Presenters announced for the 48th Annie Awards

ASIFA-Hollywood today announced its first batch of presenters for the 48th Virtual Annie Awards, which will be streamed live courtesy of Variety on Friday, April 16 at 19pm. PST.

Actors Josh Gad (Central Park, frozen), Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason, The Owl House), Philippa Soo (Beyond the moon, Hamilton) to Eva Whittaker (wolfwalkers); Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Come on, Coco), Annie's winning director last year Sergio Pablos (Klaus), Director of DreamWorks Jill Culton (Abominable, open season), producer / director Nora Twomey (wolfwalkers, The head of the family) and the cast of the web series Critical role. Additional presenters to be confirmed shortly.

The Annie Awards recognize overall excellence and individual achievement in a total of 36 categories, including Best Animated Film, Best Animated Special Production, Commercials, Short Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements.

See the full list of candidates here.

This year's event is sponsored by: Platinum Level - Walt Disney Animation Studios / Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network / Warner Bros. Animation and Variety; Gold Level - Disney TV Animation; Silver Level - Apple and Pixar Animation Studios; Bronze Level: Epic Games, Skydance Animation and Sony Pictures Animation; and educational / non-profit level - Animation Guild and Sheridan College.

Tune in to the 48th Virtual Annie Awards on April 16 at http://annieawards.org/watch-it-live/.