The 51st Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2023[1] was held on February 17, 2024, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, in 37 categories.[2][3][4]

The nominees were announced on January 11, 2024, Nimona led the nominations for film category with nine, followed by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Boy and The Heron and Suzume with seven.[5] In television/broadcast category Blue Eye Samurai led the category with seven, followed by Star Wars: Visions with six.[6] For the first time in 32 years, Disney and Pixar films were completely shut out of the Best Animated Feature category.[7][8] Both The Boy and The Heron and Suzume tie the record with the most nominations for an anime production.

Winners and nominees

Productions categories

Best Animated Feature Best Animated Feature — Independent
Best Animated Special Production Best Animated Short Subject
Best Sponsored Production Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children Best Mature Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Best Animated Limited Series Best Student Film

Individual achievement categories

Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Fernando Herrera, Chris Hurtt, Nathan McConnel, Daniel Cabral, and Chris McGaw
    • Ahsoka – Rick O'Connor, Mike Beaulieu, Stewart Alves, Kevin Reuter, and Wai Kit Wan
    • Cocaine Bear – Carmelo Leggiero, Steve Braggs, Kevin Kelm, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, and Kane Elferink
    • The Little Mermaid – Pablo Grillo, Kayn Garcia, Ferran Casas, Stuart Ellis, and Joseph Lewis
    • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Kevin Estey, Kai-Hua Lan, Blaine Toderian, Richard John Moore, and Joseph C.K Leong
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Editorial Team (Michael Andrews, Andrew Leviton, R. Chett Hoffman, Erika Scopelli, Nina Lentini, Freddy Ferrari)
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
  • Blue Eye Samurai: "The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride" – Amber Noizumi
    • Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection: "Yellowbird" – Tsvetelina Zdraveva and Jerred North
    • Rock Paper Scissors: "Birthday Police" – Josh Lehrman, Kyle Stegina, Aram Spencer Porter, Julia Prescott and Mike Trapp
    • Rosie's Rules: "Time Trouble" – Leyani Diaz and Maria Escobedo
    • Scavengers Reign: "The Reunion" – Sean Buckelew

Juried awards

June Foray Award

  • BRIC Foundation (Alison Mann and Nicole Hendrix, co-founders)

The Special Achievement Award

Ub Iwerks Award

  • John Oxberry (posthumously)

Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Awards

Multiple awards and nominations

Films

Television/Broadcast

References

  1. ^ Flores, Terry (January 11, 2024). "'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition' 'Wish' Snubbed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Diamond Sarto, Debbie (September 11, 2023). "Call for Entries: 51st Annie Awards". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Lewis, Hilary (February 17, 2024). "Annie Awards: 'Spider-Man: Across the 'Spider Verse' Leads With 7 Wins, Including Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 11, 2024). "'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition With Nine Noms; Snubs Include 'Wish,' Which Was Shut Out". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "51st Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Disney, Pixar films shut out of Annie Awards nominations Best Feature". EW.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Lang, Jamie (January 11, 2024). "Disney Fails To Score Annie Awards Feature Nomination For The First Time Ever; Netflix Has Most-Nominated Film And Series". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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