Najlepsza animacja 2014. Smoki lepsze od Lego

Po raz 42. wręczono Annie Awards, nagrody dla najlepszych produkcji animowanych w Hollywood. I choć wiele osób stawiało na "Lego: Przygodę", to nagrodę otrzymał film "Jak wytresować smoka 2".

"Jak wytresować smoka 2" nie zebrał ani tak dobrych recenzji, ani zapowiadającej imponującej kasy jak pierwsza część. Wydawało się więc, że sequel nie sięgnie po najwyższe laury wśród pełnometrażowych animacji, tym bardziej, że faworytem do niedawna był film "Lego: Przygoda". Przegrana podczas Złotych Globów i brak nominacji do Oscara to jednak dość przykre niespodzianki dla najpopularniejszej animacji 2014 roku. "Jak wytresować smoka 2" zdobył w sumie sześć nagród Annie. W telewizji zwyciężył serial "Simpsonowie", którego w USA emitowany był 26. sezon. Dla Homera i spółki to pierwsza wygrana od 2004 roku.

Nagrodzone animacje w filmie kinowym najlepiej wypadły w "Na skraju jutra", a "Lego: Przygoda" obroniło nagrodę za scenariusz.

Pełna lista nagrodzonych (w oryginale):

Best Animated Feature

How to Train Your Dragon 2, DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production

Dean DeBlois, How to Train Your Dragon 2; DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Aaron Springer, Disney Mickey Mouse; Disney Television Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production

The Simpsons, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For a Childrens Audience

Gravity Falls, Disney Television Animation

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

Tumble Leaf, Amazon Studios

Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie; Warner Bros. Pictures

Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Darrick Bachman, Disney Mickey Mouse; Disney Television Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher, The Boxtrolls; Focus Features/Laika

Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy and Grandma, Disney Mickey Mouse; Disney Television Animation

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial

Flight of the Stories, Aardman Animations

Best Animated Special Production

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Voyager Pictures LLC

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure, August Hall, The Boxtrolls; Focus Features/Laika

Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Narina Sokolova, Mickey Shorts; Disney

Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production

Fabio Lignini, How to Train Your Dragon 2; DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

Justin Nichols, Wander Over Yonder; Disney Television Animation

Character Animation in a Video Game

Mike Mennillo, Assassins Creed Unity; Ubisoft

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Weta Digital

Best Animated Short Subject

Feast, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist, Edge of Tomorrow; Sony Pictures Imageworks

Animated Effects in an Animated Production

Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik, Big Hero 6; Walt Disney Animation Studios

Music in an Animated Feature Production

John Powell, Jónsi, How to Train Your Dragon 2; DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Christopher Willis, Disney Mickey Mouse; Disney Television Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez, The Book of Life; Reel FX

Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Benjamin Balistreri, Wander Over Yonder; Disney Television Animation

Best Video Game

Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Ubisoft

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

John K. Carr, How to Train Your Dragon 2; DreamWorks Animation

Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Illya Owens, Disney Mickey Mouse; Disney Television Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

Truong “Tron” Son Mai, How to Train Your Dragon 2; DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Joaquim Dos Santos, Legend of Korra, Venom of the Red Lotus; Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Best Student Film

Jason Rayner, My Big Brother; Savannah College of Art and Design

Winsor McCay Award

Didier Brunner

Lee Mendelson

Don Lusk

June Foray Award

Charles Solomon

Ub Iwerks Award

DreamWorks Animation’s Apollo Software

Special Achievement Award

The Walt Disney Family Museum