Netflix also collects prizes in the world of animation, thanks above all to The Mitchells against the machines and Arcane, the series on League of Legends: during the weekend the Annie Awards ceremony was held and only those two titles led to house 17 statuettes, out of 31 available in total.
Incidentally, they both won the two most important statuettes, namely best film and best television content, and both won every category in which they were nominated. But that’s not all: there are also two statuettes for Maya and the Three, a Spanish miniseries aimed at the youngest. Summarizing the victories, then:
The Mitchells against the machines
- Best Film
- Best Direction
- Best editing
- Best Screenplay
- Best dubbing
- Best production
- Best character design
- Better effects
Arcane
- Best series
- Best Direction
- Better effects
- Best animation
- Best character design
- Best production
- Best storyboarding
- Best dubbing
- Best Screenplay
Maya and the Three
- Best Children’s Series
- Best Music
Disney also took home a few victories: for example with Encanto for the best animation of a character in a film, best storyboarding and best music, with Marvel’s Shang-Chi for the best animation of a character in a live-action context. , and with What If …? of Marvel for the best editing.
It is also worth mentioning the victory of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, which we reviewed last summer, for the best animation of a character in video games.
Netflix and Riot Games have already confirmed the production of the second season of Arcane, and while nothing has yet been officially decided for The Mitchells Against the Machines, director Mike Rianda has already confirmed that he is talking about it.