10/01/2026

Nominees for Annie Awards 2026


Among the most important awards in the animated industry are the American Annie Awards, which will be presented next month. Read the list below.


The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday February 21 at Royce Hall at the University of California (UCLA).

The candidates in the main categories are:

Best Feature
- Elio - Pixar Animation Studios
- KPop Demon Hunters - Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
- Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes (La Piccola Amelie) - Maybe Movies, Ikki Films
- The Bad Guys 2 - DreamWorks Animation
- Zootopia 2 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Feature - Indipendent
- Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol - Mediawan, What the Prod and Bidibul productions
- Arco - Remembers, MountainA France, France 3 Cinéma
- Soy Frankelda - Cinema Fantasma, Warner Bros. Discovery, Woo Films, Cine Vendaval
- Lost In Starlight - Netflix / Climax Studio
- Scarlet - Studio CHIZU

Best Short Subject
- Cardboard - Locksmith Animation
- Ovary-Acting - Klipp og Lim, Jante Films, Apparat Filmproduktion AB
- Pillowzzz - Animoshe
- Snow Bear - The Art of Aaron Blaise
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls - National Film Board of Canada

Best Special Production
- A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice - Nickelodeon Animation Studio & Jam Filled Entertainment
- Adult Swim's The Elephant - Titmouse and Williams Street
- Not Just a Goof - Venturia Animation Studios for CNEK Films LLC
- Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical - WildBrain Studios in association with Apple TV
- The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland Lupus Films, Universal Pictures Content Group

Best TV/Media - Mature
- Bob's Burgers - Episode: Grand Pre-Pre-Pre Opening - 20th Television Animation
- Common Side Effects - Episode: Pilot - Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment and Williams Street Productions
- Haha, You Clowns - Episode: 107 - 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 - Children
- 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 Point Grey Pictures
- The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball - Episode: The Rewrite - Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
- Wylde Pak - Episode: Sungandeul - Nickelodeon Animation Studios / Jam Filled Entertainment

Best TV/Media - Limited Series
- Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight - Episode: Episode III - Netflix / Montmartre Films / TAT productions
- 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
- Win Or Lose - Episode: 8, Home - Pixar Animation Studios

Best Direction - Feature
- Arco - Ugo Bienvenu, Adam Sillard, Anaëlle Saba
- Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - Tatsuya Yoshihara
- KPop Demon Hunters - Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
- Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes - Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
- Scarlet - Mamoru Hosoda

Best Writing - Feature
- Elio - Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, Mike Jones
- KPop Demon Hunters - Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
- Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes - Liane-Cho Han, Aude Py, Maïlys Vallade, Eddine Noël
- Scarlet - Mamoru Hosoda
- Zootopia 2 - Jared Bush


Find the complete list of nominations at this link.


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