I thought this movie was terrible but the animation industry disagrees
This was a relatively weak year for animation, with Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon leading the Annies with 10 nominations, and Encanto behind it with 9, while Pixar’s Luca collected 8 total. My guess is Encanto is probably the favorite, although in this weak field, Luca is the one that’s underrated in terms of quality. The full list of feature nominations is below.
2021 ANNIE NOMINATIONS
Best Feature
Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Best Indie Feature
Belle
Flee
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Pompo the Cinephile
The Summit of the Gods
Best FX
Belle
Encanto
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
Best Character Animation
Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Wish Dragon
Best Character Design
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron’s Gone Wrong
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
Best Direction
Belle, Mamoru Hosoda
Encanto, Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith
Flee, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Kenneth Ladekjær
Luca, Enrico Casarosa
The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe
Best Music
Encanto, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Germaine Franco
Luca, Dan Romer
Poupelle of Chimney Town, Youki Kojima, Yuta Bandoh
Raya and the Last Dragon, James Newton Howard, Jhené Aiko
Vivo, Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Production Design
Belle
Raya and the Last Dragon
Ron’s Gone Wrong
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Vivo
Best Storyboarding
Encanto
Raya and the Last Dragon
Spirit Untamed
The Addams Family 2
Vivo
Best Voice Acting
Encanto, John Leguizamo
Encanto, Stephanie Beatriz
Luca, Jack Dylan Grazer
Raya and the Last Dragon, Kelly Marie Tran
The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Abbi Jacobson
Best Writing
Belle
Flee
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Best Editorial
Encanto
Flee
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
The Disney + release cut the legs off Encanto’s box office, which almost hit $100 million over the holidays, but won’t now
