“Soul” and “Wolfwalkers” are both expected to come away with the top prize from their respective best feature and best indie feature categories, but they compete head to head for direction (Pete Docter and Kemp Powers vs. Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart), FX, character animation, character design, production design, score, storyboarding, and writing. “Soul” was additionally nominated for editorial, and “Wolfwalkers” for voice acting. But Jamie Foxx, who voiced “Soul’s” jazz pianist, Joe Gardner, was surprisingly overlooked.
Scoring six nominations were Netflix’s “Over the Moon” (directed by Disney legend Glen Keane) and “The Willoughbys,” and DreamWorks’ “Croods: A New Age.” But Keane’s gorgeous musical fantasy was overlooked for best feature. Joining “Soul” for best feature were “Onward,” “The Willoughbys,” “The Croods: A New Age,” and “Trolls World Tour” (also from DreamWorks, which garnered four nominations). Joining “Wolfwalkers” for best indie feature were Aardman/Netflix’s stop-motion “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,” the hand-drawn “Calamity Jane” origin story from France/Denmark, and the Japanese “On-Gaku: Our Sound,” and “Ride Your Wave.”
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And also nominated for direction were Keane (“Over the Moon”), Rémi Chayé (“Calamity Jane”), and Masaaki Yuasa (“Ride Your Wave”).
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“The Mandalorian” led live-action character animation, joined by “The Christmas Chronicles 2,” “The Umbrella Academy 2,” and “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.”
The general audience TV/Media nominations went to “Close Enough” (Episode: “Logan’s Run’d/Room Parents”), “Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Primal” (Episode: “Coven of the Damned”), “Harley Quinn” (Episode: “Something Borrowed, Something Green”), “Rick and Morty” (Episode: “The Vat of Acid”), and “The Midnight Gospel” (Episode: “Mouse of Silver”).
The Winsor McCay Award for career contributions to the art of animation are being presented to Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera animation designer Willie Ito; posthumously to Sue Nichols, one of the few women who had a voice in the development of such Disney classics as “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” “Mulan,” and “Brave”; and Bruce Smith, the influential character animator, director, and producer (the Oscar winning “Hair Love” and “The Proud Family”).
The June Foray Award will be awarded to animator and art director Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi for his work initiating the Totoro Forest Project as well as Sketchtravel, a sketchbook passed from one artist to another through 12 countries throughout four years. The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement will be presented to Epic Games for its Unreal game engine. The Special Achievement Award will be presented to “Howard,” the documentary about the late musical genius, Howard Ashman (“The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Aladdin”). Best Feature Onward Pixar Animation Studios Soul Pixar Animation Studios The Croods: A New Age DreamWorks Animation The Willoughbys Netflix Presents A BRON Animation Production in association with Creative Wealth Media Trolls World Tour DreamWorks Animation Best Indie Feature A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Studiocanal and Aardman present in association with Anton Capital Entertainment An Aardman Production for Netflix Calamity Jane Maybe Movies On-Gaku: Our Sound Rock’n Roll Mountain, Tip Top Ride Your Wave Science SARU Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Best Special Production Baba Yaga Baobab Studios Libresse / Bodyform – #WombStories Chelsea Pictures Nixie & Nimbo Hornet Shooom’s Odyssey Picolo Pictures The Snail and the Whale Magic Light Pictures Best Short Subject Filles Bleues, Peur Blanche Miyu Productions KKUM open the portal Souvenir Souvenir Blast Production The Places Where We Live (Cake) FX Productions and FX World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime Don Hertzfeldt Best Sponsored Erste Group ‘Edgar’s Christmas’ Passion Animation Studios Max & Maxine Hornet The Last Mile Nexus Studios There’s a Monster in My Kitchen Cartoon Saloon, Mother Travel the Vote Hornet Best TV/Media – Preschool Buddi Episode: Snow Unanico Group Muppet Babies Episode: Wock-a-bye-Fozzie Oddbot / Disney Junior Stillwater Episode: The Impossible Dream / Stuck in the Rain Apple / Gaumont / Scholastic The Adventures of Paddington Episode: Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I am Madam President Episode: I am Madam President Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films Best TV/Media – Children Hilda Episode: Chapter 9: The Deerfox Silvergate Media for Netflix Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Episode: Finale Part 4: Rise Nickelodeon Animation Studio She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Episode: Heart Part 2 DreamWorks Animation Star Wars: The Clone Wars Episode: Shattered Lucasfilm Animation Victor And Valentino Episode: The Lonely Haunts Club 3: La Llorona Cartoon Network Studios Best TV/Media – General Audience Close Enough Episode: Logan’s Run’d/Room Parents Cartoon Network Studios Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal Episode: Coven Of The Damned Cartoon Network Studios
Harley Quinn Episode: Something Borrowed, Something Green Eshugadee Productions in association with Warner Bros. Animation Rick and Morty Episode: The Vat of Acid Episode Rick and Morty LLC The Midnight Gospel Episode: Mouse of Silver Titmouse Animation for Netflix Best Student Film 100,000 Acres of Pine Student director: Jennifer Alice Wright School: The Animation Workshop Coffin Student director: Yuanqing Cai, Nathan Crabot, Houzhi Huang, Mikolaj Janiw, Mandimby Lebon, Théo Tran Ngoc School: Gobelins, l’école de l’image La Bestia Student director: Marlijn Van Nuenen, Ram Tamez, Alfredo Gerard Kuttikatt School: Gobelins, l’école de l’image Latitude du printemps Student director: Sylvain Cuvillier, Chloé Bourdic, Théophile Coursimault, Noémie Halberstam, Ma?lis Mosny, Zijing Ye School: Rubika O Black Hole! Student director: Renee Zhan Student producer: Jesse Romain School: National Film and Television School, UK Best FX for TV/Media Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Episode: Sirocco Fire Explosion DreamWorks Animation Chris Browne, Brand Webb, Russell Richardson, Ardy Ala, Reggie Fourmyle Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Episode: Welcome to Jurassic World DreamWorks Animation Emad Khalili, Ivan Wang Lamp Life Episode: Lamp Life Pixar Animation Studios Greg Gladstone, Keith Daniel Klohn, Matthew Wong Tales of Arcadia: Wizards Episode: Killahead, Part Two DreamWorks Animation Greg Lev, Igor Lodeiro, Brandon Tyra, Cui Wei, Ma Xiao Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy (Siege) Episode: Episode 6 Rooster Teeth Productions for Netflix Masanori Sakakibara Best FX for Feature Over the Moon Netflix Pearl Studio Ian Farnsworth, Brian Casper, Reinhold Rittinger, Zoran Stojanoski , Jennifer Lasrado Soul Pixar Animation Studios Tolga Göktekin, Carl Kaphan, Hiroaki Narita, Enrique Vila, Kylie Wijsmuller The Croods: A New Age DreamWorks Animation Amaury Aubel, Domin Lee, Alex Timchenko, Andrew Wheeler, Derek Cheung Trolls World Tour DreamWorks Animation Zachary Glynn, Landon Gray, Youxi Woo, John Kosnik, Doug Rizeakos Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Kim Kelly, Leena Lecklin, Frédéric Plumey, Almu Redondo, Nicole Storck Best Character Animation – TV/Media Alien Xmas Netflix Presents Fairview Entertainment / Sonar Entertainment / Chiodo Bros. Productions Kim Blanchette BoJack Horseman Episode: Good Damage Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix James Bowman Cosmos: Possible Worlds Episode: Vavilov Starburns Industries Dan MacKenzie Hilda Silvergate Media for Netflix David Laliberté Lamp Life Episode: Lamp Life Pixar Animation Studios Lucas Fraga Pacheco Best Character Animation – Feature Onward Pixar Animation Studios Shaun Chacko Soul Pixar Animation Studios Michal Makarewicz The Croods: A New Age DreamWorks Animation Rani Naamani
The Willoughbys Netflix Presents A BRON Animation Production in association with Creative Wealth Media Andrés Bedate Martin Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart Best Character Animation – Live Action The Christmas Chronicles 2 Production Company:Netflix Presents A 26th Street Pictures / Wonder Worldwide Production FX Production Company: Weta Digital Nick Stein, Caroline Ting, Sebastian Trujillo, David Yabu, Paul Ramsden The Mandalorian Production Company: Lucasfilm FX Production Company: Image Engine Nathan Fitzgerald, Leo Ito, Chris Rogers, Eung Ho Lo, Emily Luk The Umbrella Academy 2 Production Company: UCP for Netflix FX Production Company: Weta Digital Aidan Martin, Hunter Parks, Craig Young, Viki Yeo, Krystal Sae Eua Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures FX Production Company: Framestore Anders Beer, Marianne Morency, Hennadii Prykhodko, Sophie Burie, Cedric Le Poullennec Best Character Animation – Video Game League of Legends Riot Games Inc. Jose “Sho” Hernandez, Lana Bachynski , Christopher Hsing, Matthew Johnson, Jason Hendrich Marvels Spider-Man Miles Morales Insomniac Games Brian Wyser, Michael Yosh, Danny Garnett, David Hancock Ori and the Will of the Wisps Moon Studios Xbox Game Studios iam8bit Jim Donovan, Warren Goff, Boris Hiestand, Kim Nguyen, Jason Martinsen The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Jeremy Yates, Eric Baldwin, Almudena Soria, Michal Mach, August Davies Best Character Design – TV/Media Amphibia Episode: The Shut-In! Disney TV Animation Joe Sparrow BNA Episode: Runaway Raccoon Trigger / Netflix Yusuke Yoshigaki Craig of the Creek Cartoon Network Studios Danny Hynes Looney Tunes Cartoons Warner Bros. Animation Jim Soper The Owl House Episode: Young Blood, Old Souls Disney Television Animation Marina Gardner Best Character Design – Feature Soul Pixar Animation Studios Daniel López Muñoz The Croods: A New Age DreamWorks Animation Joe Pitt The Willoughbys Netflix Presents A BRON Animation Production in association with Creative Wealth Media Craig Kellman Trolls World Tour DreamWorks Animation Timothy Lamb Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Federico Pirovano Best Direction – TV/Media Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal Episode: Plague Of Madness Cartoon Network Studios Genndy Tartakovsky Great Pretender Episode: Case 1_1: Los Angeles Connection Production I.G. for Fuji Television Network and Netflix Hiro Kaburagi Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart Episode: Mao Mao’s Nakey Titmouse Inc / Cartoon Network Studios Michael Moloney Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Episode: Battle Nexus NYC Nickelodeon Animation Studio Alan Wan The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Episode: Hard to Swallow Disney Television Animation Eddie Trigueros Best Direction – Feature Calamity Jane Maybe Movies Rémi Chayé
Over the Moon Netflix Presents a Netflix/Pearl Studio Production / a Glen Keane Productions Presentation Glen Keane Ride Your Wave Science SARU Masaaki Yuasa Soul Pixar Animation Studios Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart Best Music – TV/Media Blood of Zeus Episode: Escape or Die Powerhouse Animation Studios for Netflix Paul Edward-Francis Mira Royal Detective Episode: The Great Diwali Mystery Wild Canary / Disney Junior Amritha Vaz, Matthew Tishler, Jeannie Lurie Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode: Crisis Point CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment Chris Westlake Star Wars: The Clone Wars Episode: Victory and Death Lucasfilm Animation Kevin Kiner The Tiger That Came to Tea Lupus Films David Arnold, Don Black Best Music – Feature Onward Pixar Animation Studios Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna Over the Moon Netflix Presents a Netflix/Pearl Studio Production / a Glen Keane Productions Presentation Steven Price, Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield, Helen Park Soul Pixar Animation Studios Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste The Willoughbys Netflix Presents A BRON Animation Production in association with Creative Wealth Media Mark Mothersbaugh, Alessia Cara, Jon Levine, Colton Fisher Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Bruno Coulais, Kíla – Best Production Design – TV/Media Baba Yaga Baobab Studios Glenn Hernandez, Matthieu Saghezchi Shooom’s Odyssey Picolo Pictures Julien Bisaro The Adventures of Paddington Episode: Paddington And Halloween Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio Negar Bagheri To: Gerard DreamWorks Animation Raymond Zibach Trash Truck Glen Keane Productions for Netflix Eastwood Wong, Sylvia Liu, Elaine Lee, Tor Aunet, Lauren Zurcher Best Production Design – Feature Onward Pixar Animation Studios Noah Klocek, Sharon Calahan, Huy Nguyen, Bert Berry, Paul Conrad Soul Pixar Animation Studios Steve Pilcher, Albert Lozano, Paul Abadilla, Bryn Imagire The Willoughbys Netflix Presents A BRON Animation Production in association with Creative Wealth Media Kyle McQueen Trolls World Tour DreamWorks Animation Kendal Cronkhite Shaindlin, Timothy Lamb Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS María Pareja, Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore Best Storyboarding – TV/Media Archibald’s Next Big Thing Episode: Baritone Tea Part 1 DreamWorks Animation Ben McLaughlin Big City Greens Episode: Cheap Show Walt Disney Television Animation Kiana Khansmith Looney Tunes Cartoons Warner Bros. Animation Andrew Dickman Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge Warner Bros. Animation Milo Neuman Shooom’s Odyssey Picolo Pictures Julien Bisaro Best Storyboarding – Feature Earwig and the Witch Studio Ghibli Goro Miyazaki
Over the Moon Netflix Presents a Netflix/Pearl Studio Production / a Glen Keane Productions Presentation Glen Keane Soul Pixar Animation Studios Trevor Jimenez The Croods: A New Age DreamWorks Animation Evon Freeman Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Guillaume Lorin Best Voice Acting – TV/Media Dragons Rescue Riders Episode: Hunt for the Golden Dragon DreamWorks Animation Jeff Bennett (Erik the Wretched) It’s Pony Episode: Episode 107 Blue-Zoo Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio Jessica DiCicco (Annie) Phineas and Ferb the Movie Episode: Candace Against the Universe Walt Disney Television Animation & Disney+ Ashley Tisdale (Candace) Tales of Arcadia: Wizards Episode: Our Final Act DreamWorks Animation David Bradley (Merlin) ThunderCats ROAR! Episode: ThunderSlobs Warner Bros. Animation Patrick Seitz (Mumm-Ra, Tygra) Best Voice Acting – Feature Earwig and the Witch Studio Ghibli Vanessa Marshall (Bella Yaga) Onward Pixar Animation Studios Tom Holland (Ian Lightfoot) Over the Moon Netflix Presents a Netflix/Pearl Studio Production / a Glen Keane Productions Presentation Robert G. Chiu (Chin) The Croods: A New Age DreamWorks Animation Nicolas Cage (Grug) Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Eva Whittaker (Mebh Óg MacTíre) Best Writing – TV/Media Big Mouth Episode: The New Me Netflix Andrew Goldberg, Patti Harrison, Andrew Goldberg Craig of the Creek Cartoon Network Studios Jeff Trammell, Tiffany Ford, Dashawn Mahone, Najja Porter Fancy Nancy Episode: Nancy’s New Friend Disney Television Animation Krista Tucker, Andy Guerdat, Matt Hoverman, Laurie Israel, Marisa Evans-Sanden Harley Quinn Episode: Something Borrowed, Something Green Eshugadee Productions in association with Warner Bros. Animation Sarah Peters She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Episode: Heart Part 2 DreamWorks Animation Noelle Stevenson Best Writing – Feature A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Studiocanal and Aardman present in association with Anton Capital Entertainment An Aardman Production for Netflix Mark Burton, Jon Brown Onward Pixar Animation Studios Dan Scanlon, Jason Headley, Keith Bunin Over the Moon Netflix Presents a Netflix/Pearl Studio Production / a Glen Keane Productions Presentation Audrey Wells Soul Pixar Animation Studios Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers Wolfwalkers Apple Original Films / GKIDS Will Collins Best Editorial – TV/Media Cops and Robbers Lawrence Bender Productions for Netflix Brandon Terry, Ezra Dweck, Del Spiva Hilda Episode: Chapter 9: The Deerfox Silvergate Media for Netflix John McKinnon If Anything Happens I Love You Gilbert Films / Oh Good Productions for Netflix Peter Ettinger, Michael Babcock Lamp Life Episode: Lamp Life Pixar Animation Studios Serena Warner To: Gerard DreamWorks Animation James Ryan
Best Editorial – Feature A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Studiocanal and Aardman present in association with Anton Capital Entertainment An Aardman Production for Netflix Sim Evan-Jones, ACE, Adrian Rhodes Calamity Jane Maybe Movies Benjamin Massoubre Onward Pixar Animation Studios Catherine Apple, Anna Wolitzky, Dave Suther Soul Pixar Animation Studios Kevin Nolting, Gregory Amundson, Robert Grahamjones, Amera Rizk The Willoughbys Netflix Presents A BRON Animation Production in association with Creative Wealth Media Fiona Toth, Ken Schretzmann, ACE Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
