52ND ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS
February 8th, 2025
UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California


Best Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Inside Out 2” • Pixar Animation Studios
“Kung Fu Panda 4” • DreamWorks Animation
“That Christmas” • Locksmith Animation for Netflix
“Ultraman: Rising” • Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” • Aardman and Netflix


Best Feature
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio
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“Chicken For Linda!” • Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma, Distributed by GKIDS
“Kensuke’s Kingdom” • Paramount Pictures
“Look Back” • Studio Durian Distributed by GKIDS
“Mars Express” • Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content Distributed by GKIDS
“Memoir of a Snail” • Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia


Best Special Production
“Orion and the Dark” • DreamWorks/Netflix
Directed by Sean Charmatz
Produced by Peter McCown
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“A Bear Named Wojtek” • The Illuminated Film Company and Filmograf
“Mog’s Christmas” • Lupus Films
“Tabby McTat” • Magic Light Pictures
“Yuck!” • Ikki Films & Iliade et Films


Best Short Subject
“Wander to Wonder” • Circe Films
Directed by Nina Gantz
Produced by Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo
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“Beautiful Men” • Animal Tank, Miyu Productions & Ka-Ching Cartoons
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” • Barfak Animation Studio
“Ruthless Blade” • Ideomotor Culture Media Co., Ltd.
“The Swineherd” • Fleng Entertainment and Tumblehead Productions


Best Sponsored
“Fuzzy Feelings” • Passion Pictures Hungry Man
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“feelslikeimfallinginlove” • Blinkink
“Moonlit Bamboo Forest” • Passion Paris Production, HoYoFair
“Natlan Impressions Trailer” • “Blaze to Natlan” – BUCK
“Welcome to the City of Love” • Nexus Studios


Best TV/Media – Preschool
“The Tiny Chef Show” • Nickelodeon
Episode: “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular”
Produced by Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions
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“Disney Jr.’s Ariel” (Episode: “Crystal Cavern Caper”) – Wild Canary, Disney Branded Television
“Gabby’s Dollhouse” (Episode: “Pandy’s Bad Day”) – DreamWorks Animation
“Jessica’s Big Little World” (Episode: “Jessica’s Picnic”) – Cartoon Network Studios
“The Tiny Chef Show” (Episode: “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular”) – Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions
“Wonder Pets: In the City” (Episode: “Save Tate?”) – A Nickelodeon Production in association with Apple


Best TV/Media – Children
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” • Disney Television Animation
Episode: “The Molecular Level”
Produced by Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
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“Gremlins: The Wild Batch” (Episode: “Never Use Double Negatives”) – Warner Bros. Animation
“Jurassic World: Chaos Theory” (Episode: “Batten Down the Hatches”) – DreamWorks Animation
“Primos” (Episode: “Summer of Tater Luna”) – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
“WondLa” (Episode: “Ruins”) – Skydance Animation in association with Apple


Best TV/Media – Mature
“Bob’s Burgers” • 20th Television Animation
Episode: “They Slug Horses, Don’t They?”
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“The Great North” (Episode: “Aunt Misbehavin’ Adventure”) – 20th Television Animation
“The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” (Episode: “The Land of Sex and Death”) – Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios
“Solar Opposites” (Episode: “The What If?! Device”) – 20th Television Animation
“South Park” (Episode: “The End of Obesity”) – MTV Entertainment Studios


Best TV/Media – Limited Series
“Dream Productions” • Pixar Animation Studios
Episode: “A Night to Remember”
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“Iwájú” (Episode: “Tola”) – Walt Disney Animation Studios
“Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy” (Episode: “Part Three”) – Lucasfilm Ltd.
“Moon Girl’s Lab” (Episode: “Moon Girl Saves the Moon”) – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
“My Adventures with Superman” (Episode: “Pierce the Heavens, Superman!”) – Warner Bros. Animation


Best Student Film
“Adiós” • National Film and Television School
Directed by José Prats
Produced by Bernardo Angeletti
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“El Ombligo de la Luna olaj” – Student Directors: Sara António, Julia Grupińska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad, Ezequiel Garibay, School: Gobelins
“Pear Garden” – Student Director/Producer: Shadab Shayegan, School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut
“Polliwog” – Student Director: Julia Skala, Student Producer: Max Pollmann, School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut
“Turmspringer” – Student Director: Oscar Bittner, Student Producer: Andra Berila, School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Animationsinstitut


Best FX – TV/Media
“Arcande” • Netflix
Episode: “The Dirt Under Your Nails”
FX by Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré
Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio
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“Dream Productions” (Episode: “A Night to Remember”) – Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios, FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios, Gary Bruins, Jongwon Pak, Arturo Aguilar, Alan Browning, Alen Lai
“Secret Level” (Episode: “Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear”) – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc., Josh Schwartz, Joe Coleman, Michael Huang, Guilherme Casagrandi, Raul Rodrigues
“Secret Level” (Episode: “Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen’s Cradle”) – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc., Arthur Loiseau, Tom O’Bready, Esteban Genre, Alexandre Lerouge, Guillaume Grelier
“Secret Level” (Episode: “Crossfire: Good Conflict”) – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc., Kamil Murzyn, Rafał Rumiński, Jarosław Armata, Michał Śledź, Michał Firek


Best FX – Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
FX by Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Kung Fu Panda 4” – Production Company: DreamWorks Animation, FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation, Zachary Glynn, Alex Timchenko, Kiem Ching Ong, Yorie Kaela Kumalasari, Jinguang Huang
“Moana 2” – Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios, FX Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios, Santiago Robles, Marc Bryant, Deborah Carlson, Jake Rice, Ian J. Coony
“Ultraman: Rising” – Production Company: Netflix Animation, FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic, Goncalo Cabaca, Vishal Patel, Zheng Yong Oh, Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang, Pei- Zhi Huang
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Production Company: Aardman and Netflix, FX Production Company: Aardman Production, Howard Jones, Rich Spence, Deborah Jane Price, Jon Biggins, Kirstie Deane


Best Character Animation – TV/Media
“Arcande” • Netflix
Character Animation by Tom Gouill
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
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“Dream Productions” (Episodes: “The Dream Team,” “Out of Body,” “Romance!”) – Pixar Animation Studios, Travis Hathaway
“In the Know” (Episodes: “Yogurt Week,” “Thinksgiving”) – Peacock Original in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Bandera, ShadowMachine, Jeff Riley
“Star Trek: Lower Decks” (Episodes: Various) – CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment, Raymond Dunster
“The Patrick Star Show” (Episode: “Something Stupid This Way Comes”), Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Colin Lepper


Best Character Animation – Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Character Animation by Fabio Lignini
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Inside Out 2” – Pixar Animation Studios, Aviv Mano
“Kung Fu Panda 4” – DreamWorks Animation, Patrick Guisiano
“Moana 2” – Walt Disney Animation Studios, Brian Scott
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Aardman and Netflix, Carmen Bromfield Mason


Best Character Animation – Live Action
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • Netflix
Character Animation by Wētā FX (Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard Sly)
Directed by Wes Ball
Produced by Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick Jr., Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jason Reed
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“Better Man” – Production Company: Footloose Productions, VicScreen, Partizan, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits, FX Production Company: Wētā FX, Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Kaori Miyazawa
“Gladiator II” – Production Company: Paramount, FX Production Company: Framestore LTD, Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, Julien Bagory
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” – Production Company: Legendary Entertainment, FX Production Company: Wētā FX, Ludovic Chailloleau, Jonathan Paquin, Craig Penn, Florian Fernandez, Marco Barbati
“House of the Dragon Season 2” – Production Company: Warner Bros, FX Production Company: Wētā FX, Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Vincent Lee


Best Character Animation – Video Game
“Neva” • Nomada Studio
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“#BLUD” – Exit 73 Games, LLC., Chris Burns, Bob Fox
“Asgard’s Wrath 2” – Sanzaru Games, Sanzaru Games Animation Team
“Diesel Legacy” – Maximum Entertainment, Maximum Entertainment
“Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II” – Ninja Theory, Ninja Theory


Best Character Design – TV/Media
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” • Disney Television Animation
Episode: “The Molecular Level”
Character Design by Cinema Gypsy Productions, Jose Lopez
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“Dream Productions” (Episode: “A Night to Remember”) – Pixar Animation Studios, Grant Alexander
“Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld” (Episode: “Pilot”) – A Netflix Series, Kal Athannassov
“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Episode: “Bishop Makes Her Move!”) – Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures, Rustam Hasanov
“X-Men ’97” (Episode: “Mutant Liberation Begins”) – Marvel Studios, Amelia Vidal


Best Character Design – Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Character Design by Genevieve Tsai
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Inside Out 2” – Pixar Animation Studios, Deanna Marsigliese
“Scarygirl” – Highly Spirited and Like A Photon Creative, Nathan Jurevicius
“Spellbound” – Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film, Guillermo Ramíre
“That Christmas” – Locksmith Animation for Netflix, Uwe Heidschötter


Best Direction – TV/Media
“Arcane” • Netflix
“The Dirt Under Your Nails”
Direction by Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
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“Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation” – Television Movie, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television, Anna O’Brian
“Bob’s Burgers” (Episode: “They Slug Horses, Don’t They?”) – 20th Television Animation, Bernard Derriman
“Tabby McTat” – Television Movie, Magic Light Pictures, Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour
“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Episode: “The Pearl”) – Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures, Alan Wan, Colin Heck


Best Direction – Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Direction by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Chicken for Linda!” – Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS, Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach
“Flow” – Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio, Gints Zilbalodis
“That Christmas” – Locksmith Animation for Netflix, Simon Otto
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Aardman and Netflix, Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham


Best Music – TV/Media
“Arcane” • Netflix
“The Dirt Under Your Nails”
Composed by Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
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“Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation” – Television Movie, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television, Joachim Horsley
“Hazbin Hotel” (Episode: “Masquerade”) – Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment, Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg
“Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld” (Episode: “Lock-In”) – A Netflix Series, Brian H. Kim
“WondLa” (Episode: “Captive”) – Skydance Animation in association with Apple, Joy Ngiaw


Best Music – Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Composed by Kris Bowers
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Kensuke’s Kingdom” – Lupus Films, Stuart Hancock
“Piece by Piece” – i am OTHER, TREMOLO in association with The LEGO Group, Pure Imagination Studios and Tongal, Pharrell Williams, Michael Andrews
“That Christmas” – Locksmith Animation for Netflix, John Powell, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Aardman and Netflix, Lorne Balfe, Julian Nott


Best Production Design – TV/Media
“Arcane” • Netflix
“The Dirt Under Your Nails”
Production Design by Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O’Neil
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
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“Dream Productions” (Episode: “The Dream Team”) – Pixar Animation Studios, Bert Berry, Josh Holtsclaw
“Orion and the Dark” (Special Production) – DreamWorks Animation, Timothy Lamb, Christine Bian
“Silly Sundays” (Episode: “Stringy Soup”) – Cartoon Saloon, Fran Bravo, Rosa Ballester Cabo
“WondLa” (Episode: “Bargain”) – Skydance Animation in association with Apple, Andy Harkness


Best Production Design – Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Production Design by Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Inside Out 2” – Pixar Animation Studios, Jason Deamer, Josh West, Keiko Murayama, Bill Zahn, Laura Meyer
“That Christmas” – Locksmith Animation for Netflix, Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Mike Redman
“Ultraman: Rising” – Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions, The Ultraman: Rising Production Design Team
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Aardman and Netflix, Matt Perry, Darren Dubicki, Richard Edmunds, Matt Sanders, Gavin Lines


Best Storyboarding – TV/Media
“Arcane” • Netflix
Episode: “Killing is a Cycle”
Storyboarding by Joséphine Meis
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
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“Invincible Fight Girl” (Episode: “The Way of The World”) – Cartoon Network Studios, Gladyfaith Abcede, Miki Brewster, Kaela Lash, Sheldon Vella
“Jurassic World: Chaos Theory” (Episode: “That Night”) – DreamWorks Animation, Aevery Huens
“Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin” (Short Film) – WildBrain Studios in association with Apple, David Lux
“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Episode: “The Pearl”) – Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures, Laura Gille, Sebrina Gao, Kevin Molina-Ortiz


Best Storyboarding – Feature
“Despicable Me 4” • Illumination
Storyboarding by Habib Louati
Directed by Chris Renaud
Produced by Christopher Meledandri, Brett Hoffman
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“Moana 2” – Walt Disney Animation Studios, Ryan Green
“Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie” – Nickelodeon Animation, Piero Piluso
“Spellbound” – Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film, Alex Relloso Horna, Carlos Zapater Oliva
“That Christmas” – Locksmith Animation for Netflix, Ashley Boddy, Lorenzo Fresta, Helen Schroeder


Best Voice Acting – TV/Media
“Dream Productions” • Pixar Animation Studios
Voice Acting by Paula Pell (Character: Paula)
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“Bob’s Burgers” (Episode: “The Right Tough Stuff”) – 20th Television Animation, John Roberts (Character: Linda Belcher)
“Bob’s Burgers” (Episode: “They Slug Horses, Don’t They?”) – 20th Television Animation, Kristen Schaal (Character: Louise Belcher)
“Hazbin Hotel” (Episode: “Dad Beat Dad”) – Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment, Jeremy Jordan (Character: Lucifer)
“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Episode: “Splinter and April Fight a Goldfish”) – Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures, Ayo Edebiri (Character: April O’Neil)


Best Voice Acting – Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Voice Acting by Lupita Nyong’o (Character: Roz)
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Chicken for Linda!” – Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma / Distributed by GKIDS, Mélinée Leclerc (Character: Linda)
“Inside Out 2” – Pixar Animation Studios, Maya Hawke (Character: Anxiety)
“Transformers One” – Paramount Animation, Brian Tyree Henry (Character: D-16 / Megatron)
“The Wild Robot” – DreamWorks Animation, Kit Connor (Character: Brightbill)


Best Writing – TV/Media
“Orion and the Dark” • Netflix
Written by Charlie Kaufman
Directed by Sean Charmatz
Produced by Peter McCown
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“Craig of the Creek” (Episode: “Whose Dimension Is It Anyway?”) – Cartoon Network Studios, Harron Atkins, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt, Pearl Low, Richie Pope
“Jessica’s Big Little World” (Episode: “Jessica’s Picnic”) – Cartoon Network Studios, Austin Faber, Gabriel Franklin, Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Ashleigh Hairston
“The Simpsons” (Episode: “Bart’s Birthday”) – A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation, Jessica Conrad
“Yuck!” (Special Production) – Ikki Films & Iliade et Films, Loïc Espuche


Best Writing – Feature
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus
Written by Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio
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“Inside Out 2” – Pixar Animation Studios, Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein
“Kensuke’s Kingdom” – Paramount Pictures, Frank Cottrell-Boyce
“Memoir of a Snail” – Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia, Adam Elliot


Best Editorial – TV/Media
“Arcane” • Netflix
Episode: “Pretend Like It’s the First Time”
Editorial by Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
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“Creature Commandos” (Episode: “Cheers to the Tin Man”) – Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios, Annie De Brock
“Jurassic World: Chaos Theory” (Episode: “Batten Down the Hatches”) – DreamWorks Animation, Ben Choo, Rich Liverance, Eric Hendricks, Anna Adams, Ian Hurley
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” (Episode: “The Molecular Level”) – Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions, Sandra Powers, Phil Lomboy, Ryan Burkhard, Neil Wilson III, Gabriel Gelbrecht
“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Episode: “The Pearl”) – Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures, Caleb Yoder


Best Editorial – Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Editorial by Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Inside Out 2” – Pixar Animation Studios, Maurissa Horwitz, David Suther, Fiona Toth, Jonathan Vargo
“Moana 2” – Walt Disney Animation Studios, Jeremy Milton, Michael Louis Hill
“Ultraman: Rising” – Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions, Bret Marnell, ACE, William Max Steinberg, Nik Siefke, Ryan Sommer, Kaye Speare
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – Aardman and Netflix, Dan Hembery







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