2023
1. Best Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
2. Best Feature-Independent
Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
Folivari, Mélusine Productions, Studio Canal / Distributed by GKIDS
3. Best Special Production
Shape Island: The Winter Blues
Bix Pix Entertainment in association with Apple
4. Best Short Subject
Daffy in Wackyland
Warner Bros. Animation
5. Best Sponsored
"Video Games" by Tenacious D
Pinreel Inc.
6. Best TV/Media - Preschool
StoryBots: Answer Time
Episode: Fractions
JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
7. Best TV/Media - Children
Hilda
Episode: Chapter 8: The Fairy Isle
Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
8. Best TV/Media - Mature
Blue Eye Samurai
Episode: Pilot: Hammerscale
A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
9. Best TV/Media – Limited Series
Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection
Episode: Yellowbird
An Afterman production in association with Max/Warner Bros. Discovery
10. Best Student Film
The Little Poet
Student Director: Justine King
Student Producer: Justine King
School: California Institute of the Arts
11. Best FX - TV/Media
Blue Eye Samurai
Episode: All Evil Dreams and Angry Words
Production Company: A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
FX Production Company: Blue Spirit
Thomas Decaens, Karl Burtin, Laurent Bretonniere
12. Best FX - Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Production Company: Sony Pictures Animation
FX Production Company: Sony Pictures Imageworks
Pav Grochola, Filippo Maccari, Naoki Kato, Nicola Finizio, Edmond Boulet-Gilly
13. Best Character Animation - TV/Media
THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: PILOT
Episode: 1
Glitch Productions
Kevin Temmer
14. Best Character Animation - Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
Takeshi Honda
15. Best Character Animation - Live Action
Ahsoka
Production Company: Lucasfilm Ltd.
FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic
Rick O’Connor, Mike Beaulieu, Stewart Alves, Kevin Reuter, Wai Kit Wan
16. Best Character Animation - Video Game
Hogwarts Legacy
Avalanche Software
The Hogwarts Legacy Animation Team
17. Best Character Design - TV/Media
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Episode: 515M-106 (The Beyonder)
Disney Television Animation / Cinema Gypsy Productions
Jose Lopez
18. Best Character Design - Feature
Nimona
Annapurna Animation for Netflix
Aidan Sugano
19. Best Direction - TV/Media
Pokémon Concierge
Episode: #2 What’s on Your Mind, Psyduck?
dwarf studios for Netflix
Iku Ogawa
20. Best Direction - Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
21. Best Music - TV/Media
Animaniacs
Episode: Talladega Mice
Warner Brothers Animation/Amblin Entertainment/HULU Originals
Steven Bernstein, Julie Bernstein
22. Best Music - Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
Joe Hisaishi
23. Best Production Design - TV/Media
Star Wars: Visions
Episode: Sith
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Carlos Salgado
24. Best Production Design - Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
Yoji Takeshige
25. Best Storyboarding - TV/Media
Craig Before The Creek
Episode: Craig Before The Creek
Cartoon Network Studios
Erik Fountain
26. Best Storyboarding - Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
Hayao Miyazaki
27. Best Voice Acting - TV/Media
Craig Before The Creek
Episode: Craig Before The Creek
Cartoon Network Studios
Vico Ortiz (Character: Serena)
28. Best Voice Acting - Feature
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Illumination
Jack Black (Character: Bowser)
29. Best Writing - TV/Media
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Episode: Birthday Police
Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Josh Lehrman, Kyle Stegina, Aram Spencer Porter, Julia Prescott, Mike Trapp
30. Best Writing - Feature
Nimona
Annapurna Animation for Netflix
Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor
31. Best Editorial - TV/Media
Hilda
Episode: Chapter 6: The Forgotten Lake
Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
John Mckinnon, Mike Stefanelli
32. Best Editorial - Feature
Elemental
Pixar Animation Studios
Stephen Schaffer, Amera Rizk, Gregory Snyder, Jen Jew, Kevin Rose-Williams