Celebrating the Art, Craft and Business of Animation https://www.awn.com/ en-US 15 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:39:31 -0800 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:40:13 -0800 https://www.awn.com/news/academy-youtube-partner-exclusive-global-rights-oscars From 2029 through 2033, the annual awards, including red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content, and Governors Ball access, will be available live and for free on YouTube, and for YouTube TV subscribers in the United States. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/academy-youtube-partner-exclusive-global-rights-oscars Thu, 18 Dec 2025 7:39:31 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/news/jon-m-chu-receive-inaugural-judy-garland-award-2026-lumiere-awards The Advanced Imaging Society has partnered with the famed performer’s daughter, Lorna Luft, to establish the new award that honors individuals whose ‘artistry, imagination, and cultural influence embody the highest ideals in entertainment.’ Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/jon-m-chu-receive-inaugural-judy-garland-award-2026-lumiere-awards Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:05:54 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/news/academy-announces-shortlists-10-categories-98th-oscars VFX category narrowed down to 10 films, animated shorts to 15; voting for nominations runs next month, January 12-16, with nomination announcements set for January 22, 2026. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/academy-announces-shortlists-10-categories-98th-oscars Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:56:43 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/news/83rd-golden-globe-awards-nominations-announced ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ scores nods for best animated feature, best cinematic and box office achievement, and best original song, while ‘Arco,’ ‘Demon Slayer,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ are all nominated for best animated motion picture; awards ceremony set for January 11. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/83rd-golden-globe-awards-nominations-announced Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:35:52 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/news/35-animated-features-eligible-academy-awards-consideration Academy members will vote to determine five nominees for best animated feature film award at the 99th Oscars; films also qualify for other categories including best picture. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/35-animated-features-eligible-academy-awards-consideration Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:39:23 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/news/tickets-now-sale-53rd-annie-awards The annual event that recognizes the animation industry’s most talented artists and projects returns to UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/tickets-now-sale-53rd-annie-awards Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:51:10 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/news/world-animation-and-vfx-summit-announces-2025-hall-fame-honorees Panelist lineup also released for upcoming event that runs November 17-19 at the Garland Hotel in North Hollywood, California. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/world-animation-and-vfx-summit-announces-2025-hall-fame-honorees Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:20:34 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/blog/anima-syros-22-28-september-2025-syros-island-cyclades-greece For its 18th edition, Anima Syros reached for the furthest depths of outer space with a theme of animated cosmos. Nancy Denney-Phelps https://www.awn.com/blog/anima-syros-22-28-september-2025-syros-island-cyclades-greece Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:37:49 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/news/murmuration-takes-best-animation-award-2025-scad-savannah-film-festival ‘Snow Bear,’ ‘Dragfox,’ ‘Playing God,’ and ‘Inside, The Valley Sings’ also take home wins; Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ named the Audience Award Winner at event, which ran October 24-31. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/murmuration-takes-best-animation-award-2025-scad-savannah-film-festival Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:25:32 PST Awards https://www.awn.com/news/untold-studios-presents-ciclope-2025-keynote-wins-animation-company-year The VFX and animation company’s Co-founders Darren O’Kelly and Rochelle Palmer delivered ‘The Decade of the Independents,’ a reflection on how independence has become a creative advantage in today’s industry. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/untold-studios-presents-ciclope-2025-keynote-wins-animation-company-year Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:48:52 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/quirino-awards-issues-9th-edition-call-entries The awards ceremony, set for April 17, 2026, will recognize the best Ibero-American animation works in 10 categories; the call is open to animated projects released between June 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/quirino-awards-issues-9th-edition-call-entries Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:03:05 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/night-boots-takes-grand-prix-fredrikstad-animation-festival Pierre-Luc Granjon’s short about a child’s magical inner world takes the top prize; ‘Kafka in Love’ wins for Best Nordic-Baltic Short, while ‘Papillon’ wins for Best Global Short. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/night-boots-takes-grand-prix-fredrikstad-animation-festival Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:11:44 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/event/animateka-international-animated-film-festival-runs-december-1-7 Slovenia’s weeklong animation festival promises to deliver the best and latest productions from the Eastern and Central European film scene AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/animateka-international-animated-film-festival-runs-december-1-7 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:38:37 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/call-entries-47th-annual-telly-awards AWN is now a media partner with the leading award that recognizes excellence in video and TV across all screens; submissions now being accepted through December 12. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/call-entries-47th-annual-telly-awards Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:34:30 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/ves-inducts-jon-favreau-and-tim-sweeney-honorary-members The society also announces special honorees to be recognized at VES Honors Celebration coming November 7. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/ves-inducts-jon-favreau-and-tim-sweeney-honorary-members Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:12:01 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/winners-announced-2025-student-academy-awards 12 short films, including 3 animations, from 3,127 entries, are awarded at 52nd ceremony, held in New York City; all winning films now eligible for 98th Oscars. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/winners-announced-2025-student-academy-awards Tue, 07 Oct 2025 9:22:37 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/event/infinity-festival-2025 The eighth annual festival returns to Los Angeles this October 9-10 to celebrate the convergence of art, technology, and entertainment; the Monolith Awards, hosted by Paul Debevec, Chief Research Officer of Eyeline Studios, will take place October 10. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/infinity-festival-2025 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 9:31:29 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/death-does-not-exist-il-burattino-e-la-balena-lead-oiaf-2025-winners Félix Dufour-Laperrière takes home the Grand Prize for feature animation, while Roberto Catani takes home the Grand Prize for short animation, at the 49th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/death-does-not-exist-il-burattino-e-la-balena-lead-oiaf-2025-winners Sun, 28 Sep 2025 7:07:49 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/submissions-24th-annual-ves-awards-now-open Entries will be accepted through October 31, 2025 for projects released between January 1 and December 31, 2025; the awards gala is set for February 26, 2026. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/submissions-24th-annual-ves-awards-now-open Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:30:25 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/lion-forge-entertainments-iyanu-animated-series-wins-first-award The West African–inspired project has won the MIPAfrica Inclusive Lens Award in the Older Kids Category, for its bold storytelling, cultural authenticity, and commitment to inclusive representation. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/lion-forge-entertainments-iyanu-animated-series-wins-first-award Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:52:19 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/andor-arcane-and-severance-lead-creative-arts-emmy-winners All 3 shows take home 2 awards in the animation and VFX categories; ‘The Penguin’ wins for Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode at the awards ceremonies held over two days this weekend at the Peacock Theater in LA. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/andor-arcane-and-severance-lead-creative-arts-emmy-winners Mon, 08 Sep 2025 7:48:29 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/psiaf-2025-winners-announced ‘Juliet & the King’ received the festival’s Streamtacular Award; ‘Flow’ was honored with the Best Film Award; the short ‘Sweeter Is the Night’ earned three honors, including Best Director and Best Short Film. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/psiaf-2025-winners-announced Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:25:16 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/77th-emmy-awards-juried-category-winners-announced Artists on ‘Arcane,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ and ‘Octopus!’ were among those awarded for work in background design, character animation, character design, color, motion design, production design, and storyboarding; winners will be formally announced on September 6 as part of the two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on September 6-7. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/77th-emmy-awards-juried-category-winners-announced Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:51:22 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/call-entries-53rd-annie-awards Submissions run through November 9; next year’s ceremony is set for February 21, 2026 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/call-entries-53rd-annie-awards Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:19:56 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/tv-academy-announces-77th-emmy-award-nominations ‘Arcane,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Common Side Effects,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots’ and ‘The Simpsons’ are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program; the awards will be broadcast live Sunday, September 14, on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/tv-academy-announces-77th-emmy-award-nominations Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:15:04 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/18th-fest-international-animation-festival-announces-winners Best Animated Short went to ‘I Died in Irpin,’ while the Best Slovak Animated Short was awarded to ‘Overture;’ both now qualify for the Oscars. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/18th-fest-international-animation-festival-announces-winners Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:11:39 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/trash-takes-best-show-siggraph-2025 The animated short from a team of students at ESMA about a rat fighting a pigeon for a small slice of pizza takes the Computer Animation Festival’s top award; conference runs August 10-14 in Vancouver. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/trash-takes-best-show-siggraph-2025 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:29:49 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/arco-night-boots-take-top-awards-annecy-2025 Ugo Bienvenu's 2D feature film and the pinscreen short by Pierre-Luc Granjon are among the 23 winners at the jam packed 49th festival edition that saw a record 18,200 accredited attendees from 118 countries. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/arco-night-boots-take-top-awards-annecy-2025 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:50:07 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/sony-future-filmmaker-awards-2025-winners-announced Rossana Montoya (Colombia, Fiction), Juliet Klottrup (United Kingdom, Non-Fiction), Santiago O'Ryan & José Navarro (Chile, Animation), and Hayder Hoozeer & Franz Böhm (United Kingdom / Germany, Student) selected from over 11,750 film submissions. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/sony-future-filmmaker-awards-2025-winners-announced Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:34:58 PDT Awards https://www.awn.com/news/playing-god-nube-top-animayo-2025-awards The Grand Prize and Best Spanish-Speaking Nationality Short Film winners are now qualified for Oscar consideration and a spot on the shortlist for Best Animated Short Film; official winners list includes 18 awards and 1 special mention. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/playing-god-nube-top-animayo-2025-awards Fri, 30 May 2025 9:43:52 PDT Awards