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]

51st Annie Awards
DateFebruary 17, 2024 (2024-02-17)
SiteRoyce Hall
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Organized byASIFA-Hollywood
Highlights
Best Animated
Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best DirectionJoaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Most awardsSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (7)
Most nominationsFilm
Nimona (9)
Television/Broadcast

Blue Eye Samurai (7)

The nominees were announced on January 11, 2024, Nimona led the nominations for film category with nine, followed by The Boy and The Heron, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 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 edit

Productions categories edit

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 edit

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 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 edit

June Foray Award edit

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

The Special Achievement Award edit

Ub Iwerks Award edit

  • John Oxberry (posthumously)

Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Awards edit

Multiple awards and nominations edit

Films edit

Television/Broadcast edit

References edit

  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 2024-01-08.
  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 2024-01-11.
  7. ^ "Disney, Pixar films shut out of Annie Awards nominations Best Feature". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  8. ^ Lang, Jamie (2024-01-11). "Disney Fails To Score Annie Awards Feature Nomination For The First Time Ever; Netflix Has Most-Nominated Film And Series". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2024-01-13.

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