49th Annie Awards

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The 49th ceremony of the Annie Awards, honoring excellence in the field of animation for the year of 2021, was held on March 12, 2022, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California as a virtual event. The nominations were announced on December 21, 2021.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on December 21, 2021, *Raya and the Last Dragon* led the nominations with ten, followed by *Encanto* with nine. For TV, *Arcane* led with nine nominations, followed by *Maya and the Three* with seven.

*The Mitchells vs. The Machines* (Film) and *Arcane* (TV) swept every category with eight and nine, became the first year to sweep both. *The Mitchells vs. The Machines* became the second film by Sony Pictures Animation to sweep the Annies after *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* in 2019. *Arcane* became the first television series to both win the most awards in a single year, and to sweep the Annies. *Flee* also won Best Animated Feature — Independent, making it the first animated documentary to do so.

Winners are highlighted in **boldface**

### Productions Categories

	+ *Encanto* – Walt Disney Animation Studios
	+ *Luca* – Pixar Animation Studios
	+ *Raya and the Last Dragon* – Walt Disney Animation Studios
	+ *Sing 2* – Illumination
	+ *Belle* – Studio Chizu; Distributed by GKIDS
	+ *Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko* – Studio 4°C; Distributed by GKIDS
	+ *Pompo the Cinephile* – CLAP Animation Studio; Distributed by GKIDS
	+ *For Auld Lang Syne* – WildBrain Studios in association with Apple
	+ *La Vie de Château* – Films Grand Huit in association with Miyu Productions
	+ *Mum is Pouring Rain* – Laïdak Films & Dandelooo
	+ *The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf* – Studio Mir for Netflix
	+ *Easter Eggs* – Animal Tank, Brecht Van Elslande
	+ *MAALBEEK* – Films Grand Huit Films à Vif
	+ *Night Bus* – Joe Hsieh Independent Production
	+ *Fleet Foxes* - "Featherweight" – Sing-Sing
	+ *The Good Guest Guide to Japan* – Airbnb, Chromosphere
	+ *Tiptoe & The Flying Machine* – Nexus Studios
	+ *WandaVision* - "Don't Touch That Dial" Title Sequence – Titmouse, Inc.
	+ *Muppet Babies* (Episode: "Gonzo-Rella") – Oddbot Inc.
	+ *Odo* (Episode: "Doddle Song") – Sixteen South and Letko
	+ *Stillwater* (Episode: "Crossing Over / Kind of Blue") – Scholastic Entertainment, Gaumont, Polygon Pictures in association with Apple
	+ *Amphibia* (Episode: "True Colors") – Walt Disney Television Animation
	+ *Carmen Sandiego* (Episode: "The Himalayan Rescue Caper") – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix
	+ *Dug Days* (Episode: "Science") – Pixar Animation Studios
	+ *We the People* (Episode: "Active Citizenship") – Laughing Wild, Higher Ground Productions, Netflix
	+ *Bob's Burgers* (Episode: "Fingers-loose") – 20th TV, Bento Box Animation
	+ *Love, Death + Robots* (Episode: "Ice") – Blur Studio for Netflix
	+ *Star Wars: Visions* (Episode: "The Duel") – Kamikaze Douga
	+ *A Film About a Pudding* – Roel Van Beek, director; Jack Pollington, producer (National Film and Television School, UK)
	+ *HOPE* – Ryoma Leneuf & Gabriel Martinez, directors; Nicolas Daguin, Guillaume Uchoa, Arthur Bollia, Benjamin Autour; producers (New3dge)
	+ *I Am a Pebble* – Yasmine Bresson and Maxime Le Chapelain, directors; Coline Moire, producer (ESMA)
	+ *Slouch* – Michael Bohnenstingl, director and producer (Film Academy Baden-Württemberg)

### Additional Individual Awards

#### Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Awards

* Ruben A. Aquino, Lillian Schwartz and Toshio Suzuki

## Multiple awards and nominations

### Films

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The following films received multiple nominations:

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The following films received multiple awards:

### Television/Broadcast

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The following shows received multiple nominations:

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The following shows received multiple awards:

## References

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1. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (January 20, 2022). Annie Awards 2022 Move to March, Go Virtual Due to COVID Concerns.
2. ↑ 49th Annual Annie Awards Now Open for Submissions (August 9, 2021).
3. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (December 21, 2021). Annie Awards Nominations: ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ & ‘Encanto’ Lead Field For Animation Prizes. Retrieved on December 21, 2021.
4. ↑ Annie Awards 2022 Winners - Full Winners List|Deadline
5. ↑ 'Raya And The Last Dragon' and 'Belle' among Annie nominees|Screen Daily International

## External links

* Official website

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