
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the winners of its 47th Annual Annie Awards™ at a ceremony on January 25.
There are 32 categories spanning features, TV/shortform media and VR, recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation.
Love, Death & Robots won four Annies, including Best Editorial – TV/Media for the episode based on John Scalzi’s short “Alternate Histories.”
Klaus, Sergio Pablos’ Santa Claus origin story and the first original animated motion picture out of Netflix, dominated the evening with seven wins.

Best Feature
- Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
Best Indie Feature
- I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
Best Special Production
- How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming, DreamWorks Animation
Best Short Subject
- Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days, Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of Canada, Les Armateurs
Best VR
- Bonfire, Baobab Studios
Best Commercial
- The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ‘59 Telecaster, Nexus Studios
Best TV/Media — Preschool
- Ask the Storybots, Episode: “Why Do We Have To Recycle?,” JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
Best TV/Media — Children
- Disney Mickey Mouse, Episode: “Carried Away,” Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
Best TV/Media — General Audience
- BoJack Horseman, Episode: “The Client,” Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
Best Student Film
- The Fox & the Pigeon, Michelle Chua

Best FX for TV/Media
Love, Death & Robots, Episode: “The Secret War,” Blur for Netflix
- FX Artist: Viktor Németh
- FX Artist: Szabolcs Illés
- FX Artist: Ádám Sipos
- FX Artist: Vladimir Zhovna
Best FX for Feature
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
Best Character Animation — TV/Media
His Dark Materials, Episode: “8,” BBC Studios
- Lead Animator: Aulo Licinio Character: Iroek
Best Character Animation — Animated Feature
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
- Animation Supervisor: Sergio Martins
- Character: Alva
Best Character Animation — Live Action
Avengers: Endgame, Weta Digital
- Animation Supervisor: Sidney Kombo-Kintombo
Best Character Animation — Video Game
Unruly Heroes, Magic Design Studios
- Character Animator: Sebastien Parodi
- Character: Heroes Kid version, Underworld NPC
- Lead Animator: Nicolas Leger
Character: Heroes (Wukong, Kihong, Sandmonk, Sanzang), All enemies (except Underworld levels) and cinematics
Best Character Design — TV/Media
Carmen Sandiego, Episode: “The Chasing Paper Caper,” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix
- Character Designer: Keiko Murayama
- Character: Carmen Sandiego, Paper Star, Player, Shadowsan, Chief, Julia Argent, Chase Devineaux
Best Character Design — Feature
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
- Character Designer: Torsten Schrank
- Character: All Characters
Best Direction — TV/Media
Disney Mickey Mouse
- Episode: For Whom the Booth Tolls
- Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
- Director: Alonso Ramirez Ramos
Best Direction — Feature
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
- Director: Sergio Pablos
Best Music — TV/Media
Love, Death & Robots, Episode: “Sonnie’s Edge”
- Blur for Netflix
- Composer/Lyricist: Rob Cairns
Best Music — Feature
I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
- Composer: Dan Levy
Best Production Design — TV/Media
Love, Death & Robots, Episode: “The Witness,” Blur for Netflix
- Production Design: Alberto Mielgo
Best Production Design — Feature
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
- Production Design: Szymon Biernaki
- Production Design: Marcin Jakubowski
Best Storyboarding — TV/Media
Carmen Sandiego, Episode: “Becoming Carmen Sandiego: Part 1,” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix
- Storyboard Artist: Kenny Park
Best Storyboarding — Feature
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
- Storyboard Artist: Sergio Pablos
Best Voice Acting — TV/Media
Bob’s Burgers, Episode: “Roamin’ Bob-iday,” 20th Century Fox / Bento Box Entertainment
- Cast: H. Jon Benjamin Character: Bob
Best Voice Acting — Feature
Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Josh Gad: Josh Gad
- Character: Olaf
Best Writing — TV/Media
Tuca & Bertie, Episode: “The Jelly Lakes,” Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix
- Writer: Shauna McGarry
Best Writing — Feature
I Lost My Body, Xilam for Netflix
- Writer: Jérémy Clapin
- Writer: Guillaume Laurant
Best Editorial — TV/Media
Love, Death & Robots, Episode: “Alternate Histories,” Blur for Netflix
- Nominee: Bo Juhl
- Nominee: Stacy Auckland
- Nominee: Valerian Zamel
Best Editorial — Feature
Klaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine
- Nominee: Pablo García Revert
The following juried awards were also presented:
Winsor McCay Award for their exemplary industry careers —
- Satoshi Kon (posthumously), Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist;
- Henry Selick, stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing the stop-motion animation films The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline; and
- Ron Clements & John Musker, animators, animation directors, screenwriters and producers of one of the Walt Disney Animation Studio’s leading director teams.
The June Foray Award —
- Jeanette Bonds, writer, independent animator, and co-founder and director of GLAS Animation; and
The Ub Iwerks Award —
- Jim Blinn, computer scientist who first became widely known for his work as a computer graphics expert at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), particularly his work on the pre-encounter animations for the Voyager project.
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I Lost My Body is fantastic. Well worth seeking out.
What exactly was the Award for here?
Best Character Animation — Live Action
Avengers: Endgame, Weta Digital
Animation Supervisor: Sidney Kombo-Kintombo
@Cat this is theiir showreel:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ95VoHG8Zk