The Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent is an Annie Award introduced in 2015, awarded annually.[ 1]
The category was created to recognize full-length films that did not get a wide release in the United States, such as the work of independent animators and international studios.[ 2]
Cartoon Saloon , the Irish animation studio responsible for The Breadwinner and Wolfwalkers , have the most wins in this category with two. The French animation studio Folivari[ 3] have the most nominations with four (winning for co-producing the aforementioned Wolfwalkers ). GKIDS is the distributor with the most wins in this category with four.
Every winner in this category since its inception has gone on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature .
Winners and nominees [ edit ]
Year
Film
Studios
2015 (43rd ) [ 4] [ 5]
Boy and the World
Filme de Papel, GKIDS
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Ventanarosa
The Boy and the Beast
Studio Chizu
When Marnie Was There
Studio Ghibli
2016 (44th ) [ 6] [ 7]
The Red Turtle
Studio Ghibli , Prima Linea Productions, Why Not Productions
Long Way North
Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies, France 3 Cinéma
Miss Hokusai
Production I.G
My Life as a Zucchini
Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Productions, Gebeka Films
Your Name
CoMix Wave Films
2017 (45th ) [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
The Breadwinner
Cartoon Saloon , Aircraft Pictures, Melusine Productions,GKIDS
The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales
Folivari, Panique!, StudioCanal , GKIDS
In This Corner of the World
MAPPA
Loving Vincent
BreakThru Films
Napping Princess
Nippon TV , Production I.G, GKIDS
2018 (46th ) [ 11] [ 12]
Mirai
Studio Chizu , GKIDS
MFKZ
Ankama , Studio 4°C , GKIDS
Ruben Brandt, Collector
Hungarian National Film Fund
This Magnificent Cake!
Beast Animation, Vivement Lundi!, Pedri Animation
Tito and the Birds
Bits Productions, Split Studio
2019 (47th ) [ 13] [ 14]
I Lost My Body
Xilam
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
Hampa Animation Studio
Okko's Inn
Madhouse Studios
Promare
Studio Trigger , XFLAG
Weathering with You
CoMix Wave Films
Year
Film
Studios
2020 (48th ) [ 15] [ 16]
Wolfwalkers
Apple TV+ , GKIDS , Folivari, Cartoon Saloon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
StudioCanal , Aardman Animations , Anton Capital Entertainment, Netflix
Calamity Jane
Maybe Movies
On-Gaku: Our Sound
Rock'n Roll Mountain, Tip Top
Ride Your Wave
Science SARU
2021 (49th ) [ 17] [ 18]
Flee
Final Cut for Real , Sun Creature , Vivement Lundi, MostFilm, Mer Film, VICE , Left HandFilms, Participant , NEON
Belle
Studio Chizu, GKIDS
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Studio 4°C , GKIDS
Pompo the Cinephile
CLAP Animation Studio, GKIDS
The Summit of the Gods
Julianne Films, Folivari, Mélusine Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Wild Bunch , Palatine Etoile 17, Cinémage 14, Indéfilms 8, Netflix
2022 (50th ) [ 19]
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Marcel the Movie LLC, A24
Charlotte
January Films, Ltd., Balthazar Productions, Walking the Dog
Inu-Oh
Science SARU , GKIDS
Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be
On Classics (Mediawan) , Bidibul Productions
My Father's Dragon
Cartoon Saloon , Netflix
2023 (51st ) [ 20] [ 21]
Robot Dreams
Arcadia Motion Pictures, Wild Bunch , NEON
Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
Folivari, Mélusine Productions, StudioCanal , GKIDS
Four Souls of Coyote
Cinemon Entertainment
The Inventor
Curiosity Studios
White Plastic Sky
SALTO Films & Artichoke
Multiple wins and nominations by studio [ edit ]
^ Best Independent Feature Category Added to Annie Awards
^ "43rd Annie Award Nominations Announced" . Annie Awards.com . December 1, 2015.
^ About|Folivari
^ 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 11, 2021 .
^ Coggan, Devan (February 7, 2016). "Annie Awards 2016 winners list: Inside Out takes top prizes" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Hipes, Patrick (November 28, 2016). " 'Zootopia' Leads Annie Awards Nominations" . Deadline . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ " 'The Red Turtle' wins big at the 44th Annie Awards" . SBS PopAsia . February 6, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Flores, Terry (December 4, 2017). " 'Coco' Tops 2018 Annie Awards Nominations With 13" . Variety . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Donnelly, Matt; Pond, Steve (February 3, 2018). " 'Coco' Takes Annie Award for Best Animated Feature" . TheWrap . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ "Nora Twomey's, The Breadwinner, Wins Independent Animated Feature, at the Annie Awards" . Screen Ireland . February 6, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 3, 2018). "Annie Awards: 'Incredibles 2,' 'Ralph' Lead Feature Nominees; 'Mary Poppins Returns' Also Nominated" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ "Mamoru Hosoda's Mirai Film Wins Annie Award for Best Animated Independent Feature" . Anime News Network . February 3, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 2, 2019). "Annie Awards: 'Frozen 2,' 'Missing Link' Lead Year of Surprises and Snubs" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Desowitz, Bill (January 26, 2020). "Netflix's 'Klaus' and 'I Lost My Body' Win Big" . IndieWire . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Desowitz, Bill (March 3, 2021). " 'Soul' and 'Wolfwalkers' Lead 48th Annie Awards with 10 Nominations" . IndieWire . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Flores, Terry (April 16, 2021). " 'Soul' and 'Wolfwalkers' Take Top Honors at Annie Awards" . Variety . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Hazelton, John (December 22, 2021). " 'Raya And The Last Dragon' and 'Belle' among Annie nominees" . Screen Daily International . Retrieved December 22, 2021 .
^ Hipes, Patrick (March 12, 2022). "Annie Awards: 'The Mitchells Vs. The Machines', 'Arcane' Dominate; 'Flee' Takes Best Indie Film – Full Winners List" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Pedersen, Erik (January 17, 2023). "Annie Awards Nominations: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' & 'Marcel The Shell' Lead Field" . Deadline . Retrieved January 17, 2023 .
^ 'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition' 'Wish' Snubbed - The Hollywood Reporter
^ 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 .
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