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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nDreamworks\u2019 The Wild Robot, <\/em><\/strong> won Best Feature<\/strong>, along with eight more categories at the 52nd<\/sup> Annie Awards <\/strong>celebration Saturday night on the campus of UCLA. In addition to Best Feature, The Wild Robot <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0also took home an Annie for Best FX- Feature <\/strong>(Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli), Best Character Animation \u2013 Feature <\/strong>(Fabio Lignini), Best Character Design \u2013 Feature<\/strong> (Genevieve Tsai), \u00a0Best Direction \u2013 Feature <\/strong>(Chris Sanders), Best Music \u2013 Feature <\/strong>(Kris Bowers), Best Production Design \u2013 Feature <\/strong>(Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc) Best Voice Acting \u2013 Feature <\/strong>(Lupita Nyong\u2019o as Roz) <\/strong>and Best Editorial \u2013 Feature <\/strong>(Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker).<\/p>\n The Wild Robot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Best Feature \u2013 Independent <\/strong>was presented to Flow <\/em><\/strong>(Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio). Flow <\/em><\/strong>also won an Annie for Best Writing \u2013 Feature<\/strong> (Gints Zilbalodis, Mati\u0304ss Kaz\u030ca). Best Special Production <\/strong>was presented to Orion and the Dark<\/em><\/strong> (DreamWorks Animation), and Best Short Subject <\/strong>was presented to Wander to Wonder<\/em> (<\/strong>Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo).<\/p>\n Arcane (<\/em><\/strong>A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix) took home seven Annies for Best FX \u2013 TV\/Media<\/strong> \u2013 (Guillaume Degroote, Aure\u0301lien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Je\u0301ro\u0302me Dupre\u0301); Best Character Animation<\/strong> \u2013 TV\/Media<\/strong> (Tom Gouill); Best Direction \u2013 TV\/Media<\/strong> (Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury); Best Music \u2013 TV\/Media<\/strong> (Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox); Best Production Design \u2013 TV\/Media<\/strong> (Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O\u2019Neill); Best Storyboading \u2013 TV\/Media<\/strong> (Jose\u0301phine Meis); and Best Editorial \u2013 TV\/Media<\/strong> (Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez).<\/p>\n Best Student Film <\/strong>was presented to Adio\u0301s <\/em><\/strong>(<\/em>National Film and Television School Jose\u0301 Prats, Bernardo Angeletti); and Best Sponsored Production \u2013 Fuzzy Feelings<\/em> <\/strong>(Passion Pictures Hungry Man). Best TV\/Media \u2013 Children \u2013 Marvel\u2019s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur \u201cThe Molecular Level\u201d <\/em><\/strong>(Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television, Cinema Gypsy); Best Animated TV\/Media \u2013 Preschool \u2013 The Tiny Chef Show Episode: Tiny Chef\u2019s Spooky Stump Spectacular <\/em><\/strong>(Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions); and Best TV\/Media \u2013 Limited Series \u2013 Dream Productions \u2013 \u201cA Night to Remember\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Pixar Animation Studios).<\/p>\n Best Character Animation \u2013 Live Action <\/strong>was presented to Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes<\/em><\/strong> (<\/strong>Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard Sly \u2013 Weta FX); and Best Character Animation \u2013 Video Game to <\/strong>Neva <\/em><\/strong>(Nomada Studio Animation Team).<\/p>\n <\/em>The first presenter of the evening was kept secret until he walked onto the stage. Actor Steve Buscemi<\/strong> and former member of the FDNY presented the first two Annie Awards, along with local Los Angeles firefighter Brian McGrath.<\/strong> ASIFA-Hollywood\u00a0announced at tonight\u2019s ceremony an unprecedented fundraising campaign,\u00a0AnimAID<\/strong>, created in collaboration with industry co-workers and animation studios, to provide financial support for those in the animation community who have lost so much in the recent LA fires. AnimAID<\/strong> plans to also partner with Sotheby\u2019s this spring for a prestigious online auction of animation art, followed by other events to come. For more information on AnimAID<\/strong> and to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit https:\/\/www.asifa-hollywood.org\/animaid-donate\/<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Other presenters during the evening included \u2013 <\/strong>Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham (<\/strong>Directors, Wallace & Gromit),<\/strong> Kristen Schaal & Jason Ritter, Irene Bedard (<\/strong>voice of Pocahontas) & Aaron Blaise <\/strong>(Disney Animator and Winsor McCay recipient), Diamond White <\/strong>(voice of Moon Girl) & Yonas Kibreab (<\/strong>voice of Elio), Don Hahn (<\/strong>Disney Producer), Charles Fleischer (<\/strong>voice of Roger Rabbit) & Bill Farmer (<\/strong>voice of Goofy), Nancy Cartwright (<\/strong>voice of Bart Simpson) & Christopher Sean (<\/strong>voice of Ultraman), Peter Hastings <\/strong>(Director of Dog Man), and Carolyn Lawrence <\/strong>(voice of Sandy Cheeks from SpongeBob SquarePants) & Victoria Bodart. <\/strong>(Firefighter).<\/p>\n FLOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Juried Awards<\/strong> were presented during the ceremony, honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. The\u00a0Winsor McCay Award<\/strong>\u00a0in recognition of lifetime or career contributions\u00a0are being presented to three recipients\u00a0\u2013 Longtime Disney Supervising Animator\/Director\u00a0Aaron Blaise<\/strong>, National Film Board of Canada (NFB) writer, director, producer, and Academy Award influencer\u00a0Eunice Macaulay\u00a0<\/strong>(posthumous); <\/strong>and influential\u00a0NFB\u00a0composer and sound designer\u00a0Normand Roger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The\u00a0June Foray Award<\/strong>\u00a0for significant and benevolent impact will be awarded to\u00a0the\u00a0<\/strong>global non-profit\u00a0Women in Animation (WIA),\u00a0<\/strong>advocating for gender equity and inclusion\u00a0in animation, VFX, and gaming.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0Ub Iwerks Award<\/strong>\u00a0for technical advancement affecting the animation industry\u00a0will be presented to visual effects, animation and gaming pioneer\u00a0Alberto Menache<\/strong>\u00a0who contributed founding technology to performance capture, virtual production and more. The Special Achievement Award<\/strong>\u00a0acknowledging\u00a0unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the\u00a0existing award category structure\u00a0will be presented to\u00a0Directing at Disney-The Original Directors of Walt\u2019s Animated Films<\/em><\/strong>, the historically important new book by\u00a0Pete Docter<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Don Peri<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Many thanks to the generous support from this year\u2019s sponsors: Platinum \u2013<\/strong> DreamWorks Animation, Netflix and Warner Bros. Animation; Gold <\/strong>\u2013 Disney Branded TV, Riot Games and Nickelodeon; Silver <\/strong>\u2013 Amazon MGM Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Animation, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation; Bronze <\/strong>\u2013 GKIDS and Skydance Animation, and Industry <\/strong>\u2013 Animation Is Film, Animation Magazine, Bento Box Entertainment, Epic Games, Lightbox Expo, Motion Pictures Editors Guild, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Sheridan College, The Animation Guild IATSE Local 839 and Toon Boom Animation. Nominee Reception Sponsors<\/strong> \u2013 Wacom and Toon Boom.<\/p>\n The Annie Awards honor overall excellence as well as individual achievement in 32 categories from best feature, best feature \u2013 independent, production design, character animation, and effects animation to storyboarding, writing, music, editing, and voice acting, and have often been a predictor of the annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The ceremony was streamed this year courtesy of ASIFA-Hollywood\u00a0www.annieawards.org\/watch-it-live<\/a><\/strong>. A complete list of winners can be viewed at <\/strong>www.annieawards.org<\/strong><\/a>. Video highlights of the ceremony will be uploaded to the Annies website in the next few days.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n \n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dreamworks\u2019 The Wild Robot, won Best Feature, along with eight more categories at the 52nd Annie Awards celebration Saturday night on the campus of UCLA. 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