# Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production

The Annie Award for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production is an Annie Award awarded annually to the best character animator and introduced in 1995. It rewards animation of characters for animated feature films.
Up until the creation of both the Annie Award for Character Animation in a TV Production and Live Action Production categories, live-action films, TV series, animated shorts, and non-theatrical releases were eligible for nomination in this category.

## Winners and nominees

‡= special award *= non-feature nominee †=live-action nominee

### 1990s
#### Best Individual Achievement for Artistic Excellence in the Field of Animation

| Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
| 1994 (22nd) |
| 1994 (22nd) | Deane Taylor (art director) | The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| 1994 (22nd) | Andy Gaskill (art director) | The Lion King |
| 1994 (22nd) | Mark Henn (supervising animator) | The Lion King |
| 1994 (22nd) | Scott F. Johnston (artistic supervisor) | The Lion King |
| 1994 (22nd) | Paul Rudish (art director) | Super Secret Squirrel |

#### Best Individual Achievement for Animation

| Year | Animator | Notes | Film |
| 1995 (23rd) |
| 1995 (23rd) | Nik Ranieri | Supervising Animator: Meeko | Pocahontas |
| 1995 (23rd) | Dominique Monféry | Animation Supervisor | A Goofy Movie |
| 1995 (23rd) | Chris Buck | Supervising Animator: Grandmother Willow, Percy, and Wiggins | Pocahontas |
| 1995 (23rd) | David Pruiksma | Supervising Animator: Flit | Pocahontas |
| 1995 (23rd) | Cynthia Wells | Animator | Interview with Tallulah, Queen of the Universe |
| 1996 (24th) |
| 1996 (24th) | Pete Docter | Supervising Animator | Toy Story |
| 1996 (24th) | Rob Coleman | Rob Coleman | Dragonheart |
| 1996 (24th) | James Baxter | Supervising Animator: Quasimodo | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| 1996 (24th) | Russ Edmonds | Supervising Animator: Captain Phoebus | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| 1996 (24th) | Kathy Zielinski | Supervising Animator: Judge Claude Frollo | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |

#### Best Individual Achievement for Character Animation

| Year | Animator | Notes | Film |
| 1997 (25th) |
| 1997 (25th) | Nik Ranieri | Supervising Animator: Hades | Hercules |
| 1997 (25th) | Frans Vischer | Supervising Animator: Darla Dimple and Max | Cats Don't Dance |
| 1997 (25th) | Ken Duncan | Supervising Animator: Meg | Hercules |
| 1997 (25th) | Bob Baxter* | Episode: "Beethoven's Whiff" | Timon & Pumbaa * |
| 1998 (26th) |
| 1998 (26th) | Ruben Aquino | Supervising Animator: Captain Li Shang | Mulan |
| 1998 (26th) | T. Woody Yokum | Animator | Genie's Great Minds* |
| 1998 (26th) | Tom Bancroft | Supervising Animator: "Mushu" | Mulan |
| 1998 (26th) | Mark Henn | Supervising Animator: "Fa Mulan" | Mulan |
| 1999 (27th) |
| 1999 (27th) | Steve Markowski | Supervising Animator | The Iron Giant |
| 1999 (27th) | Ken Duncan | Supervising Animator: Jane Porter | Tarzan |
| 1999 (27th) | Glen Keane | Supervising Animator: Tarzan | Tarzan |
| 1999 (27th) | Jim Van der Keyl | Animator | The Iron Giant |
| 1999 (27th) | Dean Wellins | Supervising Animator | The Iron Giant |

### 2000s

| Year | Animator | Notes | Film |
| 2000 (28th) |
| 2000 (28th) | Eric Goldberg | Lead Animator: Carnival of the Animals Segment | Fantasia 2000 |
| 2000 (28th) | David Brewster | Supervising Animator: Miguel | The Road to El Dorado |
| 2000 (28th) | Rodolphe Guenoden | Supervising Animator: Chel | The Road to El Dorado |
| 2000 (28th) | Sean P. Mullen† | Character VFX Animator | Stuart Little |
| 2000 (28th) | Doug Sweetland | Animator | Toy Story 2 |
| 2001 (29th) |
| 2001 (29th) | Dale Baer | Supervising Animator: Yzma | The Emperor's New Groove |
| 2001 (29th) | Paul Chung | Animator | Shrek |
| 2001 (29th) | Raman Hui | Animator | Shrek |
| 2001 (29th) | Jason Reisig | Animator | Shrek |
| 2001 (29th) | Dean Wellins | Supervising Animator: Thrax | Osmosis Jones |
| 2002 (30th) |
| 2002 (30th) | Doug Sweetland | Directing Animator | Monsters, Inc. |
| 2002 (30th) | Mike Thurmeier | Lead Animator | Ice Age |
| 2002 (30th) | Alex Kuperschmidt | Supervising Animator: Stitch | Lilo and Stitch |
| 2002 (30th) | John Kahrs | Animator: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | Monsters, Inc. |
| 2002 (30th) | Sergio Pablos | Supervising Animator: Dr. Delbert Doppler | Treasure Planet |
| 2003 (31st) |
| 2003 (31st) | Doug Sweetland | Animator | Finding Nemo |
| 2003 (31st) | Byron Howard | Supervising Animator: Kenai-Bear | Brother Bear |
| 2003 (31st) | Dave Devan | Animator | Finding Nemo |
| 2003 (31st) | Gini Santos | Animator | Finding Nemo |
| 2003 (31st) | Anthony DeRosa | Lead Animator | Looney Tunes: Back in Action |
| 2004 (32nd) |
| 2004 (32nd) | Angus MacLane | Animator | The Incredibles |
| 2004 (32nd) | Ken Duncan | Supervising Animator | Shark Tale |
| 2004 (32nd) | John Kahrs | Animator | The Incredibles |
| 2004 (32nd) | Peter Sohn | Animator | The Incredibles |
| 2004 (32nd) | Kureha Yokoo | Animator | The Incredibles |
| 2005 (33rd) |
| 2005 (33rd) | Claire Billet | Key Animator | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
| 2005 (33rd) | Matt Shumway† | VFX Animator | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2005 (33rd) | Spike Brandt * | Animator | The Karate Guard |
| 2005 (33rd) | Jay Grace | Key Animator | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
| 2005 (33rd) | Christopher Sadler | Key Animator | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
| 2006 (34th) |
| 2006 (34th) | Gabe Hordos | Animator | Flushed Away |
| 2006 (34th) | Carlos Baena | Animator | Cars |
| 2006 (34th) | Bobby Podesta | Directing Animator | Cars |
| 2006 (34th) | Line Anderson | Animator | Flushed Away |
| 2006 (34th) | Kristof Serrand | Supervising Animator | Over the Hedge |
| 2007 (35th) |
| 2007 (35th) | Michal Makarewicz | Animator | Ratatouille |
| 2007 (35th) | Dave Hardin | Animator | Surf's Up |
| 2007 (35th) | Alan Hawkins | Animator | Surf's Up |
| 2008 (36th) |
| 2008 (36th) | James Baxter | Animation Supervisor: Po's Dream Sequence | Kung Fu Panda |
| 2008 (36th) | Jeff Gabor | Lead Animator: Councilmen of Whoville | Horton Hears a Who! |
| 2008 (36th) | Phillippe Le Brun | Supervising Animator | Kung Fu Panda |
| 2008 (36th) | Dan Wagner | Head of Character Animation | Kung Fu Panda |
| 2008 (36th) | Victor Navone | Animator | WALL-E |
| 2009 (37th) |
| 2009 (37th) | Eric Goldberg | Supervising Animator: Louis the Alligator and "Almost There" Fantasy Sequence | The Princess and the Frog |
| 2009 (37th) | Travis Knight | Lead Animator | Coraline |
| 2009 (37th) | Andreas Deja | Supervising Animator "Mama Odie" | The Princess and the Frog |
| 2009 (37th) | Bruce W. Smith | Supervising Animator "Dr. Facilier" | The Princess and the Frog |
| 2009 (37th) | Daniel Nguyen | Animator | Up |

### 2010s

| Year | Animator | Notes | Film |
| 2010 (38th) |
| 2010 (38th) | Gabe Hordos | Supervising Animator: Toothless | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2010 (38th) | Mark Donald | Supervising Animator | Megamind |
| 2010 (38th) | Anthony Hodgson | Supervising Animator | Megamind |
| 2010 (38th) | Jakob Njort Jensen | Supervising Animator | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2010 (38th) | David Torres | Supervising Animator: Hiccup | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2011 (39th) |
| 2011 (39th) | Jeff Gabor | Lead Animator | Rio |
| 2011 (39th) | Pierre Perifel | Lead Animator: Lord Shen | Kung Fu Panda 2 |
| 2011 (39th) | Dan Wagner | Head of Character Animation | Kung Fu Panda 2 |
| 2011 (39th) | Olivier Staphylas | Supervising Animator | Puss in Boots |
| 2011 (39th) | Patrik Puhala | Lead Animator | Rio |
| 2011 (39th) | Andreas Deja | Supervising Animator: Tigger | Winnie the Pooh |
| 2011 (39th) | Mark Henn | Supervising Animator: Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin | Winnie the Pooh |
| 2012 (40th) |
| 2012 (40th) | Travis Knight | Lead Animator | ParaNorman |
| 2012 (40th) | Travis Hathaway | Animator | Brave |
| 2012 (40th) | Daniel Nguyen | Animator | Brave |
| 2012 (40th) | Jaime Landes Roe | Animator | Brave |
| 2012 (40th) | Will Becher | Character Lead Animator | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! |
| 2012 (40th) | Phillippe Le Brun | Lead Character Animator: Bunny | Rise of the Guardians |
| 2012 (40th) | David Pate | Lead Character Animator: Jack | Rise of the Guardians |
| 2012 (40th) | Pierre Perifel | Lead Character Animator: North | Rise of the Guardians |
| 2013 (41st) |
| 2013 (41st) | Jakob Njort Jensen | Lead Animator: Guy | The Croods |
| 2013 (41st) | Jonathan du Vai | Animator | Despicable Me 2 |
| 2013 (41st) | Thom Roberts | Animator | Epic |
| 2013 (41st) | Patrick Imbert | Animator | Ernest & Celestine |
| 2013 (41st) | Tony Smeed | Animation Supervisor: Queen Elsa | Frozen |
| 2013 (41st) | Kitarô Kôsaka | Animator | The Wind Rises |
| 2014 (42nd) |
| 2014 (42nd) | Fabio Lignini | Supervising Animator | How to Train Your Dragon 2 |
| 2014 (42nd) | Travis Knight | Lead Animator | The Boxtrolls |
| 2014 (42nd) | Michael Lamont | Lead Animator | The Boxtrolls |
| 2014 (42nd) | Jason Stalman | Animator | The Boxtrolls |
| 2014 (42nd) | Thomas Grummt | Lead Animator | How to Train Your Dragon 2 |
| 2014 (42nd) | Steven Hornby | Supervising Animator | How to Train Your Dragon 2 |
| 2014 (42nd) | Ravi Kamble Govind | Lead Animator | Penguins of Madagascar |
| 2015 (43rd) |
| 2015 (43rd) | Allison Rutland | Animator | Inside Out |
| 2015 (43rd) | Mark C. Harris | Animator | The Good Dinosaur |
| 2015 (43rd) | K.C Roeyer | Animator | The Good Dinosaur |
| 2015 (43rd) | Mark Donald | Animator | Home |
| 2015 (43rd) | Travis Hathaway | Animator | Inside Out |
| 2015 (43rd) | Hichem Arfaoui | Animation Supervisor: Herb, Scarlet Overkill, Kevin, Stuart", and Bob. | Minions |
| 2015 (43rd) | B. J. Crawford | Animator | The Peanuts Movie |
| 2016 (44th) |
| 2016 (44th) | Jan-Erik Maas | Animator | Kubo and the Two Strings |
| 2016 (44th) | Erick Oh | Animator: Hank and Dory | Finding Dory |
| 2016 (44th) | Ludovic Bouancheau | Animator | Kung Fu Panda 3 |
| 2016 (44th) | Dave Hardin | Animator: Judy Hopps, Stu & Bonnie Hopps, Chief Bogo, Nick Wilde | Zootopia |
| 2016 (44th) | Chad Sellers | Animator: Mr. Big, Koslov, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Flash | Zootopia |
| 2017 (45th) |
| 2017 (45th) | John Chun Chiu Lee | Animator: Miguel, Ernesto de la Cruz, Hector, Dante, Mama Coco | Coco |
| 2017 (45th) | Marco Nguyen, Benjamin Renner, and Patrick Imbert | Animator | The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... |
| 2017 (45th) | Bryce McGovern | Animation Supervisor | The Boss Baby |
| 2017 (45th) | Rani Naamani | Animation Supervisor: Boss Baby | The Boss Baby |
| 2017 (45th) | Allison Rutland | Animator | Coco |
| 2018 (46th) |
| 2018 (46th) | David Han | Animator | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
| 2018 (46th) | Laurie Sitzia | Lead Animator: Goona, Dug, Chief Bobnar, the Tribe, the rabbit and Lord Nooth | Early Man |
| 2018 (46th) | Lance Fite | Animator | Incredibles 2 |
| 2018 (46th) | Jason Stalman | Lead Animator: Chief and Nutmeg | Isle of Dogs |
| 2018 (46th) | Vitor Vilela | Animator: Wreck-It Ralph, Fix-It Felix, Double Dan, Vanellope Von Schweetz, Ralphzilla, Yesss, Root Beer Tapper Patrons, Pancake Bunny, Milkshake Kitty, Baby Mo, Mo's Mom | Ralph Breaks the Internet |
| 2019 (47th) |
| 2019 (47th) | Sergio Martins | Animation Supervisor: Alva | Klaus |
| 2019 (47th) | Andrew Ford | Animator | Frozen II |
| 2019 (47th) | Dane Stogner | Supervising Animator: Toothless | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World |
| 2019 (47th) | Rani Naamani | Supervising Animator | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World |
| 2019 (47th) | Rachelle Lambden | Animator | Missing Link |

### 2020s

| Year | Animator | Notes | Film |
| 2020 (48th) |
| 2020 (48th) | Michal Makarewicz | Animator | Soul |
| 2020 (48th) | Shaun Chacko | Animator | Onward |
| 2020 (48th) | Rani Naamani | Supervising Animator | The Croods: A New Age |
| 2020 (48th) | Andrés Bedate Martin | Animator | The Willoughbys |
| 2020 (48th) | Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart | Animator | Wolfwalkers |
| 2021 (49th) | Dave Hardin | Animator | Encanto |
| 2021 (49th) | Tarun Lak | Animator | Luca |
| 2021 (49th) | Jennifer Hager | Animation Supervisor | Raya and the Last Dragon |
| 2021 (49th) | Ravi Kamble Govind | Supervising Animator | The Boss Baby: Family Business |
| 2021 (49th) | Ketan Shankar Adikhari | Animator | Wish Dragon |
| 2022 (50th) |
| 2022 (50th) | Tucker Barrie | Animator | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio |
| 2022 (50th) | Teresa Falcone | Animator | Turning Red |
| 2022 (50th) | Eric Anderson | Animator | Turning Red |
| 2022 (50th) | Jorge A. Capote | Lead Animator | The Bad Guys |
| 2022 (50th) | Min Hong | Animator | The Bad Guys |
| 2023 (51st) |
| 2023 (51st) | Takeshi Honda | Animation Director | The Boy and the Heron |
| 2023 (51st) | Jessica Torres | Animator | Elemental |
| 2023 (51st) | Toby Seale | Animator | Nimona |
| 2023 (51st) | Prashanth Cavale | Lead Animator | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken |
| 2023 (51st) | Kenichi Tsuchiya | Supervising Animator | Suzume |
| 2024 (52nd) |
| 2024 (52nd) | Fabio Lignini | Fabio Lignini | The Wild Robot |
| 2024 (52nd) | Aviv Mano | Aviv Mano | Inside Out 2 |
| 2024 (52nd) | Patrick Guisiano | Patrick Guisiano | Kung Fu Panda 4 |
| 2024 (52nd) | Brian Scott | Brian Scott | Moana 2 |
| 2024 (52nd) | Carmen Bromfield Mason | Carmen Bromfield Mason | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl |