Il robot selvaggio continua a fare incetta di premi, il film della DreamWorks Animation ha ottenuto nove vittorie alla 52a edizione degli Annie Awards tra cui miglior film, mentre la stagione due di Arcane ha dominato la categoria TV/Media con sette vittorie. Entrambi hanno vinto in tutte le categorie in cui erano stati nominati, mentre il lettone Flow ha vinto due Annie: miglior film indipendente e miglior sceneggiatura (Gints Zilbalodis e Matīss Kaža).
Le due pellicole sono i frontrunner agli Oscar, questa notte Il robot selvaggio ha vinto come miglior lungometraggio animato ai PGA e ieri ai Critics Choice Awards mentre Flow il mese scorso ha vinto ai Golden Globe nella stessa categoria. Da quando l’Academy ha stabilito la categoria per il miglior film animato, 23 anni, il vincitore degli Annie è stato poi confermato 15 volte agli Oscar, negli ultimi cinque anni solo due volte.
Gli altri film che hanno vinto sono: Cattivissimo me 4 per il miglior storyboard e Il Regno del Pianeta delle Scimmie per animazione personaggi in live-action.
Nonostante le sette nomination ciascuno, Inside Out 2 e Wallace e Gromit – Le piume della vendetta sono rimasti a bocca asciutta.
Il robot selvaggio ha vinto per la miglior regia (Chris Sanders), doppiaggio (Lupita Nyong’o come voce del robot Roz), musica (Kris Bowers), effetti visivi (Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim e Steve Avoujageli), animazione del personaggio (Fabio Lignini), production design (Raymond Zibach e Ritchie Sacilioc), character design (Genevieve Tsai) e montaggio (Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon e Brian Parker).
Anche la seconda stagione di Arcane ha fatto incetta di premi, tra cui regia (Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue e Bart Maunoury), FX (Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré); animazione del personaggio (Tom Gouill); musica (Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver e Simon Wilcox); production design (Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O’Neil); storyboard (Joséphine Meis); e montaggio (Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel e Roberto Fernandez). Orion e il Buio ha vinto come best special production e sceneggiatura – TV/Media (Charlie Kaufman).
BEST FEATURE
The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation
BEST FEATURE-INDEPENDENT
Flow, Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio
BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Orion and the Dark, DreamWorks Animation
BEST SHORT SUBJECT
Wander to Wonder, Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo
BEST SPONSORED
Fuzzy Feelings, Passion Pictures Hungry Man
BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
The Tiny Chef Show, Episode: Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular, Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions
BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode:The Molecular Level, Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE
Bob’s Burgers, Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They? – 20th Television Animation
BEST TV/MEDIA – LIMITED SERIES
Dream Productions, Episode: A Night to Remember, Pixar Animation Studios
BEST STUDENT FILM
Adiós, Student Director: José Prats, Student Producer: Bernardo Angeletti, School: National Film and Television School
BEST FX – TV/MEDIA
Arcane. Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails, Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio, Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré
BEST FX – FEATURE
The Wild Robot, Production Company: DreamWorks Animation, FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation, Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
Arcane, Episodes:Killing Is a Cycle, Heavy Is the Crown, Finally Got the Name Right, The Message Hidden Within the Pattern, The Dirt Under Your Nails, Pretend Like It’s the First Time, Blisters and Bedrock, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, Tom Gouill
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Fabio Lignini
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Production Company: 20th Century Studios. FX Production Company: Wētā FX, Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard Sly
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
Neva, Nomada Studio, Nomada Studio Animation Team
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode: The Molecular Level, Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions, Jose Lopez
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Genevieve Tsai
BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
Arcane, Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury
BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Chris Sanders
BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
Arcane. Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox
BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Kris Bowers
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
Arcane, Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O’Neil
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc
BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
Arcane, Episode: Killing Is a Cycle, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, Joséphine Meis
BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
Despicable Me 4, Illumination, Habib Louati
BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
Dream Productions Episode: Out of Body, Pixar Animation Studios, Paula Pell (Character: Paula)
BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Lupita Nyong’o (Character: Roz)
BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA
Orion and the Dark, DreamWorks Animation, Charlie Kaufman
BEST WRITING – FEATURE
Flow, Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio, Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža
BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
Arcane, Episode:Pretend Like It’s the First Time, A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker