Nominations for the 51st Annie Awards have been announced, and not only has The Walt Disney Company received 30 nominations between its film and TV projects, but Disney Animation will also be receiving a special honor.
The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association gives out to recognize what they feel are the best of the year in animation.
Pixar’s “Elemental” scored six nominations, but surprisingly, was not one of the five films picked for best feature, which could hurt its chances at the Oscars.
Since the Academy Awards’ Best Animated Feature category was launched in 2002, 14 of the 21 winners of the Annies’ top feature prize, including seven of the past 11, went on to claim Oscar’s gold statue.
Disney’s “Wish” didn’t even get one nomination this year.
Disney did better with its TV series, with Season 2 of Lucasfilm’s Disney+ series “Star Wars: Visions” receiving six nominations.
Also receiving multiple nominations were Disney+ series “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” and Disney Channel’s “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” with four nominations each, and Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series “What If…?” season two with two nominations.
Finally, a Special Achievement Award will be presented to the artists of Walt Disney Animation. The Special Achievement Award is given to honor unique and outstanding work not recognized within the existing award category structure.
The 51st annual Annie Awards will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. A pre-show reception will begin at 4:30pm, followed by the ceremony at 7pm. Neither is expected to be televised or streamed.
Here are the Disney nominees for the 2024 Annie Awards
BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
- Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode: The Beyonder, Flying Bark Productions/Disney Television Animation
BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE
- Bob’s Burgers, Episode: Amelia, 20th Television Animation
BEST FX – TV/MEDIA
- Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Episode: Moremi; Production Company: Triggerfish for Disney+; FX Production Company: Lucan Matthew Dunwoody, Dmitry Sarkisov, Podchasha Yuri Anatolyevich, Richard Bothma, Emile Van Straaten
- Star Wars: Visions, Episode: Sith; Production Company: Lucasfilm Ltd.; FX Production Company: El Guiri Studios; Jonatan Catalán, Alberto Sánchez, Phoebe Arjona, Virginia Cantaro, Rubén Hinarejos
- What If…?, Episode 206 “What If…Kahhori Reshaped the World?” Episode: 206; Production Company: Marvel Studios; FX Production Company: SDFX Studios; Ryan Barringer, Rajkumar Gurudu, Bipin Kumar Patra, Pranil Ravindra Mahajan
BEST FX – FEATURE
- Elemental; Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios; FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios; Chris Chapman, Tim Speltz, Krzysztof Rost, Amit Baadkar, Ravindra Dwivedi
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
- Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Episode: Moremi, Surf Sangoma, Stardust; Triggerfish Animation for Disney+; Andre DeVilliers
- Star Wars: Visions, Episode: I Am Your Mother; Lucasfilm Ltd.; Laurie Sitzia
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
- Elemental, Pixar Animation Studios, Jessica Torres
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
- Ahsoka; Production Company: Lucasfilm; FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic; Rick O’Connor, Mike Beaulieu, Stewart Alves, Kevin Reuter, Wai Kit Wan
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; Production Company: Marvel Studios; FX Production Company: Framestore; Fernando Herrera, Chris Hurtt, Nathan McConnel, Daniel Cabral, Chris McGaw
- The Little Mermaid; Production Company: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; FX Production Company: Framestore; Pablo Grillo, Kayn Garcia, Ferran Casas, Stuart Ellis, Joseph Lewis
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2; Insomniac Games; Insomniac Games Animation Team
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
- Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Episode: You Give Me Heart; Triggerfish for Disney+; Lesego Vorester
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode: 515M-106 (The Beyonder); Disney Television Animation/Cinema Gypsy Productions; Jose Lopez
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
- Elemental; Pixar Animation Studios; Maria Yi
BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
- Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Episode: Moremi; Triggerfish Animation Studio & Lucan Studio; Shofela Coker, Andrew McNally
- Star Wars: Visions, Episode: Screecher’s Reach; Lucasfilm Ltd.; Paul Young
BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
- Star Wars: Visions, Episode: Aau’s Song; Lucasfilm Ltd.; Markus Wormstorm, Nadia Darries, Dineo du Toit
BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
- Elemental; Pixar Animation Studios; Thomas Newman, Ari “Laiv” Leff
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
- Star Wars: Visions, Episode: Sith; Lucasfilm Ltd.; Carlos Salgado
- What If…?, Episode: What If… Nebula Joined the Nova Corps?; Marvel Studios; Paul Lasaine, Kristina Vardazaryan, Cynthia Halley, Ryan Magno, Simon Dunsdon
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
- Elemental; Pixar Animation Studios; Don Shank, Maria Yi, Dan Holland, Jennifer Chang, Laura Meyer
BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode: 515M-107 “Run the Rink”; Disney Television Animation/Cinema Gypsy Productions; Ben Juwono
BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
- Archer, Episode: Keys Open Doors; FX Productions; Aisha Tyler (Character: Lana Kane)
- Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode: Moon Girl Landing; Flying Bark Productions/Disney Television Animation; Diamond White (Character: Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl)
- Solar Opposites, Episode: The Re-Visibility Bouillabaisse; 20th Television Animation; Dan Stevens (Character: Korvo)
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
- Elemental; Pixar Animation Studios; Stephen Schaffer, Amera Rizk, Gregory Snyder, Jen Jew, Kevin Rose-Williams
BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
- I Am Groot, Episode: Groot’s Snow Day; Marvel Studios; Dan Urrutia
- Star Wars: Visions, Episode: Screecher’s Reach; Lucasfilm Ltd.; Richie Cody, ACE, BFE