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Winsor McCay Award
Award for animation
Award for animation
The Winsor McCay Award is given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical work, music, professional teaching, and for other endeavors which exhibit outstanding contributions to excellence in animation.
Background
The award is presented at the annual Annie Awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. The award was established in 1972, and is named in honor of pioneer animator Winsor McCay.
Recipients
- † Posthumously awarded
| Year | Recipients | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 (1st) | Max Fleischer†, Dave Fleischer | ||||||||
| 1973 (2nd) | Walter Lantz | ||||||||
| 1974 (3rd) | Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Art Babbitt, Winsor McCay† | ||||||||
| 1975 (4th) | Grim Natwick, Walt Disney†, John Hubley, Faith Hubley, Norman McLaren | ||||||||
| 1976 (5th) | Robert Cannon†, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Mike Maltese, George Pal, Ward Kimball | ||||||||
| 1977 (6th) | Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, Mel Blanc, Oskar Fischinger†, Bill Scott, Milt Kahl | ||||||||
| 1978 (7th) | Jay Ward, Ub Iwerks†, Dick Huemer, Carl Stalling†, Hans Conried | ||||||||
| 1979 (8th) | Clyde Geronimi, Bill Melendez, Mae Questel, Otto Messmer | ||||||||
| 1980 (9th) | Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, Cal Howard, Paul Julian, Laverne Harding | ||||||||
| 1981 (10th) | T. Hee, Bill Peet, Bill Tytla†, John Whitney, Ken Harris | ||||||||
| 1982 (11th) | Ken Anderson, Bruno Bozzetto, June Foray, Don Graham†, Marc Davis | ||||||||
| 1983 (12th) | Eric Larson, Fred Moore†, Clarence Nash, Wolfgang Reitherman, Leo Salkin, Stephen Bosustow†, Wilfred Jackson | ||||||||
| 1984 (13th) | Daws Butler, David Hand, Jack Kinney, Michael Lah, Robert McKimson†, Richard Williams, Hamilton Luske† | ||||||||
| 1985 (14th) | Robert Abel, Preston Blair, Joe Grant, John Halas, Sterling Holloway, Jim McDonald, Phil Monroe, Ben Washam† | ||||||||
| 1986 (15th) | Frederic Back, Shamus Culhane, William T. Hurtz, Irven Spence, Emery Hawkins, John Lounsbery† | ||||||||
| 1987 (16th) | Paul Driessen, Jack Hannah, Bill Littlejohn, Maurice Noble, Ken O'Connor, Norman Ferguson†, Mel Shaw | ||||||||
| 1988 (17th) | Ralph Bakshi, Bob Clampett†, Tissa David, Kihachiro Kawamoto, Virgil Ross | ||||||||
| 1989–90 (18th) | Art Clokey, Hicks Lokey, Alex Lovy, Don Messick, Osamu Tezuka†, Lester Novros | ||||||||
| 1991 (19th) | Ray Harryhausen, Herbert Klynn, Bob Kurtz, Yuri Norstein, Joe Siracusa, Ruth Kissane† | ||||||||
| 1992 (20th) | Les Clark†, Stan Freberg, David Hilberman | ||||||||
| 1993 (21st) | George Dunning†, Roy E. Disney, Jack Zander | ||||||||
| 1994 (22nd) | Ed Benedict, Arthur Davis, Jean Vander Pyl | ||||||||
| 1995 (23rd) | Jules Engel, Vance Gerry, Dan McLaughlin | ||||||||
| 1996 (24th) | Mary Blair†, Burny Mattinson, Iwao Takamoto | ||||||||
| 1997 (25th) | Willis O'Brien†, Myron Waldman, Paul Winchell | ||||||||
| 1998 (26th) | Eyvind Earle, Hayao Miyazaki, Ernest Pintoff | ||||||||
| 1999 (27th) | Ray Patterson, Marcell Jankovics, Con Pederson | ||||||||
| 2000 (28th) | Norman McCabe, Hoyt Curtin, Lucille Bliss | ||||||||
| 2001 (29th) | Bill Justice, Pete Alvarado, Bob Givens | ||||||||
| 2002 (30th) | Gene Hazelton, Floyd Norman, Sherman Brothers | ||||||||
| 2003 (31st) | Gene Deitch, John Hench†, Thurl Ravenscroft | ||||||||
| 2004 (32nd) | Don Bluth, Virginia Davis, Arnold Stang | ||||||||
| 2005 (33rd) | Corny Cole, Fred Crippen, Tyrus Wong | ||||||||
| 2006 (34th) | Andreas Deja, Genndy Tartakovsky, Bill Plympton | ||||||||
| 2007 (35th) | John Canemaker, Glen Keane, John Kricfalusi | ||||||||
| 2008 (36th) | Mike Judge, John Lasseter, Nick Park | ||||||||
| 2009 (37th) | Tim Burton, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Bruce Timm | ||||||||
| 2010 (38th) | Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg, Matt Groening | ||||||||
| 2011 (39th) | Walt Peregoy, Børge Ring, Ronald Searle† | ||||||||
| 2012 (40th) | Terry Gilliam, Oscar Grillo, Mark Henn | ||||||||
| 2013 (41st) | Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg, Phil Tippett | ||||||||
| 2014 (42nd) | Didier Brunner, Don Lusk, Lee Mendelson | ||||||||
| 2015 (43rd) | Joe Ranft†, Phil Roman, Isao Takahata | ||||||||
| 2016 (44th) | Dale Baer, Caroline Leaf, Mamoru Oshii | ||||||||
| 2017 (45th) | James Baxter, Stephen Hillenburg, Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis | ||||||||
| 2018 (46th) | Ralph Eggleston, Andrea Romano, Frank Braxton† | ||||||||
| 2019 (47th) | Satoshi Kon†, Henry Selick, John Musker, Ron Clements | ||||||||
| 2020 (48th) | Willie Ito, Sue C. Nichols†, Bruce W. Smith | ||||||||
| 2021 (49th) | Ruben A. Aquino, Lillian Schwartz, Toshio Suzuki | ||||||||
| 2022 (50th) | Pete Docter, Evelyn Lambart†, Craig McCracken | ||||||||
| 2023 (51st) | Lotte Reiniger†, Joe Hisaishi, Marcy Page | ||||||||
| 2024 (52nd) | Aaron Blaise, Eunice Macaulay†, Normand Roger | ||||||||
| 2025 (53rd) | last=Lewis | first=Hilary | date=January 5, 2026 | title=2026 Annie Awards Nominations: 'Elio,' 'KPop Demon Hunters' Lead Film Nods | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2026-annie-awards-nominations-nominees-list-1236464119/ | access-date=January 5, 2026 | website=The Hollywood Reporter | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106051829/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2026-annie-awards-nominations-nominees-list-1236464119/ | archive-date=January 6, 2026}} |
References
References
- [http://deneroff.com/Commentary/2003/0202.htm 30th Annual Annie Awards]
- [https://www.animationmagazine.net/2004/02/nemo-sweeps-31st-annie-awards/ Nemo Sweeps 31st Annie Awards. Animation Magazine]
- [https://www.animationmagazine.net/2005/01/incredibles-sweeps-annies/ Incredibles Sweeps Annies. Animation Magazine]
- [https://www.animationmagazine.net/2006/02/gromit-sweeps-annie-awards-2/# Gromit Sweeps Annie Awards. Animation Magazine]
- [https://www.animationmagazine.net/2008/02/ratatouille-cooks-10-course-annie-sweep/ Ratatouille Cooks 10-Course Annie Sweep. Animation Magazine]
- [https://www.cartoonbrew.com/events/2008-winsor-mccay-award-winners-6106.html 2008 Winsor McCay Award Winners. Cartoon Brew]
- [https://collider.com/brad-bird-windsor-mccay-award-video/ Funny Video of Filmmaker Brad Bird Accepting the Winsor McCay Award. Collider]
- [https://www.indiewire.com/2013/12/annie-award-nominations-announced-spielberg-tippett-and-otomo-to-receive-winsor-mccay-awards-124601/ Annie Award Nominations Announced; Spielberg, Tippett and Otomo to Receive Winsor McCay Awards. IndieWire]
- [https://www.indiewire.com/2015/02/linus-presents-producer-lee-mendelson-with-his-winsor-mccay-award-123579/ Linus Presents Producer Lee Mendelson With His Winsor McCay Award. IndieWire]
- [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/amanda-forbis-wendy-tilby-1.4512125 Calgary animators win prestigious Winsor McCay Award. CBC News]
- [https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/netflix-soul-wolfwalkers-annie-award-nominations-1234920416/ Annie Award Nominations: 'Soul', 'Wolfwakers' and Netflix Lead - Variety]
- [https://www.screendaily.com/news/raya-and-the-last-dragon-and-belle-among-annie-nominees/5166221.article 'Raya And The Last Dragon' and 'Belle' among Annie nominees. Screen Daily International]
- [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annie-awards-2023-animation-nominations-announced-1235300828/ Annie Awards: ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Leads Feature Competition With Nine Noms. Hollywood Reporter]
- [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nimona-2024-annie-awards-animated-feature-nominations-1235785110/ 'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition' 'Wish' Snubbed - The Hollywood Reporter]
- [https://deadline.com/2024/12/annie-awards-nominations-wild-robot-leads-field-over-inside-out-2-wallace-gromit-1236238450/ Annie Awards Nominations: ‘Wild Robot’ Leads Field Over ‘Inside Out 2’, ‘Wallace & Gromit’ - Deadline]
- Lewis, Hilary. (January 5, 2026). "2026 Annie Awards Nominations: 'Elio,' 'KPop Demon Hunters' Lead Film Nods".
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