The 49th Annual Annie Awards were held last night, and “Encanto,” Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” and Marvel’s “What If…?” won awards for Disney.
The awards are presented by The International Animated Film Society – Hollywood branch (ASIFA-Hollywood), and recognize the year’s best in animated fare across movies, TV, and video games.
“Encanto” was nominated for many categories, but faced stiff competition from the Netflix-Sony Pictures Animation film, “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” which was the leader in Annie Award wins last night.
This sets up an interesting situation at the upcoming Oscars, where the two films are competing for Best Animated Feature.
Here are the Annies won last night by Disney-related films and TV:
Best Character Animation, Feature Film
Encanto
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animator: Dave Hardin
Best Music, Feature Film
Encanto
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Score: Germaine Franco, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Storyboarding, Feature Film
Encanto
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Storyboard Artist: Jason Hand
Best Character Animation, Live Action Film
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marvel Entertainment, Weta Digital
Animation Team: Karl Rapley, Sebastian Trujillo, Richard John Moore, Merlin Bela Wassilij Maertz, Pascal Raimbault
Best Editing, TV
What If…?
Episode: What If…Ultron Won?
Marvel Studios
Editorial Team: Joel Fisher, Graham Fisher, Sharia Davis, Basuki Juwono, Adam Spieckermann