Award season is coming up very shortly with many movies finally getting their recognition with numerous campaigns for possible Oscar Nominations. The Animation industry is no exception when recognizing the remarkable talent that some of the very best filmmakers in Animation have done during past years as the 46th annual Annie Awards have announced their nominations.

As with many prior years, the trend of Disney and/or Pixar taking the lead of nominations continues with Disney Animation’s and Pixar’s hit sequels Incredibles 2 and Ralph Breaks the Internet being the two leading the nominations with Incredibles having 11 nominations and Ralph having 10 nominations. Both are also included in the most significant award which is the Best Animated Feature, however there is still some good competition for that title this year.

Alongside Disney’s and Pixar’s contributions, Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, Aardman’s  Early Man, and Sony’s Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse are also nominated for the prestigious Best Animated Feature Category along with various other nominations. Even despite Disney’s and Pixar’s  recognition in the animation industry, it’s still possible that these other three movies could win big time as there is a lot going for each one of these films. Particularly Isle of Dogs  being a critically success and from one of the most prominent names in the film industry with Wes Anderson and Into the Spider-Verse being already a huge critical success, currently holding a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and said to be a huge game changer for animated films.

In regards to other Animation news regarding the Annies, famous awards like the Winsor McCay award and June Foray award will also be presented and given to many talents in the industry. Director and Animator Ralph Eggleston, Voice Actress Andrea Romano and Frank Braxton (posthumously) will be the ones to receive the Winsor McCay award while also posthumously, animator Adam Burke will be given the June Foray award. Not to mention, ASIFA volunteer Jason Jones will be given a certificate of merit and Ub Iwerks Award for Blender Open Source Animation Software will be given to Dutch software developer Ton Roosendaal.

Full Nomination List Below:

Best Animated Picture

Early Man- Aardman
Incredibles 2- Pixar
Isle of Dogs- Fox Searchlight
Ralph Breaks the Internet- Walt Disney Animation
Spider Man Into the Spider-Verse- Sony Animation

Best Independent Animated Feature

Ce Magnifique Gâteau!- Beast Animation
MFKZ- Ankama
Mirai- Studio Chizu
Ruben Brandt, Collector- Hungarian National Film Fund
Tito and the Birds- Bits Production

Best Animated Special Production

Back to the Moon- Google Spotlight Story
Mary Poppins Returns- Walt Disney Studios
The Emperor’s Newest Clothes- HBO/StarBurns
The Highway Rat- Magic Light Pictures

Best Animated Short Subject

Grandpa Walrus- Caïmans Productions
Lost & Found- Wabi Sabi Studios
SOLAR WALK- Nørlum
Untravel- Film House Baš Čelik, Serbia
Weekends- Past Lives Productions

Best Virtual Reality Production

Age of Sail- Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach
Battlescar- AtlasV
Crow: The Legend- Baobab Studios
Mind Palace- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Moss- Polyarc

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial

Goldfish at the Fair-Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Greenpeace ‘There’s a Rang-Tan In My Bedroom’- Passion Animation Studios
Grinch / 40 / Olympics Spot- Illumination
JD.com, ‘Joy and Heron’- Passion Pictures
The Fearless Are Here- Nexus Studios

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

Ask the StoryBots- JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
Dinotrux: Supercharged- DreamWorks Animation Television
Hey Duggee- Studio AKA
PJ Masks- Frog Box Entertainment One
Tumble Leaf- Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children

Hilda- Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny- DreamWorks Animation Television
Little Big Awesome- Amazon Studios
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters- DreamWorks Animation Television

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production

Big Mouth-Netflix
Bob’s Burgers- 20th Century FOX Television/Bento Box Entertainment
BoJack Horseman- Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
Human Kind Of- Cartuna, Facebook Watch
The Venture Bros.- Adult Swim / Titmouse, Inc.

Best Student Film

A Blink of An Eye-Kiana Naghshineh
Best Friend- Nicholas OLIVIERI, Yi SHEN, Juliana DE LUCCA, Varun NAIR, David FELIU
FACING IT- Sam Gainsborough
Hors Piste- Léo BRUNEL, Loris CAVALIER, Camille JALABERT, Oscar MALLET
Sister- Siqi Song

Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

DreamWorks Theatre Presents Kung Fu Panda- DreamWorks Animation
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Nickelodeon Animation Studio
SuperMansion- Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters- DreamWorks Animation Television
Watership Down- 42 / Biscuit Entertainment with Netflix

Animated Effects in an Animated Feature Production

Early Man- Aardman Animations
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation- Sony Pictures Animation
Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Next Gen- Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios

Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Age of Sail-Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures
Back to the Moon- Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios
Hilda- Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure- Walt Disney Television Animation
Tumble Leaf- Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment

Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production

Early Man- Aardman Animations
Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Isle of Dogs- Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse- Sony Pictures Animation

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

Avengers: Infinity War- Marvel
Christopher Robin- Walt Disney Pictures
Mary Poppins Returns- Walt Disney Pictures
Paddington 2- StudioCanal, Heyday Films, Marmalade Films Ltd
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms- Walt Disney Studios

Character Animation in a Video Game

God of War- Santa Monica Studio
GRIS- Nomada Studio
Marvel’s Spider-Man- Insomniac Games
Moss- Polyarc
Shadow of The Tomb Raider- Square Enix

Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Age of Sail- Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures
Niko and the Sword of Light- Amazon Studios
Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure- Walt Disney Television Animation
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle- DreamWorks Animation Television

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Mary Poppins Returns- Walt Disney Studios
Next Gen- Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse- Sony Pictures Animation

Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Ask the StoryBots- JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
Disney Mickey Mouse- Disney Television Animation
Niko and the Sword of Light- Amazon Studios
SuperMansion- Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Tales of Arcadia: 3Below- DreamWorks Animation Television

Directing in an Animated Feature Production

Early Man- Aardman Animations
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation- Sony Pictures Animation
Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse- Sony Pictures Animation

Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Back to the Moon- Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios
Disney Mickey Mouse- Disney Television Animation
Elena of Avalor- Disney Television Animation
Tangled: The Series- Walt Disney Television Animation
The Tom and Jerry Show- Warner Bros. Animation

Music in an Animated Feature Production

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch- Illumination
Early Man- Aardman Animations
Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Smallfoot- Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Animation Group

Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Age of Sail- Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures
Disney Mickey Mouse- Disney Television Animation
Little Big Awesome- Amazon Studios
Niko and the Sword of Light- Amazon Studios
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle– DreamWorks Animation Television

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

Early Man- Aardman Animations
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation- Sony Pictures Animation
Isle of Dogs- Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures
Mary Poppins Returns- Walt Disney Studios
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse- Sony Pictures Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Ben 10-Cartoon Network Studios
Big Hero 6: The Series- Walt Disney Television Animation
Disney Mickey Mouse- Disney Television Animation
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Star vs. The Forces of Evil- Walt Disney Television Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch- Illumination
Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Mary Poppins Returns- Walt Disney Studios
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios

Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

BoJack Horseman- Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
F is for Family- Wild West Television in association with Gaumont Television for Netflix
Pete the Cat- Amazon Studios, Alcon Television Group, LLC
Skylanders Academy- Activision Blizzard Studios
Unikitty- Warner Bros. Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

Early Man- Aardman Animations
Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Isle of Dogs- Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures
Next Gen- Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Big Mouth- Netflix
Craig of the Creek- Cartoon Network Studios
Hilda-Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
Star vs. The Forces of Evil- Walt Disney Television Animation
We Bare Bears- Cartoon Network Animation Studios

Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Mirai- Studio Chizu
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse- Sony Pictures Animation
Teen Titans Go! to the Movies- Warner Bros. Animation

Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Big Hero 6: The Series- Walt Disney Television Animation
Puppy Dog Pals- Wild Canary Animation / Disney Junior
SpongeBob SquarePants- Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Tales of Arcadia: 3Below- DreamWorks Animation Television
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants- DreamWorks Animation Television

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch- Illumination
Incredibles 2- Pixar Animation Studios
Ralph Breaks The Internet- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Ruben Brandt, Collector- Hungarian National Film Fund
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse- Sony Pictures Animation