Academy Award-nominated movies that should've won Best Animated Feature, but won the category anyway at the Annie Awards
Here is a list of movies that won the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, but never won the same category at the Academy Awards, but nonetheless, these movies are still enjoyable for anyone.
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- DirectorJohn LasseterJoe RanftStarsOwen WilsonBonnie HuntPaul NewmanOn the way to the biggest race of his life, a hotshot rookie race car gets stranded in a rundown town and learns that winning isn't everything in life.Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song ("Our Town")
Also Annie Award wins for Best Animated Feature, Best Music (Randy Newman)
Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Effects (Keith Daniel Klohn/Erdem Taylan), Best Character Animation (Carlos Baena/Bobby Podesta), Best Directing (John Lasseter)
Lost both Oscars to Happy Feet and An Inconvenient Truth
Lost additional six Annie Awards to Flushed Away and Over the Hedge - DirectorMark OsborneJohn StevensonStarsJack BlackIan McShaneAngelina JolieTo everyone's surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's arch-enemy is on his way.Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Annie Award wins for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Effects (Li-Ming "Lawrence" Lee), Best Character Animation (James Baxter), Best Character Design (Nicolas Marlet), Best Direction (Mark Osborne and John Stevenson), Best Music (John Powell and Hans Zimmer), Best Production Design (Tang Kheng Heng), Best Storyboarding (Jennifer Yuh Nelson), Best Voice Acting (Dustin Hoffman), Best Writing (Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger)
Annie Award nominations for Best Character Animation (Philippe Le Brun/Dan Wagner), Best Production Design (Raymond Zibach), Best Storyboarding (Alessandro Carloni), Best Voice Acting (James Hong/Ian McShane)
Lost Oscar to WALL-E - DirectorDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsJay BaruchelGerard ButlerChristopher Mintz-PlasseA hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score (John Powell)
Also Annie Award wins for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Effects (Brett Miller), Best Character Animation (Gabe Hordos), Best Character Design (Nicolas Marlet), Best Direction (Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders), Best Music (John Powell), Best Production Design (Pierre-Olivier Vincent), Best Storyboarding (Tom Owens), Best Voice Acting (Jay Baruchel), Best Writing (Will Davies, Dean DeBlois, and Chris Sanders)
Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Effects (Jason Mayer), Best Character Animation (Jakob Hjort Jensen/David Torres), Best Storyboarding (Alessandro Carloni), Best Voice Acting (Gerard Butler)
Lost both Oscars to The Social Network and Toy Story 3 - DirectorRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillyJack McBrayerJane LynchA video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Also Annie Award wins for Best Animated Feature, Best Direction (Rich Moore), Best Music (Yasushi Akimoto, Jamie Houston, Henry Jackman, Sonny Moore, Matt Thiessen, and Adam Young), Best Voice Acting (Alan Tudyk), Best Writing (Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee)
Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Effects (Brett Albert), Best Character Design (Lorelay Bove, Minkyu Lee, Cory Loftis, and Bill Schwab), Best Editorial (Tim Mertens), Best Storyboarding (Leonardo Matsuda/Lissa Treiman)
Lost Oscar to Brave
Lost additional five Annie Awards to Brave, ParaNorman, and Rise of the Guardians - DirectorDean DeBloisStarsJay BaruchelCate BlanchettGerard ButlerWhen Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Annie Award wins for Best Animated Feature, Best Character Animation (Fabio Lignini), Best Direction (Dean DeBlois), Best Editorial (John K. Carr), Best Music (Jon Thor Birgisson and John Powell), Best Storyboarding (Tron Mai)
Also Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Effects (James Jackson, Lucas Janin, Tobin Jones, Jason Mayer, and Baptiste Van Opstal), Best Character Animation (Thomas Grummt/Steven "Shaggy" Hornby), Best Writing (Dean DeBlois)
Lost Oscar to Big Hero 6
Lost both additional Annie Awards to Big Hero 6 and The Lego Movie
Includes a triple nomination for Best Character Animation - DirectorSergio PablosCarlos Martínez LópezStarsJason SchwartzmanJ.K. SimmonsRashida JonesA simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Also Annie Award wins for Best Animated Feature, Best Character Animation (Sergio Martins), Best Character Design (Torsten Schrank), Best Direction (Sergio Pablos), Best Editorial (Pablo Garcia Revert), Best Production Design (Szymon Biernacki and Marcin Jakubowski), Best Storyboarding (Sergio Pablos)
Lost Oscar to Toy Story 4 - DirectorMichael RiandaJeff RoweStarsAbbi JacobsonDanny McBrideMaya RudolphA quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Also Annie Award wins for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Effects (Man-Louk Chin, Pawel Grochola, Christopher Logan, Filippo Maccari, and Devdatta Nerurkar), Best Character Design (Lindsey Olivares), Best Direction (Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe), Best Editing (Bret Allen, Tony Ferdinand, Greg Levitan, Collin Wightman, and T. J. Young), Best Production Design (David Bleich, Lindsey Olivares, and Toby Wilson), Best Voice Acting (Abbi Jacobson), Best Writing (Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe)
Lost Oscar to Encanto