“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” was the big winner Saturday evening at the 50th annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animated entertainment.
“Pinocchio” won for best animated feature, but despite its nine nominations, did not dominate the field, which spread the awards among several nominees, including “Marcel the Shell,” which won for best indie animated feature.
After two years of virtual presentations, the Annie Awards was presented by ASIFA-Hollywood during an in-person ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
During the ceremony, the Winsor McCay Award honoring lifetime achievements was presented to Pete Docter, animated feature writer/director and Pixar CEO; the late Evelyn Lambart, an early National Film Board of Canada collaborator, including a series of short films; and prolific TV creator Craig McCracken.
The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent or charitable impact was awarded to Mindy Johnson, author, historian and educator.
The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement in the industry was presented to Visual Effects Reference Platform, and a Certificate of Merit Award for service to the industry was presented to John Omohundro.
Here is a complete list of winners:
BEST FEATURE
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film/A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
BEST INDIE FEATURE
— “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” Marcel the Movie LLC
BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION
— “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions
BEST SPONSORED
— “Save Ralph,” Arch Model Studio
BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
— “The Tiny Chef Show Episode: Pancakes,” Tiny Chef Productions LLC / Imagine Entertainment
BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
— “Abominable and the Invisible City Episode: Everest Returns,” DreamWorks Animation
BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE
— “Bob’s Burgers Episode: Some Like it Bot Part 1: Eighth Grade Runner,” 20th Television/Bento Box Entertainment
BEST TV/MEDIA – LIMITED SERIES
— Oni: Thunder God’s Tale Episode: The Demon Moon Rises,” A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production
BEST STUDENT FILM
— “The Soloists,” Student director: Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Elias Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck & Yi Liu, School: Gobelins, l’école de l’image
BEST FX – TV/MEDIA
— “Love Death + Robots Episode: Bad Traveling,” Blur Studio for Netflix, FX Production Company: Blur Studio, Kirby Miller, Igor Zanic, Joseph H. Coleman, Steven Dupuy, Josh Schwartz
BEST FX – FEATURE
— “Avatar: The Way of Water,” 20th Century Studios / Disney Studios, FX Production Company: Weta FX, Johnathan M. Nixon, David Moraton, Nicholas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrian, Alex Nowotny
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
— “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: special production,” NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions, Tim Watts
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company, Tucker Barrie
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
— “Avatar: The Way of Water,” Production Company: 20th Century Studios / Disney Studios, FX Production Company: Weta FX, Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
— “Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course,” Studio MDHR, Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
— “Oni: Thunder God’s Tale,” Episode: The Demon Moon Rises, A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production, Rebecca Chan
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
— “The Bad Guys,” DreamWorks Animation, Taylor Krahenbuhl
BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
— “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: special production,” NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions, Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy
BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company, Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Gustafson
BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
— “The Cuphead Show!” Episode: Carn-Evil, Netflix Animation, Ego Plum
BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company, Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
— “Oni: Thunder God’s Tale,” Episode: The Demon Moon Rises, A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production, Robert Kondo, Rachel Tiep-Daniels, Lia Tin, Yohei Hashizume, Masa Inada
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
— “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company, Curt Enderle, Guy Davis
BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
— “Love Death + Robots,” Episode: The Very Pulse of the Machine, Blur Studio for Netflix, Emily Dean
BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
— “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” DreamWorks Animation, Anthony Holden
BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
— “Zootopia+,” Episode: The Godfather of the Bride, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Maurice LaMarche (Character: Mr.Big)
BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
— “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” Marcel the Movie LLC, Jenny Slate (character: Marcel)
BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA
— “Love Death + Robots,” Episode: Bad Traveling, Blur Studio for Netflix, Andrew Kevin Walker
BEST WRITING – FEATURE
— “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” Marcel the Movie LLC, Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm
BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
— “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” Episode: special production, NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions, Daniel Budin
BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
— “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” Dreamworks Animation, James Ryan, ACE, Jacquelyn Karambelas, Natalla Cronembold, Joe Butler, Katie Parody