The Wild Robot won Best Feature at the 52nd Annie Awards, taking home 9 prizes including Annie for Best FX- Feature (Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli), Best Character Animation – Feature (Fabio Lignini), Best Character Design – Feature (Genevieve Tsai), Best Direction – Feature (Chris Sanders), Best Music – Feature (Kris Bowers), Best Production Design – Feature (Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc) Best Voice Acting – Feature (Lupita Nyong’o as Roz) and Best Editorial – Feature (Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker).

Best Feature – Independent was presented to Flow which also won an Annie for Best Writing – Feature (Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža).

The Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions were presented to three recipients – long time Disney Supervising Animator/Director and educator Aaron Blaise; National Film Board of Canada (NFB) writer, director, producer and Academy Award influencer Eunice Macaulay (posthumous); legendary NFB composer and sound designer Normand Roger.

The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent impact was awarded to the global non-profit Women In Animation, advocating for gender equity and inclusion in animation, VFX, and gaming.

The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry was presented to visual effects, animation and gaming pioneer Alberto Menache.

The Special Achievement Award acknowledging unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure was presented to Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films, the historically important new book by Pete Docter and Don Peri.

See the nominations for 52nd Annie Awards.

A complete list of winners of 52nd Annie Awards

Best Feature
The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation

Best Feature – Independent
Flow
Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio

Best Special Production
Orion and the Dark
DreamWorks Animation

Best Short Subject
Wander to Wonder
Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo

Best Sponsored
Fuzzy Feelings
Passion Pictures Hungry Man

Best TV/Media – Preschool
The Tiny Chef Show
Episode: Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular
Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions

Best TV/Media – Children
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Episode: The Molecular Level
Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television, Cinema Gypsy Productions

Best TV/Media – Mature
Bob’s Burgers
Episode: They Slug Horses, Don’t They?
20th Television Animation / FOX Entertainment

Best TV/Media – Limited Series
Dream Productions
Episode: A Night to Remember
Pixar Animation Studios

Best Student Film
Adiós
Student Director: José Prats
Student Producer: Bernardo Angeletti
School: National Film and Television School

Best FX – TV/Media
Arcane
Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails
Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio
Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré

Best FX – Feature
The Wild Robot
Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli

Best Character Animation – TV/Media
Arcane
Episodes: Killing Is A Cycle, Heavy Is the Crown, Finally Got the Name Right, The Message Hidden Within The Pattern, The Dirt Under Your Nails, Pretend Like It’s the First Time, Blisters And Bedrock
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Tom Gouill

Best Character Animation – Feature
The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation
Fabio Lignini

Best Character Animation – Live Action
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Production Company: 20th Century Studios
FX Production Company: Wētā FX
Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard Sly

Best Character Animation – Video Game
Neva
Nomada Studio
Nomada Studio Animation Team

Best Character Design – TV/Media
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Episode: The Molecular Level
Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Jose Lopez

Best Character Design – Feature
The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation
Genevieve Tsai

Best Direction – TV/Media
Arcane
Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury

Best Direction – Feature
The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation
Chris Sanders

Best Music – TV/Media
Arcane
Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox

Best Music – Feature
The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation
Kris Bowers

Best Production Design – TV/Media
Arcane
Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O’Neill

Best Production Design – Feature
The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation
Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc

Best Storyboarding – TV/Media
Arcane
Episode: Killing is a Cycle
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Joséphine Meis

Best Storyboarding – Feature
Despicable Me 4
Illumination
Habib Louati

Best Voice Acting – TV/Media
Dream Productions
Episode: Out of Body
Pixar Animation Studios
Paula Pell (Character: Paula)

Best Voice Acting – Feature
The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation
Lupita Nyong’o (Character: Roz)

Best Writing – TV/Media
Orion and the Dark
Special Production
DreamWorks Animation
Charlie Kaufman

Best Writing – Feature
FLOW
Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža

Best Editorial – TV/Media
Arcane
Episode: Pretend Like It’s the First Time
A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez

Best Editorial – Feature
The Wild Robot
Dreamworks Animation
Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker