‘Wild Robot’ Leads 2025 Annie Awards Animated Nominees

A complete list of nominees follows:

Best Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Kung Fu Panda 4 – DreamWorks Animation
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation for Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation
Ultraman: Rising – Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman and Netflix

Best Feature – Independent

Chicken for Linda! – Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma.
Flow – Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio
Kensuke’s Kingdom – Paramount Pictures
Look Back – Studio Durian
Mars Express – Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content
Memoir of a Snail – Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia

Best Special Production

A Bear Named Wojtek – The Illuminated Film Company and Filmograf
Mog’s Christmas – Lupus Films
Orion and the Dark – DreamWorks Animation
Tabby McTat – Magic Light Pictures
Yuck! – Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

Best Short Subject

Beautiful Men  – Animal Tank, Miyu Productions & Ka-Ching Cartoons
In the Shadow of the Cypress – Barfak Animation Studio
Ruthless Blade – IDEOMOTOR Culture Media Co.
The Swineherd – Fleng Entertainment and Tumblehead Productions
Wander to Wonder – Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo

Best Sponsored

feelslikeimfallinginlove – Blinkink
Fuzzy Feelings – Passion Pictures Hungry Man
Moonlit Bamboo Forest – Passion Paris Production, HoYoFair
Natlan Impressions Trailer – “Blaze to Natlan” – BUCK
Welcome to the City of Love – Nexus Studios

Best TV/Media – Preschool

Disney Jr.’s Ariel – Wild Canary, Disney Branded Television
Gabby’s Dollhouse – DreamWorks Animation
Jessica’s Big Little World – Cartoon Network Studios
The Tiny Chef Show – Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions
Wonder Pets: In the City – A Nickelodeon Production in association with Apple

Best TV/Media – Children

Gremlins: The Wild Batch – Warner Bros. Animation
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – DreamWorks Animation
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
Primos – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
WondLa – Skydance Animation in association with Apple

Best TV/Media – Mature

Bob’s Burgers – 20th Television Animation
Solar Opposites – 20th Television Animation
South Park – MTV Entertainment Studios
The Great North – 20th Television Animation
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy – Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios

Best TV/Media – Limited Series

Dream Productions – Pixar Animation Studios
Iwájú – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Lucasfilm Ltd.
Moon Girl’s Lab – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
My Adventures with Superman – Warner Bros. Animation

Best Student Film

Adiós – Student Director: José Prats
El Ombligo de la Luna olaj –  Student Directors: Sara António, Julia Grupińska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad, Ezequiel Garibay
Pear Garden – Student Director/Producer: Shadab Shayegan
Polliwog – Student Director: Julia Skala
Turmspringer – Student Director: Oscar Bittner

Best FX – TV/Media

Arcane – Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix – FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio
Dream Productions – Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios
Secret Level – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc. – FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.
Secret Level – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc. – FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.
Secret Level – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc. – FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.

Best FX – Feature

Kung Fu Panda 4 – DreamWorks Animation
Moana 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Wild Robot –  DreamWorks Animation
Ultraman: Rising –  Netflix Animation
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman and Netflix

Best Character Animation – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Dream Productions – Pixar Animation Studios
In the Know – Peacock Original in association with Universal Television
Star Trek: Lower Decks – CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment
The Patrick Star Show – Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Best Character Animation – Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Kung Fu Panda 4 – DreamWorks Animation
Moana 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman and Netflix

Best Character Animation – Live Action

Better Man – Footloose Productions, VicScreen, Partizan, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits
Gladiator II – Paramount
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – Legendary Entertainment – FX Production Company: Wētā FX
House of the Dragon Season 2 – Warner Bros – FX
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – 20th Century Studios

Best Character Animation – Video Game

#BLUD – Exit 73 Games, LLC.
Asgard’s Wrath 2 – Sanzaru Games
Diesel Legacy – Maximum Entertainment
Neva – Nomada Studio
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – Ninja Theory

Best Character Design – TV/Media

Dream Productions – Pixar Animation Studios
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld – Netflix
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Point / Grey Pictures
X-Men ’97 – Marvel Studios

Best Character Design – Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Scarygirl – Highly Spirited and Like A Photon Creative
Spellbound – Netflix, Skydance Animation
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation

Best Direction – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Television Movie – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
Bob’s Burgers – 20th Television Animation
Tabby McTat Television Movie – Magic Light Pictures
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Point / Grey Pictures

Best Direction – Feature

Chicken for Linda! – Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma /
Flow – Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation, Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman, Netflix

Best Music – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Television Movie – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
Hazbin Hotel – Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld – Netflix
WondLa – Skydance Animation, Apple

Best Music – Feature

Kensuke’s Kingdom – Lupus Films
Piece by Piece – i am Other, Tremelo
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation, Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman, Netflix

Best Production Design – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production,  Netflix
Dream Productions – Pixar Animation Studios
Orion and the Dark Special Production – DreamWorks Animation
Silly Sundays – Cartoon Saloon
WondLa – Skydance Animation, Apple

Best Production Design – Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation, Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation
Ultraman: Rising – Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman, Netflix

Best Storyboarding – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Invincible Fight Girl – Cartoon Network Studios
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – DreamWorks Animation
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin Short Film – WildBrain Studios, Apple
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Point / Grey Pictures

Best Storyboarding – Feature

Despicable Me 4 – Illumination
Moana 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie – Nickelodeon Animation
Spellbound – Netflix, Skydance Animation
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation, Netflix

Best Voice Acting – TV/Media

Bob’s Burgers – John Roberts (Character: Linda Belcher)
Bob’s Burgers – Kristen Schaal (Character: Louise Belcher
Dream Productions – Paula Pell (Character: Paula)
Hazbin Hotel  – Jeremy Jordan (Character: Lucifer)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Ayo Edebiri (Character: April O’Neil)

Best Voice Acting – Feature

Chicken for Linda! –  Mélinée Leclerc (Character: Linda)
Inside Out 2 – Maya Hawke (Character: Anxiety)
The Wild Robot –  Lupita Nyong’o (Character: Roz)
The Wild Robot –  Kit Connor (Character: Brightbill)
Transformers One –  Brian Tyree Henry (Character: D-16 / Megatron)

Best Writing – TV/Media

Craig of the Creek – Cartoon Network Studios
Jessica’s Big Little World – Cartoon Network Studios
Orion and the Dark Special Production – DreamWorks Animation
The Simpsons – A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation
Yuck! Special Production – Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

Best Writing – Feature

Flow – Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža
Inside Out 2 – Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein
Kensuke’s Kingdom – Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Memoir of a Snail –  Adam Elliot

Best Editorial – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Creature Commandos – Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – DreamWorks Animation
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Point / Grey Pictures

Best Editorial – Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Moana 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation
Ultraman: Rising – Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman, Netflix