Annunciate le nominations ai rinomati Annie Awards, gli importanti riconoscimenti del cinema d’animazione, assegnati ogni anno alle migliori produzioni cinematografiche che si sono distinte per creatività ma soprattutto per originalità.
Da quando gli Academy Awards hanno inserito la categoria miglior film d’animazione tra i premi della Notte degli Oscar, gli Annie Awards sono passati in secondo piano diventando però nello stesso tempo una sorta di anteprima degli Oscar. A tal proposito il vincitore di questo premio quasi sempre conquista l’Oscar nella categoria miglior film d’animazione. Infatti su ben 26 edizioni (dal 1992) ben 12 volte il risultato è stato poi confermato dagli Academy Awards: Shrek, La città incantata, Alla ricerca di Nemo, Gli Incredibili, Wallace e Gromit, Ratatouille, Up, Rango, Frozen, Inside Out, Zootropolis, Coco.
Non a caso quest’anno il maggior numero di nominations agli Annie Awards le ha conquistate il film favorito agli Oscar 2019, Gli incredibili 2 (Pizar Animation Studios) che si è aggiudicato ben 11 nomination, dopo aver già vinto il National Board of Review e l’Hollywood Film Award.
Segue con 10 nomination il seguito di Ralph Spacca Tutto, Ralph Spacca Internet (Walt Disney Animation Studios). Più distanziato con 7 nomination a testa: l’altro film favorito dell‘Award Season Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation) che ha già al suo attivo il New York Film Critics Circle Award e il Detroit Film Critics Society Award come miglior film d’animazione dell’anno.
Sorprendono in positivo le 7 nomination conquistate anche dal film I primitivi (Early Man) (Aardman Animations) che ha al momento al suo attivo un British Independent Film Awards per i migliori effetti speciali visivi.
Bottino magro per il meraviglioso film di Wes Anderson, Isle of Dogs, che si è dovuto accontentare di sole 4 nomination nonostante il favore della critica americana che gli ha recentemente assegnato il Washington DC Area Film Critisc Association Awards per il miglior film d’animazione dell’anno.
Ecco di seguito la lista di tutte le nominations agli Annie Awards 2019:
Best Animated Feature
“Early Man”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle Of Dogs”
“Ralph Breaks The Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Best Animated Independent Feature
“Ce Magnifique Gâteau!”
“MFKZ”
“Mirai”
“Ruben Brandt, Collector”
“Tito and the Birds”
Best Animated Special Production
“Back to the Moon”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“The Emperor’s Newest Clothes”
“The Highway Rat”
Best Animated Short Subject
“Grandpa Walrus”
“Lost & Found”
“SOLAR WALK”
“Untravel”
“Weekends”
Best Virtual Reality Production
“Age of Sail”
“Battlescar”
“Crow: The Legend”
“Mind Palace”
“Moss”
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
“Goldfish at the Fair”
“Greenpeace ‘There’s a Rang-Tan In My Bedroom’”
“Grinch / 40 / Olympics Spot”
“JD.com, ‘Joy and Heron’”
“The Fearless Are Here”
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
“Ask the StoryBots,” episode: “How Do Computers Work?”
“Dinotrux: Supercharged,” episode: “Crabcavator”
“Hey Duggee,” episode: “The Singing Badge”
“PJ Masks,” episode: “Wacky Floats”
“Tumble Leaf,” episode: “Moonlight Mermaid/Hedge’s Hatchlings”
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children
“Hilda,” episode: “Chapter 1: The Hidden People”
“Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny,” episode: “Enter the Dragon Master”
“Little Big Awesome,” episode: “Puppy Shower”
“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” episode: “Mystic Mayhem”
“Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters,” episode: “The Eternal Knight Pt. 2”
Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
“Big Mouth”
“Bob’s Burgers,” episode: “The Bleakening, Parts 1 and 2”
“BoJack Horseman,” episode: “The Dog Days are Over”
“Human Kind Of,” episode: “Desperately Seeking Social Skills”
“The Venture Bros.,” episode: “The Saphrax Protocol”
Best Student Film
“A Blink of An Eye”
“Best Friend”
“FACING IT”
“Hors Piste”
“Sister”
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INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
“DreamWorks Theatre Presents Kung Fu Panda”
“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” episode: “Mystic Mayhem”
“SuperMansion,” episode: “Debbie Does Devizo”
“Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters,” episode: “The Eternal Knight Pt. 2”
“Watership Down,” episode: “The Journey”
Animated Effects in an an Animated Feature Production
“Early Man”
“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
“Incredibles 2”
“Next Gen”
“Ralph Breaks The Internet”
Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Age of Sail”
“Back to the Moon”
“Hilda”
“Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure”
“Tumble Leaf”
Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
“Early Man”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Ralph Breaks The Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Christopher Robin”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Paddington 2”
“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”
Character Animation in a Video Game
“God of War”
“GRIS”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man”
“Moss”
“Shadow of The Tomb Raider”
Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Age of Sail”
“Niko and the Sword of Light”
“Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure”
“The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” (two nominations)
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
“Incredibles 2”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Next Gen”
“Ralph Breaks The Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Ask the StoryBots,” Evan Spiridellis; episode: “What Is Electricity?”
“Disney Mickey Mouse,” Eddie Trigueros; episode: “Feed the Birds”
“Niko and the Sword of Light,” Sung Jin Ahn; episode: “The Thorn of Contention”
“SuperMansion,” Nick Simotas; episode: “Sympathy For Black Saturn”
“Tales of Arcadia: 3Below,” Guillermo del Toro and Rodrigo Blaas; episode: “Terra Incognita Part One”
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
“Early Man,” Nick Park
“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” Genndy Tartakovsky
“Incredibles 2,” Brad Bird
“Ralph Breaks The Internet,” Rich Moore and Phil Johnston
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Rodney Rothman and Peter Ramsey
Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Back to the Moon,” Mathieu Alvado
“Disney Mickey Mouse,” Christopher Willis
“Elena of Avalor,” Tony Morales, John Kavanaugh, Craig Gerber, Silvia Olivas, Rachel Ruderman
“Tangled: The Series,” Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Kevin Kliesch
“The Tom and Jerry Show,” Vivek Maddala
Music in an Animated Feature Production
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” Danny Elfman, Tyler The Creator
“Early Man,” Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Howe
“Incredibles 2,” Michael Giacchino
“Ralph Breaks The Internet,” Henry Jackman, Alan Menken, Phil Johnston, Tom MacDougall, Dan Reynolds
“Smallfoot,” Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick
Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Age of Sail”
“Disney Mickey Mouse”
“Little Big Awesome”
“Niko and the Sword of Light”
“The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle”
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
“Early Man”
“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Ben 10”
“Big Hero 6: The Series”
“Disney Mickey Mouse”
“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
“Star vs. The Forces of Evil”
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
“Incredibles 2” (two nominations)
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Ralph Breaks The Internet”
Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“BoJack Horseman,” Will Arnett
“F is for Family,” Debi Derryberry
“Pete the Cat,” Juliette Donenfeld
“Skylanders Academy,” Patrick Warburton
“Unikitty,” Tara Strong
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
“Early Man,” Eddie Redmayne
“Incredibles 2,” Holly Hunter
“Isle of Dogs,” Bryan Cranston
“Next Gen,” Charlyne Yi
“Ralph Breaks The Internet,” Sarah Silverman
Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Big Mouth”
“Craig of the Creek”
“Hilda”
“Star vs. The Forces of Evil”
“We Bare Bears”
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
“Incredibles 2”
“Mirai”
“Ralph Breaks The Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
“Teen Titans Go! to the Movies”
Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Big Hero 6: The Series”
“Puppy Dog Pals”
“Tales of Arcadia: 3Below”
“The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants”
Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
“Incredibles 2”
“Ralph Breaks The Internet”
“Ruben Brandt, Collector”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”