Sono state svelate le candidature ai 51esimi Annie Awards, i premi annuali dedicati al mondo del cinema animato la cui cerimonia di premiazione si terrà il prossimo 17 febbraio. A sorpresa, guida le nomination Nimona (9), seguono Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse ed il fresco vincitore del Golden Globe Il Ragazzo e l’Airone (7). Per la prima volta nella storia, la Disney con Wish e la Pixar con Elemental vengono esclusi dalla categoria principale, quella al miglior film. A seguire, tutte le candidature agli Annie Awards 2024.

Tutte le candidature agli Annie Awards 2024

BEST FEATURE

• Nimona
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Suzume
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• The Boy and the Heron

BEST FEATURE-INDEPENDENT

• Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
• Four Souls of Coyote
• Robot Dreams
• The Inventor
• White Plastic Sky

BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION

• Invincible: Atom Eve
• Shape Island: The Winter Blues
• Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
• The Smeds and The Smoos
• The Velveteen Rabbit

BEST SHORT SUBJECT

• Carne de Dios
• Daffy in Wackyland
• HUMO
• PINA
• WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

BEST SPONSORED

• Video Games by Tenacious D
• Alzheimer’s Research UK Change The Ending
• Laugh Track – The National (featuring Phoebe Bridgers)
• Up in smoke

BEST TV/MEDIA-PRESCHOOL

• Batwheels, episode: To the Batmobile!
• Ghee Happy, episode: Navagraha
• Playdate with Winnie the Pooh, episode: Piglet, Tigger and the Cardboard Box
• StoryBots: Answer Time, episode: Fractions
• The Creature Cases, episode: The Forest Food Bandit

BEST TV/MEDIA-CHILDREN

• CURSES! episode: The Baboon Temple
• Hilda, episode: Chapter 8: The Fairy Isle
• Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, episode: The Beyonder
• My Dad the Bounty Hunter, episode: Bizarre Ride
• Shape Island, episode: 105B Square’s Special Place

BEST TV/MEDIA-MATURE

• Big Mouth, episode: The International Show
• Blue Eye Samurai, episode: Pilot: Hammerscale
• Bob’s Burgers, episode: Amelia
• Scavengers Reign, episode: The Signal
• Tomato Kitchen, episode: Special Production

BEST TV/MEDIA-LIMITED SERIES

• Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, episode: Enkai
• Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection, episode: Yellowbird
• Pokémon: Path to the Peak, episode: 1

BEST STUDENT FILM

• From The Top, National Film and Television School
• Kolaj, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
• La quête de l’humain, Gobelins, l’école de l’image
• Quem Salva, Supinfocom Rubika
• The Little Poet, California Institute of the Arts

BEST FX-TV/MEDIA

• Blue Eye Samurai, episode: All Evil Dreams and Angry Words
• Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, episode: Moremi
• Star Wars: Visions, episode: Sith
• The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday
• What If…? Season 2 episode 06, What If…Kahhori Reshaped the World?

BEST FX-FEATURE

• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Elemental
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Suzume
• The Peasants

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION-TV/MEDIA

• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, episode: The Winter King
• Blue Eye Samurai, episodes 01, 04 and 06
• Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, episodes: Moremi, Surf Sangoma, Stardust
• Star Wars: Visions, episode: I Am Your Mother
• THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: pilot

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION-FEATURE

• Elemental
• Nimona
• Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
• Suzume
• The Boy and the Heron

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION-LIVE ACTION

• Ahsoka
• Cocaine Bear
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• The Little Mermaid
• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION-VIDEO GAME

• Atomic Heart
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Let’s! Revolution!
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Teslagrad 2

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN-TV/MEDIA

• Clone High, episode: Let’s Try This Again
• Jessica’s Big Little World, episode: Bedtime Routine
• Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, episode: You Give Me Heart
• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, episode: 515M-106 (The Beyonder)
• Spirit Rangers, episode: Water Protectors

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN-FEATURE

• Elemental
• Merry Little Batman
• Nimona
• Robot Dreams
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST DIRECTION-TV/MEDIA

• Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, episode: “Moremi
• My Dad the Bounty Hunter, episode: Bizarre Ride
• Pokémon Concierge, episode: #2 What’s on Your Mind, Psyduck?
• Scavengers Reign, episode: The Fall
• Star Wars: Visions, episode: Screecher’s Reach

BEST DIRECTION-FEATURE

• Nimona
• Robot Dreams
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• The Boy and the Heron

BEST MUSIC-TV/MEDIA

• Animaniacs, episode: Talladega Mice
• Babylon 5: The Road Home
• Pacemaker
• Star Wars: Visions, episode: Aau’s Song
• The Smeds and The Smoos

BEST MUSIC-FEATURE

• Elemental
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Suzume
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• The Boy and the Heron

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN-TV/MEDIA

• Blue Eye Samurai, episode: Hammerscale
• Blue Eye Samurai, episode: The Great Fire of 1657
• Scavengers Reign, episode: The Storm
• Star Wars: Visions, episode: Sith
• What If…? episode: What if… Nebula Joined the Nova Corps?

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN-FEATURE

• Elemental
• Nimona
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• The Boy and the Heron

BEST STORYBOARDING-TV/MEDIA

• Craig Before The Creek, episode: Craig Before The Creek
• Fright Krewe, episode: The Blood Awakening, Part 1
• Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, episode: Never Give Up
• Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, episode: Apok-ta-pokalypse Now, Part II
• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, episode: 515M-107 Run the Rink

BEST STORYBOARDING-FEATURE

• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Nimona
• Robot Dreams
• Suzume
• The Boy and the Heron

BEST VOICE ACTING-TV/MEDIA

• Aisha Tyler, Archer, episode: Keys Open Doors
• Vico Ortiz, Craig Before The Creek, episode: Craig Before The Creek
• Diamond White, Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, episode: Moon Girl Landing
• Dan Stevens, Solar Opposites, episode: The Re-Visibility Bouillabaisse
• Alex Lawther, The Velveteen Rabbit

BEST VOICE ACTING-FEATURE

• David Hornsby, Merry Little Batman
• Tresi Gazal, Migration
• Chloë Grace Moretz, Nimona
• Hokuto Matsumura, Suzume
• Jack Black, The Super Mario Bros. Movie

BEST WRITING-TV/MEDIA

• Blue Eye Samurai, episode 105: The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride
• Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection, episode: Yellowbird
• Rock Paper Scissors, episode: Birthday Police
• Rosie’s Rules, episode: Time Trouble
• Scavengers Reign, episode: The Reunion

BEST WRITING-FEATURE

• Nimona
• Robot Dreams
• Suzume
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• The Boy and the Heron

BEST EDITORIAL-TV/MEDIA

• Blue Eye Samurai, episode 105: The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride
• Hilda, episode: Chapter 6: The Forgotten Lake
• I Am Groot, episode: Groot’s Snow Day
• Star Wars: Visions, episode: Screecher’s Reach
• The Legend of Vox Machina, episode: The Sunken Tomb

BEST EDITORIAL-FEATURE

• Elemental
• Leo
• Nimona
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem