February 2026 Annie Awards (Animation)

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The 53rd Annual Annie Awards celebrate the best in animation for 2026!

Best Feature
Elio — Pixar Animation Studios
KPop Demon Hunters — Sony Pictures Animation / Netflix
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain — Maybe Movies / Ikki Films / GKIDS
The Bad Guys 2 — DreamWorks Animation
Zootopia 2 — Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Feature – Independent
A Magnificent Life — Mediawan / What the Prod / Bidibul Productions
Arco — Remembers / MountainA France / France 3 Cinéma
I Am Frankelda — Cinema Fantasma / Warner Bros. Discovery / Woo Films / Cine Vendaval
Lost in Starlight — Netflix / Climax Studio
Scarlet — Studio CHIZU

Best Special Production
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
Adult Swim’s The Elephant
Not Just a Goof
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

Best Short Subject
Cardboard
Ovary‑Acting
Pillowzzz
Snow Bear
The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Best Sponsored Production
Animated Short: “Trek” – Honkai: Star Rail
Fortnite x The Simpsons: “Apocalypse D’Oh!”
LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult
Olipop Yeti
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – The Animation
Eva The Owlet: “Welcome to Treetopington”
Kindergarten: The Musical: “Gotta Go!”
The Tiny Chef Show: “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular”
Wow Lisa: “Rainy Day”
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: “I Am Jackie Robinson”

Best TV/Media – Preschool
Eva The Owlet: “Welcome to Treetopington”
Kindergarten: The Musical: “Gotta Go!”
The Tiny Chef Show: “Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular”
Wow Lisa: “Rainy Day”

Best TV/Media – Children
My Melody & Kuromi: “All For Our Best Friend”
Spice Frontier: Escape From Veltegar: “Episode 1”
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “Rise of the Night Ninja”
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball: “The Rewrite”
Wylde Pak: “Sungandeul”
Bob’s Burgers: “Grand Pre‑Pre‑Pre Opening”
Common Side Effects: “Pilot”
Haha, You Clowns: “Duncan Holds a Baby”
South Park: “Sermon on the ‘Mount”

Best TV/Media – Limited Series
Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight: “Episode III”
Eyes of Wakanda: “Into the Lion’s Den”
Marvel Zombies: “Episode 2”
Star Wars: Visions – Volume 3: “BLACK”
Win or Lose: “Home”

Best Student Film
A Sparrow’s Song
Acrobats
Jour de vent
The Undying Pain of Existence
TRASH

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Individual Achievement Categories

Animated Effects – TV/Broadcast
Marvel Zombies: “Episode 4”
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age: “The Big Freeze”
Spice Frontier: “Episode 1”
Star Wars: Visions – Volume 3: “The Bird of Paradise”
WondLa: “Lost”

Animated Effects – Feature
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
The Bad Guys 2
Zootopia 2

Character Animation – TV/Broadcast
Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight
Forevergreen
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
The Simpsons
Win or Lose

Character Animation – Feature
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
The Bad Guys 2
Zootopia 2

Character Animation – Live Action
A Minecraft Movie
Captain America: Brave New World
How To Train Your Dragon
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age
Superman

Character Animation – Video Game
Bye Sweet Carole
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Keeper
South of Midnight

Character Design – TV/Broadcast
Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight
Bat‑Fam: “A Knight at the Movies”
Love, Death & Robots: “400 Boys”
Wednesdays with Gramps
Win or Lose

Character Design – Feature
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
The Twits

Directing – TV/Broadcast
Common Side Effects: “Cliff’s Edge”
Dan Da Dan: “Clash! Space Kaiju vs. Giant Robot!”
Not a Box: “It’s a Boat”
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “Rise of the Night Ninja”
Arco

Directing – Feature
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Scarlet

Editorial – TV/Broadcast
Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight
Common Side Effects
Haunted Hotel
Invincible
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

Editorial – Feature
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Olivia & the Clouds

Music – TV/Broadcast
Common Side Effects: “Lakeshore Limited”
Devil May Cry: “The First Circle”
Éiru
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
Win or Lose: “Mixed Signals”

Music – Feature
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Production Design – TV/Broadcast
Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight
Forevergreen
Love, Death & Robots: “How Zeke Got Religion”
ParaNorman: The Thrifting
Wednesdays with Gramps

Production Design – Feature
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
The Bad Guys 2
The Twits
Zootopia 2

Storyboarding – TV/Broadcast
Love, Death & Robots: “How Zeke Got Religion”
ParaNorman: The Thrifting
Snow Bear
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “Rise of the Night Ninja”
Win or Lose

Storyboarding – Feature
Arco
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
The Bad Guys 2
Zootopia 2

Voice Acting – TV/Broadcast
Dan Mintz – Bob’s Burgers
Erika Henningsen – Hazbin Hotel
Abbi Jacobson – Long Story Short
Zach Hadel – Smiling Friends
Alkaio Thiele – The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

Voice Acting – Feature
Lil Rel Howery – Dog Man
Remy Edgerly – Elio
Craig Robinson – In Your Dreams
Arden Cho – KPop Demon Hunters
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan – The Twits

Writing – TV/Broadcast
#1 Happy Family USA
Adult Swim’s The Elephant
Common Side Effects
Lulu is a Rhinoceros
Win or Lose: “Pickle”

Writing – Feature
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Scarlet
Zootopia 2

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Juried & Special Awards
June Foray Award: Sandy Rabins (for animation community support)
Special Achievement Award: LightBox Expo
Ub Iwerks Award: Wacom (for technical innovation)
Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Awards: Michaël Dudok de Wit, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Chris Sanders

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That’s the full 2026 Annie Awards nominee list! Who are you most excited to see win this year?

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