The 42nd Annie Award nominations, presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, cover film, TV production, commercials, short subjects, video games, student films and honorary and achievement awards. The newest category - character animation in a video game - brings the total awards to 36. Here's a complete list of winners and nominees:
Animated feature
"Big Hero 6" - Walt Disney Animation Studios
"Cheatin'" - Plymptoons Studio
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "The Simpsons" - FOX
Video game
"Forza Horizon 2" - Microsoft - Turn 10 Studios
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "My Big Brother" - Jason Rayner
"Tiny Nomad" - Toniko Pantoja
Outstanding achievement for animated effects in an animated production
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "Wander Over Yonder " - Justin Nichols, Disney Television Animation
Outstanding achievement for character animation in an animated feature production
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "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
WINNER: "The Book of Life" - Reel FX. Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez
