Soul will win at the Annies and the Oscars
One last list of guild nominations here, as the animation industry reveals its picks. No surprises, as I would expect Pixar’s Soul to triumph pretty easily both here and at the Oscars. But Wolfwalkers was the other acclaimed animated film this year, as Tomm Moore and his collaborators’ dazzling visuals keep 2D animation alive (and everything in that is far more beautiful and striking than CGI). The Annies are announced on April 16th.
2021 ANNIE NOMINATIONS
Best Feature:
Onward
Soul
The Croods: A New Age
The Willougbhys
Trolls: World Tour
Best Indie Feature:
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Calamity Jane
On-Gaku: Our Sound
Ride Your Wave
Wolfwalkers
Best FX For Feature:
Over the Moon
Soul
The Croods: A New Age
Trolls: World Tour
Wolfwalkers
Best Character Animation - Feature:
Onward
Soul
The Croods: A New Age
The Willoughbys
Wolfwalkers
Best Character Animation - Live Action
The Christmas Chronicles 2
The Mandalorian
The Umbrella Academy 2
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Best Character Design - Feature:
Soul
The Croods: A New Age
The Willoughbys
Trolls: World Tour
Wolfwalkers
Best Direction - Feature:
Calamity Jane
Over the Moon
Ride Your Wave
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Music - Feature:
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
The Willoughbys
Wolfwalkers
Best Production Design - Feature:
Onward
Soul
The Willoughbys
Trolls: World Tour
Wolfwalkers
Best Storyboarding - Feature
Earwig and the Witch
Over the Moon
Soul
The Croods: A New Age
Wolfwalkers
Best Voice Acting - Feature:
Baba Yaga - Vanessa Marshall
Onward - Tom Holland
Over the Moon - Robert G. Chiu
The Croods: A New Age - Nicholas Cage
Wolfwalkers - Eva Whittaker
Best Writing - Feature
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Editorial - Feature:
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Calamity Jane
Onward
Soul
The Willoughbys
One of these days I would like to see Ireland’s Tomm Moore, responsible for Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers, be recognized for his stunning visual and storytelling achievements
