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    Home » Best Animated Feature Annie Award Nominees Include “Nimona,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and “The Boy and the Heron” 

    Best Animated Feature Annie Award Nominees Include “Nimona,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and “The Boy and the Heron” 

    By SHOOTThursday, January 11, 2024Updated:Tuesday, May 14, 2024No Comments1833 Views
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    Himi, voiced by Karen Fukuhara in English and AIMYON in Japanese (l) and Mahito Maki, voiced by Luca Padovan in English and Soma Santoki in Japanese, in a scene from Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy And The Heron.” (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS)
    BURBANK, Calif. --

    ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for its 51st Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. 

    Scoring nominations in the marquee Best Animated Feature category were:  Nimona – Annapurna Animation for Netflix; Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Sony Pictures Animation; Suzume – CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies; and The Boy and the Heron – Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS.

    In contention for the Best Animated Feature-Independent Annie Award, spotlighting features with a much smaller distribution footprint than major studio releases, are: Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia – Folivari, Mélusine Productions, Studio Canal / Distributed by GKIDS; Four Souls of Coyote – Cinemon Entertainment; Robot Dreams – Arcadia Motion Pictures; The Inventor – Curiosity Studios; and White Plastic Sky – SALTO Films & Artichoke.

    The 51st Annie Awards will return to UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday, February 17.

    Juried Awards will be presented during the ceremony, honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. The Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions are being presented to three recipients: Legendary animator and director Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger (posthumous); prolific Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi; and National Film Board animator and producer Marcy Page. The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent or charitable impact will be awarded to the BRIC Foundation and its co-founders Alison Mann and Nicole Hendrix. 

    The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry will be presented to John Oxberry (posthumous). The Special Achievement Award recognizing unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure will be presented to The Artists of Walt Disney Animation. 

    Here’s a rundown of nominees followed by the recipients of juried awards:

     

    Best Feature
    Nimona
    Annapurna Animation for Netflix

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Sony Pictures Animation

    Suzume
    CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies

    The Boy and the Heron
    Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS

     

     

    Best Feature-Independent
    Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
    Folivari, Mélusine Productions, Studio Canal / Distributed by GKIDS

    Four Souls of Coyote
    Cinemon Entertainment

    Robot Dreams
    Arcadia Motion Pictures

    The Inventor
    Curiosity Studios

    White Plastic Sky
    SALTO Films & Artichoke

     

     

    Best Special Production
    Invincible: Atom Eve
    Amazon MGM Studios, Skybound Entertainment

    Shape Island: The Winter Blues
    Bix Pix Entertainment in association with Apple

    Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
    WildBrain Studios in association with Apple

    The Smeds and The Smoos
    Magic Light Pictures

    The Velveteen Rabbit
    Magic Light Pictures in association with Apple

     

     

    Best Short Subject
    Carne de Dios
    Ojo Raro & Fedora Productions

    Daffy in Wackyland
    Warner Bros. Animation

    HUMO
    Outik Animation, 3rd Street Video, Mindsoup Entertainment, IMCINE

    PINA
    PUNCHLINE CINEMA / NEXT DAYS FILMS

    WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
    ElectroLeague

     

     

    Best Sponsored
    “Video Games” by Tenacious D
    Pinreel Inc.

    Alzheimer’s Research UK ‘Change The Ending’
    Passion Pictures

    Laugh Track – The National (featuring Phoebe Bridgers)
    Bernard Derriman

    Up in smoke
    NOMINT

     

     

    Best TV/Media – Preschool
    Batwheels
    Episode: To the Batmobile!
    Warner Bros. Animation

    Ghee Happy
    Episode: Navagraha
    Ghee Happy Studio

    Playdate with Winnie the Pooh
    Episode: Piglet, Tigger and the Cardboard Box
    Oddbot Inc.

    StoryBots: Answer Time
    Episode: Fractions
    JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix

    The Creature Cases
    Episode: The Forest Food Bandit
    Silvergate Media/Team TO/Choice/Provisions/Netflix

     

     

    Best TV/Media – Children
    CURSES!
    Episode: The Baboon Temple
    DreamWorks Animation

    Hilda
    Episode: Chapter 8: The Fairy Isle
    Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks

    Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
    Episode: The Beyonder
    Flying Bark Productions / Disney Television Animation

    My Dad the Bounty Hunter
    Episode: Bizarre Ride
    A Netflix Series

    Shape Island
    Episode: 105B Square’s Special Place
    Bix Pix Entertainment in association with Apple

     

     

    Best TV/Media – Mature
    Big Mouth
    Episode: The International Show
    Netflix

    Blue Eye Samurai
    Episode: Pilot: Hammerscale
    A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions

    Bob’s Burgers
    Episode: Amelia
    20th Television Animation

    Scavengers Reign
    Episode: The Signal
    Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street

    Tomato Kitchen
    Special Production
    Bilibili / Studio Reflection

     

     

    Best TV/Media – Limited Series
    Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
    Episode: Enkai
    Triggerfish Animation Studio & Blinkink

    Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection
    Episode: Yellowbird
    Afterman production in association with Max/Warner Bros. Discovery

    Pokémon: Path to the Peak
    Episode: 1
    The Pokémon Company International

     

     

    Best Student Film
    From The Top
    Student Director: Rich Farris
    Student Producer: Martina Buendia Silva
    School: National Film and Television School

    Kolaj
    Student Director: Besen Dilek
    Student Producer: Besen Dilek
    School: Filamakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH

    La quête de l’humain
    Student Team: Mélina IENCO, Lucie JURIC, Caroline LEIBEL, Faustine MERLE, Claire PELLET
    School: Gobelins, l’école de l’image

    Quem Salva
    Student Team: Laure Devin, Maxime Bourstin, Nathan Medam, Charles Hechinger, Titouan Jaouen
    School: Supinfocom Rubika

    The Little Poet
    Student Director: Justine King
    Student Producer: Justine King
    School: California Institute of the Arts

     

     

    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

    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

    The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday
    Episode: The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday
    Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
    FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation and 88 Pictures
    Sateesh Malla, Russell Richardson Jr., Akash Gopal, Basavaraj P, Kevin Rumold

    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
    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
    Production Company: Netflix Presents An Aardman Production
    FX Production Company: Aardman Production
    Charles Copping, Jon Biggins, Jim Lewis, Rich Spence, Martin Lipmann

    Elemental
    Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios
    FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios
    Chris Chapman, Tim Speltz, Krzysztof Rost, Amit Baadkar, Ravindra Dwivedi

    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

    Suzume
    Production Company: CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.
    FX Production Company: CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.
    Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Seshita

    The Peasants
    Production Company: Breakthru Films
    FX Production Company: Breakthru Productions
    Lukasz Mackiewicz, Kamil Polak

     

     

    Best Character Animation – TV/Media
    Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
    Episode: The Winter King
    Cartoon Network Studios
    Alex Small-Butera

    Blue Eye Samurai
    Episode: Episodes 101, 104 and 106
    A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
    Alex Bard

    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

    THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: PILOT
    Episode: 1
    Glitch Productions
    Kevin Temmer

     

     

    Best Character Animation – Feature
    Elemental
    Pixar Animation Studios
    Jessica Torres

    Nimona
    Annapurna Animation for Netflix
    Toby Seale

    Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
    DreamWorks Animation
    Prashanth Cavale

    Suzume
    CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.
    Kenichi Tsuchiya

    The Boy and the Heron
    Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
    Takeshi Honda

     

     

    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

    Cocaine Bear
    Production Company: Wētā FX
    FX Production Company: Wētā FX
    Carmelo Leggiero, Steve Braggs, Kevin Kelm, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Kane Elferink

    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

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
    Production Company: Wētā FX
    FX Production Company: Wētā FX
    Kevin Estey, Kai-Hua Lan, Blaine Toderian Toderian, Richard John Moore, Joseph C.K Leong

     

     

    Best Character Animation – Video Game
    Atomic Heart
    Mundfish
    Mundfish Animation Team

    Hogwarts Legacy
    Avalanche Software
    Tara Edwards

    Let’s! Revolution!
    BUCK
    BUCK Animation Team

    Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    Insomniac Games
    Insomniac Games Animation Team

    Teslagrad 2
    Rain Games
    Aslak Helgesen

     

     

    Best Character Design – TV/Media
    Clone High
    Episode: Let’s Try This Again
    Max in association with Lord Miller, Doozer, ShadowMachine, and MTV Entertainment
    Tara Billinger

    Jessica’s Big Little World
    Episode: Bedtime Routine
    Cartoon Network Studios
    Nick Winn

    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

    Spirit Rangers
    Episode: Water Protectors
    Laughing Wild / Netflix
    Marie Delmas

     

     

    Best Character Design – Feature
    Elemental
    Pixar Animation Studios
    Maria Yi

    Merry Little Batman
    Amazon MGM Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment
    Nikolas Ilic

    Nimona
    Annapurna Animation for Netflix
    Aidan Sugano

    Robot Dreams
    Arcadia Motion Pictures
    Daniel Fernandez Casas

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Sony Pictures Animation
    Jesús Alonso Iglesias

     

     

    Best Direction – TV/Media
    Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
    Episode: Moremi
    Triggerfish Animation Studio & Lucan Studio
    Shofela Coker, Andrew McNally

    My Dad the Bounty Hunter
    Episode: Bizarre Ride
    A Netflix Series
    Kenji Ono, Kai Akira, Patrick Harpin

    Pokémon Concierge
    Episode: #2 What’s on Your Mind, Psyduck?
    dwarf studios for Netflix
    Iku Ogawa

    Scavengers Reign
    Episode: The Fall
    Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street
    Diego Porral

    Star Wars: Visions
    Episode: Screecher’s Reach
    Lucasfilm Ltd.
    Paul Young

     

     

    Best Direction – Feature
    Nimona
    Annapurna Animation for Netflix
    Nick Bruno, Troy Quane

    Robot Dreams
    Arcadia Motion Pictures
    Pablo Berger, Benoît Feroumont

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Sony Pictures Animation
    Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies
    Jeff Rowe, Kyler Spears

    The Boy and the Heron
    Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
    Hayao Miyazaki

     

     

    Best Music – TV/Media
    Animaniacs
    Episode: Talladega Mice
    Warner Brothers Animation/Amblin Entertainment/HULU Originals
    Steven Bernstein, Julie Bernstein

    Babylon 5: The Road Home
    Special Production
    Warner Bros. Animation
    Michael McCuistion, Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis

    Pacemaker
    Short Film
    A Running Commentary
    Christopher Lennertz

    Star Wars: Visions
    Episode: Aau’s Song
    Lucasfilm Ltd.
    Markus Wormstorm, Nadia Darries, Dineo du Toit

    The Smeds and The Smoos
    Short Film
    Magic Light Pictures
    René Aubry

     

     

    Best Music – Feature
    Elemental
    Pixar Animation Studios
    Thomas Newman, Ari “LAUV” Leff

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Sony Pictures Animation
    Daniel Pemberton, Metro Boomin

    Suzume
    CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.
    Kazuma Jinnouchi, RADWIMPS

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies
    Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

    The Boy and the Heron
    Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
    Joe Hisaishi

     

     

    Best Production Design – TV/Media
    Blue Eye Samurai
    Episode: Hammerscale
    Netflix Animation
    Jason Scheier

    Blue Eye Samurai
    Episode: The Great Fire of 1657
    A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
    Toby Wilson, James Wilson, Emil Mitev

    Scavengers Reign
    Episode: The Storm
    Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street
    Charles Huettner, Jonathan Djob Nkondo, Pauline Mauvière, Hugo Moreno, Jon Juarez

    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

    Nimona
    Annapurna Animation for Netflix
    Aidan Sugano, Jeff Turley

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Sony Pictures Animation
    Patrick O’Keefe, Dean Gordon

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies
    Yashar Kassai, Arthur , Tiffany Lam

    The Boy and the Heron
    Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
    Yoji Takeshige

     

     

    Best Storyboarding – TV/Media
    Craig Before The Creek
    Episode: Craig Before The Creek
    Cartoon Network Studios
    Erik Fountain

    Fright Krewe
    Episode: The Blood Awakening, Part 1
    DreamWorks Animation
    Leah Artwick

    Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
    Episode: Never Give Up
    Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Television
    Kristine Lee

    Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
    Episode: Apok-ta-pokalypse Now, Part II
    DreamWorks Animation
    Grace Liu

    Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
    Episode: 515M-107 “Run the Rink”
    Disney Television Animation / Cinema Gypsy Productions
    Ben Juwono

     

     

    Best Storyboarding – Feature
    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
    Netflix Presents An Aardman Production
    Richard Phelan

    Nimona
    Annapurna Animation for Netflix
    Esteban Bravo

    Robot Dreams
    Arcadia Motion Pictures
    Maca Gil

    Suzume
    CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.
    Makoto Shinkai

    The Boy and the Heron
    Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
    Hayao Miyazaki

     

     

    Best Voice Acting – TV/Media
    Archer
    Episode: Keys Open Doors
    FX Productions
    Aisha Tyler (Character: Lana Kane)

    Craig Before The Creek
    Episode: Craig Before The Creek
    Cartoon Network Studios
    Vico Ortiz (Character: Serena)

    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)

    The Velveteen Rabbit
    Episode: The Velveteen Rabbit
    Magic Light Pictures in association with Apple
    Alex Lawther (Character: Velveteen Rabbit)

     

     

    Best Voice Acting – Feature
    Merry Little Batman
    Amazon MGM Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment
    David Hornsby (Character: Joker)

    Migration
    Illumination
    Tresi Gazal (Character: Gwen)

    Nimona
    Annapurna Animation for Netflix
    Chloë Grace Moretz (Character: Nimona)

    Suzume
    CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.
    Hokuto Matsumura (Character: Souta Munakata)

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie
    Illumination
    Jack Black (Character: Bowser)

     

     

    Best Writing – TV/Media
    Blue Eye Samurai
    Episode: Episode 105: The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride
    A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
    Amber Noizumi

    Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection
    Episode: Yellowbird
    Afterman production in association with Max/Warner Bros. Discovery
    Tsvetelina Zdraveva, Jerred North

    Rock, Paper, Scissors
    Episode: Birthday Police
    Nickelodeon Animation Studios
    Josh Lehrman, Kyle Stegina, Aram Spencer Porter, Julia Prescott, Mike Trapp

    Rosie’s Rules
    Episode: Time Trouble
    9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films
    Leyani Diaz, Maria Escobedo

    Scavengers Reign
    Episode: The Reunion
    Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street
    Sean Buckelew

     

     

    Best Writing – Feature

    Annapurna Animation for Netflix
    Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor

    Robot Dreams
    Arcadia Motion Pictures
    Pablo Berger

    Suzume
    CoMix Wave Films Inc. and STORY inc.
    Makoto Shinkai

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies
    Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit

    The Boy and the Heron
    Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
    Hayao Miyazaki

     

     

    Best Editorial – TV/Media
    Blue Eye Samurai
    Episode: Episode 105: The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride
    A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
    Yuka Shirasuna

    Hilda
    Episode: Chapter 6: The Forgotten Lake
    Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks
    John Mckinnon, Mike Stefanelli

    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

    The Legend of Vox Machina
    Episode: The Sunken Tomb
    Amazon MGM Studios, Critical Role Productions, Titmouse
    Todd Raleigh

     

     

    Best Editorial – Feature
    Elemental
    Pixar Animation Studios
    Stephen Schaffer, Amera Rizk, Gregory Snyder, Jen Jew, Kevin Rose-Williams

    Leo
    Happy Madison for Netflix
    Patrick Voetberg, Joseph Titone, Darrian M. James, Danny Miller, Brian Robinson

    Nimona
    Annapurna Animation for Netflix
    Randy Trager, Erin Crackel, Stephen Schwartz, Ashley Calle

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Sony Pictures Animation
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Editorial Team

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies
    Greg Levitan, Illya Quinteros, David Croomes, Myra Owyang

     

     

    Juried Awards

    • Juried Awards will also be presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation.
    • The Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions are being presented to three recipients: Legendary animator and director Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger (posthumous); prolific Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi; and National Film Board animator and producer Marcy Page.
    • The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent or charitable impact will be presented to the BRIC Foundation, Alison Mann and Nicole Hendrix, co-founders.
    • The Ub lwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry will be presented to John Oxberry (posthumous).
    • The Special Achievement Award recognizing unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure will be presented to The Artists of Walt Disney Animation.
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