# Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production

The Annie Award for Character Animation in a Live Action Production is an Annie Award given annually to the best character animation for live action productions, including feature films and television series. It was first presented at the 38th Annie Awards.
Prior to the creation of this category, live-action productions were included in the Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production category.

## Winners and nominees
### 2010s

| Year | Recipient(s) | Character | Film |
| 2010 (38th) |
| 2010 (38th) | Ryan Page | Ryan Page | Alice in Wonderland |
| 2010 (38th) | Quentin Miles | Quentin Miles | Clash of the Titans |
| 2011 (39th) |
| 2011 (39th) | Eric Reynolds | Eric Reynolds | Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
| 2011 (39th) | Andy Arnett | Andy Arnett | Hop |
| 2011 (39th) | David Lowry | David Lowry | Paul |
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| 2012 (40th) |
| 2012 (40th) | Erik de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl | "Tiger" | Life of Pi |
| 2012 (40th) | Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser, Scott Benza, Steve King, Kiran Bhat | Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser, Scott Benza, Steve King, Kiran Bhat | The Avengers |
| 2012 (40th) | Erik de Boer, Amanda Dague, Matt Brown, Mary Lynn Machado, Aaron Grey | "Orangutan" | Life of Pi |
| 2012 (40th) | Mike Beaulieu, Roger Vizard, Atsushi Sato, Jackie Koehler, Derek Esparza, Richard Smith, Max Tyrie | Mike Beaulieu, Roger Vizard, Atsushi Sato, Jackie Koehler, Derek Esparza, Richard Smith, Max Tyrie | The Amazing Spider-Man |
| 2013 (41st) |
| 2013 (41st) | Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo | "Gollum" | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
| 2013 (41st) | Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins, Kyle Winkelman | Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins, Kyle Winkelman | Pacific Rim |
| 2013 (41st) | Dave Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chang, Matthew Cioffi, Guillame Francois | "Goblin King" | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
| 2014 (42nd) |
| 2014 (42nd) | Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic | Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
| 2014 (42nd) | Kevin Spruce, Dale Newton, Sidney Kombo, Chris Mullins, Brad Silby | "Rocket Raccoon" | Guardians of the Galaxy |
| 2014 (42nd) | Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois, Gios Johnston | Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois, Gios Johnston | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
| 2015 (43rd) |
| 2015 (43rd) | Matthew Shumway, Adrian Millington, Blaine Toderian, Alexander Poei, Kevin Lan | "The Bear" | The Revenant |
| 2015 (43rd) | Glen McIntosh, Kevin Martel, Kyle Winkelman, Rodrick Fransham, Kaori Ogino | "Indominus Rex" | Jurassic World |
| 2015 (43rd) | Jakub Pistecky, Gang Trinh, Craig Penn, Mickael Coedel, Yair Gutierrez | "The Hulk" | Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| 2015 (43rd) | Peter Tan, Boon Yik Lim, Sachio Nishiyama, Byounghee Cho, Roy Tan | "Ultron" | Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| 2015 (43rd) | Aaron Gilman , Howard Sly , Matthew Riordan , Kevin Kelm, Guillaume Francois | "Azog" | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
| 2015 (43rd) | David Clayton , Gios Johnston , Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois, Daniel Zettl | "Smaug" | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
| 2016 (44th) |
| 2016 (44th) | Andrew R. Jones, Peta Bayley, Gabriele Zucchelli, Benjamin Jones | Andrew R. Jones, Peta Bayley, Gabriele Zucchelli, Benjamin Jones | The Jungle Book |
| 2016 (44th) | Steve Rawlins, Ebrahim Jahromi, Cedric Lo, Stephen King, Yair Gutierrez | "Spider-Man" | Captain America: Civil War |
| 2016 (44th) | Nicholas Tripodi, Dean Elliott, James Hollingworth, Matt Weaver | Nicholas Tripodi, Dean Elliott, James Hollingworth, Matt Weaver | Game of Thrones (Episode: "Battle of the Bastards") |
| 2016 (44th) | Andrew R. Jones, Paul Story, Dennis Yoo, Eteuati Tema, Andrei Coval | Andrew R. Jones, Paul Story, Dennis Yoo, Eteuati Tema, Andrei Coval | The Jungle Book |
| 2016 (44th) | Hal Hickel, Jee Young Park, Kai-Hua Lan, Cedric Lo, KimHuat Ooi | "Orcs" | Warcraft |
| 2017 (45th) |
| 2017 (45th) | Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Alessandro Bonora | Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Alessandro Bonora | War for the Planet of the Apes |
| 2017 (45th) | Paul Story, Todd Labonte, Matthew Muntean, Cajun Hylton, Georgy Arevshatov | Paul Story, Todd Labonte, Matthew Muntean, Cajun Hylton, Georgy Arevshatov | Game of Thrones (Episode: "Beyond the Wall") |
| 2017 (45th) | Arslan Elver, Liam Russell, Alvise Avati, Alessandro Ciucci | Arslan Elver, Liam Russell, Alvise Avati, Alessandro Ciucci | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 |
| 2017 (45th) | Jance Rubinchik, Adrian Millington, Alberto Martinez Arce, Kyle Winkelman | "Kong" | Kong: Skull Island |
| 2017 (45th) | Andrei Coval, Paul Story, Eric Reynolds, Olivier Lesaint, Artur Vill | Andrei Coval, Paul Story, Eric Reynolds, Olivier Lesaint, Artur Vill | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |
| 2018 (46th) |
| 2018 (46th) | Chris Sauve, James Baxter, Sandro Cleuzo | Chris Sauve, James Baxter, Sandro Cleuzo | Mary Poppins Returns |
| 2018 (46th) | Paul Story, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Eteuati Tema, Jacob Luamanuvae-Su'a, Sam Sharplin | Paul Story, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Eteuati Tema, Jacob Luamanuvae-Su'a, Sam Sharplin | Avengers: Infinity War |
| 2018 (46th) | Arslan Elver, Laurent Laban, Kayn Garcia, Claire Blustin, Marc-André Coulombe | Arslan Elver, Laurent Laban, Kayn Garcia, Claire Blustin, Marc-André Coulombe | Christopher Robin |
| 2018 (46th) | Pablo Grillo, Laurent Laban, Kyle Dunlevy, Stuart Ellis, Liam Russell | Pablo Grillo, Laurent Laban, Kyle Dunlevy, Stuart Ellis, Liam Russell | Paddington 2 |
| 2018 (46th) | Richard Oey, Adrien Annesley, Allison Orr, Wei Liang Yap, Shan Hao | Richard Oey, Adrien Annesley, Allison Orr, Wei Liang Yap, Shan Hao | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms |
| 2019 (47th) |
| 2019 (47th) | Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Sam Sharplin, Keven Norris, Tim Teramoto, Jacob Luamanuvae-Su'a | Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Sam Sharplin, Keven Norris, Tim Teramoto, Jacob Luamanuvae-Su'a | Avengers: Endgame |
| 2019 (47th) | Michael Cozens, Mark Haenga, Tom Holzinger, Rachel Hydes, David Short | Michael Cozens, Mark Haenga, Tom Holzinger, Rachel Hydes, David Short | Alita: Battle Angel |
| 2019 (47th) | Jason Snyman, Sheik Ghafoor, Maia Neubig, Michael Siegel, Cheri Fojtik | Jason Snyman, Sheik Ghafoor, Maia Neubig, Michael Siegel, Cheri Fojtik | Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Long Night") |
| 2019 (47th) | Dale Newton, Waiyin Mendoza, Rochelle Flynn, Leila Gaed, Paul Jones | Dale Newton, Waiyin Mendoza, Rochelle Flynn, Leila Gaed, Paul Jones | Pokémon Detective Pikachu |
| 2019 (47th) | Joakim Riedinger | Joakim Riedinger | Spider-Man: Far from Home |

### 2020s

| Year | Recipient(s) | Character | Film |
| 2020 (48th) |
| 2020 (48th) | Nathan Fitzgerald, Leo Ito, Chris Rogers, Eung Ho Lo, Emily Luk | Nathan Fitzgerald, Leo Ito, Chris Rogers, Eung Ho Lo, Emily Luk | The Mandalorian |
| 2020 (48th) | Nick Stein, Caroline Ting, Sebastian Trujillo, David Yabu, Paul Ramsden | Nick Stein, Caroline Ting, Sebastian Trujillo, David Yabu, Paul Ramsden | The Christmas Chronicles 2 |
| 2020 (48th) | Aidan Martin, Hunter Parks, Craig Young, Viki Yeo, Krystal Sae Eua | Aidan Martin, Hunter Parks, Craig Young, Viki Yeo, Krystal Sae Eua | The Umbrella Academy (Season 2) |
| 2020 (48th) | Anders Beer, Marianne Morency, Hennadii Prykhodko, Sophie Burie, Cedric Le Poullennec | Anders Beer, Marianne Morency, Hennadii Prykhodko, Sophie Burie, Cedric Le Poullennec | Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made |
| 2021 (49th) |
| 2021 (49th) | Karl Rapley, Sebastian Trujillo, Richard John Moore, Merlin Bela Wassilij Maertz, Pascal Raimbault | Karl Rapley, Sebastian Trujillo, Richard John Moore, Merlin Bela Wassilij Maertz, Pascal Raimbault | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings |
| 2021 (49th) | Thomas Becker, Daniel Cavalcante, Philipp Winterstein, Victor Dinis, Thiago Martins | Thomas Becker, Daniel Cavalcante, Philipp Winterstein, Victor Dinis, Thiago Martins | Flora & Ulysses |
| 2021 (49th) | Meena Ibrahim, Alvise Avati, Nicholas Cabana, Adam Goldstein, Lea Vera Toro | Meena Ibrahim, Alvise Avati, Nicholas Cabana, Adam Goldstein, Lea Vera Toro | The Suicide Squad |
| 2021 (49th) | Carmelo Leggiero, Cajun Hylton, Michel Alencar Magalhaes, Florent Limouzin, Dave Clayton | Carmelo Leggiero, Cajun Hylton, Michel Alencar Magalhaes, Florent Limouzin, Dave Clayton | The Tomorrow War |
| 2021 (49th) | Industrial Light & Magic Animation Team | Industrial Light & Magic Animation Team | Y: The Last Man |
| 2022 (50th) |
| 2022 (50th) | Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford | Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale, Stephen Cullingford | Avatar: The Way of Water |
| 2022 (50th) | Alvise Avati, Chris McGaw, Bora Şahin, Krzysztof Boyoko, Laurent Benhamo | Alvise Avati, Chris McGaw, Bora Şahin, Krzysztof Boyoko, Laurent Benhamo | Beast |
| 2022 (50th) | Simon Allen, Harinarayan Rajeev, Paul Nelson, Matthias Schoenegger | Simon Allen, Harinarayan Rajeev, Paul Nelson, Matthias Schoenegger | Finch |
| 2022 (50th) | Jance Rubinchik, Alexander Lee, Rich Bentley, Antoine Verney Carron, Sally Wilson | Jance Rubinchik, Alexander Lee, Rich Bentley, Antoine Verney Carron, Sally Wilson | Jurassic World Dominion |
| 2022 (50th) | Michael Cozens, Mark Smith, Kai-Hua Lan, Selene McLean, Richard John Moore | Michael Cozens, Mark Smith, Kai-Hua Lan, Selene McLean, Richard John Moore | Peacemaker |
| 2023 (51st) |
| 2023 (51st) | Fernando Herrera, Chris Hurtt, Nathan McConnel, Daniel Cabral, and Chris McGaw | Fernando Herrera, Chris Hurtt, Nathan McConnel, Daniel Cabral, and Chris McGaw | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 |
| 2023 (51st) | Rick O'Connor, Mike Beaulieu, Stewart Alves, Kevin Reuter, and Wai Kit Wan | Rick O'Connor, Mike Beaulieu, Stewart Alves, Kevin Reuter, and Wai Kit Wan | Ahsoka |
| 2023 (51st) | Carmelo Leggiero, Steve Braggs, Kevin Kelm, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, and Kane Elferink | Carmelo Leggiero, Steve Braggs, Kevin Kelm, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, and Kane Elferink | Cocaine Bear |
| 2023 (51st) | Pablo Grillo, Kayn Garcia, Ferran Casas, Stuart Ellis, and Joseph Lewis | Pablo Grillo, Kayn Garcia, Ferran Casas, Stuart Ellis, and Joseph Lewis | The Little Mermaid |
| 2023 (51st) | Kevin Estey, Kai-Hua Lan, Blaine Toderian Toderian, Richard John Moore, and Joseph C.K Leong | Kevin Estey, Kai-Hua Lan, Blaine Toderian Toderian, Richard John Moore, and Joseph C.K Leong | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts |
| 2024 (52nd) |
| 2024 (52nd) | Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, and Howard Sly | Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, and Howard Sly | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes |
| 2024 (52nd) | Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, and Kaori Miyazawa | Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, and Kaori Miyazawa | Better Man |
| 2024 (52nd) | Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, and Julien Bagory | Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, and Julien Bagory | Gladiator II |
| 2024 (52nd) | Ludovic Chailloleau, Jonathan Paquin, Craig Penn, Florian Fernandez, and Marco Barbati | Ludovic Chailloleau, Jonathan Paquin, Craig Penn, Florian Fernandez, and Marco Barbati | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire |
| 2024 (52nd) | Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, and Vincent Lee | Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, and Vincent Lee | House of the Dragon (Season 2) |