Disney Animation Studios
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – INDEPENDENT
- Long Way North – Produced by Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies, Norlum Studios, France 3 Cinéma and 2 Minutes
- Miss Hokusai – Production I.G
- My Life As A Zucchini – Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Productions, Gebeka Films, KNM
- The Red Turtle – Studio Ghibli – Wild Bunch – Why Not Productions
- Your Name. – CoMix Wave Films
BEST ANIMATED SPECIAL PRODUCTION
- Audrie & Daisy – A production of AfterImage Public Media in association with Actual Films for Netflix
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll – DreamWorks Animation
- Little Big Awesome – Titmouse, Inc. / Amazon Studios
- Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life – CBS Films/J.P. Entertainment/Participant Media
- Pear Cider and Cigarettes – Massive Swerve Studios and Passion Pictures Animation
BEST ANIMATED SHORT SUBJECT
- Blind Vaysha – National Film Board of Canada
- Deer Flower – Studio ZAZAC
- Path Title Sequence – Acme Filmworks
- Pearl – Google Spotlight Stories/Evil Eye Pictures
- Piper – Pixar Animation Studios
Full list of nominees at AnnieAwards.org.
