'Klaus' And 'I Lost My Body' Win Big At 2020 Annie Awards As Netflix Dominates
Christmas can never come too late for Klaus, which emerged as the big winner at the 2020 Annie Awards. But the even bigger winner at the ceremony celebrating the year's best in animation was Netflix, which dominated the Annie Awards with a whopping 19 wins across all categories.
The race to the Oscars heats up with the annual Annie Awards, held every year by the Hollywood chapter of the International Animated Film Association. While the ceremony is usually a predictor for only one major category at the Academy Awards, the unusual domination of Netflix over Disney may point to a huge shake-up at the Oscars this year.
Disney and Pixar usually take home the Best Animated Feature prize at the Oscars, but this year could follow 2019's surprise winner Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by upending the House of Mouse once again. The Annie Awards, which stands as major predictor for the winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar, awarded its coveted Best Feature award to Netflix's 2D animated holiday film Klaus, a striking and wholly deserving film directed by the long underrated Sergio Pablos. Disney and Pixar's major Oscar contenders, Frozen 2 and Toy Story 4, both failed to win an award Saturday, as did DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, though the latter won an Annie for best special production. The Golden Globe animation winner Missing Link also missed out on an Annie Award, throwing a wrench in the works for a clear front-runner in the Oscar race.
But Netflix continued to have a splendid night, with the Oscar-nominated French surrealist film I Lost My Body scoring three wins, and the David Fincher-produced experimental series Love, Death & Robots nabbing four awards.
See the complete list of winners below.
BEST FEATUREKlaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineBEST INDIE FEATUREI Lost My Body, Xilam for NetflixBEST SPECIAL PRODUCTIONHow to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, Dreamworks AnimationBEST SHORT SUBJECTUncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days, Regina Pessoa (Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of Canada, Les Armateurs)BEST VRBonfire, Baobab StudiosBEST COMMERCIAL
The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page's '59 Telecaster, Nexus Studios
BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOLAsk the Storybots, Jibjab Bros. Studios for NetflixBEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDRENDisney Mickey Mouse
Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel
BEST TV/MEDIA – GENERAL AUDIENCEBojack Horseman, Tornante Productions, LLC for NetflixBEST STUDENT FILMThe Fox & The Pigeon, BEST FX FOR TV/MEDIALove, Death & Robots, Blur for NetflixBEST FX FOR FEATUREFrozen 2, Walt Disney Animation StudiosBEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIAHis Dark Materials, BBC StudiosBEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – ANIMATED FEATUREKlaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineBEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTIONAvengers: Endgame, Weta DigitalBEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
Unruly Heroes, Magic Design Studios
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIACarmen Sandiego, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for NetflixBEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATUREKlaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineBEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIADisney Mickey Mouse, Disney TV Animation/Disney ChannelBEST DIRECTION – FEATUREKlaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineBEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIALove, Death & Robots, Blur for NetflixBEST MUSIC – FEATUREI Lost My Body, Xilam for NetflixBEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIALove, Death & Robots, Blur for NetflixBEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATUREKlaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineBEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIACarmen Sandiego, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for NetflixBEST STORYBOARDING – FEATUREKlaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia CineBEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIABob's Burgers, 20th Century Fox/Bento Box EntertainmentBEST VOICE ACTING – FEATUREFrozen 2, Walt Disney Animation StudiosBEST WRITING – TV/MEDIATuca & Bertie, Tornante Productions, LLC for NetflixBEST WRITING – FEATUREI Lost My Body, Xilam for NetflixBEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIALove, Death & Robots, Blur for NetflixBEST EDITORIAL – FEATUREKlaus, Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine