# Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game

The Annie Award for Character Animation in a Video Game is an Annie Award given annually to the best character animation in video games. It was first presented at the 42nd Annie Awards.

## Winners and nominees
### 2010s

| Year | Video Game | Recipient(s) | Notes | Company |
| 2014 (42nd) |
| 2014 (42nd) | Assassin's Creed Unity | Mike Mennillo | Mike Mennillo | Ubisoft Montreal |
| 2014 (42nd) | Don't Starve: Console Edition | Alex Savin, Allan Cortez, Kelly Graham, Aaron Bouthillier, Jeff Agala | Alex Savin, Allan Cortez, Kelly Graham, Aaron Bouthillier, Jeff Agala | Klei Entertainment Inc. |
| 2014 (42nd) | Child of Light | Alex Drouin | Alex Drouin | Ubisoft Montreal |
| 2015 (43rd) |
| 2015 (43rd) | Evolve | David Gibson | Character Animator: Daisy, Goliath, Kraken | 2K Games |
| 2015 (43rd) | Armikrog | Mike Dietz | Lead Animator: All Characters | Pencil Test Studios, Inc. |
| 2015 (43rd) | Invisible, Inc. | Bruce Chang | Character Animator: Decker, Central, Nika, Guards | Klei Entertainment Inc. |
| 2016 (44th) |
| 2016 (44th) | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Jeremy Yates, Almudena Soria, Eric Baldwin, Paul Davies, Tom Bland | Lead Animators: All Characters | Naughty Dog |
| 2016 (44th) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends | Lucio Mennillo, Martine Quesnel, Alexandre Cheff, Laura Gorrie, Guillaume Charrin | Character Animators, Lead Animator | Ludia Inc. |
| 2016 (44th) | Titanfall 2 | Ranon Sarono, Shawn Wilson, Mark Grigsby, Paul Messerly, Moy Parra | Character Animators, Lead Animator | Respawn Entertainment |
| 2016 (44th) | Witcher 3 Expansion Packs | Sebastian Kalemba | Lead Animator | CD Projekt Red |
| 2017 (45th) |
| 2017 (45th) | Cuphead | Hanna Abi-Hanna | Lead Animator: The Devil, Grim Matchstick, Beppi The Clown, Werner Werman | StudioMDHR |
| 2017 (45th) | Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | Chris Goodall, Jitaik Lim, Kirill Spiridonov | Character Animators: Senua | Ninja Theory |
| 2017 (45th) | Cuphead | Tina Nawrocki | Lead Animator | StudioMDHR |
| 2017 (45th) | Horizon Zero Dawn | Richard Oud, Kevin Quaid, Niek Neervens, Jonathan Colin, Peer Lemmers | Lead Animator, Character Animator | Guerrilla Games |
| 2017 (45th) | Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Almundena Soria, Keith Paciello, Paul Augustus Davies | Lead Animators: All Characters | Naughty Dog |
| 2018 (46th) |
| 2018 (46th) | Gris | Adrian Miguel, Adrian Garcia, Adrian Miguel | Lead Animators | Nomada Studio |
| 2018 (46th) | God of War | Erica Pinto, Mehdi Yssef, Bruno Velazquez | Lead Animators | Santa Monica Studio |
| 2018 (46th) | Marvel's Spider-Man | Bobby Coddington | Lead Animator: Spider-Man | Insomniac Games |
| 2018 (46th) | Moss | Richard Lico | Lead Animator: Quill | Polyarc |
| 2018 (46th) | Shadow of the Tomb Raider | David Hubert, Jacob Gardner, Giovanni Spinelli, Marco Foglia, Jean-Philippe Chaurette | Lead Animator, Character Animators | Square Enix |
| 2019 (47th) |
| 2019 (47th) | Unruly Heroes | Sebastien Parodi, Nicolas Leger | Character Animator, Lead Animator | Magic Design Studios |
| 2019 (47th) | Gears 5 | Brian Whitmire | Lead Animator: JD, Del, Marcus, Fahz, Reyna, Kait | The Coalition / Microsoft |
| 2019 (47th) | Kingdom Hearts III | Munenori Shinagawa, Kayoko Yajima, Koji Hamada, Koji Inoue | Character Animators | Square Enix |
| 2019 (47th) | Sinclair Snake: Museum Mischief | Tommy Rodricks, Natan Moura, Nelson Boles | Character Animator | Chromosphere / Within |

### 2020s

| Year | Video Game | Recipient(s) | Notes(s) | Company |
| 2020 (48th) |
| 2020 (48th) | Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Brian Wyser, Michael Yosh, Danny Garnett, David Hancock | Brian Wyser, Michael Yosh, Danny Garnett, David Hancock | Insomniac Games |
| 2020 (48th) | League of Legends | Jose "Sho" Hernandez, Jason Hendrich, Drew Morgan | Jose "Sho" Hernandez, Jason Hendrich, Drew Morgan | Riot Games |
| 2020 (48th) | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Jim Donovan, Warren Goff, Boris Hiestand, Kim Nguyen, Jason Martinsen | Jim Donovan, Warren Goff, Boris Hiestand, Kim Nguyen, Jason Martinsen | Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios / Iam8bit |
| 2020 (48th) | The Last of Us Part II | Jeremy Yates, Eric Baldwin, Almudena Soria, Michal Mach, August Davies | Jeremy Yates, Eric Baldwin, Almudena Soria, Michal Mach, August Davies | Naughty Dog |
| 2021 (49th) |
| 2021 (49th) | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Insomniac Games | Insomniac Games | Insomniac Games |
| 2021 (49th) | It Takes Two | Hazelight Studios | Hazelight Studios | Hazelight Studios |
| 2021 (49th) | Kena: Bridge of Spirits | Ember Lab | Ember Lab | Ember Lab |
| 2021 (49th) | Madrid Noir | Aziz Kocanaogullari | Character Animator | Atlas V, No Ghost |
| 2021 (49th) | Disney Wonderful Worlds | Ludia | Ludia | Ludia |
| 2022 (50th) |
| 2022 (50th) | Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course | Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna | Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna | Studio MDHR |
| 2022 (50th) | God of War Ragnarök | Santa Monica Studio | Santa Monica Studio | Santa Monica Studio |
| 2022 (50th) | Horizon Forbidden West | Richard Oud, Jan-Erik Sjovall, Guerrilla Animation Team | Richard Oud, Jan-Erik Sjovall, Guerrilla Animation Team | Guerrilla Games |
| 2022 (50th) | Moss: Book II | Richard Lico | Richard Lico | Polyarc |
| 2022 (50th) | Potionomics | Emily Lattanavong, Anguel Bogoev | Emily Lattanavong, Anguel Bogoev | Voracious Games |
| 2023 (51st) |
| 2023 (51st) | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Insomniac Games Animation Team | Insomniac Games Animation Team | Insomaniac Games |
| 2023 (51st) | Atomic Heart | Mundfish Animation Team | Mundfish Animation Team | Mundfish |
| 2023 (51st) | Hogwarts Legacy | Tara Edwards | Tara Edwards | Avalanche Software |
| 2023 (51st) | Let's! Revolution | BUCK Animation Team | BUCK Animation Team | BUCK |
| 2023 (51st) | Teslagrad 2 | Aslak Helgesen | Aslak Helgesen | Rain Games |
| 2024 (52nd) |
| 2024 (52nd) | Neva | Nomada Studio Animation Team | Nomada Studio Animation Team | Nomada Studio |
| 2024 (52nd) | #BLUD | Chris Burns and Bob Fox | Chris Burns and Bob Fox | Chris Burns and Bob Fox |
| 2024 (52nd) | Asgard's Wrath 2 | Sanzaru Games Animation Team | Sanzaru Games Animation Team | Sanzaru Games |
| 2024 (52nd) | Diesel Legacy | Maximum Entertainment | Maximum Entertainment | Maximum Entertainment |
| 2024 (52nd) | Senua's Saga: Hellblade II | Ninja Theory | Ninja Theory | Ninja Theory |