THE ANNIES

And the envelope, please ... And the trophies go to:

ANNIE WINNERS

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out
Pixar/Disney

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Director: Pete Docter

Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Gravity Falls
Episode: “Northwest Mansion Mystery”
Disney Television Animation
Director: Matt Braly

Best Animated Feature – Independent
Boy and the World
Filme de Papel

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
The Simpsons
Episode: “Halloween of Horror”

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children
Wander Over Yonder
Episode: “The Breakfast”
Disney Television Animation

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
Tumble Leaf
Episode: “Mirror”
Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Writer: Pete Docter
Writer: Meg LeFauve
Writer: Josh Cooley

Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Bob’s Burgers
Episode: “The Hauntening”
Twentieth Century Fox Television/Bento Box Entertainment
Writer: Steven Davis
Writer: Kelvin Yu

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Cast: Phyllis Smith
Character: Sadness

Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Bob’s Burgers
Episode: “Hawk & Chick”
Twentieth Century Fox Television/Bento Box Entertainment
Starring: Kristen Schaal
Character: Louise Belcher

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
Man and Dog
Psyop ...

Best Animated Special Production
He Named Me Malala
Parkes-MacDonald / Little Door

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Production Design: Ralph Eggleston

Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show
Episode: “Peabody’s Parents/Galileo”
DreamWorks Animation Televsion
Production Design: Kevin Dart
Production Design: Sylvia Liu
Production Design: Chris Turnham
Production Design: Eastwood Wong

Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Animator: Allison Rutland
Character: All Characters

Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Episode: “Have Dragon Will Travel, Part 1”
DreamWorks Animation Television
Character Animator: Chi-Ho Chan
Character: Heather, Windshear, Dagur, Savage, Hiccup, Toothless, Berserkers

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
The Revenant – Judy
Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Anonymous Content, M Productions, Appian Way, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Animation Supervisor: Matthew Shumway
Lead Digital Artist: Adrian Millington
Digital Artist: Blaine Toderian
Digital Artist: Alexander Poei
Digital Artist: Kevin Lan

Character Animation in a Video Game
Evolve
2K Games
Character Animator: David Gibson
Character: Daisy, Goliath, Kraken

Final Winsor recipient is Joe Ranft, the Pixar original who died in 2005. He was head of story on Pixar’s first two films, Toy Story and A Bug’s Life and also worked on Monsters Inc. and Cars. He also worked on such pics as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast.

Next Winsor recipient to Phil Roman, the six-time Emmy winner whose credits include The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Garfield & Friends, The Critic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and the Peanuts holiday specials.

First Winsor McCay Award of the night to Isao Takahata, the Japanese filmmaker behind such films as Grave of the Fireflies, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya — an Oscar nominee — and Only Yesterday.

Best Animated Short Subject
World of Tomorrow
Don Hertzfeldt

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
The Good Dinosaur
Pixar Animation Studios
Effects Supervisor: Jon Reisch
Effects Lead: Stephen Marshall
Volumetric Clouds Architect: Magnus Wrenninge
Development & Effects Artist: Michael Hall
Effects Technical Lead: Michael K. O’Brien

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron – Sokovia Destruction
Marvel Studios
Creature Sim Supervisor: Michael Balog|
Creature Simulation Lead: Jim Van Allen
Effects Simulation Supervisor: Florent Andorra
Effects Lead: George Kaltenbrunner

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Composer: Michael Giacchino

Music in an Animated Television/ Broadcast Production
Disney Mickey Mouse
Episode: “¡Feliz Cumpleaños!”
Disney Television Animation
Composer: Christopher Willis

Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas
Episode: “Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas”
Screen Novelties/Warner Bros Animation
Character Designer: Craig Kellman
Character: Buddy, Jovie, Walter Hobbs, Michael Hobbs, Mr. Greenway, Chadwick & Matthews, Santa Claus, Background Characters

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Character Art Director: Albert Lozano
Character: All Characters
Character Artist: Chris Sasaki
Character: All Characters

Don Hahn receives the June Foray Award, named for the founder of the Annie Awards. Among a long line of credits, he worked as an Associate Producer on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, was a producer on The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast (which was the first animated pic to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars) and most recently was an EP on Disney’s Maleficent.

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Nominee: Kevin Nolting

Editorial in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Disney Mickey Mouse
Episode: “Coned”
Disney Television Animation
Nominee: Illya Owens

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Storyboard Artist: Tony Rosenast

Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Disney Mickey Mouse
Episode: “¡Feliz Cumpleaños!”
Disney Television Animation
Storyboard Artist: Alonso Ramirez Ramos