“Nimona,” the underdog Oscar contender from Annapurna Animation/Netflix, was the surprise leader for ASIFA-Hollywood’s 51st Annie Awards with nine nominations. Meanwhile, the leading Oscar frontrunners, Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” and Studio Ghibli/GKids’ “The Boy and the Heron” each scored seven nominations. The awards ceremony will be held February 17 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
They will compete for best feature honors with Crunchyroll’s “Suzume,” the latest 2D fantasy/adventure from anime master Makoto Shinkai, which also collected seven nominations, and Nickelodeon/Paramount’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” which grabbed six noms.
Pixar’s “Elemental” also earned six nominations (FX, character animation, character design, Thomas Newman and Ari “LAUV” Leff’s music, production design, and editorial), while Neon’s “Robot Dreams,” an indie Oscar hopeful from Spain/France, earned five nominations (best indie feature, character design, Pablo Berger’s direction, storyboarding, and writing).
The other best indie feature contenders are GKids’ “Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia,” “Four Souls of Coyote” (Cinemon Entertainment), “The Inventor” (Curiosity Studios), and “White Plastic Sky” (SALTO Films & Artichoke).
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The post “‘Nimona’ Leads with 9 Nominations – IndieWire” by Bill Desowitz was published on 01/11/2024 by www.indiewire.com