51st Annie Awards

51st Annie Awards
DateFebruary 17, 2024 (2024-02-17)
SiteRoyce Hall
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Organized byASIFA-Hollywood
Highlights
Best Animated
Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best DirectionJoaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Most awardsSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (7)
Most nominationsFilm
Nimona (9)
Television/Broadcast

Blue Eye Samurai (7)

The 51st Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2023[1] was held on February 17, 2024, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, in 37 categories.[2][3][4]

The nominees were announced on January 11, 2024, Nimona led the nominations for film category with nine, followed by The Boy and The Heron, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Suzume with seven.[5] In television/broadcast category Blue Eye Samurai led the category with seven, followed by Star Wars: Visions with six.[6] For the first time in 32 years, Disney and Pixar films were completely shut out of the Best Animated Feature category.[7][8] Both The Boy and The Heron and Suzume tie the record with the most nominations for an anime production.

  1. ^ Flores, Terry (January 11, 2024). "'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition' 'Wish' Snubbed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ Diamond Sarto, Debbie (September 11, 2023). "Call for Entries: 51st Annie Awards". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Lewis, Hilary (February 17, 2024). "Annie Awards: 'Spider-Man: Across the 'Spider Verse' Leads With 7 Wins, Including Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 11, 2024). "'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition With Nine Noms; Snubs Include 'Wish,' Which Was Shut Out". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "51st Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  7. ^ "Disney, Pixar films shut out of Annie Awards nominations Best Feature". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  8. ^ Lang, Jamie (2024-01-11). "Disney Fails To Score Annie Awards Feature Nomination For The First Time Ever; Netflix Has Most-Nominated Film And Series". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2024-01-13.