20th Annie Awards

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20th
Annie Awards

November 14, 1992


Best Feature Film:
Beauty and the Beast


Best Television Program:
The Simpsons

The 20th Annie Awards was the first Annie Awards ceremony which recognized the achievement of animation in film and television as a whole. For two decades, the awards ceremony only recognized individual achievement. [1] The ceremony honored the outstanding accomplishments in animation in 1991.

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Production Categories

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (Double-dagger-14-plain.png).

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    • Car Cover – Lexus, Rhythm & Hues, Inc.
    • Cheese Pizza – Ritz Bitz Sandwich Crackers, Will Vinton Studios
    • Cowardly Baskets – Reebok, Rhythm & Hues, Inc.
    • Fiesta – Ritz Bitz Sandwich Crackers, Will Vinton Studios
    • Mug – Beecham Hot Lemon, Will Vinton Studios
    • One Match – Match Light Charcoal, Rhythm & Hues, Inc.
    • Spotlight Switch – Diet 7UP, Duck Soup Productions
    • Stork – Baer Animation Company, Inc.

Juried Awards

Winsor McCay Award
Recognition for career contributions to the art of animation

The Winsor McCay Award is given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions in animation. The award is presented at the annual Annie Awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. The award was established in 1972, and is named in honor of pioneer animator Winsor McCay.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation

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References

  1. http://annieawards.org/legacy