Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Awarded for	Excellence in animation
Country	United States
Presented by	ASIFA-Hollywood
First award	2011
Currently held by	Orion and the Dark (2024)
Website	annieawards.org

The Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production is an Annie Award, given annually to a non-theatrical animated production since 2011. ^{[1] [2]}

Winners

2010s

Year	Film	Studios
2011 (39th) [3] [4]
	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters	DreamWorks Animation
	Thank You	Cartoon Network Studios
	Batman: Year One	Warner Bros. Animation
	Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas	Blue Sky Studios
	Prey 2	Blur Studio
	Star Tours	Industrial Light & Magic
2012 (40th) [5]
	Despicable Me Minion Mayhem	Illumination Entertainment
	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1	Warner Bros. Animation
	Beforal Orel	Starburns Industries, Inc.
	Tron: Uprising - Beck's Beginning	Disney Television Animation
	Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury	DreamWorks Animation
	Justice League: Doom	Warner Bros. Animation
2013 (41st) [6]
	Chipotle Scarecrow	Chipotle/Moonbot Studios
	Listening Is An Act Of Love	StoryCorps/Rauch Bros. Animation
	Room on the Broom	Magic Light Pictures
	Toy Story of Terror!	Pixar Animation
2014 (42nd) [7]
	A Spacetime Odyssey	Voyager Pictures LLC
	Dawn of the Dragon Racers	DreamWorks Animation
	How Murray Saved Christmas	Universal Television
	Polariffic	Bent Image Lab/Pershing Road Productions
	Toy Story That Time Forgot	Pixar Animation
2015 (43rd) [8] [9]
	He Named Me Malala	Parkes-MacDonald/Little Door
	Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas	Warner Bros. Animation
	I Am A Witness	Moonbot Studios
	Kite	Epic Games
	Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck	End of Movie, LLC
	Niko and the Sword of Light	Titmouse, Inc./Amazon Studios
2016 (44th) [10] [11]
	Pear Cider and Cigarettes	Massive Swerve Studios/Passion Pictures
	Audrie & Daisy	Afterimage Public Media
	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll	DreamWorks Animation
	Little Big Awesome	Titmouse, Inc./Amazon Studios
	Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life	CBS Films/J.P. Entertainment
2017 (45th) [12] [13]
	Revolting Rhymes	Magic Light Pictures
	Imaginary Friend Society "Feeling Sad"	Hornet
	Olaf's Frozen Adventure	Walt Disney Animation Studios
	Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems	Tonko House
	Tangled: Before Ever After	Walt Disney Television Animation
2018 (46th) [14] [15]
	Mary Poppins Returns	Walt Disney Pictures
	Back to the Moon	Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios
	The Emperor's Newest Clothes	HBO / Starburns Industries
	The Highway Rat	Magic Light Pictures
2019 (47th) [16] [17]
	How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming	DreamWorks Animation
	Guava Island Titles and Prologue	Six Point Harness / Amazon
	Infinity Train The Perennial Child	Cartoon Network Studios
	SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout	Nickelodeon and Jonas & Co
	Zog	Magic Light Pictures

2020s

Year	Film	Studios
2020 (48th) [18] [19]
	The Snail and the Whale	Magic Light Pictures
	Libresse / Bodyform - #WombStories	Chelsea Pictures
	Nixie & Nimbo	Hornet
	Shooom's Odyssey	Picolo Pictures
	Baba Yaga	Baobab Studios
2021 (49th) [20] [21]
	Namoo	Baobab Studios
	Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne	WildBrain Studios, Apple
	La Vie de Château	Films Grand Huit, Miyu Productions
	Mum is Pouring Rain	Laïdak Films and Dandelooo
	The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf	Studio Mir, Netflix
2022 (50th) [22]
	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse	NoneMore Productions, Bad Robot Productions
	Prehistoric Planet	BBC Studios, Apple
	Superworm	Magic Light Pictures
	The House	Nexus Studios, Netflix
	The Sandman	Netflix, Warner Bros. Television
2023 (51st) [23] [24]
	Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie	WildBrain Studios, Apple Studios
	Invincible: Atom Eve	Amazon MGM Studios, Skybound Entertainment
	Shape Island: The Winter Blues	Bix Pix Entertainment, Apple Studios
	The Smeds and The Smoos	Magic Light Pictures
	The Velveteen Rabbit	Magic Light Pictures, Apple Studios
2024 (52nd) [25] [26]
	Orion and the Dark	DreamWorks Animation
	A Bear Named Wojtek	The Illuminated Film Company, Filmograf
	Mog's Christmas	Lupus Films
	Tabby McTat	Magic Light Pictures
	Yuck!	Ikki Films, Iliade et Films
2025 (53rd) [27]
	A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice	Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Jam Filled Entertainment
	Adult Swim's The Elephant	Titmouse, Inc., Williams Street
	Not Just a Goof	Venturia Animation Studios, CNEK Films LLC
	Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical	WildBrain Studios, Apple Studios
	The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland	Lupus Films, Universal Pictures Content Group

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

• DreamWorks Animation-3

Nominations (3 or more)

• DreamWorks Animation-6 (3 wins)
• Warner Bros. Animation-4 (no wins)
• WildBrain Studios-3 (1 win)
• Titmouse, Inc.-3 (no wins)

See also

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program

References

1. "46th Annual Annie Awards Rules & Categories". Annieawards.org. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
2. "46th Annual Annie Awards". Annieawards.org. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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5. Patten, Dominic (February 2, 2013). "Annie Awards: 'Wreck-It-Ralph' Wins 5 Including Feature, Robot Chicken 'DC Comics Special' TV, 'Paperman' Best Short". Deadline . Retrieved September 11, 2021.
6. Flores, Terry (February 1, 2014). "'Frozen' Takes Top Prize at Annie Awards". Variety . Retrieved September 12, 2021.
7. Pedersen, Erik (January 31, 2015). "'How To Train Your Dragon 2′ Wins Annie Awards' Top Honor". Deadline . Retrieved September 11, 2021.
8. 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 12, 2021.
9. Coggan, Devan (February 7, 2016). "Annie Awards 2016 winners list: Inside Out takes top prizes". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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12. Flores, Terry (December 4, 2017). "'Coco' Tops 2018 Annie Awards Nominations With 13". Variety . Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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16. Giardina, Carolyn (December 2, 2019). "Annie Awards: 'Frozen 2,' 'Missing Link' Lead Year of Surprises and Snubs". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 12, 2021.
17. Pond, Steve (January 25, 2020). "'Klaus' and Netflix Dominate at the Annie Awards". TheWrap . Retrieved September 12, 2021.
18. Desowitz, Bill (March 3, 2021). "'Soul' and 'Wolfwalkers' Lead 48th Annie Awards with 10 Nominations". IndieWire . Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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20. Pedersen, Erik (December 21, 2021). "Annie Awards Nominations: 'Raya And The Last Dragon' & 'Encanto' Lead Field For Animation Prizes". Deadline . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
21. Hipes, Patrick (March 12, 2022). "Annie Awards: 'The Mitchells Vs. The Machines', 'Arcane' Dominate; 'Flee' Takes Best Indie Film – Full Winners List". Deadline . Retrieved March 12, 2022.
22. Pedersen, Erik (January 17, 2023). "Annie Awards Nominations: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' & 'Marcel The Shell' Lead Field". Deadline . Retrieved January 17, 2023.
23. Flores, Terry (January 11, 2024). "'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition' 'Wish' Snubbed". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 11, 2024.
24. 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.
25. Giardina, Carolyn (December 20, 2024). "'The Wild Robot' Leads 2025 Annie Awards Nominations With 10 Nods". Variety . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
26. Lewis, Hilary (February 8, 2025). "Annie Awards: 'The Wild Robot' Sweeps Its Categories With Nine Wins, Including Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 9, 2025.
27. Milligan, Mercedes (January 5, 2026). "Annie Award Nominations: 'Elio' & 'KPop Demon Hunters' Lead the Race, 'Win Or Lose' Tops TV Nods". Animation Magazine . Archived from the original on January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

External links

• Official website