Anime's Disappointment: No Wins at the 2025 Annie Awards!
Discover which projects captivated audiences as The Wild Robot and Arcane dominate award season with their stunning storytelling!
The 52nd Annual Annie Awards: Celebrating Animation Excellence
The Wild Robot and Arcane Shine at the Awards
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The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, recently announced the winners of its 52nd Annual Annie Awards. Notably, The Wild Robot took home nine awards, sweeping every category it was in contention for. Notably, it won in both instances where it was nominated for Best Voice Acting - Feature.
Here's a rundown of the winners:
Major Winners
- Best Feature:
- Winner: The Wild Robot
- Nominated: Ultraman: Rising
- Best Feature - Independent:
- Winner: FLOW
- Nominated: Look Back
- Total Awards for Arcane:
- Total Wins: 7 (swept all nominations)
Noteworthy Nominations for Ultraman: Rising
- Best FX - Feature:
- Winner: The Wild Robot
- Best Production Design - Feature:
- Winner: The Wild Robot
- Best Editorial - Feature:
- Winner: The Wild Robot
Other Categories
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Nominated)
- Best Character Animation - Live Action
- Winner: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Transformers One (Nominated)
- Best Voice Acting - Feature
- Winner: Lupita Nyong'o for her role as Roz in The Wild Robot.
- Secret Level episodes (Nominated)
- Best FX - TV/Media
- Winner: Arcane
- Genshin Impact Shorts (Nominated)
- Best Sponsored
- Winner: Fuzzy Feelings
In Memoriam Segment
The awards also paid tribute to several notable industry figures:
- Mutsumi Inomata - Illustrator
- Yōji Kuri - Director and Manga Creator
- Satoshi Kon - Late Director (received the Winsor McCay Award)
The Annie Awards aim to recognize outstanding achievements in animation. In 2016, ASIFA-Hollywood introduced the Best Animated Independent Feature category to honor independent and international productions that may not get the recognition they deserve.
Previous Winners
- 2019: Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai won this award.
- 2023: Oni: Thunder God's Tale from Tonko House won in two categories.
- 2022 & 2021: No anime won awards.
For a complete list of nominees and winners, visit the Annie Awards' website.
Sources: Annie Awards' website and livestream