The Annie Awards haven't always been among the film industry's most estimable voting bodies - just look up the Kung Fu Panda fiasco - but these days, their reputation as one of animation's biggest champions in Hollywood is pretty stable. They've even given a big boost to a Walt Disney Animation title, something pretty much unthinkable some years ago, with Raya and the Last Dragon scoring 10 nominations for the 2021 Annies. That's not a figure rivalled by a lot of its fellow top category nominees, as four of the ten movies up for either of the two Best Feature categories aren't up for a single other prize. Winners will be announced on 26 February.
Best Feature
ENCANTO
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
SING 2
Best Indie Feature
BELLE
FLEE
FORTUNE FAVOURS LADY NIKUKO
POMPO THE CINEPHILE
THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS
Best Direction for an Animated Feature
Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Charise Castro Smith (ENCANTO)
Enrico Casarosa (LUCA)
Hosoda Mamoru (BELLE)
Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Kenneth Ladekjær (FLEE)
Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe (THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES)
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature
Stephanie Beatriz (ENCANTO)
Jack Dylan Grazer (LUCA)
Abbi Jacobson (THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES)
John Leguizamo (ENCANTO)
Kelly Marie Tran (RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON)
Best Writing for an Animated Feature
Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones (LUCA)
Hosoda Mamoru (BELLE)
Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim (RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON)
Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Amin Nawabi (FLEE)
Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe (THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES)
Best Storyboarding for an Animated Feature
THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2
ENCANTO
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
SPIRIT UNTAMED
VIVO
Best Editorial for an Animated Feature
ENCANTO
FLEE
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
Best Production Design in an Animated Feature
BELLE
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
RON'S GONE WRONG
VIVO
Best Effects in an Animated Feature
BELLE
ENCANTO
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
VIVO
Best Music in an Animated Feature
Kojima Youki and Bandoh Yuta (POUPELLE OF CHIMNEY TOWN)
Alex Lacamoire and Lin-Manuel Miranda (VIVO)
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Germaine Franco (ENCANTO)
James Newton Howard and Jhene Aiko (RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON)
dan Romer (LUCA)
Best Character Animation in an Animated Feature
THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS
ENCANTO
LUCA
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
WISH DRAGON
Best Character Design in an Animated Feature
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
RON'S GONE WRONG
VIVO
Best Character Animation in a Live Action Feature
FLORA & ULYSSES
THE LAST MAN
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
THE SUICIDE SQUAD
THE TOMORROW WAR