Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production explained

Annie Award for Production Design in a Feature Production
Awarded For:	Excellence in film animation
Presenter:	ASIFA-Hollywood
Country:	United States
Year:	Deane Taylor for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1994)
Holder:	Patrick O'Keefe, Dean Gordon for (2023)
Website:	http://annieawards.org

The Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production is an Annie Award first presented in 1994. Since then, it is annually awarded to the animation industry's best or excellent work performed in the areas of overall production design and art direction for sets of animated feature films.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Best Individual Achievement for Artistic Excellence in the Field of Animation

Year	Recipient(s)	Film
1994 (22nd) ^[1]
	Deane Taylor (art director)	The Nightmare Before Christmas
	Andy Gaskill (art director)	The Lion King
	Mark Henn (supervising animator)
	Scott F. Johnston (artistic supervisor)
	Paul Rudish (art director)	Super Secret Squirrel

Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation

Year	Recipient(s)	Film
1995 (23rd) ^[2]
	Michael Giaimo (art director)	Pocahontas
	Fred Warter (production designer)	A Goofy Movie
	Kazuyoshi Takeuchi (production designer)	Gargoyles
	Rasoul Azadani (layout artistic supervisor)	Pocahontas
	Adrian Penn (art director)	Weiss Energy Hall: The Origin of Energy
1996 (24th) ^[3]
	Ralph Eggleston	Toy Story
	Hans Bacher	Balto
	Hiroshi Ôno	Gargoyles
	Takashi Watabe, Hiromasa Ogura	Ghost in the Shell
	David Goetz	The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1997
	Not awarded
1998 (26th) ^[4]
	Hans Bacher	Mulan
1999 (27th) ^[5]
	Alan Bodner	The Iron Giant
	John Bell	Antz
	William Cone	A Bug's Life
	Mark Whiting	The Iron Giant
	Daniel St. Pierre	Tarzan

2000s

Year	Recipient(s)	Film
2000 (28th) ^[6]
	Susan Goldberg	Fantasia 2000
	Christian Schellewald	The Road to El Dorado
	Paul & Gaetan Brizzi	Fantasia 2000
	Phillip A. Cruden	Titan A. E
	William Cone, Jim Pearson	Toy Story 2
2001 (29th) ^[7]
	Guillaume Aretos	Shrek
	David Goetz
	Colin Stimpson	The Emperor's New Groove
	Steve Pilcher	Osmosis Jones
	Douglas Rogers	Shrek
2002 (30th) ^[8]
	Luc Desmarchelier
	Brian McEntee	Ice Age
	Ric Sluiter	Lilo and Stitch
		Monsters, Inc.
	Steven Olds	Treasure Planet
2003 (31st) ^[9]
	Ralph Eggleston	Finding Nemo
		Brother Bear
	Seth Engstrom
	Raymond Zibach
	Bill Perkins
2004 (32nd) ^[10]
	Lou Romano	The Incredibles
	Pierre-Olivier Vincent	Shark Tale
	Samuel Michlap
	Armand Baltazar
	Scott Fassett	Springtime with Roo
2005 (33rd) ^[11] ^[12]
	Phil Lewis
	David Womersley, Dan Cooper, Ian Gooding, Mac George	Chicken Little
	Dennis A. Greco	Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch
	Yoriko Ito	Madagascar
		Robots
2006 (34th) ^[13]
	Pierre-Olivier Vincent	Flushed Away
	William Cone	Cars
	Andy Harkness	Open Season
	Michael Humphries
	Paul Shardlow	Over the Hedge
2007 (35th) ^[14]
	Harley Jessup	Ratatouille
		Beowulf
	Marcelo Vignali	Surf's Up
2008 (36th) ^[15]
	Tang Heng	Kung Fu Panda
	Paul Felix	Bolt
	Raymond Zibach	Kung Fu Panda
	Evgeni Tomov	The Tale of Despereaux
		WALL-E
2009 (37th) ^[16]
	Tadahiro Uesugi	Coraline
	Ian Gooding	The Princess and the Frog
		Coraline
	Christophe Vacher	9

2010s

Year	Recipient(s)	Film
2010 (38th) ^[17]
	Pierre-Olivier Vincent	How to Train Your Dragon
		Despicable Me
	Eric Guillon
	Dan-hee Ryu
	Peter Zaslav	Shrek Forever After
2011 (39th) ^[18] ^[19]
	Raymond Zibach	Kung Fu Panda 2
		Cars 2
	Tom Cardone, Kyle Macnaughton, Peter Chan	Rio
	Paul Felix	Winnie the Pooh
2012 (40th) ^[20]
	Steve Pilcher	Brave
	Rick Heinrichs	Frankenweenie
	Marcelo Vignali	Hotel Transylvania
	Nash Dunnigan, Arden Chan, Kyle Macnaughton
	Kendal Cronkhite, Shannon Jeffries, Lindsey Olivares, Kenard Pak
	Nelson Lowry, Ean McNamara, Trevor Dalmer, Pete Oswald, Ross Stewart	ParaNorman
	Norman Garwood, Matt Perry	The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
	Patrick Hanenberger, Max Boas, Jayee Borcar, Woon Jung, Perry Maple, Peter Maynez, Stan Seo, Felix Yoon	Rise of the Guardians
2013 (41st) ^[21]
	David Womersley, Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene	Frozen
	Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique Louis	The Croods
	Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon	Despicable Me 2
	William Joyce, Greg Couch, Michael Knapp	Epic
	Zaza, Zyk	Ernest & Celestine
	Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi	Monsters University
2014 (42nd) ^[22]
	Paul Lasaine, August Hall, Tom McClure	The Boxtrolls
	Simon Valdimir Varela, Paul Sullivan	The Book of Life
		The Lego Movie
	David James, Priscilla Wong, Ruben Perez, Timothy Lamb, Alexandre Puvilland	Mr. Peabody & Sherman
	Adrien Merigeau	Song of the Sea
2015 (43rd) ^[23] ^[24]
	Ralph Eggleston	Inside Out
	Alê Abreu	Boy and the World
	Harley Jessup, Sharon Calahan, Bryn Imagire, Noah Klocek, Huy Nguyen	The Good Dinosaur
	Jason Carpenter	He Named Me Malala
	Emil Metev	Home
	Eric Guillon	Minions
	Matt Perry, Gavin Lines	Shaun the Sheep Movie
2016 (44th) ^[25] ^[26]
	Nelson Lowry, Trevor Dalmer, August Hall, Ean McNamara	Kubo and the Two Strings
	Raymond Zibach, Max Boas	Kung Fu Panda 3
	Lou Romano, Alex Juhasz, Celine Desrumaux	The Little Prince
	Kendal Cronkhite, Timothy Lamb	Trolls
	David Goetz, Matthias Lechner	Zootopia
2017 (45th) ^[27] ^[28]
	Harley Jessup, Danielle Feinberg, Bryn Imagire, Nathaniel McLaughlin, Ernesto Nemesio	Coco
	Ciaran Duffy, Julien Regnard, Daby Zainab Faidhi	The Breadwinner
	Tom Cardone, Arden Chan, Andrew Hickson, Mike Lee, Jason Sadler	Ferdinand
	Florent Masurel, Pierre-antoine Moelo, Jean-Jacques Cournoyer, Julien Meillard	Leap!
	Tomotaka Kubo, Tomoya Imai, Satoko Nakamura	Mary and the Witch's Flower
2018 (46th) ^[29] ^[30]
	Justin K. Thompson
	Matt Perry, Richard Edmunds	Early Man
	Scott Wills (production designer)
		Isle of Dogs
	Jeff Turley	Mary Poppins Returns
2019 (47th) ^[31] ^[32]
	Szymon Biernacki and Marcin Jakubowski	Klaus
	Max Boas, Paul Duncan, Christopher Brock, Cecline Da Hyeu Kim, and Jane Li	Abominable
	Pierre-Olivier Vincent, Kirsten Kawamura, Woonyoung Jung, and Iuri Lioi
	Nelson Lowry, Santiago Montiel, and Trevor Dalmer	Missing Link
	Patricia Atchison, Maisha Moore, Chris Souza, Jack Y	The Addams Family

2020s

Year	Recipient(s)	Film
2020 (48th) ^[33] ^[34]
	María Pareja, Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore	Wolfwalkers
	Noah Klocek, Sharon Calahan, Huy Nguyen, Bert Berry, Paul Conrad'	Onward
	Steve Pilcher, Albert Lozano, Paul Abadilla, Bryn Imagire	Soul
	Kyle McQueen	The Willoughbys
	Kendal Cronkhite Shaindlin, Timothy Lamb	Trolls World Tour
2021 (49th) ^[35] ^[36]
	Lindsey Olivares, Toby Wilson, Dave Bleich	The Mitchells vs. the Machines
	Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Alice Dieudonné, Almu Redondo, Maria Pareja	Belle
	Paul Felix, Mingjue Helen Chen, Cory Loftis	Raya and the Last Dragon
	Aurélien Predal, Till Nowak, Nathan Crowley	Ron's Gone Wrong
	Carlos Zaragoza, Wendell Dalit, Andy Harkness	Vivo
2022 (50th) ^[37]
	Curt Enderle, Guy Davis	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
		Mad God
	Nate Wragg, Joseph Feinsilver, Claire Keane, Wayne Tsay, Naveen Selvanathan
	Luc Desmarchelier, Floriane Marchix	The Bad Guys
	Matthias Lechner, Jung Woonyoung	The Sea Beast
2023 (51st) ^[38] ^[39]
	Patrick O'Keefe, Dean Gordon
	Yoji Takeshige	The Boy and the Heron
	Don Shank, Maria Yi, Dan Holland, Jennifer Chang, Laura Meyer	Elemental
	Aidan Sugano, Jeff Turley	Nimona
	Yashar Kassai, Arthur, Tiffany Lam

Multiple wins

3 wins

• Ralph Eggleston

2 wins

• Michael Giaimo
• Harley Jessup
• Pierre-Olivier Vincent

See also

• Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film

External links

• Annie Awards: Legacy

Notes and References

1. Web site: 22nd Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards.org. September 15, 2021.
2. Web site: 23rd Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards.org. September 15, 2021.
3. Web site: 24th Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards.org. September 15, 2021.
4. Web site: 26th Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards.org. September 15, 2021.
5. Web site: 27th Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards.org. September 15, 2021.
6. Web site: 'Toy Story 2,' 'Fantasia' top Annie winners. Variety. Greg. Reifsteck. November 12, 2000. September 15, 2021.
7. Web site: Shrek Wins Big At 2001 Annie Awards. Animation World Network. Heather. Kenyon. January 16, 2002. September 15, 2021.
8. Web site: 'Lilo' leads Annie noms with 10. Variety. Denise. Martin. January 5, 2003. September 15, 2021.
9. Web site: 'Finding Nemo' nets top animation prize. Today. February 8, 2004. September 15, 2021.
10. Web site: The Incredibles & Brad Bird Soar at Annie Awards. Animation World Network. Sarah. Balsley. January 30, 2005. September 15, 2021.
11. Web site: Wallace & Gromit Leads Annie Nominations. Animation World Network. Rick. DeMott. December 5, 2005. September 15, 2021.
12. Web site: Gromit Sweeps Annie Awards. Animation Magazine. Ryan. Ball. February 5, 2006. September 15, 2021.
13. Web site: 'Cars' best film at Annie Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Gregg. Kilday. February 12, 2007. September 15, 2021.
14. Web site: 'Ratatouille' nearly sweeps Annies. Variety. Peter. Debruge. February 8, 2008. September 15, 2021.
15. Web site: 'Kung Fu Panda' rules Annie Awards. Variety. Peter. Debruge. January 30, 2009. September 15, 2021.
16. Web site: Up Wins the Annie. Vulture. Adam K.. Raymond. February 7, 2010. September 15, 2021.
17. Web site: 38th Annual Annie Animation Awards: DWA's 'How To Train Your Dragon' Wins (After Disney Boycotts). Deadline. Nikki. Finke. February 5, 2011. September 15, 2021.
18. Web site: 'Kung Fu Panda 2' Leads Annie Award Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. Rebecca. Ford. December 5, 2011. September 15, 2021.
19. Web site: Annie Awards: 'Rango' Best Feature, 'The Simpsons' Best TV Series. Deadline. February 4, 2012. September 15, 2021.
20. Web site: Annie Awards: 'Wreck-It-Ralph' Wins 5 Including Feature, Robot Chicken 'DC Comics Special' TV, 'Paperman' Best Short. Deadline. Dominic. Patten. February 2, 2013. September 15, 2021.
21. Web site: 'Frozen' Takes Top Prize at Annie Awards. Variety. Terry. Flores. February 1, 2014. September 15, 2021.
22. Web site: 'How To Train Your Dragon 2′ Wins Annie Awards' Top Honor. Deadline. Erik. Pedersen. January 31, 2015. September 15, 2021.
23. Web site: Annie Awards Noms: 'Inside Out', 'Anomalisa', 'Shaun The Sheep', 'Good Dinosaur' & 'Peanuts ' Up For Best Feature. Deadline. Anthony. D'Alessandro. December 1, 2015. September 15, 2021.
24. Annie Awards 2016 winners list: Inside Out takes top prizes. Entertainment Weekly. Devan. Coggan. February 7, 2016. September 15, 2021.
25. Web site: 'Zootopia' Leads Annie Awards Nominations. Deadline. Patrick. Hipes. November 28, 2016. September 15, 2021.
26. Web site: Annie Awards: 'Zootopia' Takes Best Animated Feature & 5 Others: Complete Winners List. Deadline. Dominic. Patten. Erik. Pedersen. February 4, 2017. September 15, 2021.
27. Web site: 'Coco' Tops 2018 Annie Awards Nominations With 13. Variety. Terry. Flores. December 4, 2017. September 15, 2021.
28. Web site: 'Coco' Takes Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. TheWrap. Matt. Donnelly. Steve. Pond. February 3, 2018. September 15, 2021.
29. Web site: Annie Awards: 'Incredibles 2,' 'Ralph' Lead Feature Nominees; 'Mary Poppins Returns' Also Nominated. The Hollywood Reporter. Carolyn. Giardina. December 3, 2018. September 15, 2021.
30. Web site: 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sweeps With Seven Wins at Annie Awards. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. Jeremy. Fuster. February 2, 2019. September 15, 2021.
31. Web site: Annie Awards: 'Frozen 2,' 'Missing Link' Lead Year of Surprises and Snubs. The Hollywood Reporter. Carolyn. Giardina. December 2, 2019. September 15, 2021.
32. Web site: 'Klaus' and Netflix Dominate at the Annie Awards. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. January 25, 2020. September 15, 2021.
33. Web site: 'Soul' and 'Wolfwalkers' Lead 48th Annie Awards with 10 Nominations. IndieWire. Bill. Desowitz. March 3, 2021. September 15, 2021.
34. Web site: 'Soul' Edges 'Wolfwalkers' For Most Trophies At Annie Awards; Three For TV's 'Hilda' Leads Field – Winners List. Deadline. Erik. Pedersen. April 16, 2021. September 15, 2021.
35. Web site: 49th Annual Annie Awards Now Open for Submissions. August 9, 2021. Animation World Network. November 28, 2021.
36. Web site: Annie Awards: 'The Mitchells Vs. The Machines', 'Arcane' Dominate; 'Flee' Takes Best Indie Film – Full Winners List. Deadline. Patrick. Hipes. March 12, 2022. March 12, 2022.
37. Web site: Annie Awards Nominations: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' & 'Marcel The Shell' Lead Field. Deadline. Erik. Pedersen. January 17, 2023. January 17, 2023.
38. Web site: Flores . Terry . January 11, 2024 . Netflix’s ‘Nimona’ Leads Annie Awards 2024 Nominations . January 13, 2024 . Variety . en-US.
39. Web site: Annie Awards: 'Spider-Man: Across the ‘Spider Verse' Leads With 7 Wins, Including Best Feature. The Hollywood Reporter. Hilary. Lewis. February 17, 2024. February 18, 2024.