2016-11-29



ASIFA-Hollywood has released the list of the 44th annual Annie Award nominees, recognizing the year’s best animated work in the eyes of the industry. Highlights of this year’s nominees include:

Best Animated Feature

Finding Dory – Pixar Animation Studios

Kubo and the Two Strings – LAIKA

Kung Fu Panda 3 – DreamWorks Animation

Moana – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Zootopia – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Animated Feature – Independent

Long Way North – Produced by Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies, Norlum Studios, France 3 Cinéma and 2 Minutes

Miss Hokusai – Production I.G

My Life As A Zucchini – Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Productions, Gebeka Films, KNM

The Red Turtle – Studio Ghibli – Wild Bunch – Why Not Productions

Your Name. – CoMix Wave Films

Best Animated Special Production

Audrie & Daisy – A production of AfterImage Public Media in association with Actual Films for Netflix

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll – DreamWorks Animation

Little Big Awesome – Titmouse, Inc. / Amazon Studios

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life – CBS Films/J.P. Entertainment/Participant Media

Pear Cider and Cigarettes – Massive Swerve Studios and Passion Pictures Animation

Best Animated Short Subject

“Blind Vaysha” – National Film Board of Canada

“Deer Flower” – Studio ZAZAC

“Path Title Sequence” – Acme Filmworks

“Pearl” – Google Spotlight Stories/Evil Eye Pictures

“Piper” – Pixar Animation Studios

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

Ask the StoryBots – Episode: “Why Do I Have to Brush My Teeth?” – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix

Peg + Cat – Episode: “The Disappearing Art – Problem” – The Fred Rogers Company/ 9ate7 Productions

Puffin Rock – The First Snow – Episode: 59 – Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Random House

The Stinky & Dirty Show – Episode: “Squeak” – Amazon Studios and Brown Bag Films

Tumble Leaf – Episode: “Mighty Mud Movers / Having a Ball” – Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children

Adventure TIme – Episode: “Bad Jubies” – Bix Pix Entertainment Cartoon Network Frederator Studios

DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender – Episode: “Return of the Gladiator” – DreamWorks Animation Television

Elena of Avalor – Episode: “A Day to Remember” – Disney Television Animation

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Episode: “Trans-Dimensional Turtles” – Nickelodeon

Wander Over Yonder – Episode: “My Fair Hatey” – Disney Television Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production

Bob’s Burgers – Episode: “Glued, Where’s My Bob?” – Bento Box Entertainment

BoJack Horseman – Episode: “Fish Out Of Water” – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix

Long Live the Royals – Episode: “Punk Show” – Cartoon Network Studios

The Simpsons – Episode: “Barthood” – Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television

The Venture Bros – Episode: “Hostile Makeover” – Titmouse, Inc.

The full list of nominees is available at the Annie Awards website.

The Annie Awards ceremony will be held on February 4, 2017, at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA.

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