BURBANK, CA (December 3, 2018) – The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 46th Annual Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. For a complete list of nominations, please visit www.annieawards.org/nominees.
Best Animated Feature
- 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
Best Animated Special Production
- Back to the Moon – Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios
- Mary Poppins Returns – Walt Disney Studios
- The Emperor’s Newest Clothes – HBO / Starburns Industries
- The Highway Rat – Magic Light Pictures
Animated Effects in an Animated Feature Production
- Early Man – Aardman Animations
VFX Supervisor: Howard Jones; Director of Photography: Dave Alex Riddett; Head of 3D: Grant Hewlett; Crowd Lead: Pat Andrew; 3D Artist: Elena Vitanza Chiarani - Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation – Sony Pictures Animation
FX Supervisor: Patrick Witting; FX Lead: Kiel Gnebba; FX Animator : Spencer Lueders; FX Animator: Joe Pepper; FX Animator: Sam Rickles - Incredibles 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Effects Sequence Lead: Greg Gladstone; Effects Artist: Tolga Göktekin Effects Artist: Jason Johnston Effects Artist: Eric Lacroix; Effects Sequence Lead: Krzysztof Rost - Next Gen – Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix
Visual Effects Lead: So Ishigaki; Senior Visual Effects Lead: Graham Wiebe - Ralph Breaks The Internet – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Head of Effects Animation: Cesar Velazquez; Effects Lead: Marie Tollec; Effects Lead: Alexander Moaveni Effects Lead: Peter DeMund Foundation Effects Lead: Ian J. Coony
Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
- Early Man – Aardman Animations
Lead Character Animator: Laurie Sitzia Character: Goona, Dug, Chief Bobnar, the Tribe, the rabbit and Lord Nooth - Incredibles 2 – Pixar Animation Studio
Animator: Lance Fite Character: All Characters - Isle of Dogs – Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures
Lead Animator: Jason Stalman Character: Chief and Nutmeg - Ralph Breaks The Internet – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animator: Vitor Vilela Character: Wreck-It Ralph, Fix-It Felix, Double Dan, Vanellope Von Schweetz, Ralphzilla, Yesss, Root Beer Tapper Patrons, Pancake Bunny, Milkshake Kitty, Baby Mo, Mo’s Mom - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Sony Pictures Animation
Animator: David Han Character: Multiple
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
- Avengers: Infinity War – Marvel
Animation Supervisor: Paul Story Animation Supervisor: Sidney Kombo- Kintombo; Lead Facial Motion Editor: Eteuati Tema Facial Motion Editor: Jacob Luamanuvae- Su’a; Lead Modeller: Sam Sharplin - Christopher Robin – Walt Disney Pictures
Animation Supervisor: Arslan Elver Animation Supervisor: Laurent Laban Lead Animator: Kayn Garcia Modeller: Claire Blustin; Rigger: Marc-André Coulombe - Mary Poppins Returns – Walt Disney Pictures
Chris Sauve: Chris Sauve James Baxter: James Baxter Sandro Cleuzo: Sandro Cleuzo; Paddington 2 – StudioCanal, Heyday Films, Marmalade Films Ltd; Animation Director: Pablo Grillo Animation Supervisor: Laurent Laban; Animation Supervisor: Kyle Dunlevy; Lead Animator: Stuart Ellis
Lead Animator: Liam Russell - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – Walt Disney Studios
Animation Supervisor: Richard Oey Animation Lead: Adrien Annesley Animation Lead: Allison Orr; Key Animation Artist: Wei Liang Yap; Key Animation Artist: Shan Hao
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
- Incredibles 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Character Art Director: Matt Nolte; Character: All Characters - Mary Poppins Returns – Walt Disney Studios
Lead Character Designer: James Woods; Character: Animated Cast - Next Gen – Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix
Character Designer: Marceline Tanguay; Character: Multiple - Ralph Breaks The Internet – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Art Director – Characters: Ami Thompson Character: Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope Von Schweetz, Yesss, Maybe, Shank, Spamley, Gord, The eboy, ebay Elaine, Netuser, Netizens, Internet Troll, Slaughter Race Crew, Disney Princesses, Ralphzilla, Jimmy, Tiffany, Baby Calhoun, Pancake Bunny, Milkshake Kitty, KnowsMo - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Sony Pictures Animation
Shiyoon Kim : Shiyoon Kim Character: Uncle Aaron, Rio, Peter, Miles, King Pin, Gwen, Aunt May, Goblin, Jefferson
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
- Early Man – Aardman Animations
Director: Nick Park - Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation – Sony Pictures Animation
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky - Incredibles 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Director: Brad Bird - Ralph Breaks The Internet – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Director: Rich Moore; Director: Phil Johnston - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Sony Pictures Animation
Director: Bob Persichetti Director: Rodney Rothman Director: Peter Ramsey