42nd Annie Awards


The 42nd Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2014 was held on January 31, 2015, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, presenting in 36 categories. This year, a new category called Best Character Animation in a Video Game was added.

Production nominees

On December 1, 2014, the nominations for Annie Awards were announced. The Boxtrolls earned the most nominations with 13 nominations, followed by How to Train Your Dragon 2 with 10 nominations. Big Hero 6 and Song of the Sea received 7 nominations each.
Best Animated FeatureBest Animated Special Production

How to Train Your Dragon 2 – DreamWorks Animation SKG
 – Voyager Pictures LLC
Best Animated Short SubjectBest Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial
Feast – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Flight of the Stories – Aardman Animations
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool ChildrenBest Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children's Audience
Tumble Leaf – Amazon Studios / Bix Pix Entertainment
Gravity Falls – Disney Television Animation
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionBest Animated Video Game
The Simpsons – Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
  • Archer – FX Productions
  • Back to Backspace – Cartoon Network Studios
  • Bob's Burgers – Twentieth Century Fox Studios
  • Rick and Morty – Starburns Industries, Inc.
  • Mike Tyson Mysteries – Warner Bros. Animation
  • Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios
 – Ubisoft Montpellier
Best Student Film
My Big Brother – Jason Rayner
  • After School – Junyi Xiao
  • Dead Over Heels – Jose Matheu
  • El Coyote – Javier Barboza
  • Frog's Legs – Katie Tamboer
  • Tiny Nomad'' – Toniko Pantoja

Individual achievement categories

Juried awards

Dates and deadlines