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Disney’s uber-successful franchises are the ones to look out for at the 47th annual Annie Awards with Frozen 2 and Toy Story 4 earning eight and six nominations respectively. Laika’s stop-motion animated feature Missing Link nabbed eight nods, matching the aforementioned icy animated sequel, while DreamWorks Animation…

Next stop: Oscar. The world of animation bowed before Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse tonight at the 46th annual Annie Awards from UCLA's Royce Hall. The teen-superhero pic from Sony Pictures Animation pummeled the competition, going 7-for-7 in its nominated categories including Best Animated Feature. “Go break new…

The 46th annual Annie Awards is happening tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall, and Deadline is live-blogging all the toon merriment. We also will be updating the winners live. There are a hefty 32 categories to celebrate, but the pace usually is quick. so stay tuned. How will tonight's awards — presented by the International…

Pre-existing franchises and IP rule the 46th annual Annie Awards nomination list. To no surprise, the Mouse House has a huge presence on with Pixar’s Incredibles 2 and Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Ralph Breaks the Internet scoring numerous nods while Sony’s buzzy visual wonder Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is…

The world of animation bowed before Coco tonight at the 45th annual Annie Awards from UCLA's Royce Hall. The Day of the Dead-themed Disney/Pixar toon pummeled the competition, going 11-for-13 in its nominated categories including Best Animated Feature. If it wasn't clear who the Oscar front-runner was yes, it is…

The 45th annual Annie Awards are being doled out tonight at UCLA's Royce Hall, and you can watch all the action as it unfolds on the official livestream here. Deadline is live blogging the event and posting winners as they are announced. Click the related link above to check out follow what’s going on in the room. The…

Disney’s current box office champ Coco scored a leading 10 nominations and Gkids’ The Breadwinner had eight to lead the field at the 45th annual Annie Awards. Winners in 36 categories will be revealed in a ceremony February 3 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Coco will vie for the marquee Best Animated Feature category along with…

Organizers of the 45th annual Annie Awards have unveiled their annual jury awards, recognizing career achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Those include the Winsor McCay Award for career contributions to the art of animation, which will be presented to British character animator James Baxter, SpongeB…

June Foray, the Annie Awards founder who voiced Rocky the Flying Squirrel from the iconic animated series The Bullwinkle Show, has died, two months shy of her centenary. Dave Nimitz, a close friend of Foray, confirmed her death on Facebook, writing, “With a heavy heart again I want to let you all know that we lost our…

Zootopia was the big winner tonight at this year's Annie Awards with six wins including a Best Animated Feature victory that seems to position the Disney pic for Oscar glory later this month. Coming into the 44th Annies with a leading 11 nominations, the film also won for Directing (Bryon Howard and Rich Moore) and a…

Walt Disney Animation’s Zootopia scored the most Annie Awards nominations with 11 as noms for the animation industry’s top honors were unveiled today. Focus Features/Lakia’s Kubo And The Two Strings was second with 10 noms. Both are in the marquee Best Animated Feature race with Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory, DreamWorks…

It already has taken Best Animated Feature at the Golden Globes and PGA Awards, and tonight Inside Out scored the big prize at the 43rd Annie Awards. This win from its peer community — along with nine others — puts Pixar’s pic and its $856.8 million worldwide box office solidly in the front-runner spot for this year's…