Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production explained

Annie Award for Character Animation in a Feature Production
Awarded For:	Excellence in film animation
Presenter:	ASIFA-Hollywood
Country:	United States
Year:	1991
Holder:	Takeshi Honda – The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Website:	http://annieawards.org

The Annie Award for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production is an Annie Award awarded annually to the best character animator and introduced in 1995. It rewards animation of characters for animated feature films.

Up until the creation of both the Annie Award for Character Animation in a TV Production and Live Action Production categories, live-action films, TV series, animated shorts, and non-theatrical releases were eligible for nomination in this category.

Winners and nominees

‡= special award
*= non-feature nominee
†=live-action nominee

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 Animation

Year	Animator	Notes	Film
1995 (23rd) ^[2]
	Nik Ranieri	Supervising Animator: Meeko	Pocahontas
	Dominique Monféry	Animation Supervisor	A Goofy Movie
	Chris Buck	Supervising Animator: Grandmother Willow, Percy, and Wiggins	Pocahontas
	David Pruiksma	Supervising Animator: Flit
	Cynthia Wells	Animator	Interview with Tallulah, Queen of the Universe
1996 (24th) ^[3]
	Pete Docter	Supervising Animator	Toy Story
	Rob Coleman		Dragonheart
	James Baxter	Supervising Animator: Quasimodo	The Hunchback of Notre Dame
	Russ Edmonds	Supervising Animator: Captain Phoebus
	Kathy Zielinski	Supervising Animator: Judge Claude Frollo

Best Individual Achievement for Character Animation

Year	Animator	Notes	Film
1997 (25th) ^[4]
	Nik Ranieri	Supervising Animator: Hades	Hercules
	Frans Vischer	Supervising Animator: Darla Dimple and Max	Cats Don't Dance
	Ken Duncan	Supervising Animator: Meg	Hercules
	Bob Baxter*	Episode: "Beethoven's Whiff"	Timon & Pumbaa *
1998 (26th) ^[5]
	Ruben Aquino	Supervising Animator: Captain Li Shang	Mulan
	T. Woody Yokum	Animator	Genie's Great Minds*
	Tom Bancroft	Supervising Animator: "Mushu"	Mulan
	Mark Henn	Supervising Animator: "Fa Mulan"
1999 (27th) ^[6]
	Steve Markowski	Supervising Animator	The Iron Giant
	Ken Duncan	Supervising Animator: Jane Porter	Tarzan
	Glen Keane	Supervising Animator: Tarzan
	Jim Van der Keyl	Animator	The Iron Giant
	Dean Wellins	Supervising Animator

2000s

Year	Animator	Notes	Film
2000 (28th) ^[7]
	Eric Goldberg	Lead Animator: Carnival of the Animals Segment	Fantasia 2000
	David Brewster	Supervising Animator: Miguel	The Road to El Dorado
	Rodolphe Guenoden	Supervising Animator: Chel
	Sean P. Mullen†	Character VFX Animator	Stuart Little
	Doug Sweetland	Animator	Toy Story 2
2001 (29th) ^[8]
	Dale Baer	Supervising Animator: Yzma	The Emperor's New Groove
	Paul Chung	Animator	Shrek
	Raman Hui	Animator
	Jason Reisig	Animator
	Dean Wellins	Supervising Animator: Thrax	Osmosis Jones
2002 (30th) ^[9]
	Doug Sweetland	Directing Animator	Monsters, Inc.
	Mike Thurmeier	Lead Animator	Ice Age
	Alex Kuperschmidt	Supervising Animator: Stitch	Lilo and Stitch
	John Kahrs	Animator: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan	Monsters, Inc.
	Sergio Pablos	Supervising Animator: Dr. Delbert Doppler	Treasure Planet
2003 (31st) ^[10]
	Doug Sweetland	Animator	Finding Nemo
	Byron Howard	Supervising Animator: Kenai-Bear	Brother Bear
	Dave Devan	Animator	Finding Nemo
	Gini Santos	Animator
	Anthony DeRosa	Lead Animator
2004 (32nd) ^[11]
	Angus MacLane	Animator	The Incredibles
	Ken Duncan	Supervising Animator	Shark Tale
	John Kahrs	Animator	The Incredibles
	Peter Sohn	Animator
	Kureha Yokoo	Animator
2005 (33rd) ^[12] ^[13]
	Claire Billet	Key Animator
	Matt Shumway†	VFX Animator
	Spike Brandt *|Animator|The Karate Guard|-|Jay Grace|Key Animator| rowspan="2" ||-|Christopher Sadler|Key Animator|-! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2006 (34th) ^[14] |-| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Gabe Hordos| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Animator| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Flushed Away|-|Carlos Baena|Animator| rowspan="2" |Cars|-|Bobby Podesta|Directing Animator|-|Line Anderson|Animator|Flushed Away|-|Kristof Serrand|Supervising Animator|Over the Hedge|-! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2007 (35th) ^[15] |-| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Michal Makarewicz| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Animator| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Ratatouille|-|Dave Hardin|Animator| rowspan="2" |Surf's Up|-|Alan Hawkins|Animator|-! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2008 (36th) ^[16] |-| style="background:#FAEB86;" |James Baxter| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Animation Supervisor: Po's Dream Sequence| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Kung Fu Panda|-|Jeff Gabor|Lead Animator: Councilmen of Whoville|Horton Hears a Who!|-|Phillippe Le Brun|Supervising Animator| rowspan="2" |Kung Fu Panda|-|Dan Wagner|Head of Character Animation|-|Victor Navone|Animator|WALL-E|-! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2009 (37th) ^[17] |-| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Eric Goldberg| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Supervising Animator: Louis the Alligator and "Almost There" Fantasy Sequence| style="background:#FAEB86;" |The Princess and the Frog|-|Travis Knight|Lead Animator|Coraline|-|Andreas Deja|Supervising Animator "Mama Odie"| rowspan="2" |The Princess and the Frog|-|Bruce W. Smith|Supervising Animator "Dr. Facilier"|-|Daniel Nguyen|Animator|Up|} 2010s Year Animator Notes Film 2010 (38th) ^[18] Gabe Hordos Supervising Animator: Toothless How to Train Your Dragon Mark Donald Supervising Animator Megamind Anthony Hodgson Supervising Animator Jakob Njort Jensen Supervising Animator How to Train Your Dragon David Torres Supervising Animator: Hiccup 2011 (39th) ^[19] ^[20] Jeff Gabor Lead Animator Rio Pierre Perifel Lead Animator: Lord Shen Kung Fu Panda 2 Dan Wagner Head of Character Animation Olivier Staphylas Supervising Animator Puss in Boots Patrik Puhala Lead Animator Rio Andreas Deja Supervising Animator: Tigger Winnie the Pooh Mark Henn Supervising Animator: Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin 2012 (40th) ^[21] Travis Knight Lead Animator ParaNorman Travis Hathaway Animator Brave Daniel Nguyen Animator Jaime Landes Roe Animator Will Becher Character Lead Animator The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Phillippe Le Brun Lead Character Animator: Bunny Rise of the Guardians David Pate Lead Character Animator: Jack Pierre Perifel Lead Character Animator: North 2013 (41st) ^[22] Jakob Njort Jensen Lead Animator: Guy The Croods Jonathan du Vai Animator Despicable Me 2 Thom Roberts Animator Epic Patrick Imbert Animator Ernest & Celestine Tony Smeed Animation Supervisor: Queen Elsa Frozen Kitarô Kôsaka Animator The Wind Rises 2014 (42nd) ^[23] Fabio Lignini Supervising Animator How to Train Your Dragon 2 Travis Knight Lead Animator The Boxtrolls Michael Lamont Lead Animator Jason Stalman Animator Thomas Grummt Lead Animator How to Train Your Dragon 2 Steven Hornby Supervising Animator Ravi Kamble Govind Lead Animator Penguins of Madagascar 2015 (43rd) ^[24] ^[25] Allison Rutland Animator^[26] Inside Out Mark C. Harris Animator The Good Dinosaur K.C Roeyer Animator Mark Donald Animator Home Travis Hathaway Animator Inside Out Hichem Arfaoui Animation Supervisor: Herb, Scarlet Overkill, Kevin, Stuart", and Bob. Minions B. J. Crawford Animator The Peanuts Movie 2016 (44th) ^[27] ^[28] Jan-Erik Maas Animator Kubo and the Two Strings Erick Oh Animator: Hank and Dory Finding Dory Ludovic Bouancheau Animator Kung Fu Panda 3 Dave Hardin Animator: Judy Hopps, Stu & Bonnie Hopps, Chief Bogo, Nick Wilde Zootopia Chad Sellers Animator: Mr. Big, Koslov, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Flash 2017 (45th) ^[29] ^[30] John Chun Chiu Lee Animator: Miguel, Ernesto de la Cruz, Hector, Dante, Mama Coco^[31] Coco Marco Nguyen, Benjamin Renner, and Patrick Imbert Animator The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... Bryce McGovern Animation Supervisor The Boss Baby Rani Naamani Animation Supervisor: Boss Baby^[32] Allison Rutland Animator Coco 2018 (46th) ^[33] ^[34] David Han Animator Laurie Sitzia Lead Animator: Goona, Dug, Chief Bobnar, the Tribe, the rabbit and Lord Nooth Early Man Lance Fite Animator Incredibles 2 Jason Stalman Lead Animator: Chief and Nutmeg Isle of Dogs Vitor Vilela Animator: Wreck-It Ralph, Fix-It Felix, Double Dan, Vanellope Von Schweetz, Ralphzilla, Yesss, Root Beer Tapper Patrons, Pancake Bunny, Milkshake Kitty, Baby Mo, Mo's Mom Ralph Breaks the Internet 2019 (47th) ^[35] ^[36] Sergio Martins Animation Supervisor: Alva Klaus Andrew Ford Animator Frozen II Dane Stogner Supervising Animator: Toothless Rani Naamani Supervising Animator Rachelle Lambden Animator Missing Link 2020s Year Animator Notes Film 2020 (48th) ^[37] ^[38] Michal Makarewicz Animator Soul Shaun Chacko Animator Onward Rani Naamani Supervising Animator Andrés Bedate Martin Animator The Willoughbys Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart Animator Wolfwalkers 2021 (49th) ^[39] ^[40] Dave Hardin Animator Encanto Tarun Lak Animator Luca Jennifer Hager Animation Supervisor Raya and the Last Dragon Ravi Kamble Govind Supervising Animator Ketan Shankar Adikhari Animator Wish Dragon 2022 (50th) ^[41] Tucker Barrie Animator Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Teresa Falcone Animator Turning Red Eric Anderson Animator Jorge A. Capote Lead Animator The Bad Guys Min Hong Animator 2023 (51st) ^[42] ^[43] Takeshi Honda Animation Director The Boy and the Heron Jessica Torres Animator Elemental Toby Seale Animator Nimona Prashanth Cavale Lead Animator Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Kenichi Tsuchiya Supervising Animator Suzume 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: 25th Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards.org. September 15, 2021.
5. Web site: 26th Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards.org. September 15, 2021.
6. Web site: 27th Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards.org. September 15, 2021.
7. Web site: 'Toy Story 2,' 'Fantasia' top Annie winners. Variety. Greg. Reifsteck. November 12, 2000. September 15, 2021.
8. Web site: Shrek Wins Big At 2001 Annie Awards. Animation World Network. Heather. Kenyon. January 16, 2002. September 15, 2021.
9. Web site: 'Lilo' leads Annie noms with 10. Variety. Denise. Martin. January 5, 2003. September 15, 2021.
10. Web site: 'Finding Nemo' nets top animation prize. Today. February 8, 2004. September 15, 2021.
11. Web site: The Incredibles & Brad Bird Soar at Annie Awards. Animation World Network. Sarah. Balsley. January 30, 2005. September 15, 2021.
12. Web site: Wallace & Gromit Leads Annie Nominations. Animation World Network. Rick. DeMott. December 5, 2005. September 15, 2021.
13. Web site: Gromit Sweeps Annie Awards. Animation Magazine. Ryan. Ball. February 5, 2006. September 15, 2021.
14. Web site: 'Cars' best film at Annie Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Gregg. Kilday. February 12, 2007. September 15, 2021.
15. Web site: 'Ratatouille' nearly sweeps Annies. Variety. Peter. Debruge. February 8, 2008. September 15, 2021.
16. Web site: 'Kung Fu Panda' rules Annie Awards. Variety. Peter. Debruge. January 30, 2009. September 15, 2021.
17. Web site: Up Wins the Annie. Vulture. Adam K.. Raymond. February 7, 2010. September 15, 2021.
18. 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.
19. Web site: 'Kung Fu Panda 2' Leads Annie Award Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. Rebecca. Ford. December 5, 2011. September 15, 2021.
20. Web site: Annie Awards: 'Rango' Best Feature, 'The Simpsons' Best TV Series. Deadline. February 4, 2012. September 15, 2021.
21. 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.
22. Web site: 'Frozen' Takes Top Prize at Annie Awards. Variety. Terry. Flores. February 1, 2014. September 15, 2021.
23. Web site: 'How To Train Your Dragon 2′ Wins Annie Awards' Top Honor. Deadline. Erik. Pedersen. January 31, 2015. September 15, 2021.
24. 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.
25. Annie Awards 2016 winners list: Inside Out takes top prizes. Entertainment Weekly. Devan. Coggan. February 7, 2016. September 15, 2021.
26. Web site: 2017-01-12. Allison Rutland – Animation Reel. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190107163804/https://onanimation.com/2017/01/12/allison-rutland-animation-reel/. 2019-01-07. 2018-12-09. On Animation. en.
27. Web site: 'Zootopia' Leads Annie Awards Nominations. Deadline. Patrick. Hipes. November 28, 2016. September 15, 2021.
28. 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.
29. Web site: 'Coco' Tops 2018 Annie Awards Nominations With 13. Variety. Terry. Flores. December 4, 2017. September 15, 2021.
30. Web site: 'Coco' Takes Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. TheWrap. Matt. Donnelly. Steve. Pond. February 3, 2018. September 15, 2021.
31. Web site: John Chun Chiu Lee's Coco Animation Reel. 2018-05-26. On Animation. en. 2018-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190107163804/https://onanimation.com/2018/05/26/john-chun-chiu-lees-coco-animation-reel/. 2019-01-07. live.
32. Web site: Rani Naamani's Annie Nominated Boss Baby Show Reel. 2017-12-24. On Animation. en. 2018-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190107163804/https://onanimation.com/2017/12/23/rani-naamanis-annie-nominated-boss-baby-show-reel/. 2019-01-07. live.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. 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.
36. Web site: 'Klaus' and Netflix Dominate at the Annie Awards. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. January 25, 2020. September 15, 2021.
37. Web site: 'Soul' and 'Wolfwalkers' Lead 48th Annie Awards with 10 Nominations. IndieWire. Bill. Desowitz. March 3, 2021. September 15, 2021.
38. 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.
39. Web site: Annie Awards Nominations: 'Raya And The Last Dragon' & 'Encanto' Lead Field For Animation Prizes. Deadline. Erik. Pedersen. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021.
40. 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.
41. Web site: Annie Awards Nominations: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' & 'Marcel The Shell' Lead Field. Deadline. Erik. Pedersen. January 17, 2023. January 17, 2023.
42. Web site: Flores . Terry . 'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition' 'Wish' Snubbed . January 11, 2024 . January 11, 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter.
43. 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.