Disney Nominated For Over 30 Annie Awards
Today, the nominations for the 53rd Annie Awards were revealed, which recognise the year’s best in the field of animation.
Disney picked up over thirty nominations for its films and shows, including “Zootopia 2”, “Elio”, “Win Or Lose”, “Marvel Zombies”, “Star Wars: Visions”, “Eyes Of Wakanda”, “Kindergarten: The Musical”, “The Simpsons”, “Not Just A Goof”, “Bob’s Burgers” and “Captain America: Brave New World”.
The 53rd Annie Awards will return to UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Pre-reception and Red Carpet will begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by the ceremony at 7:00 p.m., and the after-party immediately following the ceremony. All events will take place at UCLA.
This year’s Best Animated Feature nominations include Pixar’s “Elio” and Walt Disney Animation’s “Zootopia 2”, along with Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters”, “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” and Dreamworks “The Bad Guys 2”.
Pixar’s “Elio” was nominated for ten awards, which was the most nominated project of the year, along with Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters”. With “Zootopia 2” picking up seven nominations, and “Win Or Lose” also getting six nominations each.
Here’s a full breakdown of Disney’s nominations:
Elio (Pixar Animation Studios)
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Character Animation – Feature (Jonah Sidhom)
- Best Character Design – Feature
- Best Production Design – Feature (Harley Jessup, Ernesto Nemesio, Maria Lee, Kristian Norelius, Kyle Jones)
- Best Storyboarding – Feature (Tony Rosenast)
- Best Writing – Feature (Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, Mike Jones)
- Best Music – Feature (Rob Simonsen)
- Best FX – Feature (Ferdi Scheepers, Shaun Galinak, Alyssa Lee, Nate Skeen, Gary Bruins)
- Best Voice Acting – Feature
- Best Editorial – Feature
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Character Animation – Feature (Tony Smeed)
- Best Production Design – Feature
- Best Storyboarding – Feature
- Best Writing – Feature
- Best Music – Feature (Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, Michael Giacchino)
- Best FX – Feature (Le Joyce Tong, Shamintha Kalamba Arachchi, Dimitre Berberov, Chris Carignan, Cristiana Covone)
Win or Lose (Pixar Animation Studios)
- Best TV/Media – Limited Series (Episode: Home)
- Best Character Animation – TV/Media (Alli Sadegiani)
- Best Character Design – TV/Media (Episode: Home)
- Best Storyboarding – TV/Media (Episode: Home)
- Best Music – TV/Media (Ramin Djawadi, Shane Eli, Johnny Pakfar)
- Best Writing – TV/Media
Eyes of Wakanda (Marvel Studios)
- Best TV/Media – Limited Series (Episode: Into The Lion’s Den)
Marvel Zombies (Marvel Studios)
- Best TV/Media – Limited Series (Episode: 2)
- Best FX – TV/Media (Episode: Episode 4)
Star Wars: Visions – Volume 3 (Lucasfilm)
- Best TV/Media – Limited Series (Episode: BLACK – david production)
- Best FX – TV/Media (Episode: The Bird of Paradise – Polygon Pictures)
Bob’s Burgers (20th Television Animation)
- Best Voice Acting – TV/Media (John Roberts as Linda Belcher)
- Best Voice Acting – TV/Media (Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher)
The Simpsons (20th Television Animation)
- Best Character Animation – TV/Media (Nik Ranieri)
- Best Sponsored (Fortnite x The Simpsons: Apocalypse D’Oh!)
Captain America: Brave New World (Marvel Studios)
- Best Character Animation – Live Action (Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Andrew William Park, Marco Röth, Paul Seyb, Thien Ly)
Kindergarten: The Musical (Disney Branded Television)
- Best TV/Media – Preschool
Not Just a Goof (Disney / CNEK Films)
- Best Special Production
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