Poco fa sono state annunciate le nomination degli Annie Awards 2023, i premi assegnati dalla ASIFA-Hollywood ai migliori prodotti della animazione.

A guidare le nomination l’osannato Pinocchio di Guillermo Del Toro con ben 9 candidature, a seguire Red con 7 candidature, si comportano bene anche Il Gatto con gli Stivali 2: l’ultimo desiderio e Il Mare dei Mostri con 6 candidature a testa. I premi saranno assegnati durante una cerimonia di premiazione che si terrà al Royce Hall dell’UCLA il prossimo 25 febbraio.

LE NOMINATION DEGLI ANNIE AWARDS 2023

BEST FEATURE

Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation
The Sea Beast – Netflix
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkeypaw Production / A Gotham Group Production

BEST INDIE FEATURE

Charlotte – January Films, Ltd., Balthazar Productions, and Walking the Dog
Inu-Oh – Science SARU
Little Nicholas, Happy As Can Be – On Classics (Mediawan) / Bidibul Productions
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC
My Father’s Dragon – Cartoon Saloon for Netflix

BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION

Prehistoric Planet – BBC Studios in association with Apple
Superworm– Magic Light Pictures
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions
The House – Nexus Studios for Netflix
The Sandman – A Netflix Original Series / A Warner Bros. Television Production

BEST SHORT SUBJECT

Amok – Boddah
Black Slide – The Hive Studio, in co-production with FlipBook Studio
Ice Merchants – COLA Animation production & Wild Stream
Love, Dad – 13ka, in co-production with FAMU & nutprodukcia
The Flying Sailor – National Film Board of Canada

BEST SPONSORED
Can’t Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice – NOMINT
Minions: The Rise of Gru / The Office – Illumination
Save Ralph – Arch Model Studio
Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache – Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television
Today’s Holiday Moments are Tomorrow’s Memories – Hornet

BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
Elinor Wonders Why “Rest is Best” – SHOE Ink. LLC
Gabby’s Dollhouse “Cakey’s Cupcake Cousins” – DreamWorks Animation
Rise Up, Sing Out “Name Tag” – Disney TV Animation
Spirit Rangers “Thunder Mountain” – Laughing Wild / Netflix
The Tiny Chef Show “Pancakes” – Tiny Chef Productions LLC / Imagine Entertainment

BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
Abominable and the Invisible City “Everest Returns” – DreamWorks Animation
Big Nate “The Legend of the Gunting” – Nickelodeon Animation
Moominvalley “Lonely Mountain” – Gutsy Animations
The Owl House “King’s Tide” – Disney TV Animation
We Baby Bears“The Real Crayon” – Cartoon Network Studios

BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE

Bob’s Burgers “Some Like it Bot Part 1: Eighth Grade Runner” – 20th Television/Bento Box Entertainment
Harley Quinn “Batman Begins Forever” – Warner Bros. Animation
Rick and Morty “Night Family” – Rick and Morty LLC
The Simpsons – Treehouse of Horror XXXIII – A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation
Tuca & Bertie “The Pain Garden” – The Tornante Company

BEST TV/MEDIA – LIMITED SERIES

BAYMAX! “Sofia” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
El Deafo “Everybody Sounds So Weird” – Lighthouse Studios in association with Apple
HouseBroken “Who’s Having A Merry Trashmas?” – Kapital Entertainment and FOX Entertainment
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production
Undone “Rectify” – Tornante Company and Amazon Studios

BEST STUDENT FILM

Au revoir Jérôme !
Birdsong
Synchronie Passagère
The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World
The Soloists

BEST FX – TV/MEDIA

Cars on the Road “Road Rumblers” – Pixar Animation Studios
Love Death + Robots “Bad Traveling” – Blur Studio for Netflix
Prehistoric Planet “Coasts” – BBC Studios in association with Apple, MPC
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix

BEST FX – FEATURE

Avatar: The Way of Water – 20th Century Studios / Disney Studios, Wētā FX
Lightyear – Pixar Animation Studios
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company, MPC
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination
The Sea Beast – Netflix, Sony Pictures Imageworks

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA

Entergalactic Episode: [special production] – Netflix / Mad Solar / Khalabo Ink Society / Edelgang
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale Episode: [The Mighty Storm Gods] – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production
StoryBots: Answer Time Episode: [Taste] – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE

Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Teresa Falcone
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Eric Anderson
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Tucker Barrie
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Jorge Capote
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Min Hong

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION

Avatar: The Way of Water – 20th Century Studios / Disney Studios, Wētā FX: Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford
Beast – Universal Pictures, RVK Studios, Will Packer Productions, Framestore: Alvise Avati, Chris McGaw, Bora Şahin, Krzysztof Boyoko, Laurent Benhamo
Finch – Amblin Partners Apple Original Films, MPC: Simon Allen, Harinarayan Rajeev, Paul Nelson, Matthias Schoenegger
Jurassic World Dominion – Amblin Entertainment & Universal Pictures, Industrial Light & Magic: Jance Rubinchik, Alexander Lee, Rich Bentley, Antoine Verney Carron, Sally
Wilson
Peacemaker -HBO Max, Wētā FX: Michael Cozens, Mark Smith, Kai-Hua Lan, Selene McLean, Richard John Moore

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME

Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course – Studio MDHR: Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna
God of War Ragnarök – Santa Monica Studio
Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla: Richard Oud, Jan-Erik Sjovall, Guerrilla Animation Team
Moss: Book II – Polyarc: Richard Lico
Potionomics – Voracious Games: Emily Lattanavong , Anguel Bogoev

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA

Amphibia “The Hardest Thing” – Disney TV Animation: Joe Sparrow
Entergalactic Episode: [special production] – Netflix / Mad Solar / Khalabo Ink Society / Edelgang: Meybis Ruiz Cruz
Love Death + Robots “Jibaro” – Blur Studio for Netflix: Alberto Mielgo
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production: Rebecca Chan
Spirit Rangers “Belly of the Beast” – Laughing Wild / Netflix: Marie Delmas

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE

Luck – Skydance LLC: Massimiliano Narciso
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation: Jesús Alonso Iglesias
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie – Nickelodeon Animation Studio: Ida Hem
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Taylor Krahenbuhl
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkey Paw Production / A Gotham Group Production: Pablo Lobato

BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA

BAYMAX! “Sofia” – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Lissa Treiman
exception / エクセプション “Misprint” – Studio 5 / Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. for Netflix: Yûzô Satô | サトウユーゾー
More Than I Want To Remember Episode: [short subject] – Mugeni Film LLC, MTV Entertainment Studios: Amy Bench, Maya Edelman
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production: Daisuke ” Dice” Tsutsumi
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

Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Domee Shi
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
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC: Dean Fleischer Camp, Kirsten Lepore, Stephen Chiodo
My Father’s Dragon – Cartoon Saloon for Netflix: Nora Twomey
Wendell & Wild – Netflix Presents A Monkey Paw Production / A Gotham Group Production: Henry Selick

BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA

Love Death + Robots “The Very Pulse of the Machine” – Blur Studio for Netflix: Rob Cairns
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “Onari’s Kushi Power” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production: Zach Johnston, Matteo Roberts
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions: Isobel Waller-Bridge, Charlie Mackesy
The Cuphead Show! “Carn-Evil” – Netflix Animation: Ego Plum
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Gustavo Santaolalla

BEST MUSIC – FEATURE

Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Ludwig Göransson, Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
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
Mad God – Tippett Studio: Dan Wool
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Daniel Pemberton
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Mark Mancia, Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal “Echoes of Eternity” – Adult Swim: Scott Wills
Mall Stories – Atilla the Grilla Episode: [short subject] – Chromosphere / Kikutowne: Jasmin Lai, Lauren Zurcher, Junyi Wu
Oni: Thunder God’s Tale “The Demon Moon Rises” – A Netflix Series / A Tonko House Production: Robert Kondo, Rachel Tiep-Daniels, Lia Tin, Yohei Hashizume, Masa Inada
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions: Mike McCain
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Niklas Nilsson, Alexandra Walker

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
Mad God – Tippett Studio: Phil Tippett
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation: Nate Wragg, Joseph Feinsilver, Claire Keane, Wayne Tsay, Naveen Selvanathan
The Bad Guys – DreamWorks Animation: Luc Desmarchelier, Floriane Marchix
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Matthias Lechner, Jung Woonyoung

BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode: [Let You Down] – CD Projekt Red in association with Netflix: Kaneko Yoshiyuk
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Episode: [The Knight’s Code] – DreamWorks Animation: Grace Liu
Looney Tunes Cartoons Episode: [Hex Appeal] – Warner Bros. Animation: Mike Ruocco
Love Death + Robots Episode: [The Very Pulse of the Machine] – Blur Studio for Netflix: Emily Dean
The Cuphead Show! Episode: [A Very Devil Christmas] – Netflix Animation: Karl Hadrika

BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE

Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination: Nima Azarba
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Illumination: Dave Feiss
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation: Anthony Holden
Strange World – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Jeff Snow
Strange World – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Javier Ledesma Barboll

BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA

Looney Tunes Cartoons Episode: [Hex Appeal] – Warner Bros. Animation: Candi Milo (character: Witch Hazel)
StoryBots: Answer Time Episode: [Glue] – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix:Fred Tatsciore (character: Bang)
Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls Mayhem in the Multiverse Episode: [special production] – Warner Bros Animation: Tara Strong (character: Harley Quinn)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Episode: [New Kids On The Block]
– Disney TV Animation: Karen Malina White (character: Dijonay Jones)
Zootopia+ Episode: [The Godfather of the Bride] – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Maurice LaMarche (Character: Mr.Big)

BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: David Bradley (character: Geppetto)
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Gregory Mann (character: Pinocchio)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC: Jenny Slate (character: Marcel)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – DreamWorks Animation: Wagner Moura (character: Wolf)
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Zaris-Angel Hator (character: Maisie Brumble)

BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA

BAYMAX! Episode: [Sofia] – Walt Disney Animation Studios: Cirocco Dunlap
Big Nate Episode: [The Legend of the Gunting] – Nickelodeon Animation Studio: Mitch Watson, Emily Brundige, Ben Lapides, Sarah Allan
Love Death + Robots Episode: [Bad Traveling] – Blur Studio for Netflix: Andrew Kevin Walker
The House Episode: [special production] – Nexus Studios for Netflix: Enda Walsh
Tuca & Bertie Episode: [The Pain Garden] – The Tornante Company: Lisa Hanawalt

BEST WRITING – FEATURE

Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Domee Shi, Julia Cho
ETERNAL SPRING (長春) – Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc. : Jason Loftus
Inu-Oh – Science SARU: Akiko Nogi
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Marcel the Movie LLC: Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm

BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA

Amphibia Episode: [All In] – Disney TV Animation: Andrew Sorcini, Yoonah Yim, Jennifer Calbi, Julie Anne Lau, Louis Russell
Green Eggs and Ham Episode: [The Sam Who Came In From The Cold] – Gulfstream Pictures/ A Stern Talking To/ A Very Good Production in association with Warner Bros. Animation for Netflix: Margaret Hou
Karma’s World Episode: [Keys, The Inventor] – 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films and Karma’s World Entertainment for Netflix: Damien Dunne, Ultan Murphy, Emma O’Brien, Fred O’Connor, Aiden McKenna
Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode: [The Stars At Night] – CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment: Andy Maxwell, Zach Lamplugh, Brandon Brocker, Paul Mazzotta
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Episode: [special production] – NoneMore Productions and Bad Robot Productions: Daniel Budin

BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE

Lightyear – Pixar: Tony Greenberg, Katie Bishop, Chloe Kloezeman, Axel Geddes, Tim Fox
Turning Red – Pixar Animation Studios: Nicholas Smith, Steve Bloom, David Suther, Anna Wolitzky, Christopher Zuber
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film / A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company: Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein, Emily Chiu, Hamilton Barrett
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Dreamworks Animation: James Ryan, ACE, Jacquelyn Karambelas, Natalla Cronembold, Joe Butler, Katie Parody
The Sea Beast – Netflix: Joyce Arrastica, ACE, Will Erokan, Vivek Sharma, Michael Hugh O’Donnell, Daniel Ortiz