Netflix at the 49th Annie Awards

March 13 2022

The 49th edition of the annie awards (annieawards.org) was held on Saturday night, with a star-studded virtual ceremony that celebrated the best animation of the year in 36 feature films, television, shorts and other categories. SpongeBob voice actor Tom Kenny opened the evening, which saw the participation of an international company of presenters including Trollhunters creator Guillermo del Toro and voice actress Charlie Saxton, The Bad Guys director Pierre Perifel and actress Lilly Singh, Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart of Cartoon Saloon, Encanto voice actress John Leguizamo and Belle Mamoru director Hosoda.

Blythe Danner presented the Winsor McCay Awards to previously announced winners Reuben Aquino (legendary Disney animator), Lillian Schwartz (pioneer of computer animation) and Toshio Suzuki (prolific producer of Studio Ghibli).

Best Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Advancing in the run up to awards season, Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix's visually compelling road trip gone awry The Mitchells vs. the Machines (directed by Mike Rianda, co-directed by Jeff Rowe) has gone away with most of the feature film awards (all eight of its nominations), including overtaking the multi-award winner Encanto (Disney) for the best feature film. Luca (Pixar), Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney) and Sing 2 (Illumination / Universal) were also nominated.

Encanto it still won three awards of its nine nominations, for character animation, storyboarding and, of course, music. Surprisingly, the film with the most Annies nominations, Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney), was left out when it came to the big night.

Best Feature Film - Independent: Escape

Another darling of festivals and prize circuits, Flee (NEON / Final Cut for Real) by Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen won the award for best independent film, in a race against The summit of the gods imported from Europe (Julianne Films / Folivari / Mélusine / Netflix) and three acclaimed Japanese films: Beautiful by Mamoru Hosoda (Studio Chizu / GKIDS), Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (Studio 4 ° C / GKIDS) and Pompo the Cinephile (CLAP / GKIDS).

- annie awards they are usually a strong predictor of the Oscar winner for best animated film. While the split into studio / indie categories confuses the water a bit, it will be interesting to see if the Academy falls in love with The Mitchells as well, takes a bold step out of Hollywood with Flee (who is also nominated for Best International Film and documentary), aligns with the Golden Globes and others, and delivers another statuette to Disney for Encanto - or maybe it surprises us all.

Arcane has won the most awards with nine, including for general audience TV.

Still, it was a big night for Netflix, which got to see that the widely praised League of Legends series Arcane (Riot Games / Fortiche Prod.) Stole the show with nine wins - like Mitchells, it won in all. categories in which it was nominated, including Best TV / Media - General Audience. Created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee, the adult-oriented series has been widely acclaimed for its stunning animation, as well as its compelling character development from the hit game.

Netflix is also home to the only other title to have won numerous awards at its 49th anniversary: the mythical Mesoamerican research Maya and the Three by Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua, which won the award for Best TV / Media - Children and Best Music - TV / Average. Like Mitchells and Arcane, the series of events explores the vast stylistic possibilities of CGI animation, creating a world of depth and texture capable of bringing to life ever more daring projects (and stories).

Find the full list of candidates in all categories here.

Bestia, in stop-motion by Chilean director Hugo Covarrubias, won Best Short Film.

2022 Annie Award winners:

Best Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines - Sony Pictures animation for Netflix

Best Independent Film: Flee - NEON, Final Cut For Real, Sun Creature, Vivement Lundi !, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE, Left HandFilms, Participant

Best Special Production: Namoo - Baobab Studios

Best Short Film: Beast - Trebol 3 Producciones, MALEZA Estudio

Best sponsored: a future begins - Nexus Studios

Best TV / Media - Preschool: Ada Twist, Scientist “Twelve Angry Birds” - Laughing Wild, Higher Ground Productions, Wonder Worldwide, Netflix

Best TV / Media - Children: Maya and the Three Warriors “The Sun and the Moon” - A Netflix series

Best TV / Media - General Audience: Arcane "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down" - A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Ada Twist, Scientist

Best Student Film: Night of the Living Terror - Student director: Ida Melum; Student Producer: Danielle Goff; National School of Film and Television, United Kingdom

Best FX - TV / Media: Arcane "Oil and Water" - FX Team: Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Martin Touzé, Frédéric Macé, Jérôme Dupré; A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Best FX - Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines - FX Team: Christopher Logan, Man-Louk Chin, Devdatta Nerurkar, Pav Grochola, Filippo Maccari; Sony Pictures animation for Netflix

Best Character Animation - TV / Media: Arcane "The Monster You Created" - Animator: Léa Chervet; A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Best Character Animation - Feature Film: Encanto - Animator: Dave Hardin; Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Character Animation - Live Action: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Animation team: Karl Rapley, Sebastian Trujillo, Richard John Moore, Merlin Bela Wassilij Maertz, Pascal Raimbault: Marvel Entertainment, Weta Digital

Best Character Animation - Video Game: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Animation team: Insomniac Games Animation Team; Sleepless games

Encanto

Best Character Design - TV / Media: Arcane "Some Mysteries Better Left Unsolved" - Designer: Evan Monteiro; A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Best Character Design - Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines - Designer: Lindsey Olivares; Sony Pictures animation for Netflix

Best Director - TV / Media: Arcane "The Monster You Created" - Directors: Pascal Charue, Arnaud Delord, Barthelemy Maunoury; A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Best Director - Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines - Directors: Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe; Sony Pictures animation for Netflix

Best Music - TV / Media: Maya and the Three Warriors "The Sun and the Moon" - Soundtrack: Tim Davies, Gustavo Santaolalla; A Netflix series

Best Music - Feature Film: Encanto - Soundtrack: Germaine Franco, Lin-Manuel Miranda; Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Production Design - TV / Media: Arcane "Happy Progress Day!" - Design team: Julien Georgel, Aymeric Kevin, Arnaud Baudry; A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Best Production Design - Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines - DesignTeam: Lindsey Olivares, Toby Wilson, Dave Bleich; Sony Pictures animation for Netflix

People

Best Storyboarding - TV / Media: Arcane "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down" - Storyboard Artist: Simon Andreau; A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Best Storyboarding - Feature Film: Encanto - Storyboard artist: Jason Hand; Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Dubbing - TV / Media: Arcane "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down" - As 'Jinx': Ella Purnell; A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Best Dubbing - Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines - As “Katie Mitchell”: Abbi Jacobson; Sony Pictures animation for Netflix

Best Screenplay - TV / Media: Arcane "The Monster You Created" - Writers: Christian Linke, Alex Yee; A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Best Screenplay - Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines - Writers: Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe; Sony Pictures animation for Netflix

Best Editorial - TV / Media: What if…? "What if ... Ultron had won?" - Editors: Joel Fisher, Graham Fisher, Sharia Davis, Basuki Juwono, Adam Spieckermann; Marvel Studios

Best Editorial - Feature Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines - Editorial team: Greg Levitan, Collin Wightman, TJ Young, Tony Ferdinand, Bret Allen; Sony Pictures animation for Netflix

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