The 52nd Annie Awards took place on February 8th, celebrating the past year’s achievements in animated movies, television, streaming, and more. Dreamworks’ feature film The Wild Robot walked away with a remarkable achievement of 10 awards, winning every category in which it was nominated.
Netflix’s Arcane led the way for streaming series with seven awards, while other shows such as Disney+’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Apple TV’s WondLa also received a notable number of awards and nominations.
Check out the complete list of nominees and winners at the 52nd Annie Awards below:
Best Feature
- Inside Out 2
- Kung Fu Panda 4
- That Christmas
- The Wild Robot – WINNER
- Ultraman: Rising
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Feature – Independent
- Chicken for Linda!
- Flow – WINNER
- Kensuke’s Kingdom
- Look Back
- Mars Express
- Memoir of a Snail
Best Special Production
- A Bear Named Wojtek
- Mog’s Christmas
- Orion and the Dark – WINNER
- Tabby McTat
- Yuck!
Best Short Subject
- Beautiful Men
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Ruthless Blade
- The Swineherd
- Wander to Wonder – WINNER
Best Sponsored
- feelslikeimfallinginlove
- Fuzzy Feelings – WINNER
- Moonlit Bamboo Forest – Hoyofair
- Natlan Impressions Trailer – “Blaze to Natlan”
- Welcome to the City of Love
Best TV/Media – Preschool
- Disney Jr.’s Ariel (Episode: Crystal Cavern Caper)
- Gabby’s Dollhouse (Episode: Pandy’s Bad Day)
- Jessica’s Big Little World (Episode: Jessica’s Picnic)
- The Tiny Chef Show (Episode: Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular) – WINNER
- Wonder Pets: In the City (Episode: Save Tate?)
Best TV/Media – Children
- Gremlins: The Wild Batch (Episode: Never Use Double Negatives)
- Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Episode: Batten Down the Hatches)
- Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Episode: The Molecular Level) – WINNER
- Primos (Episode: Summer of Tater Luna)
- WondLa (Episode: Ruins)
Best TV/Media – Mature
- Bob’s Burgers (Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?) – WINNER
- Solar Opposites (Episode: The What If?! Device)
- South Park (Episode: The End of Obesity)
- The Great North (Episode: Aunt Misbehavin’ Adventure)
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (Episode: The Land of Sex and Death)
Best TV/Media – Limited Series
- Dream Productions (Episode: A Night to Remember) – WINNER
- Iwájú (Episode: Tola)
- Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (Episode: Part Three)
- Moon Girl’s Lab (Episode: Moon Girl Saves the Moon)
- My Adventures with Superman (Episode: Pierce the Heavens, Superman!)
Best Student Film
- Adiós – WINNER
- El Ombligo de la Luna olaj
- Pear Garden
- Polliwog
- Turmspringer
Best FX – TV/Media
- Arcane (Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails) – WINNER
- Dream Productions (Episode: A Night to Remember)
- Secret Level (Episode: Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear)
- Secret Level (Episode: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen’s Cradle)
- Secret Level (Episode: Crossfire: Good Conflict)
Best FX – Feature
- Kung Fu Panda 4
- Moana 2
- The Wild Robot – WINNER
- Ultraman: Rising
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Character Animation – TV/Media
- Arcane – WINNER
- Dream Productions
- In the Know
- Star Trek: Lower Decks
- The Patrick Star Show
Best Character Animation – Feature
- Inside Out 2
- Kung Fu Panda 4
- Moana 2
- The Wild Robot – WINNER
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Character Animation – Live Action
- Better Man
- Gladiator II
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
- House of the Dragon Season 2
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – WINNER
Best Character Animation – Video Game
- #BLUD
- Asgard’s Wrath 2
- Diesel Legacy
- Neva – WINNER
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Best Character Design – TV/Media
- Dream Productions
- Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld
- Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – WINNER
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- X-Men ’97
Best Character Design – Feature
- Inside Out 2
- Scarygirl
- Spellbound
- That Christmas
- The Wild Robot – WINNER
Best Direction – TV/Media
- Arcane (Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails) – WINNER
- Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
- Bob’s Burgers (Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?)
- Tabby McTat
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Episode: The Pearl)
Best Direction – Feature
- Chicken for Linda!
- Flow
- That Christmas
- The Wild Robot – WINNER
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Music – TV/Media
- Arcane (Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails) – WINNER
- Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
- Hazbin Hotel (Episode: Masquerade)
- Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld (Episode: Lock-In)
- WondLa (Episode: Captive)
Best Music – Feature
- Kensuke’s Kingdom
- Piece by Piece
- That Christmas
- The Wild Robot – WINNER
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Production Design – TV/Media
- Arcane (Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails) – WINNER
- Dream Productions (Episode: The Dream Team)
- Orion and the Dark
- Silly Sundays Episode: Stringy Soup
- WondLa Episode: Bargain
Best Production Design – Feature
- Inside Out 2
- That Christmas
- The Wild Robot – WINNER
- Ultraman: Rising
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Storyboarding – TV/Media
- Arcane (Episode: Killing is a Cycle) – WINNER
- Invincible Fight Girl (Episode: The Way of The World)
- Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Episode: That Night)
- Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Episode: The Pearl)
Best Storyboarding – Feature
- Despicable Me 4 – WINNER
- Moana 2
- Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
- Spellbound
- That Christmas
Best Voice Acting – TV/Media
- Bob’s Burgers – John Roberts as Linda Belcher (Episode: The Right Tough Stuff)
- Bob’s Burgers – Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher (Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?)
- Dream Productions – Paula Pell as Paula (Episode: Out of Body) – WINNER
- Hazbin Hotel- Jeremy Jordan as Lucifer (Episode: Dad Beat Dad)
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil (Episode: Splinter and April Fight a Goldfish)
Best Voice Acting – Feature
- Chicken for Linda! – Mélinée Leclerc as Linda
- Inside Out 2 – Maya Hawke as Anxiety
- The Wild Robot – Lupita Nyong’o as Roz – WINNER
- The Wild Robot – Kit Connor as Brightbill
- Transformers One – Brian Tyree Henry as D-16 / Megatron
Best Writing – TV/Media
- Craig of the Creek (Episode: Whose Dimension Is It Anyway?)
- Jessica’s Big Little World (Episode: Jessica’s Picnic)
- Orion and the Dark – WINNER
- The Simpsons (Episode: Bart’s Birthday)
- Yuck!
Best Writing – Feature
- Flow – WINNER
- Inside Out 2
- Kensuke’s Kingdom
- Memoir of a Snail
Best Editorial – TV/Media
- Arcane (Episode: Pretend Like It’s the First Time) – WINNER
- Creature Commandos (Episode: Cheers to the Tin Man)
- Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Episode: Batten Down the Hatches)
- Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Episode: The Molecular Level)
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Episode: The Pearl)
Best Editorial – Feature
- Inside Out 2
- Moana 2
- The Wild Robot – WINNER
- Ultraman: Rising
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Juried Awards
- The Winsor McCay Awards: Aaron Blaise, Eunice Macaulay, Normand Roger
- June Foray Award: Women in Animation
- Ub Iwerks Award: Alberto Menache
- Special Achievement Award: Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films
