Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ gets seven Annie Awards nominations
Best Animated Feature
Early Man, Aardman Animations
Incredibles 2, Pixar Animation Studios
Isle of Dogs, Fox Searchlight Pictures/Indian Paintbrush/American Empirical Pictures
Ralph Breaks the Internet, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Pictures AnimationDirecting in an Animated Feature Production
Early Man, Aardman Animations; Director: Nick Park
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Sony Pictures Animation; Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Incredibles 2, Pixar Animation Studios; Director: Brad Bird
Ralph Breaks The Internet, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Director: Rich Moore, Director: Phil Johnston
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Pictures Animation; Director: Bob Persichetti, Director: Rodney Rothman, Director: Peter RamseyVoice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Early Man, Aardman Animations; Voice Actor: Eddie Redmayne Character: Dug
Incredibles 2, Pixar Animation Studios, Voice Actor: Holly Hunter Character: Helen Parr / Elastigirl
Isle of Dogs, Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American
Empirical Pictures; Voice Actor: Bryan Cranston Character: Chief
Next Gen, Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix; Voice Actor: Charlyne Yi Character: Mai
Ralph Breaks The Internet, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Voice Actor: Sarah Silverman Character: Vanellope
Von SchweetzMusic in an Animated Feature Production
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, Illumination; Composer: Danny Elfman, Lyricist: Tyler, The Creator
Early Man, Aardman Animations; Composer/Lyricist: Harry
Gregson-Williams, Composer/Lyricist: Tom Howe, Composer: Harry
Gregson-Williams, Composer: Tom Howe
Incredibles 2, Pixar Animation Studios; Composer: Michael Giacchino
Ralph Breaks The Internet, Walt
Disney Animation Studios; Composer: Henry Jackman, Composer: Alan
Menken, Lyricist: Phil Johnston, Lyricist: Tom
MacDougall, Composer/Lyricist: Dan Reynolds
Smallfoot, Warner
Bros. Pictures / Warner Animation Group; Composer: Heitor
Pereira, Composer/Lyricist: Karey Kirkpatrick, Composer/Lyricist: Wayne
KirkpatrickCharacter Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Early Man, Aardman Animations; Lead Character
Animator: Laurie Sitzia, Characters: Goona, Dug, Chief Bobnar,
the Tribe, the rabbit and Lord Nooth
Incredibles 2, Pixar Animation Studio; Animator: Lance Fite Character: All Characters
Isle of Dogs, Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American
Empirical Pictures; Lead Animator: Jason Stalman Characters: Chief and
Nutmeg
Ralph Breaks the Internet, Walt Disney
Animation Studios; Animator: Vitor Vilela Characters: 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
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Pictures Animation; Animator: David Han Character: MultipleProduction Design in an Animated Feature Production
Early Man, Aardman Animations; Production Design: Matt Perry, Production Design: Richard Edmunds
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Sony Pictures Animation; Production Design: Scott Wills
Isle of Dogs, Fox
Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical
Pictures; Production Design: Adam Stockhausen, Production Design: Paul
Harrod
Mary Poppins Returns, Walt Disney Studios; Production Design: Jeff Turley
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Pictures Animation; Production Design: Justin K. ThompsonAnimated Effects in an an Animated Feature Production
Early Man, Aardman Animations; VFX Supervisor:
Howard Jones, Director of Photography: Dave Alex Riddett, Head of 3D:
Grant Hewlett, Crowd Lead: Pat Andrew, 3D Artist: Elena Vitanza Chiarani
Hotel Transylvania 3:
Summer Vacation, Sony Pictures Animation; FX Supervisor: Patrick
Witting, FX Lead: Kiel Gnebba, FX Animator: Spencer Lueders, FX
Animator: Joe Pepper, FX Animator: Sam Rickles
Incredibles 2, Pixar
Animation Studios; Effects Sequence Lead: Greg Gladstone, Effects
Artist: Tolga Göktekin, Effects Artist: Jason Johnston, Effects Artist:
Eric Lacroix, Effects Sequence Lead: Krzysztof Rost
Next Gen, Baozou
with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for
Netflix; Visual Effects Lead: So Ishigaki, Senior Visual Effects Lead:
Graham Wiebe
Ralph Breaks The Internet, Walt Disney
Animation Studios; Head of Effects Animation: Cesar Velazquez, Effects
Lead: Marie Tollec, Effects Lead: Alexander Moaveni, Effects Lead: Peter
DeMund, Foundation Effects Lead: Ian J. Coony
Congratulations to the Aardman team!!!
‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Top Annie Awards Nominations