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Netflix film “Klaus” dominated the film categories at Saturday night’s Annie Awards, the main awards show devoted strictly to animation. The film, made by Spanish animator Sergio Pablos, was a surprise winner of seven awards in the 13 feature-film categories, including Best Animated Feature, along with prizes for directing, character animation, character design, production design, storyboarding and editorial.While Disney’s “Frozen II” and Laika’s “Missing Link” led all films with eight nominations each, “Frozen” had to settle for wins in the animated effects and voice acting categories (for Josh Gad), while “Missing Link” was shut out completely.Other top nominees that went unrewarded included DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4.”Also Read: 'Klaus' Film Review: Animated Santa Claus Origin Story Nails the Magic Better than the ComedyThe animated feature that finished with the second most wins was another Netflix film, the hand-drawn French film “I Lost My Body,” which won in the Best Animated Feature – Independent category, as well as for
music and writing.Netflix releases also did well in the television categories, giving the streaming service the kind of dominant showing at the Annies that DreamWorks used to have, until
Disney withdrew its support for a couple of years and the Annies changed its voting procedures.“Avengers: Endgame” won for character animation in a live-action production. In the television categories, “Love, Death and Robots” (on Netflix, of course) won four awards, while “Disney Mickey Mouse” and “Carmen Sandiego” each won two.Also Read: Oscar Nominations 2020: 14 Biggest Snubs and Surprises, From Greta Gerwig to 'Klaus' (Photos)In the 18 years that the
Oscars have been handing out an award for Best Animated Feature, the Annie winner has gone on to collect the Oscar 13 times, including the last four years in a row.The ceremony took place at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus, part of an unprecedented night of five awards shows in Los Angeles.The winners:Best Animated Feature: “Klaus” Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineBest Animated Feature-Independent: “I Lost My Body” Xilam for NetflixBest Animated Special Production: “How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming” DreamWorks AnimationBest Animated Short Subject: “Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days” Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of
Canada, Les ArmateursBest Virtual Reality Production: “Bonfire” Baobab StudiosBest Animated Television/Media Commercial: “The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ’59 Telecaster” Nexus StudiosBest Animated Television/Media Production for Preschool Children: “Ask the Storybots” Episode: “Why Do We Have to Recycle?” JibJab Bros. Studios for NetflixBest Animated Television/Media Production for Children: “Disney Mickey Mouse” Episode: “Carried Away” Disney TV Animation/Disney ChannelBest General Audience Animated Television/Media Production: “BoJack Horseman” Episode: “The New Client” Tornante Productions, LLC for NetflixBest Student Film: “The Fox & The Pigeon” Michelle Chua, Sheridan CollegeAnimated Effects in an Animated Television/Media Production: “Love, Death & Robots” Viktor Németh, Szabolcs Illés, Ádám Sipos, Vladimir Zhovna Episode: “The Secret War” Blur for NetflixAnimated Effects in an Animated Feature Production: “Frozen 2” Benjamin Fiske, Alex Moaveni, Jesse Erickson, Dimitre Berberov, Kee Nam Suong Walt Disney Animation StudiosCharacter Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production: “His Dark Materials” Aulo Licinio (Character: lorek) Episode 7
BBC StudiosCharacter Animation in an Animated Feature Production: “Klaus” Sergio Martins (Character: Alva) Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineCharacter Animation in a Live-Action Production: “Avengers: Endgame” Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Sam Sharplin, Keven Norris, Tim Teramoto, Jacob Luamanuvae-Su’a Weta DigitalCharacter Animation in a Video Game: “Unruly Heroes” Sebastien Parodi (Characters: Heroes Kid version, Underworld NPC, Nicolas Leger (Characters: Wukong, Kihong, Sandmonk, Sanzang, Enemies and cinematics) Magic Design StudiosCharacter Design in an Animated Television/Media Production: “Carmen Sandiego” Keiko Murayama Episode: “The Chasing Paper Caper” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for NetflixCharacter Design in an Animated Feature Production: “Klaus” Torsten Schrank Netflix Presents a Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine=Directing in an Animated Television/Media Production: “Disney Mickey Mouse” Alonso Ramirez Ramos Episode: “For Whom the Booth Tolls” Disney TV Animation/Disney ChannelDirecting in an Animated Feature Production: “Klaus” Sergio Pablos Netflix Presents a Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineMusic in an Animated Television/Media Production: “Love, Death & Robots” Rob Cairns Episode: “Sonnie’s Edge” Blur for NetflixMusic in an Animated Feature Production: “I Lost My Body” Dan Levy Xilam for NetflixProduction Design in an Animated Television/Media Production: “Love, Death & Robots” Alberto Mielgo Episode: “The Witness” Blur for NetflixProduction Design in an Animated Feature Production: “Klaus” Szymon Biernacki, Marcin Jakubowski Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineStoryboarding in an AnimatedTelevision/Media Production: “Carmen Sandiego” Kenny Park Episode: “Becoming Carmen Sandiego, Part 1” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for NetflixStoryboarding in an Animated Feature Production: “Klaus” Sergio Pablos Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineVoice Acting in an Animated Television/Media Production: “Bob’s Burgers” H. Jon Benjamin (Character: Bob) Episode: “Roamin’ Bob-iday” 20th Century FOX / Bento Box EntertainmentVoice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: “Frozen 2” Josh Gad (Character: Olaf) Walt Disney Animation StudiosWriting in an Animated Television/Media Production: “Tuca & Bertie” Shauna McGarry Episode: “The Jelly Lakes” Tornante Productions, LLC for NetflixWriting in an Animated Feature Production: “I Lost My Body” Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant Xilam for NetflixEditorial in an Animated Television/Media Production: “Love, Death & Robots” Bo Juhl, Stacy Auckland, Valerian Zamel Episode: “Alternate Histories” Blur for NetflixEditorial in an Animated Feature Production: “Klaus” Pablo García Revert Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineRead original story ‘Klaus’ and Netflix Dominate at the Annie Awards At TheWrap