The nominations for the 42nd Annual Annie Awards have just been announced!
Congratulations to all nominees!
Best Animated Feature
- Big Hero 6 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Cheatin‘ – Plymptoons Studio
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 – DreamWorks Animation
- Song of the Sea – GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
- The Book of Life – Reel FX
- The Boxtrolls – Focus Features/Laika
- The LEGO Movie – Warner Bros. Pictures
- The Tale of The Princess Kaguya – GKIDS/Studio Ghibli
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
- Big Hero 6 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik - How to Train Your Dragon 2 – DreamWorks Animation
James Jackson, Lucas Janin, Tobin Jones, Baptiste Van Opstal, Jason Mayer - Mr. Peabody & Sherman – DreamWorks Animation
Fangwei Lee, Krzysztof Rost, Jihyun Yoon, Robert Chen - Penguins of Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
Mitul Patel, Nicolas Delbecq, Santosh Khedkar, Yash Argawal - The Book of Life – Reel FX
Augusto Schillaci, Erich Turner, Bill Konersman, Chris Rasch, Joseph Burnette - The Boxtrolls – Focus Features/Laika
Rick Sevy, Peter Vickery, Kent Estep, Peter Stuart, Ralph Procida - The LEGO Movie – Warner Bros. Pictures
Jayandera Danappal, Matt Ebb, Christian Epunan Hernandez, Danielle Brooks, Raphael Gadot
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
- Edge of Tomorrow – Sony Pictures Imageworks
Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist - Noah – Industrial Light & Magic
Raul Essig, Karin Cooper, Rick Hankins, Owen Calouro - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Sony Pictures Imageworks
Charles-Felix Chabert, Daniel La Chapelle, Spencer Lueders, Klaus Seitschek, Chris Messineo - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Weta Digital
Areito Echevarria, Andreas Soderstrom, Ronnie Menahem, Christoph Sprenger, Kevin Romond - Transformers: Age of Extinction – Industrial Light & Magic
Michael Balog, Jim Van Allen, Rick Hankins, John Hansen - X-Men: Days of Future Past – Digital Domain
Jeremy Hampton, Daniel Stern, Edmond Smith III, Hiroshi Tsubokawa, Daniel Jenkins
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 – DreamWorks Animation
Fabio Lignini - How to Train Your Dragon 2 – DreamWorks Animation
Steven “Shaggy” Hornby - How to Train Your Dragon 2 – DreamWorks Animation
Thomas Grummt - Penguins of Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
Ravi Kamble - The Boxtrolls – Focus Features/Laika
Travis Knight - The Boxtrolls – Focus Features/Laika
Malcolm Lamont - The Boxtrolls – Focus Features
Jason Stalman
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Weta Digital
Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic - Guardians of the Galaxy – Framestore
Kevin Spruce, Dale Newton, Sidney Kombo, Chris Mullins, Brad Silby - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Weta Digital
Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois, Gios Johnston
The complete list is available here.
The winners will be announced on January 31st, 2015.
© Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014