Annie Award-nominated movies that should've won Best Animated Feature, but won the category anyway at the Academy Awards
Here is a list of movies that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but never won the same category at the Annie Awards, but nonetheless, these movies are still enjoyable for anyone.
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- DirectorGeorge MillerWarren ColemanJudy MorrisStarsElijah WoodBrittany MurphyHugh JackmanInto the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!Oscar win for Best Animated Feature
Also Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Writing (Warren Coleman, John Collee, George Miller, and Judy Morris)
Lost both Annie Awards to Cars and Flushed Away - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.Oscar win for Best Animated Feature
Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay (Pete Docter, Jim Reardon, and Andrew Stanton), Best Original Score (Thomas Newman), Best Original Song ("Down to Earth"), Best Sound Editing (Richard King), Best Sound Mixing (Ben Burtt,
Also Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Effects (Enrique Vila), Best Character Animation (Victor Navone), Best Direction (Andrew Stanton), Best Production Design (Ralph Eggleston), Best Storyboarding (Ronnie del Carmen), Best Voice Acting (Ben Burtt)
Lost all seven Annie Awards to Kung Fu Panda
Lost additional five Oscars to Slumdog Millionaire, The Dark Knight, and Milk - DirectorLee UnkrichStarsTom HanksTim AllenJoan CusackThe toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.Oscar wins for Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song ("We Belong Together")
Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (Michael Arndt (story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich)), Best Sound Editing (Tom Myers and Michael Silvers)
Also Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Direction (Lee Unkrich), Best Writing (Michael Arndt)
Lost all three Annie Awards to How to Train Your Dragon
Lost additional three Oscars to The King's Speech, Inception, and The Social Network - DirectorMark AndrewsBrenda ChapmanSteve PurcellStarsKelly MacdonaldBilly ConnollyEmma ThompsonDetermined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.Oscar win for Best Animated Feature
Also Annie Award wins for Best Editorial (Robert Grahamjones, Nicholas C. Smith, and David Suther), Best Production Design (Steve Pilcher)
Also Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Effects (Chris Chapman, Dave Hale, Keith Daniel Klohn, Michael O'Brien, and Bill Watral), Best Character Animation (Travis Hathaway/Dan Nguyen/Jaime Landes Roe), Best Music (Mark Andrews, Patrick Doyle. Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Alex Mandel, Winston Marshall, and Marcus Mumford), Best Voice Acting (Kelly Macdonald), Best Writing (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi, and Steve Purcell)
Lost additional eight Annie Awards to Wreck-It Ralph, ParaNorman, and Rise of the Guardians - DirectorDon HallChris WilliamsStarsRyan PotterScott AdsitJamie ChungA special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.Oscar win for Best Animated Feature
Also Annie Award win for Best Animated Effects (Peter DeMund, Henrik Fält, David Hutchins, Michael Kaschalk, and John Kosnik)
Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Character Design (Jin and Shiyoon Kim), Best Direction (Don Hall and Chris Williams), Best Editorial (Tim Mertens), Best Storyboarding (Marc Smith), Best Writing (Robert L. Baird, Dan Gerson, and Jordan Roberts)
Lost additional six Annie Awards to How to Train Your Dragon 2, The Book of Life, and The Lego Movie - DirectorJosh CooleyStarsTom HanksTim AllenAnnie PottsWhen a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.Oscar win for Best Animated Feature
Oscar win for Best Original Song ("I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away")
Also Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Effects (Alexis Angelidis, Amit Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Kylie Wijsmuller, and Matthew Kiyoshi Wong), Best Editorial (Torbin Xan Bullock, Alex Geddes, and Greg Snyder), Best Music (Randy Newman), Best Voice Acting (Tony Hale), Best Writing (Stephany Folsom and Andrew Stanton)
Lost all six Annie Awards to Klaus, Frozen II, and I Lost My Body
Lost additional Oscar to Rocketman - DirectorJared BushByron HowardCharise Castro SmithStarsStephanie BeatrizMaría Cecilia BoteroJohn LeguizamoA Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.Oscar win for Best Animated Feature
Oscar nominations for Best Original Score (Germaine Franco), Best Original Song ("Dos Oruguitas")
Also Annie Award wins for Best Character Animation (Dave Hardin), Best Music (Germaine Franco and Lin-Manuel Miranda), Best Storyboarding (Jason Hand)
Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Effects (Dimitre Berberov, Dale Mayeda, Alex Moaveni, Scotty Townsend, and Bruce Wright), Best Direction (Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro Smith), Best Editing (Brian Estrada, Jeremy Milton, Pace Paulsen, and John W. Wheeler), Best Voice Acting (Stephanie Beatriz/John Leguizamo)
Lost all additional six Annie Awards to The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Lost both additional Oscars to Dune and No Time to Die