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49th Annie Awards

The 49th ceremony of the Annie Awards, honoring excellence in the field of animation for the year of 2021, was held on March 12, 2022, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California as a virtual event.[1] The nominations were announced on December 21, 2021.[2]

49th Annie Awards
DateMarch 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)
SiteRoyce Hall
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Organized byASIFA-Hollywood
Highlights
Best Animated
Feature		The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Best DirectionMike Rianda and Jeff Rowe
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Most awardsArcane (9)
Most nominationsRaya and the Last Dragon (10)

Winners and nominees

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The nominees were announced on December 21, 2021, Raya and the Last Dragon led the nominations with ten, followed by Encanto with nine. For TV, Arcane led with nine nominations, followed by Maya and the Three with seven.[3]

Belle has received five Annie Award nominations, including one for Best Independent Animated Feature. Its total makes it the most nominations for a Japanese anime film ever at the awards, ties with Ghost in the Shell (1995).

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Film) and Arcane (TV) swept every category with eight and nine, became the first year to sweep both. The Mitchells vs. the Machines became the second film by Sony Pictures Animation to sweep the Annies after Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2019. Arcane became the first television series to both win the most awards in a single year, and to sweep the Annies. Flee also won Best Animated Feature — Independent, making it the first animated documentary to do so.[4]

Winners are highlighted in boldface

Productions Categories

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Best Animated Feature Best Animated Feature — Independent
Best Animated Special Production Best Animated Short Subject
  • Bestia – Trébol 3 Producciones, MALEZA Estudio
    • Easter Eggs – Animal Tank, Brecht Van Elslande
    • MAALBEEK – Films Grand Huit Films à Vif
    • Night Bus – Joe Hsieh Independent Production
    • Steakhouse – Finta Film, Fabian & Fred, RTV Slovenija, Miyu Productions
Best Sponsored Production Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Best Student Film
  • Night of the Living Dread – Ida Melum, director; Danielle Goff, producer (National Film and Television School, UK)
    • A Film About a Pudding – Roel Van Beek, director; Jack Pollington, producer (National Film and Television School, UK)
    • HOPE – Ryoma Leneuf & Gabriel Martinez, directors; Nicolas Daguin, Guillaume Uchoa, Arthur Bollia, Benjamin Autour; producers (New3dge)
    • I Am a Pebble – Yasmine Bresson and Maxime Le Chapelain, directors; Coline Moire, producer (ESMA)
    • Slouch – Michael Bohnenstingl, director and producer (Film Academy Baden-Württemberg)

Individual achievement categories

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Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
  • Arcane (Episode: "Oil and Water") – Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Martin Touzé, Frédéric Macé, Jérôme Dupré
    • Castlevania (Episode: "The Endings") – Tam Lu, Adam Deats, Sam Deats
    • Maya and the Three (Episode: "The Sun and the Moon") – Alexander Feigin, Graham Wiebe, Pradeep Mynam, Michael Sun, Sergen Eren
    • Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas – Jim Lewis
    • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans – Greg Lev, Brandon Tyra, Prakash Dcunha, Vincent Chou, Chen Ling
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines – Christopher Logan, Man-Louk Chin, Devdatta Nerurkar, Pav Grochola, Filippo Maccari
    • Belle – Ryo Horibe, Yohei Shimozawa
    • Encanto – Alex Moaveni, Dimitre Berberov, Bruce Wright, Scott Townsend, Dale Mayeda
    • Raya and the Last Dragon – Peter De Mund, Cong Wang, Robert Bennett, Joel Einhorn, Debbie Carlson
    • Vivo – Martin Furness, Lucy Maxian, Nachiket Pujari, Theodor Vandernoot, Stephanie Molk
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
  • Arcane (Episode: "The Monster You Created") – Léa Chervet
    • Love, Death + Robots (Episode: "All Through the House") – Dan Gill
    • Namoo – Jon Paul Brower
    • Ultra City Smiths (Episode: "The Little Baby Hand Pinky Grip") – Ghazal Tahernia
    • We the People (Episode: "Active Citizenship") – Stephen Loveluck
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game
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
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines – Greg Levitan, Collin Wightman, T.J. Young, Tony Ferdinand, Bret Allen
    • Encanto – Jeremy Milton, John Wheeler, Pace Paulsen, Brian Estrada
    • Flee – Janus Billeskov Jansen
    • Luca – Catherine Apple, Jason Hudak, Jennifer Jew, Tim Fox, David Suther
    • Raya and the Last Dragon – Fabienne Rawley, Shannon Stein, Todd Fulkerson, Rick Hammel, Brian Millman
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

Additional Individual Awards

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June Foray Award

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  • Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita

Special Achievement in Animation

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Ub Iwerks Award

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Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Awards

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Multiple awards and nominations

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Films

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Television/Broadcast

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References

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  1. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (January 20, 2022). "Annie Awards 2022 Move to March, Go Virtual Due to COVID Concerns". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "49th Annual Annie Awards Now Open for Submissions". Animation World Network. August 9, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Pedersen, Erik (December 21, 2021). "Annie Awards Nominations: 'Raya And The Last Dragon' & 'Encanto' Lead Field For Animation Prizes". Deadline. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Annie Awards 2022 Winners - Full Winners List|Deadline
  5. ^ 'Raya And The Last Dragon' and 'Belle' among Annie nominees|Screen Daily International
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