Annie Awards: ‘The Wild Robot’ Sweeps Its Categories With Nine Wins, Including Best Feature

Hilary Lewis

Sun, February 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM UTC

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The Wild Robot dominated the 2025 Annie Awards, winning nine awards including Best Feature.
Other multiple award winners at the Annie Awards included Flow and Orion and the Dark.
Arcane swept the TV categories, winning all seven awards it was nominated for.

The Wild Robot swept its categories at the 2025 Annie Awards, winning a leading nine awards, including best feature.

The DreamWorks Animation title was nominated 10 times, but two of those nods were in the same category.

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Also Saturday night, The Wild Robot won the Producers Guild Award for outstanding producer of animated theatrical motion pictures. And Friday night, it won best animated feature at the Critics Choice Awards.

Other features that won multiple awards from the International Animated Film Society ASIFA-Hollywood, which presents the prizes recognizing the year's best in animation, include two-time winners Flow and Orion and the Dark , with the former winning best feature — independent and best writing — feature.

Flow , which won the Golden Globe for best animated motion picture, and The Wild Robot are both nominated for the Oscar for best animated feature, along with Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl .

On the TV side, Arcane swept, winning all seven awards for which it was nominated. Meanwhile, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Dream Productions each won two awards.

A complete list of the 2025 Annie Awards winners follows.

Best Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Kung Fu Panda 4 – DreamWorks Animation
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation for Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Ultraman: Rising – Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman and Netflix

Best Feature – Independent

Chicken for Linda! – Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma.
Flow – Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio (WINNER)
Kensuke's Kingdom – Paramount Pictures
Look Back – Studio Durian
Mars Express – Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content
Memoir of a Snail – Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia

Best Special Production

A Bear Named Wojtek – The Illuminated Film Company and Filmograf
Mog's Christmas – Lupus Films
Orion and the Dark – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Tabby McTat – Magic Light Pictures
Yuck! – Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

Best Short Subject

Beautiful Men – Animal Tank, Miyu Productions & Ka-Ching Cartoons
In the Shadow of the Cypress – Barfak Animation Studio
Ruthless Blade – IDEOMOTOR Culture Media Co.
The Swineherd – Fleng Entertainment and Tumblehead Productions
Wander to Wonder – Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & Pictanovo (WINNER)

Best Sponsored

feelslikeimfallinginlove – Blinkink
Fuzzy Feelings – Passion Pictures Hungry Man (WINNER)
Moonlit Bamboo Forest – Passion Paris Production, HoYoFair
Natlan Impressions Trailer – "Blaze to Natlan" – BUCK
Welcome to the City of Love – Nexus Studios

Best TV/Media – Preschool

Disney Jr.'s Ariel – Wild Canary, Disney Branded Television
Gabby's Dollhouse – DreamWorks Animation
Jessica's Big Little World – Cartoon Network Studios
The Tiny Chef Show – Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions (WINNER)
Wonder Pets: In the City – A Nickelodeon Production in association with Apple

Best TV/Media – Children

G remlins: The Wild Batch – Warner Bros. Animation
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – DreamWorks Animation
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television (WINNER)
Primos – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
WondLa – Skydance Animation in association with Apple

Best TV/Media – Mature

Bob's Burgers – 20th Television Animation (WINNER)
Solar Opposites – 20th Television Animation
South Park – MTV Entertainment Studios
The Great North – 20th Television Animation
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy – Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios

Best TV/Media – Limited Series

Dream Productions – Pixar Animation Studios (WINNER)
Iwájú – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Lucasfilm Ltd.
Moon Girl's Lab – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
My Adventures with Superman – Warner Bros. Animation

Best Student Film

Adiós – Student Director: José Prats (WINNER)
El Ombligo de la Luna olaj – Student Directors: Sara António, Julia Grupińska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad, Ezequiel Garibay
Pear Garden – Student Director/Producer: Shadab Shayegan
Polliwog – Student Director: Julia Skala
Turmspringer – Student Director: Oscar Bittner

Best FX – TV/Media

Arcane – Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix – FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio (WINNER)
Dream Productions – Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios
Secret Level – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc. – FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.
Secret Level – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc. – FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.
Secret Level – Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc. – FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc.

Best FX – Feature

Kung Fu Panda 4 – DreamWorks Animation
Moana 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Ultraman: Rising – Netflix Animation
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman and Netflix

Best Character Animation – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix (WINNER)
Dream Productions – Pixar Animation Studios
In the Know – Peacock Original in association with Universal Television
Star Trek: Lower Decks – CBS's Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment
The Patrick Star Show – Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Best Character Animation – Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Kung Fu Panda 4 – DreamWorks Animation
Moana 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman and Netflix

Best Character Animation – Live Action

Better Man – Footloose Productions, VicScreen, Partizan, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits
Gladiator II – Paramount
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – Legendary Entertainment – FX Production Company: Wētā FX
House of the Dragon Season 2 – Warner Bros – FX
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – 20th Century Studios (WINNER)

Best Character Animation – Video Game

#BLUD – Exit 73 Games, LLC.
Asgard's Wrath 2 – Sanzaru Games
Diesel Legacy – Maximum Entertainment
Neva – Nomada Studio (WINNER)
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II – Ninja Theory

Best Character Design – TV/Media

Dream Productions – Pixar Animation Studios
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld – Netflix
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions (WINNER)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Point / Grey Pictures
X-Men '97 – Marvel Studios

Best Character Design – Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Scarygirl – Highly Spirited and Like A Photon Creative
Spellbound – Netflix, Skydance Animation
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)

Best Direction – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production (WINNER)
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Television Movie – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
Bob's Burgers – 20th Television Animation
Tabby McTat Television Movie – Magic Light Pictures
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Point / Grey Pictures

Best Direction – Feature

Chicken for Linda! – Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma /
Flow – Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation, Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman, Netflix

Best Music – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix (WINNER)
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Television Movie – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
Hazbin Hotel – Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld – Netflix
WondLa – Skydance Animation, Apple

Best Music – Feature

Kensuke's Kingdom – Lupus Films
Piece by Piece – i am Other, Tremelo
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation, Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman, Netflix

Best Production Design – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production, Netflix (WINNER)
Dream Productions – Pixar Animation Studios
Orion and the Dark Special Production – DreamWorks Animation
Silly Sundays – Cartoon Saloon
WondLa – Skydance Animation, Apple

Best Production Design – Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation, Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Ultraman: Rising – Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman, Netflix

Best Storyboarding – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix (WINNER)
Invincible Fight Girl – Cartoon Network Studios
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – DreamWorks Animation
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin Short Film – WildBrain Studios, Apple
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Point / Grey Pictures

Best Storyboarding – Feature

Despicable Me 4 – Illumination (WINNER)
Moana 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie – Nickelodeon Animation
Spellbound – Netflix, Skydance Animation
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation, Netflix

Best Voice Acting – TV/Media

Bob's Burgers – John Roberts (Character: Linda Belcher)
Bob's Burgers – Kristen Schaal (Character: Louise Belcher
Dream Productions – Paula Pell (Character: Paula) (WINNER)
Hazbin Hotel – Jeremy Jordan (Character: Lucifer)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Ayo Edebiri (Character: April O'Neil)

Best Voice Acting – Feature

Chicken for Linda! – Mélinée Leclerc (Character: Linda)
Inside Out 2 – Maya Hawke (Character: Anxiety)
The Wild Robot – Lupita Nyong'o (Character: Roz) (WINNER)
The Wild Robot – Kit Connor (Character: Brightbill)
Transformers One – Brian Tyree Henry (Character: D-16 / Megatron)

Best Writing – TV/Media

Craig of the Creek – Cartoon Network Studios
Jessica's Big Little World – Cartoon Network Studios
Orion and the Dark Special Production – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
The Simpsons – A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation
Yuck! Special Production – Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

Best Writing – Feature

Flow – Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža (WINNER)
Inside Out 2 – Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein
Kensuke's Kingdom – Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Memoir of a Snail – Adam Elliot

Best Editorial – TV/Media

Arcane – A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix (WINNER)
Creature Commandos – Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – DreamWorks Animation
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Point / Grey Pictures

Best Editorial – Feature

Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Moana 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation (WINNER)
Ultraman: Rising – Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman, Netflix

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