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

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Annie Award for Character Animation in a Video Game
Awarded forExcellence in character animation
CountryUnited States
Presented byASIFA-Hollywood
First award2014
Currently held byNomada Studio – Neva (2024)
Websiteannieawards.org

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)
[1]
Assassin's Creed Unity Mike Mennillo Ubisoft Montreal
Don't Starve: Console Edition Alex Savin, Allan Cortez, Kelly Graham, Aaron Bouthillier, Jeff Agala Klei Entertainment Inc.
Child of Light Alex Drouin Ubisoft Montreal
2015
(43rd)
[2][3]
Evolve David Gibson Character Animator: Daisy, Goliath, Kraken 2K Games
Armikrog Mike Dietz Lead Animator: All Characters Pencil Test Studios, Inc.
Invisible, Inc. Bruce Chang Character Animator: Decker, Central, Nika, Guards Klei Entertainment Inc.
2016
(44th)
[4][5]
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Jeremy Yates, Almudena Soria, Eric Baldwin, Paul Davies, Tom Bland Lead Animators: All Characters Naughty Dog
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends Lucio Mennillo, Martine Quesnel, Alexandre Cheff, Laura Gorrie, Guillaume Charrin Character Animators, Lead Animator [note 1] Ludia Inc.
Titanfall 2 Ranon Sarono, Shawn Wilson, Mark Grigsby, Paul Messerly, Moy Parra Character Animators, Lead Animator[note 2] Respawn Entertainment
Witcher 3 Expansion Packs Sebastian Kalemba Lead Animator CD Projekt Red
2017
(45th)
[6][7]
Cuphead Hanna Abi-Hanna Lead Animator: The Devil, Grim Matchstick, Beppi The Clown, Werner Werman StudioMDHR
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Chris Goodall, Jitaik Lim, Kirill Spiridonov Character Animators: Senua Ninja Theory
Cuphead Tina Nawrocki Lead Animator [note 3] StudioMDHR
Horizon Zero Dawn Richard Oud, Kevin Quaid, Niek Neervens, Jonathan Colin, Peer Lemmers Lead Animator, Character Animator [note 4] Guerrilla Games
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Almundena Soria, Keith Paciello, Paul Augustus Davies Lead Animators: All Characters Naughty Dog
2018
(46th)
[8][9]
Gris Adrian Miguel, Adrian Garcia, Adrian Miguel Lead Animators [note 5] Nomada Studio
God of War Erica Pinto, Mehdi Yssef, Bruno Velazquez Lead Animators [note 6] Santa Monica Studio
Marvel's Spider-Man Bobby Coddington Lead Animator: Spider-Man Insomniac Games
Moss Richard Lico Lead Animator: Quill Polyarc
Shadow of the Tomb Raider David Hubert, Jacob Gardner, Giovanni Spinelli, Marco Foglia, Jean-Philippe Chaurette Lead Animator, Character Animators [note 7] Square Enix
2019
(47th)
[10][11]
Unruly Heroes Sebastien Parodi, Nicolas Leger Character Animator, Lead Animator [note 8] Magic Design Studios
Gears 5 Brian Whitmire Lead Animator: JD, Del, Marcus, Fahz, Reyna, Kait The Coalition / Microsoft
Kingdom Hearts III Munenori Shinagawa, Kayoko Yajima, Koji Hamada, Koji Inoue Character Animators [note 9] Square Enix
Sinclair Snake: Museum Mischief Tommy Rodricks, Natan Moura, Nelson Boles Character Animator [note 10] Chromosphere / Within

2020s

Year Video Game Recipient(s) Notes(s) Company
2020
(48th)
[12][13]
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Brian Wyser, Michael Yosh, Danny Garnett, David Hancock Insomniac Games
League of Legends Jose "Sho" Hernandez, Jason Hendrich, Drew Morgan Riot Games
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Jim Donovan, Warren Goff, Boris Hiestand, Kim Nguyen, Jason Martinsen Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios / Iam8bit
The Last of Us Part II Jeremy Yates, Eric Baldwin, Almudena Soria, Michal Mach, August Davies Naughty Dog
2021
(49th)
[14][15]
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Insomniac Games
It Takes Two Hazelight Studios
Kena: Bridge of Spirits Ember Lab
Madrid Noir Aziz Kocanaogullari Character Animator Atlas V, No Ghost
Disney Wonderful Worlds Ludia
2022
(50th)
[16]
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Chad Moldenhauer, Hanna Abi-Hanna Studio MDHR
God of War Ragnarök Santa Monica Studio
Horizon Forbidden West Richard Oud, Jan-Erik Sjovall, Guerrilla Animation Team Guerrilla Games
Moss: Book II Richard Lico Polyarc
Potionomics Emily Lattanavong, Anguel Bogoev Voracious Games
2023
(51st)
[17][18]
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Insomniac Games Animation Team Insomaniac Games
Atomic Heart Mundfish Animation Team Mundfish
Hogwarts Legacy Tara Edwards Avalanche Software
Let's! Revolution BUCK Animation Team BUCK
Teslagrad 2 Aslak Helgesen Rain Games
2024
(52nd)
[19][20]
Neva Nomada Studio Animation Team Nomada Studio
#BLUD Chris Burns and Bob Fox
Asgard's Wrath 2 Sanzaru Games Animation Team Sanzaru Games
Diesel Legacy Maximum Entertainment
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Ninja Theory

Notes

  1. ↑ Character Animator: Lucio Mennillo (Character: Donatello Vision); Character Animator: Martine Quesnel (Character: Leonardo Vision); Character Animator: Alexandre Cheff (Character: Donatello LARP); Character Animator: Laura Gorrie (Character: Leatherhead LARP); Lead Animator: Guillaume Charrin (Character: Raphael Vision)
  2. ↑ Character Animator: Ranon Sarono (Character: Jack Cooper, BT-7274, Weapons); Character Animator: Shawn Wilson (Character: BT-7274, Creatures); Lead Animator: Mark Grigsby (Character: BT-7274, Jack Cooper, Viper, Weapons); Lead Animator: Paul Messerly (Character: BT-7274, Jack Cooper, AI); Character Animator: Moy Parra (Character BT-7274, Villains)
  3. ↑ Lead Animator: Tina Nawrocki (Characters: Baroness Von Bon Bon, Hopus Pocus, Pirouletta, Giant, Tipsy Troupe, Lobster, Porkrind, Dragonfly, The Devil – DEATH)
  4. ↑ Lead Animator: Richard Oud (Character: All mechanical creatures); Kevin Quaid (Character: All humanoids); Character Animator: Niek Neervens; Jonathan Colin (Character: All humanoids); Character Animator: Peer Lemmers (Character: All mechanical creatures)
  5. ↑ Lead Animator: Adrian Miguel (Character: Gris (Cinematics and In-Game)); Lead Animator: Adrian Garcia (Character: Gris (Cinematics)); Lead Animator: Adrian Miguel (Character: Sombra)
  6. ↑ Lead Animator: Erica Pinto (Character: All characters in cinematics); Lead Animator: Mehdi Yssef (Character: All characters in gameplay); Lead Animator: Bruno Velazquez (Character: All characters)
  7. ↑ Lead Animator: David Hubert (Character: All cinematic characters); Character Animator: Jacob Gardner (Character: All cinematic characters); Character Animator: Giovanni Spinelli (Character: All cinematic characters); Character Animator: Marco Foglia (Character: All cinematic characters); Character Animator: Jean-Philippe Chaurette (Character: All gameplay characters)
  8. ↑ Character Animator: Sebastien Parodi (Characters: Heroes Kid version, Underworld NPC); Lead Animator: Nicolas Leger (Character: Heroes (Wukong, Kihong, Sandmonk, Sanzang), All enemies (except Underworld levels) and cinematics)
  9. ↑ Character Animator: Munenori Shinagawa (Characters: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Pluto, Jiminy, Yen Sid, Chip, Dale, Kairi, Riku, Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Woody, Buzz, Hamm, Rex, Mike, Sulley, Boo, Jack, Gibbs, Elizabeth, Barbarossa, Will, Tia, Heartless); Character Animator: Kayoko Yajima (Characters: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Pluto, Jiminy, Yen Sid, Chip, Dale, Kairi, Riku, Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Woody, Buzz, Hamm, Rex, Mike, Sulley, Boo, Jack, Gibbs, Elizabeth, Barbarossa, Will, Tia, Heartless); Character Animator: Koji Hamada (Character: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Sulley, Mike, Marshmallow, Baymax, Buzz, Woody, Ariel, Heartless); Character Animator: Koji Inoue (Character: Sora, Donald, Goofy, Sulley, Mike, Marshmallow, Baymax, Buzz, Woody, Ariel, Heartless)
  10. ↑ Character Animator: Tommy Rodricks (Characters: Sgt. Salamander, Sinclair Snake); Character Animator: Natan Moura (Character: Sinclair Snake); Character Animator: Nelson Boles (Character: Various)

References

  1. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (January 31, 2015). "'How To Train Your Dragon 2′ Wins Annie Awards' Top Honor". Deadline. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 1, 2015). "Annie Awards Noms: 'Inside Out', 'Anomalisa', 'Shaun The Sheep', 'Good Dinosaur' & 'Peanuts ' Up For Best Feature". Deadline. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ Coggan, Devan (February 7, 2016). "Annie Awards 2016 winners list: Inside Out takes top prizes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (November 28, 2016). "'Zootopia' Leads Annie Awards Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ Patten, Dominic; Pedersen, Erik (February 4, 2017). "Annie Awards: 'Zootopia' Takes Best Animated Feature & 5 Others: Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ Flores, Terry (December 4, 2017). "'Coco' Tops 2018 Annie Awards Nominations With 13". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ Donnelly, Matt; Pond, Steve (February 3, 2018). "'Coco' Takes Annie Award for Best Animated Feature". TheWrap. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (December 3, 2018). "Annie Awards: 'Incredibles 2,' 'Ralph' Lead Feature Nominees; 'Mary Poppins Returns' Also Nominated". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ Pond, Steve; Fuster, Jeremy (February 2, 2019). "'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sweeps With Seven Wins at Annie Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (December 2, 2019). "Annie Awards: 'Frozen 2,' 'Missing Link' Lead Year of Surprises and Snubs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ Pond, Steve (January 25, 2020). "'Klaus' and Netflix Dominate at the Annie Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  12. ↑ Desowitz, Bill (March 3, 2021). "'Soul' and 'Wolfwalkers' Lead 48th Annie Awards with 10 Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  13. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (April 16, 2021). "'Soul' Edges 'Wolfwalkers' For Most Trophies At Annie Awards; Three For TV's 'Hilda' Leads Field – Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  14. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (December 21, 2021). "'Raya and the Last Dragon' Leads 2022 Annie Awards Feature Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (March 12, 2022). "'The Mitchells vs. the Machines' Wins Big at Annie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  16. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (January 17, 2023). "Annie Awards Nominations: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' & 'Marcel The Shell' Lead Field". Deadline. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ 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 18, 2024.
  19. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (December 20, 2024). "'The Wild Robot' Leads 2025 Annie Awards Nominations With 10 Nods". Variety. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  20. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (February 8, 2025). "Annie Awards: 'The Wild Robot' Sweeps Its Categories With Nine Wins, Including Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

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