ASIFA-Hollywood released recently its nominees for the 52nd annual Annie Awards.
The Burbank-based trade group for the animation industry will present the awards on Feb. 8 at Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA.
The Annies span 36 categories and include best animated feature, best animated feature-independent, special productions, sponsored films, short subjects, student films and outstanding individual achievements, as well as the honorary juried awards.
ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director Aubry Mintz said this year’s nominees exemplify the range of talent and approaches to animation while the juried awards honor the past, present and future of the craft.
“The Annie Awards celebrate artists that have made incredible achievements in both the commercial studio world, and the independent filmmaking arenas, recognizing the impact that is made to improve equity and inclusion, and acknowledge innovation as we look towards the horizon,” Mintz said in a statement.
The Walt Disney Co. in Burbank came out ahead with the total number of nominations with 37, including for “Moana 2,” “Inside Out 2” and “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” nominated in three different categories.
Coming in second to Disney was Los Gatos streamer Netflix Inc. with 29 nominations, followed by Glendale-based DreamWorks Animation, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures in Universal City, with 19 nominations.
The DreamWorks film “The Wild Robot” came up with the most nominations for a single film with 10 including best feature, best effects in a feature and best direction in a feature.