‘Inside Out’ And ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Lead The 43rd Annual Annie Award Nominations
By Jacob Hall/Dec. 1, 2015 10:30 am EST
Check out the complete list of the 2016 Annie Award nominees after the jump.
Unsurprisingly, it was Oscar-frontrunner Inside Out that led the pack with 14 nods. The Good Dinosaur scored 10 nominations, making this a very Pixar-heavy line-up. Despite the beloved animation studio’s reputation and popularity, they haven’t taken home a Best Animated Feature Award since 2009, when Up scored the top prize. This year could very well be the start of their big awards comeback. After all, an Oscar win for either of these movies would be the company’s first Academy Award since Toy Story 3’s 2010 win and every little bit of awards momentum counts.
However, it will be interesting to see if this particular race mirrors one of the most interesting awards showdowns waiting in the wings. Although the massively successful, critically beloved Inside Out will most likely take home an Oscar next year, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s incredible Anomalisa is a worthy opponent. Stop-motion animated, brutally dark, emotionally complex and made strictly for adult audiences, it’s the kind of opposition Pixar has never faced before. It’s unlikely to triumph at the Annie Awards (where it has five nominations), but it’s possible to imagine a scenario where the Pixar vote is split between Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur, giving this underdog a chance at victory. If Paramount decides to invest heavily in Anomalisa’s Oscar campaign (and there’s a strong chance they will), this could prove to be the most interesting awards race of them all.
Interesting, this showdown is paralleled in the Best Animated Short Subject category, where Don Hertzfeldt’s staggering World of Tomorrow is facing off against Pixar’s Sanjay’s Super Team.
Anyway, the other Best Animated Feature nominees are Shaun the Sheep: The Movie and The Peanuts Movie, beating out competition from Minions, Home, Hotel Transylvania 2 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. While it’s hard to argue with much of the line-up, we’ll call foul on Richard Kind and Tom Noonan not getting nominations for their voice over work in Inside Out and Anomalisa, both of whom continue immeasurably to their respective films.
You’ll surely find something to complain about too after perusing the full list of nominees below.
Best Animated Feature
Best Animated Special Production
Best Animated Short Subject
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children
Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Best Animated Feature-Independent
Best Student Film
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Volumetric Clouds Architect: Magnus Wrenninge, Development & Effects Artist: Michael Hall, Effects Technical Lead: Michael K. O’Brien
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Digital Artist: Roman Schmidt, Digital Artist: Mark Chataway, Digital Artist: Ryan Hopkins
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Character: Smoove Move, Chet, Incidental, Characters, EFX
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Animator: Sachio Nishiyama, Animator: Byounghee Cho, Animator: Roy Tan
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Video Game
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Animation, Inc. - Character Designer: Junpei Takayama, Character: DuckBuhdeuce Pizza Winner A, DuckSwaySway Pizza Winner A, Mushroom, Worker A, Onion Worker A, Pepperoni Worker A, Pizza Lord A, Pizza Lord, Mechanical Arms A, Pizza Lord Muscle A, Pizza Lord Fat A, Pizza Lord Small A, Spider A
Harvey in Club Suit Harvey in Leotard Club, Dance Circle Bouncer Club Incidentals, Bunny Protest DJ Dade on Sugar Techno, Bear in Club Outfit Jeremy as Bartender, Irving in Apron Miriam in Apron
Co-Creator: Dave Cooper Character: Pig, Goat, Banana, Cricket, Captain Sassafras, Mr. Manelli, Dog Cart, Picklemart Mascot, Shragger, Rasta Rat, Love Comet, Burgerstein, Junior Ranger, Sneezy, Butt Monster Angel, Dog Cart, Babies, Design Supervisor: Mike Dougherty, Character: Incidental Store Clerk 0001, Incidental Animal 0049, Sludge Monster, Character Designer: Jennifer Wood, Character: Clerk McGirk I, Adult 0011, Kid
0012, Kid 0008, Adult 0037, Adult 0010, Animal 0052, Prince Mermeow, Animal 0031, Animal 0025, Animal 0016, Animal 0050, Animal 0008, Animal 000,2 Animal 0001, Animal 0007, Animal 0004, Animal 0003, Animal 0059, Animal 0048, Animal 0006, & more, Character Designer: Steve Hirt Character: Junior Ranger Elephant
Character Designer: Jennifer Wood, Character: Mr. Manelli Goat in Swimwear, Art Director: Mike Dougherty Character: Monster Weasel Banana Bot Dr. Eggplant Face
Character Design Supervisor: Chris Mitchell, Character: Various, Character Designer: Keiko Murayama, Character: Various
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Composer/Lyricist: J.G. Thirlwell
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Production Design: Sylvia Liu, Production Design: Chris Turnham, Production Design: Eastwood Wong
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Voiced By: Eric Bauza Character: Buhdeuce
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
