Disney’s juggernaut Frozen 2 and Laika’s hybrid stop-motion/CG Yeti tale Missing Link tied for the most nominations in the feature categories, with eight apiece. Netflix’s Santa Claus origin story Klaus, a 2D movie from Despicable Me co-creator Sergio Pablos, followed close behind with seven nominations. And critical and box office hits Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 4 and Dreamworks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World earned six apiece, as did I Lost My Body, the French indie acquired by Netflix after it became the first animated movie to win the Nespresso Grand Prize at Cannes.
The nominations for best animated feature went to Frozen 2, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Klaus, Missing Link and Toy Story 4. Aforementioned I Lost My Body was nominated for best independent animated feature, alongside four movies from indie distributor GKIDS: Bunuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, Okko’s Inn, Promare and Weathering With You.
The Hollywood Reporter breaks the Annie noms:
Feature:
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, DreamWorks Animation
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Missing Link, LAIKA, LLC
Toy Story 4, Pixar Animation Studios
Indie Feature
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, Sygnatia, Glow, Submarine, Hampa Animation Studio
I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
Okko’s Inn, Madhouse
Promare, TRIGGER, XFLAG
Weathering With You, Toho Co., LTD. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films
Best FX for Feature
Abominable, DreamWorks Animation
FX Supervisor: Amaury Aubel
FX Supervisor: James Jackson
FX Lead: Domin Lee
FX Supervisor: Michael Losure
FX Lead: Alex Timchenko
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Benjamin Fiske: Benjamin Fiske
Alex Moaveni: Alex Moaveni
Jesse Erickson: Jesse Erickson
Dimitre Berberov: Dimitre Berberov
Kee Nam Suong: Kee Nam Suong
Missing Link, LAIKA, LLC
CG Look Development Lead: Eric Wachtman
Lead CG Effects Artist: David Horsley
Senior Technical Director: Peter Stuart
Lead Technical Compositor: Timu Khodzhaev
Lead CG Lighter: Joe Strasser
Toy Story 4, Pixar Animation Studios
Effects Lead: Alexis Angelidis
Effects Artist: Amit Ganapati Baadkar
Effects Artist: Greg Gladstone
Effects Artist: Kylie Wijsmuller
Effects Artist: Matthew Kiyoshi Wong
Weathering With You, GKIDS
Key Animation: Hidetsugu Ito
VFX Artist: Yuko Nakajima
VFX Artist: Jumi Lee
Chief Photography: Ryosuke Tsuda
Best Character Animation
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Andrew Ford: Andrew Ford
Character: Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven
Character: Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, DreamWorks Animation
Animation Supervisor: Dane Stogner
Character: Toothless, Light Fury, Hiccup, Deathgrippers
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, DreamWorks Animation
Animation Supervisor: Rani Naamani
Character: Grimmel, Ruffnutt, Toothless, Light Fury, Hiccup, Baby Furies
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Animation Supervisor: Sergio Martins
Character: Alva
Missing Link
LAIKA, LLC
Animator: Rachelle Lambden
Character: Multiple
Character: Multiple
Best Character Design
Abominable, DreamWorks Animation / Pearl Studio
Character Designer: Nico Marlet
Character: All
Character: All
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Designer: Bill Schwab
Character Designer: Bill Schwab
Character: Earth Giants, Mattias, King Runeard, Young Agnarr, Young Iduna, Gale, Ryder, Honeymaren, Soldier
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Character Designer: Torsten Schrank
Character: All Characters
Spies in Disguise, Blue Sky Studios
Character Designer: José Manuel Fernández Oli
Character: Killian, Katsu Kimura, Lance Pigeon
The Addams Family, MGM and BRON Creative
Character Designer: Craig Kellman
Character: Multiple characters
Best Director
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Director: Jennifer Lee
Director: Chris Buck
I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
Director: Jérémy Clapin
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Director: Sergio Pablos
Missing Link, LAIKA, LLC
Director: Chris Butler
Weathering With You, Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Best Music
Away, Dream Well Studios
Composer: Gints Zilbalodis
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Composer: Christophe Beck
Composer: Frode Fjellheim
Composer/Lyricist: Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Composer/Lyricist: Robert Lopez
I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
Composer: Dan Levy
Spies in Disguise, Blue Sky Studios
Composer/Lyricist: Mark Ronson
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Toy Story 4
Composer: Randy Newman
Best Production Design
Abominable, DreamWorks Animation
Production Design: Max Boas
Production Design: Paul Duncan
Production Design: Christopher Brock
Production Design: Cecline Da Hyeu Kim
Production Design: Jane Li
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, DreamWorks Animation
Production Design: Pierre-Olivier Vincent
Production Design: Kirsten Kawamura
Production Design: Woonyoung Jung
Production Design: Iuri Lioi
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Production Design: Szymon Biernaki
Production Design: Marcin Jakubowski
Missing Link, LAIKA, LLC
Production Design: Nelson Lowry
Production Design: Santiago Montiel
Production Design: Trevor Dalmer
The Addams Family, MGM and Bron Creative
Production Design: Patricia Atchison
Production Design: Maisha Moore
Production Design: Chris Souza
Production Design: Jack Yu
Best Storyboarding
I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
Storyboard Artist: Julien Bisaro
I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
Storyboard Artist: Jérémy Clapin
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Storyboard Artist: Sergio Pablos
Missing Link, LAIKA, LLC
Storyboard Artist: Julián Nariño
Missing Link, LAIKA, LLC
Storyboard Artist: Oliver Thomas
Best Voice Acting
Abominable, DreamWorks Animation / Pearl Studio
Cast: Tenzing Norgay Trainor
Character: Jin
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Josh Gad: Josh Gad
Character: Olaf
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus, CJ Entertainment and Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix
Performer: Richard Horvitz
Character: Invader Zim
The Secret Life of Pets 2, Illumination
Cast: Jenny Slate
Character: Gidget
Toy Story 4, Pixar Animation Studios
Cast: Tony Hale
Character: Forky
Best Writing
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Writer: Jennifer Lee
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, DreamWorks Animation
Writer: Dean DeBlois
I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
Writer: Jérémy Clapin
Writer: Guillaume Laurant
Toy Story 4, Pixar Animation Studios
Writer: Andrew Stanton
Writer: Stephany Folsom
Weathering With You, Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films
Story By: Makoto Shinkai
Writer: Makoto Shinkai
Best Editorial
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, DreamWorks Animation
Nominee: John K. Carr
Nominee: Mark Hester
Nominee: Mary Blee
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Nominee: Pablo García Revert
Missing Link, LAIKA, LLC
Nominee: Stephen Perkins
The Secret Life of Pets 2, Illumination
Nominee: Tiffany Hillkurtz
Toy Story 4, Pixar Animation Studios
Nominee: Axel Geddes
Nominee: Torbin Xan Bullock
Nominee: Greg Snyder
