Annie Awards facts for kids

The Annie Awards are given to recognize good work in animation. They have been presented by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972.

Award categories

Production

• Best Animated Feature
• Best Animated Home Entertainment Production
• Best Animated Short Subject
• Best Animated Television Commercial
• Best Animated Television Production
• Best Animated Video Game

Individual achievement

• Animated Effects
• Character Animation in a Feature Production
• Character Animation in a Television Production
• Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
• Character Design in an Animated Television Production
• Directing in an Animated Feature Production
• Directing in an Animated Television Production
• Music in an Animated Feature Production
• Music in an Animated Television Production
• Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
• Production Design in an Animated Television Production
• Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
• Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production
• Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
• Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
• Writing in an Animated Feature Production
• Writing in an Animated Television Production

Juried awards

• June Foray Award
• Ub Iwerks Award
• Winsor McCay Award
• Special Achievement in Animation
• Certificates of Merit

Notable nominations

• Animated features that earned the most nominations:

1. 16: The Incredibles (2004)
2. 16: Kung Fu Panda (2008)
3. 16: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
4. 13: Ratatouille (2007)
5. 12: Finding Nemo (2003)
6. 10: Coraline (2009)
7. 10: Mulan (1998)

See also

In Spanish: Premios Annie para niños