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Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production

Annual US film award


Annual US film award

FieldValue
nameAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production
awarded_forExcellence in film animation
presenterASIFA-Hollywood
countryUnited States
year1996
year2Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža – Flow (2024)
websitehttp://annieawards.org

The Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production (or Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production) is an Annie Award awarded annually, except in 1997, to the best animated feature film and introduced in 1996. It rewards screenwriting for animated feature films.

Awards for Best Writing were awarded in 1994 and 1995, but were also rewarding animated series. The award was formerly called Best Individual Achievement: Writing in 1996, and Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production from 1998 to 2002.

Winners and nominees

1990s

; Best Individual Achievement for Story Contribution in the Field of Animation

YearFilmWriter(s)1994
(22nd)
*The Lion King*Brenda Chapman (Head of Story)
Batman: The Animated SeriesPaul Dini (Writer/Story Editor)
Flintstones Family ChristmasDavid Feiss (Story Artist)
Mighty MaxGary Graham (Story Artist)
Hollyrock-a-Bye BabyIwao Takamoto (Story Artist)

; Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production

YearFilmWriter(s)1996
(24th)
1997
(25th)
1998
(26th)
1999
(27th)
*Toy Story*Andrew Stanton, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow
Gargoyles (for episode "Avalon")Lydia Marano
Ghost in the ShellKazunori Itō
The Hunchback of Notre DameTab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, Jonathan Roberts
James and the Giant PeachKarey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom
Not awarded
*Mulan*Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, Raymond Singer, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher RobinKarl Geurs, Carter Crocker
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasFlip Kobler, Cindy Marcus, Bill Motz, Bob Roth
AnastasiaEric Tuchman, Susan Gauthier, Bruce Graham, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
FernGully 2: The Magical RescueRichard Tulloch
*The Iron Giant*Brad Bird, Tim McCanlies
AntzTodd Alcott, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
A Bug's LifeJohn Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw
TarzanTab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutTrey Parker, Matt Stone, Pam Brady

2000s

YearFilmWriter(s)2000
(28th)
2001
(29th)
2002
(30th)
2003
(31st)
2004
(32nd)
2005
(33rd)
2006
(34th)
2007
(35th)
2008
(36th)
2009
(37th)
*Toy Story 2*John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin, Chris Webb
Chicken RunKarey Kirkpatrick
Stuart LittleM. Night Shyamalan, Greg Brooker
*Shrek*Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S. H. Schulman
The Emperor's New GrooveMark Dindal, Chris Williams, David Reynolds
Batman Beyond: Return of the JokerPaul Dini, Glen Murakami, Bruce Timm
Osmosis JonesMarc Hyman
*Spirited Away*Hayao Miyazaki
Ice AgeMichael Berg, Michael J. Wilson, Peter Ackerman
Lilo & StitchDean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Monsters, Inc.Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
*Finding Nemo*Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
The Triplets of BellevilleSylvain Chomet
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureJim Kammerud, Brian Smith
Millennium ActressSatoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
Brother BearTab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman
*The Incredibles*Brad Bird
Shrek 2Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss
Shark TaleMichael J. Wilson, Rob Letterman
*Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit*Steve Box, Nick Park, Mark Burton
Kronk's New GrooveAnthony Leondis, Michael LaBash, Tom Rogers
Howl's Moving CastleHayao Miyazaki
*Flushed Away*Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, William Davies
Brother Bear 2Rick Burns
CarsDan Fogelman
Monster HouseDan Harmon, Rob Schrab, Pamela Pettler
Happy FeetGeorge Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris, Warren Coleman
*Ratatouille*Brad Bird
The Simpsons MovieJames L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti
Surf's UpDon Rhymer, Ash Brannon, Chris Buck, Chris Jenkins
PersepolisMarjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
*Kung Fu Panda*Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger
Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaEtan Cohen, Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Waltz with BashirAri Folman
Horton Hears a Who!Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio
*Fantastic Mr. Fox*Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach
UpPete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
Astro BoyTimothy Harris, David Bowers
Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsPhil Lord and Chris Miller

2010s

YearFilmWriter(s)2010
(38th)
2011
(39th)
2012
(40th)
2013
(41st)
2014
(42nd)
2015
(43rd)
2016
(44th)
2017
(45th)
2018
(46th)
2019
(47th)
*How to Train Your Dragon*Chris Sanders, Will Davies, Dean DeBlois
Toy Story 3Michael Arndt
The IllusionistSylvain Chomet
TangledDan Fogelman
MegamindAlan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons
*Rango*James Ward Byrkit, John Logan, Gore Verbinski
Arthur ChristmasPeter Baynham, Sarah Smith
Gnomeo & JulietMark Burton, Rob Sprackling, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, John R. Smith, Kathy Greenberg, Emily Cook, Kelly Asbury, Steve Hamilton Shaw
The Adventures of TintinSteven Moffat, Joe Cornish, Edgar Wright
Winnie the PoohJeremy Spears, Don Hall, Clio Chiang, Don Dougherty, Kendelle Hoyer, Brian Kesinger, Stephen J. Anderson, Nicole Mitchell
*Wreck-It Ralph*Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee
BraveMark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi
FrankenweenieJohn August
From Up on Poppy HillHayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa, Karey Kirkpatrick
ParaNormanChris Butler
The Pirates! Band of MisfitsGideon Defoe
*The Wind Rises*Hayao Miyazaki
Ernest & CelestineDaniel Pennac
Monsters UniversityDan Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon
FrozenJennifer Lee
*The Lego Movie*Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Big Hero 6Robert L. Baird, Dan Gerson, Jordan Roberts
How to Train Your Dragon 2Dean DeBlois
Song of the SeaWill Collins
The BoxtrollsIrena Brignull, Adam Pava
*Inside Out*Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley
Shaun the Sheep MovieMark Burton, Richard Starzak
When Marnie Was ThereKeiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, Hiromasa Yonebayashi
*Zootopia*Jared Bush, Phil Johnston
Kubo and the Two StringsMarc Haimes, Chris Butler
My Life as a ZucchiniCéline Sciamma
The Red TurtleMichael Dudok de Wit, Pascale Ferran
*Coco*Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich
Loving VincentDorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Jacek Dehnel
Mary and the Witch's FlowerRiko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, David Freedman, Lynda Freedman
The BreadwinnerAnita Doron
*Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse*Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman
Incredibles 2Brad Bird
MiraiMamoru Hosoda, Stephanie Sheh
Ralph Breaks the InternetPhil Johnston, Pamela Ribon
Teen Titans Go! To the MoviesMichael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath
*I Lost My Body*Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant
Frozen 2Jennifer Lee
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldDean DeBlois
Toy Story 4Andrew Stanton, Stephany Folsom
Weathering with YouMakoto Shinkai

2020s

YearFilmWriter(s)2020
(48th)
2021
(49th)
2022
(50th)
2023
(51st)
2024
(52nd)
2025
(53rd)
*Soul*Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonMark Burton, Jon Brown
OnwardDan Scanlon, Jason Headley, Keith Bunin
Over the MoonAudrey Wells
WolfwalkersWill Collins
*The Mitchells vs. the Machines*Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe
BelleMamoru Hosoda
FleeJonas Poher Rasmussen, Amin Nawabi
LucaJesse Andrews, Mike Jones
Raya and the Last DragonQui Nguyen, Adele Lim
*Marcel the Shell with Shoes On*Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm
Turning RedDomee Shi, Julia Cho
Eternal SpringJason Loftus
Inu-OhAkiko Nogi
*Nimona*Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor
The Boy and the HeronHayao Miyazaki
Robot DreamsPablo Berger
SuzumeMakoto Shinkai
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemSeth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit
*Flow*Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža
Inside Out 2Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein
Kensuke's KingdomFrank Cottrell-Boyce
Memoir of a SnailAdam Elliot
ElioJulia Cho, Mark Hammer and Mike Jones
KPop Demon HuntersDanya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang, and Chris Appelhans
Little Amélie or the Character of RainLiane-Cho Han, Aude Py, Maïlys Vallade, and Eddine Noël
ScarletMamoru Hosoda
Zootopia 2Jared Bush

Multiple wins and nominations

The following nominees have earned at least two wins:

Multiple wins

3 wins

  • Brad Bird
  • Pete Docter
  • Andrew Stanton

2 wins

  • Rita Hsiao
  • Phil Johnston
  • Phil Lord
  • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Chris Sanders

Multiple nominations

6 nominations

  • Andrew Stanton

5 nominations

  • Hayao Miyazaki

4 nominations

  • Brad Bird
  • Mark Burton
  • Dean DeBlois
  • Pete Docter

3 nominations

  • Robert L. Baird
  • Mamoru Hosoda
  • Phil Johnston
  • Mike Jones
  • Karey Kirkpatrick
  • Jennifer Lee
  • Phil Lord
  • Tab Murphy
  • Chris Sanders
  • Bob Tzudiker
  • Noni White

2 nominations

  • Ash Brannon
  • Jared Bush
  • Chris Butler
  • Brenda Chapman
  • Julia Cho
  • Sylvain Chomet
  • Will Collins
  • William Davies
  • Paul Dini
  • Dan Fogelman
  • Dan Gerson
  • Rita Hsiao
  • John Lasseter
  • Meg LeFauve
  • Irene Mecchi
  • Christopher Miller
  • Keiko Niwa
  • Bob Peterson
  • David Reynolds
  • Jonathan Roberts
  • Jeff Rowe
  • Dan Scanlon
  • Makoto Shinkai
  • Joe Stillman
  • Michael J. Wilson
  • Hiromasa Yonebayashi

References

References

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  34. Pond, Steve. (January 25, 2020). "'Klaus' and Netflix Dominate at the Annie Awards".
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