Disney’s FROZEN and Pixar’s MONSTERS UNIVERSITY are both leading the way in the Annie Awards with ten nominations each, including best animated feature. Universal Studio’s DESPICABLE ME 2 isn’t far behind with nine (it actually got eleven mentions but two of these are for TV and shorts material).
Other features in the running are DreamWorks’ THE CROODS, Hayao Miyazaki’s THE WIND RISES, A LETTER TO MOMO and French film ERNEST AND CELESTINE.
FROZEN, a loose adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Snow Queen, is up for awards in character animation, writing and music. It’s hopefully a good sign for its upcoming UK release and for Disney generally (they scored 31 nominations in total). Perhaps they’ll win two years in a row (WRECK-IT RALPH was last year’s winner for best feature).
It’s also good news for the upcoming Oscars. The Annies usually give us a hint about the nominations for the Academy Award’s Best Animated Feature.
The Annies have been celebrating contributions to animation since 1972, with awards for specific films since 1992. The 41st annual Annie Awards will be held on Saturday 1 February 2014 in Los Angeles.
Source: Hitfix
