Saturday, February 8, 2025

Annie Awards 2025 Predictions

 1. Best Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

 

Kung Fu Panda 4

DreamWorks Animation

 

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

 

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

 

Ultraman: Rising

Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions

 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

 


2. Best Feature - Independent

Chicken for Linda!

Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma, Distributed by GKIDS

 

Flow

Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio

 

Kensuke's Kingdom

Lupus Films

 

Look Back

Studio Durian Distributed by GKIDS

 

Mars Express

Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content Distributed by GKIDS

 

Memoir of a Snail

Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia

 

3. Best Special Production

A Bear Named Wojtek

The Illuminated Film Company and Filmograf

 

Mog's Christmas

Lupus Films

 

Orion and the Dark

DreamWorks Animation

 

Tabby McTat

Magic Light Pictures

 

Yuck!

Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

 

4. Best Short Subject

Beautiful Men

Animal Tank, Miyu Productions & Ka-Ching Cartoons

 

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Barfak Animation Studio

 

Ruthless Blade

IDEOMOTOR Culture Media Co., Ltd.

 

The Swineherd

Fleng Entertainment and Tumblehead Productions

 

Wander to Wonder

Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo

 

5. Best Sponsored

feelslikeimfallinginlove

Blinkink

 

Fuzzy Feelings

Passion Pictures Hungry Man

 

Moonlit Bamboo Forest

Passion Paris Production, HoYoFair

 

Natlan Impressions Trailer - "Blaze to Natlan"

BUCK

 

Welcome to the City of Love

Nexus Studios


6. Best TV/Media - Preschool

Disney Jr.'s Ariel

Episode: Crystal Cavern Caper

Wild Canary, Disney Branded Television

 

Gabby's Dollhouse

Episode: Pandy's Bad Day

DreamWorks Animation

 

Jessica's Big Little World

Episode: Jessica's Picnic

Cartoon Network Studios

 

The Tiny Chef Show

Episode: Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular

Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions

 

Wonder Pets: In The City

Episode: Save Tate?

A Nickelodeon Production in association with Apple

 

7. Best TV/Media - Children

Gremlins: The Wild Batch

Episode: Never Use Double Negatives

Warner Bros. Animation

 

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Episode: Batten Down the Hatches

DreamWorks Animation

 

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Episode: The Molecular Level

Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television, Cinema Gypsy Productions

 

Primos

Episode: Summer of Tater Luna

Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

 

WondLa

Episode: Ruins

Skydance Animation in association with Apple

 

8. Best TV/Media - Mature

Bob's Burgers

Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?

20th Television Animation / FOX Entertainment

 

Solar Opposites

Episode: The What If?! Device

20th Television Animation

 

South Park

Episode: The End of Obesity

MTV Entertainment Studios

 

The Great North

Episode: Aunt Misbehavin' Adventure

20th Television Animation / FOX Entertainment Studios

 

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

Episode: The Land of Sex and Death

Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios

 

9. Best TV/Media – Limited Series

Dream Productions

Episode: A Night to Remember

Pixar Animation Studios

 

Iwájú

Episode: Tola

Walt Disney Animation Studios

 

LEGO   Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

Episode: Part Three

Lucasfilm Ltd.

 

Moon Girl's Lab

Episode: Moon Girl Saves the Moon

Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

 

My Adventures with Superman

Episode: Pierce the Heavens, Superman!

Warner Bros. Animation

 

10. Best Student Film

Adiós

Student Director: José Prats

Student Producer: Bernardo Angeletti

School: National Film and Television School

 

El Ombligo de la Luna

Student Directors: Sara António, Julia Grupińska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad, Ezequiel Garibay

School: Gobelins

 

Pear Garden

Student Director/Producer: Shadab Shayegan

School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut

 

Polliwog

Student Director: Julia Skala

Student Producer: Max Pollmann

School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut

 

Turmspringer

Student Director: Oscar Bittner

Student Producer: Andra Berila

School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut

 

11. 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

 

Dream Productions

Episode: A Night to Remember

Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios

FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios

Gary Bruins, Jongwon Pak, Arturo Aguilar, Alan Browning, Alen Lai

 

Secret Level

Episode: Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear

Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.

FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.

Josh Schwartz, Joe Coleman, Michael Huang, Guilherme Casagrandi, Raul Rodrigues

 

Secret Level

Episode: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle

Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.

FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.

Arthur Loiseau, Tom O'Bready, Esteban Genre, Alexandre Lerouge, Guillaume Grelier

 

Secret Level

Episode: Crossfire: Good Conflict

Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc.

FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.

Kamil Murzyn, Rafał Rumiński, Jarosław Armata, Michał Śledź, Michał Firek

 

12. Best FX - Feature

Kung Fu Panda 4

Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

Zachary Glynn, Alex Timchenko, Kiem Ching Ong, Yorie Kaela Kumalasari, Jinguang Huang

 

Moana 2

Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

FX Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

Santiago Robles, Marc Bryant, Deborah Carlson, Jake Rice, Ian J. Coony

 

The Wild Robot

Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli

 

Ultraman: Rising

Production Company: Netflix Animation

FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic

Goncalo Cabaca, Vishal Patel, Zheng Yong Oh, Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang, Pei-Zhi Huang Huang

 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Production Company: Aardman and Netflix

FX Production Company: Aardman Production

Howard Jones, Rich Spence, Deborah Jane Price, Jon Biggins, Kirstie Deane

 

13. 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

 

Dream Productions

Episodes: The Dream Team, Out of Body, Romance!

Pixar Animation Studios

Travis Hathaway

 

In the Know

Episodes: Yogurt Week, Thinksgiving

Peacock Original in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Bandera, ShadowMachine

Jeff Riley

 

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Episodes: Various

CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment

Raymond Dunster

 

The Patrick   Show

Episode: Something Stupid This Way Comes

Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Colin Lepper

 

14. Best Character Animation - Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Aviv Mano

 

Kung Fu Panda 4

DreamWorks Animation

Patrick Giusiano

 

Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Brian Scott

 

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Fabio Lignini

 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Carmen Bromfield Mason

 

15. Best Character Animation - Live Action

Better Man

Production Company: Footloose Productions, VicScreen, Partizan, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits

FX Production Company: Wētā FX

Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Kaori Miyazawa

 

Gladiator II

Production Company: Paramount

FX Production Company: Framestore LTD

Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, Julien Bagory

 

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Production Company: Legendary Entertainment

FX Production Company: Wētā FX

Ludovic Chailloleau, Jonathan Paquin, Craig Penn, Florian Fernandez, Marco Barbati

 

House of the Dragon Season 2

Production Company: Warner Bros

FX Production Company: Wētā FX

Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Vincent Lee

 

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

 

16. Best Character Animation - Video Game

#BLUD

Exit 73 Games, Llc.

Chris Burns, Bob Fox

 

Asgard's Wrath 2

Sanzaru Games

Sanzaru Games Animation Team

 

Diesel Legacy

Maximum Entertainment

Maximum Entertainment

 

Neva

Nomada Studio

Nomada Studio Animation Team

 

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Ninja Theory

Ninja Theory

 

17. Best Character Design - TV/Media

Dream Productions

Episode: A Night to Remember

Pixar Animation Studios

Grant Alexander

 

Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld

Episode: Pilot

A Netflix Series

Kal Athannassov

 

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Episode: The Molecular Level

Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions

Jose Lopez

 

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: Bishop Makes Her Move!

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Rustam Hasanov

 

X-Men '97

Episode: Mutant Liberation Begins

Marvel Studios

Amelia Vidal

 

18. Best Character Design - Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Deanna Marsigliese

 

Scarygirl

Highly Spirited and Like A Photon Creative

Nathan Jurevicius

 

Spellbound

Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film

Guillermo Ramírez

 

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

Uwe Heidschötter

 

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Genevieve Tsai

 

19. 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

 

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

Television Movie

Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

Anna O'Brian

 

Bob's Burgers

Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?

20th Television Animation / FOX Entertainment

Bernard Derriman

 

Tabby McTat

Television Movie

Magic Light Pictures

Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour

 

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: The Pearl

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Alan Wan, Colin Heck

 

20. Best Direction - Feature

Chicken for Linda!

Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS

Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach

 

FLOW

Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio

Gints Zilbalodis

 

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

Simon Otto

 

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Chris Sanders

 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham

 

21. 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

 

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

Television Movie

Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

Joachim Horsley

 

Hazbin Hotel

Episode: Masquerade

Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment

Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg

 

Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld

Episode: Lock-In

A Netflix Series

Brian H. Kim

 

WondLa

Episode: Captive

Skydance Animation in association with Apple

Joy Ngiaw

 

22. Best Music - Feature

Kensuke's Kingdom

Lupus Films

Stuart Hancock

 

Piece By Piece

i am OTHER, TREMOLO in association with The LEGO Group, Pure Imagination Studios and Tongal

Pharrell Williams, Michael Andrews

 

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

John Powell, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid

 

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Kris Bowers

 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Lorne Balfe, Julian Nott

 

23. 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'Neill

 

Dream Productions

Episode: The Dream Team

Pixar Animation Studios

Bert Berry, Josh Holtsclaw

 

Orion and the Dark

Special Production

DreamWorks Animation

Timothy Lamb, Christine Bian

 

Silly Sundays

Episode: Stringy Soup

Cartoon Saloon

Fran Bravo, Rosa Ballester Cabo

 

WondLa

Episode: Bargain

Skydance Animation in association with Apple

Andy Harkness

 

24. Best Production Design - Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Jason Deamer, Josh West, Keiko Murayama, Bill Zahn, Laura Meyer

 

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Mike Redman

 

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc

 

Ultraman: Rising

Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions

The Ultraman: Rising Production Design Team

 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Matt Perry, Darren Dubicki, Richard Edmunds, Matt Sanders, Gavin Lines

 

25. Best Storyboarding - TV/Media

Arcane

Episode: Killing is a Cycle

A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix

Joséphine Meis

 

Invincible Fight Girl

Episode: The Way Of The World

Cartoon Network Studios

Gladyfaith Abcede, Miki Brewster, Kaela Lash, Sheldon Vella

 

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Episode: That Night

DreamWorks Animation

Aevery Huens

 

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin

Short Film

WildBrain Studios in association with Apple

David Lux

 

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: The Pearl

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Laura Gille, Sebrina Gao, Kevin Molina-Ortiz, Christopher Luc

 

26. Best Storyboarding - Feature

Despicable Me 4

Illumination

Habib Louati

 

Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Ryan Green

 

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Nickelodeon Animation

Piero Piluso

 

Spellbound

Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film

Alex Relloso Horna, Carlos Zapater Oliva

 

That Christmas

Locksmith Animation for Netflix

Ashley Boddy, Lorenzo Fresta, Helen Schroeder

 

27. Best Voice Acting - TV/Media

Bob's Burgers

Episode: The Right Tough Stuff

20th Television Animation / FOX Entertainment

John Roberts (Character: Linda Belcher)

 

Bob's Burgers

Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?

20th Television Animation / FOX Entertainment

Kristen Schaal (Character: Louise Belcher)

 

Dream Productions

Episode: Out of Body

Pixar Animation Studios

Paula Pell (Character: Paula)

 

Hazbin Hotel

Episode: Dad Beat Dad

Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment

Jeremy Jordan (Character: Lucifer)

 

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: Splinter and April Fight a Goldfish

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Ayo Edebiri (Character: April O'Neil)

 

28. Best Voice Acting - Feature

Chicken for Linda!

Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS

Mélinée Leclerc (Character: Linda)

 

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Maya Hawke (Character: Anxiety)

 

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Lupita Nyong'o (Character: Roz)

 

The Wild Robot

DreamWorks Animation

Kit Connor (Character: Brightbill)

 

Transformers One

Paramount Animation

Brian Tyree Henry (Character: D-16 / Megatron)

 

29. Best Writing - TV/Media

Craig of the Creek

Episode: Whose Dimension Is It Anyway?

Cartoon Network Studios

Harron Atkins, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt, Pearl Low, Richie Pope

 

Jessica's Big Little World

Episode: Jessica's Picnic

Cartoon Network Studios

Austin Faber, Gabriel Franklin, Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Ashleigh Hairston

 

Orion and the Dark

Special Production

DreamWorks Animation

Charlie Kaufman

 

The Simpsons

Episode: Bart's Birthday

A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation

Jessica Conrad

 

Yuck!

Special Production

Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

Loïc Espuche

 

30. Best Writing - Feature

FLOW

Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio

Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža

 

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein

 

Kensuke's Kingdom

Lupus Films

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

 

Memoir of a Snail

Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia

Adam Elliot

 

31. 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

 

Creature Commandos

Episode: Cheers to the Tin Man

Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios

Annie De Brock

 

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Episode: Batten Down the Hatches

DreamWorks Animation

Ben Choo, Rich Liverance, Eric Hendricks, Anna Adams, Ian Hurley

 

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Episode: The Molecular Level

Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions

Sandra Powers, Phil Lomboy, Ryan Burkhard, Neil Wilson III, Gabe Oh

 

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode: The Pearl

Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures

Caleb Yoder

 

32. Best Editorial - Feature

Inside Out 2

Pixar Animation Studios

Maurissa Horwitz, David Suther, Fiona Toth, Jonathan Vargo

 

Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Jeremy Milton, Michael Louis Hill

 

The Wild Robot

Dreamworks Animation

Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker

 

Ultraman: Rising

Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions

Bret Marnell, ACE, William Max Steinberg, Nik Siefke, Ryan Sommer, Kaye Speare

 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Aardman and Netflix

Dan Hembery


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