Best Feature

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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“The Bad Guys 2” – DreamWorks Animation
“Elio” – Pixar Animation Studios
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” – Maybe Movies, Ikki Films, Distributed by GKIDS
“Zootopia 2” – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Feature | Independent

ARCO • NEON

Ugo Bienvenu | Director
Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman | Producers

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“I’m Frankelda” – Cinema Fantasma, Warner Bros. Discovery, Woo Films, Cine Vendaval
“Lost In Starlight” – Netflix / Climax Studio
“A Magnificent Life” – Mediawan, What the Prod and Bidibul Productions
“Scarlet” – Studio CHIZU

Best Special Production

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical •
Apple TV+ / WildBrain Studios

Erik Wiese | Director
Stephanie Betts, Paige Braddock, Logan McPherson, Josh Scherba, Bryan Schulz, Craig Schulz, Cornelius Uliano | Executive Producers

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Adult Swim’s “The Elephant” – Titmouse and Williams Street
“A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice” – Nickelodeon Animation Studio & Jam Filled Entertainment
“The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland” – Lupus Films, Universal Pictures Content Group
“Not Just a Goof” – Venturia Animation Studios ® for CNEK Films LLC

Best Short Subject

SNOW BEAR • The Art of Aaron Blaise

Aaron Blaise | Director
Nicholas Burch | Producer

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“Cardboard” – Locksmith Animation
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” – National Film Board of Canada
“Ovary-Acting” – Klipp og Lim, Jante Films, Apparat Filmproduktion AB
“Pillowzzz” – Animoshe

Best Sponsored

Olipop Yeti

Screen Novelties & Passion Pictures | Production

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Animated Short: “Trek” | Honkai: Star Rail – FLiiiP Design
Fortnite x The Simpsons: Apocalypse DOh! – A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation
LouiMax Dreams of Being An Adult – Imagine Create Media Inc. in conjunction with Maileg APS
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds The Animation – SEGA of America in association with GXS Productions

Best TV/Media | Preschool

Wow Lisa • Punkrobot
EPISODE: “Rainy Day”

Punkrobot | Production

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“Eva The Owlet” | Episode: Welcome to Treetopington – Brown Bag Films / Scholastic Entertainment in association with Apple
“Kindergarten: The Musical!” | Episode: Gotta Go! – Oddbot Entertainment, Disney Branded Television
“The Tiny Chef Show” | Episode: Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular – Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions, Nickelodeon Productions
“Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum” | Episode: I Am Jackie Robinson – 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films

Best TV/Media | Children

The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball • Hulu / Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
EPISODE: “The Rewrite”

Ben Bocquelet | Creator
Ben Bocquelet, Matt Layzell, Erik Fountain | Producers

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“My Melody & Kuromi” Episode: All For Our Best Friend – Sanrio Company for Netflix
“Spice Frontier: Escape From Veltegar” Episode 1 – Steamroller Animation
“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Episode: Rise of the Night Ninja – Nickelodeon Animation Studios and PointGrey Pictures
“Wylde Pak” Episode: Sungandeul – Nickelodeon Animation Studios / Jam Filled Entertainment

Best TV/Media | Mature

Common Side Effects • Adult Swim
EPISODE: “Pilot”

Steve Hely, Joseph Bennett | Creators
Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment and Williams Street Productions | Production

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“Bob’s Burgers” Episode: Grand Pre-Pre-Pre Opening – 20th TV
“Haha, You Clowns” Episode: Duncan Holds a Baby – Williams Street
“Il Baracchino” Episode: Claudia Entra in un Caffè – Luckyred, Megadrago
“South Park” Episode: Sermon on the ‘Mount – Comedy Central, LLC

Best TV/Media | Limited Series

Win Or Lose • Pixar Animation
EPISODE: “Home”

Michael Yates, Carrie Hobson | Directors
Lindsey Collins, Pete Docter, Carrie Hobson, David Lally, Andrew Stanton, Michael Yates | Executive Producers

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“Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight” Episode 3 – Netflix / Banijay Productions France / Légende Films
“Eyes of Wakanda” Episode: Into The Lion’s Den – Marvel Studios
“Marvel Zombies” Episode: 2 – Marvel Studios
“Star Wars: Visions” Volume 3, Episode: BLACK – david production

Best Student Film

A Sparrow’s Song •
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH

Tobias Eckerlin | Student Director/Producer

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“Acrobats” – Student Directors: Eloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, Shali Reddy – Gobelins
“Jour de vent” – Student Directors: Martin Chailloux, Ai Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse, Chloé Lab, Hugo Taillez, Camille Truding – École des Nouvelles Images
“Trash” – Student Directors: Maxime Crançon, Alexis Le Ral – Student Producers: Robin Delaporte, Romain Fleischer, Mattéo Durand – ESMA
“The Undying Pain of Existence” – Student Director: Oscar Jacobson – Student Producers: Franz Rügamer, Nadiia Yunatska – Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH

Best FX | TV/Media

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age •
Apple TV+ / BBC Studios Natural History Unit
EPISODE: “The Big Freeze”

FX Production by Framestore

Jon Favreau, Michael Gunton | Producers

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“Marvel Zombies” Episode: 4 – Marvel Animation – FX: Stellar Creative Lab, Inc.
“Spice Frontier” Episode: 1 – Steamroller Animation – FX: Steamroller Animation
“Star Wars: Visions” Volume 3 Episode: The Bird of Paradise – Polygon Pictures – FX: Polygon Pictures
“Wondla” Episode: Lost – Skydance Animation – FX: ICON Creative Studio

Best FX | Feature

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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“The Bad Guys 2” – DreamWorks Animation
“Elio” – Pixar Animation Studios
“In Your Dreams” – Netflix, Kuku Studios / Sony Pictures Imageworks
“Zootopia 2” – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Character Animation | TV/Media

WIN OR LOSE • Disney TV+

Character Animation by Alli Sadegiani

Michael Yates, Carrie Hobson | Directors
Lindsey Collins, Pete Docter, Carrie Hobson, David Lally, Andrew Stanton, Michael Yates | Executive Producers

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“Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight” Episode 3 – Floriane Caseiro
“Forevergreen” – Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears / Brendan Gottlieb
“The Simpsons” – Nik Ranieri
“Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” – Chris Derochie

Best Character Animation | Feature

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Character Animation by Ryusuke Furuya

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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“The Bad Guys 2” – Ludovic Bouancheau
“Elio” – Jonah Sidhom
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” – Juliette Laurent
“Zootopia 2” – Tony Smeed

Best Character Animation | Live Action

How To Train Your Dragon • Universal Pictures

Character Animation by Kayn Garcia, Jean-Denis Haas, Meena Ibrahim, Nathan McConnel, Nick Tripodi

Dean DeBlois | Director
Marc Platt, Adam Siegel | Producers

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“Captain America: Brave New World” – Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Andrew William Park, Marco Röth, Paul Seyb, Thien Ly
“A Minecraft Movie” – Kevin Estey, Anthony McIndoe, Jade Lorier, Caroline Ting, Luisma Lavin Peredo
“Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” – Adrien Annesley, Alvise Avati, Riyad Chalakkara, Daniel Mizuguchi, Liam Russell
“Superman” – Loïc Mireault, Michael Elder, Philipp Winterstein, Victor Dinis, Diego De Paula, Pereira Batista

Best Character Animation | Video Game

South of Midnight • Compulsion Games

Mike Jungbluth, Sebastien Dussault, Vincent Schneider, Remi Edmond | Character Animation

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“Bye Sweet Carole” – Chris Darril
“Death Stranding 2: On the Beach” – Hideo Kojima, Masaaki Kawata, Kojima Productions, PlayStation Studios XDEV
“Ghost of Yōtei” – Sucker Punch Productions Animation Team
“Keeper” – Zach Baharov, Alex Turner, Jerry Matsko, Anne-Sophie Savard, Geneviève Desbiens

Best Character Design | TV/Media

Love, Death + Robots • Netflix
Episode: “400 Boys”

Character Design by Robert Valley

Tim Miller | Creator
David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Joshua Donen | Executive Producers

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“Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight” Episode 5 – Borja Montoro
“Bat-Fam” Episode: A Knight at the Movies – Benjamin Tong
“Wednesdays with Gramps” Short Film – Seth St. Pierre
“Win Or Lose” Episode: Episode 8, Home – Lou Hamou-Lhadj

Best Character Design | Feature

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Character Design by Scott Watanabe, Ami Thompson

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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“Elio” – Matt Nolte, Yingzong Xin, James Woods, Kaleb Rice, Bob Pauley
“Fixed” – Craig Kellman
“The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” – Adam Paloian, Thaddeus Couldron, Alvi Ramirez
“The Twits” – Kei Acedera, Tristan Poulain, Jules Rigolle, Fernando Peque, Remi Salmon

Best Direction | TV/Media

Vincent Tsui
Common Side Effects • Adult Swim
EPISODE: “Cliff’s Edge”

Steve Hely, Joseph Bennett | Creators
Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment and Williams Street Productions | Production

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“Dan Da Dan” Episode: Clash! Space Kaiju vs. Giant Robot! – Fuga Yamashiro, Abel Góngora
“Not a Box” Episode: It’s a Boat – Siri Melchior
“The Quinta’s Ghost” Short Film – James A. Castillo
“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Episode: Rise of the Night Ninja – JJ Conway, Kevin Molina-Ortiz

Best Direction | Feature

Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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“Arco” – Ugo Bienvenu, Adam Sillard, Anaëlle Saba
“Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” – Tatsuya Yoshihara
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
“Scarlet” – Mamoru Hosoda

Best Music | TV/Media

WIN OR LOSE • Apple TV+
EPISODE: “Mixed Signals”

Composed by Ramin Djawadi, Shane Eli, Johnny Pakfar

Michael Yates, Carrie Hobson | Directors
Lindsey Collins, Pete Docter, Carrie Hobson, David Lally, Andrew Stanton, Michael Yates | Executive Producers

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“Common Side Effects” Episode: Lakeshore Limited – Nicolas Snyder
“Devil May Cry” Episode: The First Circle – Power Glove, Alex Seaver
“Éiru” Short Film – Leo Pearson, Ceara Conway
“Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” – Ben Folds, Jeff Morrow, Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner

Best Music | Feature

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Composed by KPop Demon Hunters Music Team

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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“Arco” – Arnaud Toulon
“Elio” – Rob Simonsen
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” – Mari Fukuhara
“Zootopia 2” – Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, Michael Giacchino

Best Production Design | TV/Media

Love, Death + Robots • Netflix
Episode: “How Zeke Got Religion”

Production Design by Gigi Cavenago

Tim Miller | Creator
David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Joshua Donen | Executive Producers

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“Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight” Episode: Episode II – Aurélien Prédal
“Forevergreen” Special Production – Jeremy Spears, Gregory Culp
“ParaNorman: The Thrifting” Special Production – Thibault Leclercq, Santiago Montiel, Jung Woonyoung, Stephanie Bray-Lee
“Wednesdays with Gramps” Special Production – Frederic Stewart

Best Production Design | Feature

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Production Design by Helen Chen, Dave Bleich, Wendell Dalit, Scott Watanabe,
Celine Kim

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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“The Bad Guys 2” – Luc Desmarchelier, Floriane Marchix
“Elio” – Harley Jessup, Ernesto Nemesio, Maria Lee, Kristian Norelius, Kyle Jones
“The Twits” – Estefania Pantoja, Alexandre Diboine, Clement Dartigues, Fernando Peque, Remi Salmon
“Zootopia 2” – Cory Loftis, Limei Z. Hshieh

Best Storyboarding | TV/Media

Love, Death + Robots • Netflix
Episode: “How Zeke Got Religion”

Storyboarding by Edgar Martins

Tim Miller | Creator
David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Joshua Donen | Executive Producers

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“ParaNorman: The Thrifting” Special Production – Coleton Palmer, Katherine Jay Myong, Heewon Jeong
“Snow Bear” Short Film – Aaron Blaise
“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Episode: Rise of the Night Ninja – Richard Chi, Matthew Kim, Sheldon Vella, Lyndsay Simpson
“Win Or Lose” Episode: Episode 8, Home – Esteban Bravo

Best Storyboarding | Feature

THE BAD GUYS 2 •
Dreamworks Animation / Universal Pictures

Storyboarding by Anthony Holden, Young Ki Yoon

Pierre Perifel, JP Sans | Directors
Damon Ross | Producer

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“Arco” – Ugo Bienvenu
“Elio” – Tony Rosenast
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” – Nicolas Pawlowski
“Zootopia 2” – Hikari Toriumi

Best Voice Acting | TV/Media

Dan Mintz (Tina Belcher)
Bob’s Burgers • Fox
EPISODE: “Don’t Worry Be Hoopy”

Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith, Rich Rinaldi, Greg Thompson, Dan Fybel, Jon Schroeder, Steven Davis, Scott Jacobson, Holly Schlesinger, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin | Executive Producers

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“Hazbin Hotel” Episode: Behind Closed Doors – Erika Henningsen (Charlie Morningstar)
“Long Story Short” Episode: Shira Cant Cook – Abbi Jacobson (Shira Schwooper)
“Smiling Friends” Episode: Shmaloogles – Zach Hadel (Evil Wizard)
“The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball” Episode: The Amadain – Alkaio Thiele (Gumball Watterson)

Best Voice Acting | Feature

Arden Cho (Rumi)
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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“Dog Man” – Lil Rey Howery (Chief)
“Elio” – Remy Edgerly (Glordon)
“In Your Dreams” – Craig Robinson (Baloney Tony)
“The Twits” – Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Beesha)

Best Writing | TV/Media