“How to Train Your Dragon 2” was the dominant feature at Saturday night’s Annie Awards, the main awards show for animated films and television shows.
At awards given out by the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, the DreamWorks Animation film beat “Big Hero 6,” “The Boxtrolls” and “The Lego Movie” to be named the year’s best animated film. It also won awards for its directing, storyboarding, music, character animation and editorial.
The six wins for “Dragon” were far more than its chief competitors. “The Boxtrolls” won for production design and for Ben Kingsley’s voice work, while “Big Hero 6” won a single award, for animated effects, and “The Lego Movie” won one, for writing.
“Dragon” director Dean DeBlois’ sequel followed in the footsteps of his original 2010 movie, which won 10 Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature. That win was controversial, because Disney and Pixar – which released the Oscar winner “Toy Story 3” – had withdrawn support of ASIFA-Hollywood, in a move that led to changes in the way the Annies were selected.
Under the new rules, Annies voters have typically spread the wealth among a number of films, making the sweeping victory for “Dragon” more unexpected. With “The Lego Movie” failing to land an Oscar nomination, DreamWorks Animation has an edge over Disney’s “Big Hero 6” for the animated-feature Oscar.
Disney’s Oscar-nominated short “Feast” won the award for best animated short subject.
In the television categories, “Disney Mickey Mouse” won five awards, while “Wander Over Yonder” won two. Other TV winners included “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” “Tumble Leaf,” “Gravity Falls” and “The Simpsons.”
The winners:
Best Animated Feature: “How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation Best Animated Special Production: “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” – Voyager Pictures LLC Best Animated Short Subject: “Feast” – Walt Disney Animation Studios Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial: “Flight of the Stories” – Aardman Animations Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children: “Tumble Leaf” – Amazon Studios Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For a Children’s Audience: “Gravity Falls” Disney Television Animation Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production: “The Simpsons” – Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television Best Video Game: “Valiant Hearts: The Great War” – Ubisoft Best Student Film: Jason Rayner – “My Big Brother” – Savannah College of Art and Design
Animated Effects in an Animated Production: Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik – “Big Hero 6” – Walt Disney Animation Studios Animated Effects in a Live Action Production: Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist – “Edge of Tomorrow”- Sony Pictures Imageworks Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Justin Nichols – “Wander Over Yonder” – Disney Television Animation Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production: Fabio Lignini – “How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation Character Animation in a Live Action Production: Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic – “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” – Weta Digital Character Animation in a Video Game: Mike Mennillo – “Assassin’s Creed Unity” – Ubisoft Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Benjamin Balistreri – “Wander Over Yonder” – Disney Television Animation Character Design in an Animated Feature Production: Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez – “The Book of Life” – Reel FX Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Aaron Springer – “Disney Mickey Mouse” – Disney Television Animation Directing in an Animated Feature Production: Dean DeBlois – “How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Christopher Willis – “Disney Mickey Mouse” – Disney Television Animation Music in an Animated Feature Production: John Powell, Jónsi – “How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Narina Sokolova – “Mickey Shorts” – Disney Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure, August Hall – “The Boxtrolls” – Focus Features/Laika Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Joaquim Dos Santos – “Legend of Korra, Venom of the Red Lotus” – Nickelodeon Animation Studio Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: Truong “Tron” Son Mai – “How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy and Grandma – “Disney Mickey Mouse” – Disney Television Animation Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher – “The Boxtrolls” – Focus Features/Laika Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Darrick Bachman – “Disney Mickey Mouse” – Disney Television Animation Writing in an Animated Feature Production: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller – “The LEGO Movie” – Warner Bros. Pictures Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Illya Owens – “Disney Mickey Mouse” – Disney Television Animation Editorial in an Animated Feature Production: John K. Carr – “How to Train Your Dragon 2” – DreamWorks Animation
Oscars 2015: The Nominees (Photos)
Best Motion Picture of the Year: “American Sniper," “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” “Boyhood" (pictured), "The Grand Budapest Hotel," “The Imitation Game" (pictured), “Selma" (pictured), “The Theory of Everything," “Whiplash”
Paramount/IFC/The Weinstein Company
Best Director: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” Alejandro G. Iñárritu; “Boyhood,” Richard Linklater (pictured); “Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller; “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Wes Anderson; “The Imitation Game,” Morten Tyldum
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Best Animated Feature Film: “Big Hero 6,” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli; “The Boxtrolls” (pictured), Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight; “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold; “Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Focus Features
Best Original Screenplay: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo; “Boyhood" by Richard Linklater; “Foxcatcher” by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; “The Grand Budapest Hotel” by Wes Anderson, story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; “Nightcrawler” (pictured) by Dan Gilroy
Open Road Films
Best Adapted Screenplay: “American Sniper” by Jason Hall, “The Imitation Game” (pictured) by Graham Moore; “Inherent Vice” by Paul Thomas Anderson; “The Theory of Everything” by Anthony McCarten; “Whiplash” by Damien Chazelle
The Weinstein Company
Best Foreign Language Film: “Ida,” (pictured) Poland; “Leviathan,” Russia; “Tangerines,” Estonia; “Timbuktu,” Mauritania; “Wild Tales,” Argentina
Music Box Films
Best Documentary Feature: "Citizenfour," "Finding Vivian Maier," "Last Days in Vietnam," "Salt of the Earth," "Virunga" (pictured)
Netflix
Best Film Editing: "American Sniper" (pictured), "Boyhood," "Grand Budapest Hotel," Imitation Game," Whiplash"
Warner Bros.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher," Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper," Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game," Michael Keaton (pictured) in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Duvall in “The Judge,” Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood," Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher," J.K. Simmons (pictured) in “Whiplash”
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night,” Felicity Jones (pictured) in “The Theory of Everything," Julianne Moore in “Still Alice," Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl," Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood," Laura Dern in “Wild," Keira Knightley (pictured) in “The Imitation Game," Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”
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Achievement in Cinematography: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” Emmanuel Lubezki; “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (pictured), Robert Yeoman; “Ida,” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski; “Mr. Turner,” Dick Pope; “Unbroken,” Roger Deakins
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Best Costume Design: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Milena Canonero; “Inherent Vice” (pictured), Mark Bridges; “Into the Woods,” Colleen Atwood; "Maleficent,” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive; “Mr. Turner,” Jacqueline Durran
Warner Bros.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: “Foxcatcher” (pictured), Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard; “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier; “Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Sony Pictures Classics
Best Original Song: “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie," music and lyric by Shawn Patterson; “Glory” from “Selma” (pictured), music and lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn; “Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights,” music and lyric by Diane Warren; “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me,” music and lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond; “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again,” music and lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Paramount Pictures
Best Original Score: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Alexandre Desplat; “The Imitation Game,” Alexandre Desplat; “Interstellar,” Hans Zimmer (pictured); “Mr. Turner,” Gary Yershon; “The Theory of Everything,” Jóhann Jóhannsson
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Best Production Design: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Imitation Game," “Interstellar," “Into the Woods," “Mr. Turner” (pictured)
Sony Pictures Classics
Best Sound Editing: "American Sniper," "Birdman," "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," "Interstellar" (pictured), "Unbroken"
Paramount Pictures
Best Sound Mixing: “American Sniper,” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin; “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga; “Interstellar,” Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten; “Unbroken” (pictured), Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee; “Whiplash,” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Universal Pictures
Best Visual Effects: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick; “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist; “Guardians of the Galaxy” (pictured), Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould; “Interstellar” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher; “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
Disney/Marvel
Best Live Action Short Film: “Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis; “Boogaloo and Graham” (pictured), Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney; “Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),” Hu Wei and Julien Féret; “Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger; “The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Best Animated Short Film: “The Bigger Picture” (pictured) Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees; “The Dam Keeper,” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi; “Feast,” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed; “Me and My Moulton,” Torill Kove; “A Single Life” Joris Oprins
Best Documentary Short: “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1,” Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry; “Joanna,” Aneta Kopacz; “Our Curse” Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki; “The Reaper (La Parka),” Gabriel Serra Arguello: “White Earth” (pictured), J. Christian Jensen
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Best Motion Picture of the Year: “American Sniper," “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” “Boyhood" (pictured), "The Grand Budapest Hotel," “The Imitation Game" (pictured), “Selma" (pictured), “The Theory of Everything," “Whiplash”