Annie Awards facts for kids
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| Presented by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | November 1972 |
The Annie Awards are special prizes given out every year to celebrate the best in animation. They honor amazing animated movies and TV shows made in the United States. The International Animated Film Association's Los Angeles branch, called ASIFA-Hollywood, has been giving out these awards since 1972.
At first, the Annie Awards were meant to celebrate people who had long and successful careers in animation. But since 1992, they have also honored specific animated movies and TV shows.
To be a member of ASIFA-Hollywood, you can join as a professional, an animation fan, or a student. Members pay a fee to be part of the group. Only certain professional members get to vote for the awards.
The awards ceremonies in 2021 and 2022 were held online. This was because of the COVID-19 pandemic at that time.
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How the Annie Awards Started
In 1972, a talented person named June Foray had an idea. She thought there should be awards just for animation. With the help of Nick Bosustow, who was the president of ASIFA-Hollywood, the first Annie Award ceremony was planned.
The very first ceremony took place in a banquet room at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California. The first people to be honored were Max Fleischer and Dave Fleischer. They were celebrated for creating famous characters like Betty Boop, and for bringing Popeye and Olive Oyl to life in cartoons. They also invented a cool animation trick called rotoscoping.
Why They Are Called "Annie"
June Foray said that her husband, Hobart Donavan, suggested the name "Annie." He thought it was a good fit because the awards are for animation!
The Annie Trophy
The first Annie Award trophy was given out at the second ceremony. It went to Walter Lantz, who created Woody Woodpecker. This first trophy was made of wood and plastic. It looked like a zoetrope, which is an old toy that makes pictures seem to move. The next year, a designer named Tom Woodward created the trophy that is still used today.
Award Categories
As of 2022, there are 37 different Annie Award categories. These awards celebrate achievements in both movies and TV shows.
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Awards for Productions
Awards for Individual Achievements in Film
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Awards for Individual Achievements in TV, Broadcast, and Video Games
Special Juried Awards
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Past Categories
Some award categories are no longer given out. These include:
- Best Animated Home Entertainment Production
- Best Virtual Reality Production
- Outstanding Animated Effects – Live Action
- Best Animated Television Production
- Best Animated Video Game
Movies and TV Shows with Many Nominations and Wins
Many animated movies and TV shows have been nominated for, and won, multiple Annie Awards. This shows how much great animation is being made!
For movies, some of the most nominated films include:
- The Incredibles, Kung Fu Panda, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit each received 16 nominations.
- How to Train Your Dragon and The Iron Giant each received 15 nominations.
- Inside Out received 14 nominations.
Some movies that won many awards are:
- Coco won 11 awards.
- How to Train Your Dragon, The Incredibles, Inside Out, Kung Fu Panda, Mulan, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit each won 10 awards.
- Finding Nemo, The Iron Giant, and Ratatouille each won 9 awards.
For TV shows, some of the most nominated shows include:
- The Simpsons has received a huge 49 nominations.
- Mickey Mouse has received 34 nominations.
- The Fairly OddParents and King of the Hill each received 24 nominations.
Some TV shows that won many awards are:
- The Simpsons has won 34 awards.
- Mickey Mouse has won 21 awards.
- Futurama and Arcane each won 9 awards.
See Also
- List of animation awards
- List of Annie Awards ceremonies
- International Animated Film Association
