2017 Annie Awards: Winners

The Annie Awards are unlike any other Hollywood awards, mainly because they are focused solely on animated films and the hard work and creativity that goes into producing these adorable animations.

It’s hard to imagine that, when watching an animated film like ‘Finding Dory’ or ‘Moana’, that that film has been in the making for at least five years.

Animated films take remarkably longer to produce than live action films, because of all the technicalities involved in producing a film made entirely on a computer.

While the actors may come and do their voice-overs within a month or two, the film is most likely to only be released two to three years after the recordings.

That is why the Annie Awards are so special. They honour the animators, designers, engineers, directors and a whole host of other people who pull together to make all our animated dreams come true.

‘Zootopia’ and ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ were the biggest winners of the evening.

Below is a list of this year’s winners:

Best Animated Feature: Zootopia

Best Animated Feature Independent: The Red Turtle

Best Animated Special Production: Red Cider and Cigarettes

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children: Adventure Time

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children: Tumble Leaf

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial: Loteria “Night Shift”

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Bob’s Burgers

Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production: Kubo and the Two Strings

Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production: Dreamworks’ Trollhunters

Character Animation in a Live Action Production: The Jungle Book

Character Animation in a Video Game: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Directing in an Animated Feature Production: Zootopia

Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Pearl

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: Kubo and the Two Strings

Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production: Pearl

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: Tie: Moana and Zootopia

Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production: The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show

Writing in an Animated Feature Production: Zootopia

Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production: Bob’s Burgers

Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: DreamWorks’ Trollhunters

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: Zootopia

Editorial in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Disney Mickey Mouse

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production: Kubu and the Two Strings

Special Achievement Award: Life, Animated

June Foray Award: Bill & Sue Kroyer

Best Student Film: Citipati

Best Animated Short Subject: Piper

Animated Effects in an Animated Production: Moana

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production: Doctor Strange

Character Animation in a Video Game: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production: Zootopia

Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production: Dreamworks’ Trollhunters

Music in an Animated Feature Production: The Little Prince

Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production: Pear