The Annie Award for Character Animation in a Video Game is an Annie Award given annually to the best character animation in video games. It was first presented at the 42nd Annie Awards.
| Annie Award for Character Animation in a Video Game | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in character animation |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
| First awarded | 2014 |
| Currently held by | Insomaniac Games – Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023) |
| Website | annieawards |
Winners and nominees edit
2010s edit
| Year | Video Game | Recipient(s) | Notes | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (42nd) [1] | ||||
| Assassin's Creed Unity | Mike Mennillo | Ubisoft Montreal | ||
| Don't Starve: Console Edition | Alex Savin, Allan Cortez, Kelly Graham, Aaron Bouthillier, Jeff Agala | Klei Entertainment Inc. | ||
| Child of Light | Alex Drouin | Ubisoft Montreal | ||
| 2015 (43rd) [2][3] | ||||
| Evolve | David Gibson | Character Animator: Daisy, Goliath, Kraken | 2K Games | |
| Armikrog | Mike Dietz | Lead Animator: All Characters | Pencil Test Studios, Inc. | |
| Invisible, Inc. | Bruce Chang | Character Animator: Decker, Central, Nika, Guards | Klei Entertainment Inc. | |
| 2016 (44th) [4][5] | ||||
| Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Jeremy Yates, Almudena Soria, Eric Baldwin, Paul Davies, Tom Bland | Lead Animators: All Characters | Naughty Dog | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends | Lucio Mennillo, Martine Quesnel, Alexandre Cheff, Laura Gorrie, Guillaume Charrin | Character Animators, Lead Animator [note 1] | Ludia Inc. | |
| Titanfall 2 | Ranon Sarono, Shawn Wilson, Mark Grigsby, Paul Messerly, Moy Parra | Character Animators, Lead Animator[note 2] | Respawn Entertainment | |
| Witcher 3 Expansion Packs | Sebastian Kalemba | Lead Animator | CD Projekt Red | |
| 2017 (45th) [6][7] | ||||
| Cuphead | Hanna Abi-Hanna | Lead Animator: The Devil, Grim Matchstick, Beppi The Clown, Werner Werman | StudioMDHR | |
| Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | Chris Goodall, Jitaik Lim, Kirill Spiridonov | Character Animators: Senua | Ninja Theory | |
| Cuphead | Tina Nawrocki | Lead Animator [note 3] | StudioMDHR | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | Richard Oud, Kevin Quaid, Niek Neervens, Jonathan Colin, Peer Lemmers | Lead Animator, Character Animator [note 4] | Guerrilla Games | |
| Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Almundena Soria, Keith Paciello, Paul Augustus Davies | Lead Animators: All Characters | Naughty Dog | |
| 2018 (46th) [8][9] | ||||
| Gris | Adrian Miguel, Adrian Garcia, Adrian Miguel | Lead Animators [note 5] | Nomada Studio | |
| God of War | Erica Pinto, Mehdi Yssef, Bruno Velazquez | Lead Animators [note 6] | Santa Monica Studio | |
| Marvel's Spider-Man | Bobby Coddington | Lead Animator: Spider-Man | Insomniac Games | |
| Moss | Richard Lico | Lead Animator: Quill | Polyarc | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | David Hubert, Jacob Gardner, Giovanni Spinelli, Marco Foglia, Jean-Philippe Chaurette | Lead Animator, Character Animators [note 7] | Square Enix | |
| 2019 (47th) [10][11] | ||||
| Unruly Heroes | Sebastien Parodi, Nicolas Leger | Character Animator, Lead Animator [note 8] | Magic Design Studios | |
| Gears 5 | Brian Whitmire | Lead Animator: JD, Del, Marcus, Fahz, Reyna, Kait | The Coalition / Microsoft | |
| Kingdom Hearts III | Munenori Shinagawa, Kayoko Yajima, Koji Hamada, Koji Inoue | Character Animators [note 9] | Square Enix | |
| Sinclair Snake: Museum Mischief | Tommy Rodricks, Natan Moura, Nelson Boles | Character Animator [note 10] | Chromosphere / Within | |
2020s edit
| Year | Video Game | Recipient(s) | Notes(s) | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (48th) [12][13] | ||||
| Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Brian Wyser, Michael Yosh, Danny Garnett, David Hancock | Insomniac Games | ||
| League of Legends | Jose "Sho" Hernandez, Jason Hendrich, Drew Morgan | Riot Games | ||
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Jim Donovan, Warren Goff, Boris Hiestand, Kim Nguyen, Jason Martinsen | Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios / Iam8bit | ||
| The Last of Us Part II | Jeremy Yates, Eric Baldwin, Almudena Soria, Michal Mach, August Davies | Naughty Dog | ||
| 2021 (49th) [14][15] | ||||
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Insomniac Games | |||
| It Takes Two | Hazelight Studios | |||
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | Ember Lab | |||
| Madrid Noir | Aziz Kocanaogullari | Character Animator | Atlas V, No Ghost | |
| Disney Wonderful Worlds | Ludia | |||
| 2022 (50th) [16] | ||||
| Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course | Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna | Studio MDHR | ||
| God of War Ragnarök | Santa Monica Studio | |||
| Horizon Forbidden West | Richard Oud, Jan-Erik Sjovall, Guerrilla Animation Team | Guerrilla Games | ||
| Moss: Book II | Richard Lico | Polyarc | ||
| Potionomics | Emily Lattanavong, Anguel Bogoev | Voracious Games | ||
| 2023 (51st) [17][18] | ||||
| Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Insomniac Games Animation Team | Insomaniac Games | ||
| Atomic Heart | Mundfish Animation Team | Mundfish | ||
| Hogwarts Legacy | Tara Edwards | Avalanche Software | ||
| Let's! Revolution | BUCK Animation Team | BUCK | ||
| Teslagrad 2 | Aslak Helgesen | Rain Games | ||
Notes edit
- ^ Character Animator: Lucio Mennillo (Character: Donatello Vision); Character Animator: Martine Quesnel (Character: Leonardo Vision); Character Animator: Alexandre Cheff (Character: Donatello LARP); Character Animator: Laura Gorrie (Character: Leatherhead LARP); Lead Animator: Guillaume Charrin (Character: Raphael Vision)
- ^ Character Animator: Ranon Sarono (Character: Jack Cooper, BT-7274, Weapons); Character Animator: Shawn Wilson (Character: BT-7274, Creatures); Lead Animator: Mark Grigsby (Character: BT-7274, Jack Cooper, Viper, Weapons); Lead Animator: Paul Messerly (Character: BT-7274, Jack Cooper, AI); Character Animator: Moy Parra (Character BT-7274, Villains)
- ^ Lead Animator: Tina Nawrocki (Characters: Baroness Von Bon Bon, Hopus Pocus, Pirouletta, Giant, Tipsy Troupe, Lobster, Porkrind, Dragonfly, The Devil – DEATH)
- ^ Lead Animator: Richard Oud (Character: All mechanical creatures); Kevin Quaid (Character: All humanoids); Character Animator: Niek Neervens; Jonathan Colin (Character: All humanoids); Character Animator: Peer Lemmers (Character: All mechanical creatures)
- ^ Lead Animator: Adrian Miguel (Character: Gris (Cinematics and In-Game)); Lead Animator: Adrian Garcia (Character: Gris (Cinematics)); Lead Animator: Adrian Miguel (Character: Sombra)
- ^ Lead Animator: Erica Pinto (Character: All characters in cinematics); Lead Animator: Mehdi Yssef (Character: All characters in gameplay); Lead Animator: Bruno Velazquez (Character: All characters)
- ^ Lead Animator: David Hubert (Character: All cinematic characters); Character Animator: Jacob Gardner (Character: All cinematic characters); Character Animator: Giovanni Spinelli (Character: All cinematic characters); Character Animator: Marco Foglia (Character: All cinematic characters); Character Animator: Jean-Philippe Chaurette (Character: All gameplay characters)
- ^ Character Animator: Sebastien Parodi (Characters: Heroes Kid version, Underworld NPC); Lead Animator: Nicolas Leger (Character: Heroes (Wukong, Kihong, Sandmonk, Sanzang), All enemies (except Underworld levels) and cinematics)
- ^ Character Animator: Munenori Shinagawa (Characters: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Pluto, Jiminy, Yen Sid, Chip, Dale, Kairi, Riku, Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Woody, Buzz, Hamm, Rex, Mike, Sulley, Boo, Jack, Gibbs, Elizabeth, Barbarossa, Will, Tia, Heartless); Character Animator: Kayoko Yajima (Characters: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Pluto, Jiminy, Yen Sid, Chip, Dale, Kairi, Riku, Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Woody, Buzz, Hamm, Rex, Mike, Sulley, Boo, Jack, Gibbs, Elizabeth, Barbarossa, Will, Tia, Heartless); Character Animator: Koji Hamada (Character: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Sulley, Mike, Marshmallow, Baymax, Buzz, Woody, Ariel, Heartless); Character Animator: Koji Inoue (Character: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Sulley, Mike, Marshmallow, Baymax, Buzz, Woody, Ariel, Heartless)
- ^ Character Animator: Tommy Rodricks (Characters: Sgt. Salamander, Sinclair Snake); Character Animator: Natan Moura (Character: Sinclair Snake); Character Animator: Nelson Boles (Character: Various)
References edit
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