Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in independent animated films |
Country | United States |
Presented by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
First awarded | Boy and the World (2015) |
Currently held by | Robot Dreams (2023) |
Website |
annieawards |
The Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent is an Annie Award introduced in 2015, awarded annually. [1]
The category was created to recognize full-length films that did not get a wide release in the United States, such as the work of independent animators and international studios. [2]
Cartoon Saloon, the Irish animation studio responsible for The Breadwinner and Wolfwalkers, have the most wins in this category with two. The French animation studio Folivari [3] have the most nominations with four (winning for co-producing the aforementioned Wolfwalkers). GKIDS is the distributor with the most wins in this category with four.
Year | Film | Studios |
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2020 ( 48th) [15] [16] | ||
Wolfwalkers | Apple TV+, GKIDS, Folivari, Cartoon Saloon | |
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | StudioCanal, Aardman Animations, Anton Capital Entertainment, Netflix | |
Calamity Jane | Maybe Movies | |
On-Gaku: Our Sound | Rock'n Roll Mountain, Tip Top | |
Ride Your Wave | Science SARU | |
2021 ( 49th) [17] [18] | ||
Flee | Final Cut for Real, Sun Creature, Vivement Lundi, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE, Left HandFilms, Participant, NEON | |
Belle | Studio Chizu, GKIDS | |
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko | Studio 4°C, GKIDS | |
Pompo the Cinephile | CLAP Animation Studio, GKIDS | |
The Summit of the Gods | Julianne Films, Folivari, Mélusine Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Palatine Etoile 17, Cinémage 14, Indéfilms 8, Netflix | |
2022 ( 50th) [19] | ||
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Marcel the Movie LLC, A24 | |
Charlotte | January Films, Ltd., Balthazar Productions, Walking the Dog | |
Inu-Oh | Science SARU, GKIDS | |
Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be | On Classics (Mediawan), Bidibul Productions | |
My Father's Dragon | Cartoon Saloon, Netflix | |
2023 ( 51st) [20] [21] | ||
Robot Dreams | Arcadia Motion Pictures, Wild Bunch, NEON | |
Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia | Folivari, Mélusine Productions, StudioCanal, GKIDS | |
Four Souls of Coyote | Cinemon Entertainment | |
The Inventor | Curiosity Studios | |
White Plastic Sky | SALTO Films & Artichoke |
Wins | Studio |
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2 | Cartoon Saloon |
Nominations | Studio |
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4 | Folivari |
3 | Studio Chizu |
Cartoon Saloon | |
Mélusine Productions | |
StudioCanal | |
2 | Studio Ghibli |
CoMix Wave Films | |
Maybe Movies | |
Production I.G | |
Studio 4°C | |
Science SARU | |
Wild Bunch |
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in independent animated films |
Country | United States |
Presented by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
First awarded | Boy and the World (2015) |
Currently held by | Robot Dreams (2023) |
Website |
annieawards |
The Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent is an Annie Award introduced in 2015, awarded annually. [1]
The category was created to recognize full-length films that did not get a wide release in the United States, such as the work of independent animators and international studios. [2]
Cartoon Saloon, the Irish animation studio responsible for The Breadwinner and Wolfwalkers, have the most wins in this category with two. The French animation studio Folivari [3] have the most nominations with four (winning for co-producing the aforementioned Wolfwalkers). GKIDS is the distributor with the most wins in this category with four.
Year | Film | Studios |
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2020 ( 48th) [15] [16] | ||
Wolfwalkers | Apple TV+, GKIDS, Folivari, Cartoon Saloon | |
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | StudioCanal, Aardman Animations, Anton Capital Entertainment, Netflix | |
Calamity Jane | Maybe Movies | |
On-Gaku: Our Sound | Rock'n Roll Mountain, Tip Top | |
Ride Your Wave | Science SARU | |
2021 ( 49th) [17] [18] | ||
Flee | Final Cut for Real, Sun Creature, Vivement Lundi, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE, Left HandFilms, Participant, NEON | |
Belle | Studio Chizu, GKIDS | |
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko | Studio 4°C, GKIDS | |
Pompo the Cinephile | CLAP Animation Studio, GKIDS | |
The Summit of the Gods | Julianne Films, Folivari, Mélusine Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Palatine Etoile 17, Cinémage 14, Indéfilms 8, Netflix | |
2022 ( 50th) [19] | ||
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Marcel the Movie LLC, A24 | |
Charlotte | January Films, Ltd., Balthazar Productions, Walking the Dog | |
Inu-Oh | Science SARU, GKIDS | |
Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be | On Classics (Mediawan), Bidibul Productions | |
My Father's Dragon | Cartoon Saloon, Netflix | |
2023 ( 51st) [20] [21] | ||
Robot Dreams | Arcadia Motion Pictures, Wild Bunch, NEON | |
Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia | Folivari, Mélusine Productions, StudioCanal, GKIDS | |
Four Souls of Coyote | Cinemon Entertainment | |
The Inventor | Curiosity Studios | |
White Plastic Sky | SALTO Films & Artichoke |
Wins | Studio |
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2 | Cartoon Saloon |
Nominations | Studio |
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4 | Folivari |
3 | Studio Chizu |
Cartoon Saloon | |
Mélusine Productions | |
StudioCanal | |
2 | Studio Ghibli |
CoMix Wave Films | |
Maybe Movies | |
Production I.G | |
Studio 4°C | |
Science SARU | |
Wild Bunch |