It’s awards season and we’d like to congratulate all of our Animation & VFX member companies that have been nominated at this year’s Academy Awards, VES Awards, Annie Awards, Kidscreen Awards, GLAAD Media Awards, BAFTAs, NAACP Image Awards and Producers Guild of America Awards.
Visual Effects Society Awards
Winners announced on February 21, 2024
Scanline VFX
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature // Nyad
Framestore
Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature // Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature //Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project //Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
Outstanding Effects Simulation in an Episode // Invasion S02 (A Voice from the Other Side)
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature // Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 (Rocket)
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project // Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 (The Arete)
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature // Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 (Knowhere)
Sony Imageworks
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Spider HQ)
DNEG
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature // Oppenheimer
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature // Nyad
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature // Nimona
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode // The Last of Us S01 (Infected)
Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode // The Last of Us
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature // Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Bringing Topo to Life)
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-time Project // The Last of Us (Post-Outbreak Boston)
Annie Awards
Winners announced on February 17, 2024
Titmouse
Best TV/Media – Mature // Scavengers Reign (The Signal)
Best Production Design – TV/Media // Scavengers Reign (The Storm)
Best Writing – TV/Media // Scavengers Reign
Best TV/Media – Mature // Big Mouth (The International Show)
Best Music – TV/Media // Animaniacs (Talladega Mice)
Best Editorial – TV/Media // The Legend of Vox Machina (The Sunken Tomb)
DNEG Animation
Best Feature // Nimona
Best Character Animation – Feature // Nimona
Best Character Design – Feature // Nimona
Best Direction – Feature // Nimona
Best Production Design – Feature // Nimona
Best Storyboarding – Feature // Nimona
Best Voice Acting – Feature // Nimona (Chloe Grace Moretz)
Best Writing – Feature // Nimona
Best Editorial – Feature // Nimona
Sony Imageworks
Best Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Direction – Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Editorial – Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best FX – Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Music – Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Character Design – Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Production Design – Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
WildBrain Studios
Best Special Production // Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
Winners announced on February 5, 2024
WildBrain Studios
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie // Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
Titmouse
Best New Series – Preschool Programming // Pupstruction
Best New Series – Kids Programming // Kiff
GLAAD Media Awards
Winners announced on March 14 (Los Angeles) & May 1 (NYC)
DNEG Animation
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated // Nimona
WildBrain Studios
Outstanding Children’s Programming // Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated // The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S2
Academy Awards
Winners announced on March 10, 2024
Framestore
Best Visual Effects // Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
DNEG Animation
Best Animated Feature // Nimona
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Best Animated Feature // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BAFTAs
Winners announced on February 18, 2024
DNEG Animation
Best Animated Film // Nimona
Framestore
Special Visual Effects // Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
Producers Guild of America Awards
Winners announced on February 25, 2024
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
NAACP Image Awards
Winners announced on March 16, 2024
Disney Animation
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture // Wish
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in a Motion Picture // Wish (Ariana DeBose)
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture // Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
WildBrain Studios
Outstanding Animated Series // The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S2
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (TV) // The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder S2 (Keke Palmer)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (TV) // The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder S2 (Kyla Pratt)