Production Categories
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (
).
Best Animated Home Video Release
| Best Animated Television Commercial
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Best Animated CD-Rom
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22nd
Annie Awards
November 12, 1994
Best Feature Film:
The Lion King
Best Television Program:
The Simpsons
The 22nd Annie Awards [1] were given by the International Animated Film Association to honor outstanding achievements in animation in 1993-1994. The Lion King won the most awards with three, including Best Animated Feature. The Nightmare Before Christmas followed with two. The Simpsons won its third consecutive award for Best Animated Television Program.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
Best Animated Home Video Release
| Best Animated Television Commercial
|
Best Animated CD-Rom
|
Best Achievement in Creative Supervision
| Best Achievement in Artisistic Excellence
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Best Achievement in Story Contribution
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Winsor McCay Award
Recognition for career contributions to the art of animation
Certificate of Merit
Recognition for service to the art, craft and industry of animation
The following six productions received multiple nominations:
| The following two productions received multiple awards:
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