25th Annie Awards
25th
Annie Awards
November 16, 1997
Best Feature Film:
Cats Don't Dance
Best Television Program:
The Simpsons
Best Home Video Production:
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Best Short Subject:
Bjork: I Miss You
(Bjork’s Music Video)
The 25th Annie Awards were given by the International Animated Film Association to honor outstanding achievements in animation in 1997. Cats Don't Dance led the nominations with 8 and won two awards, including Best Animated Feature, the first non-Disney film to win it. Disney's Hercules and Fox's The Simpsons won the most awards with four. The Simpsons won its Best Animated Television Program sixth time in a row.
Ceremony Information
The 25th Annie Awards ceremony took place on Sunday, November 16, 1997, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. The ceremony started at 2:00 p.m. with a champagne reception, guests had ample time to meet and greet on the patio outside the theater. The show itself, hosted by voice actor Gary Owens, was a well-produced two hours of Owens' witty remarks and character voices, nominee footage, acceptance speeches, and introductions by presenters such as Bill Kroyer, Nick Bosustow, June Foray and Jerry Beck.[1]
Production categories
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
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| Best Animated Short Subject
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Best Promotional Production
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Outstanding individual achievements in Film
Best Achievement in Directing
| Best Achievement in Producing
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Best Achievement in Effects Animation
| Best Achievement in Character Animation
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| Best Technical Achievement
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Outstanding individual achievements in Television
Best Achievement in Directing
| Best Achievement in Producing
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Best Achievement in Voice Acting, Male
| Best Achievement in Voice Acting, Female
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Best Achievement in Production Design
| Best Achievement in Music
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Best Achievement in Writing
| Best Achievement in Storyboarding
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Juried Awards
Winsor McCay Award
Recognition for career contributions to the art of animation
- Willis H. O'Brien Posthumous recognition
- Myron Waldman
- Paul Winchell
June Foray Award
Recognition of benevolent/charitable impact on the art and industry of animation
- Phyllis Craig Posthumous recognition
Certificate of Merit
Recognition for service to the art, craft and industry of animation
- Women in Animation
- The World Animation Celebration
Multiple wins and nominations
The following sixteen productions received multiple nominations:
| The following three productions received multiple awards:
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References
- ^ "The 25th Annual Annie Awards". Animation World Magazine, Issue 2.9. December 1997. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- 25th Annie Awards at IMDb
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awards
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Animated Feature — Independent
- Best Animated Television Production for General Audience
- Best Animated Television Production for Children
- Best Animated Television Production for Preschool Children
- Best Animated Short Subject
- Best Animated Television Commercial
- Best Animated Special Production
- Best Virtual Reality Production
- Best Student Film
Achievement
in Film
- Outstanding Animated Effects - Animation
- Outstanding Animated Effects - Live Action
- Outstanding Character Animation in a Feature Production
- Outstanding Character Animation - Live Action
- Outstanding Character Design
- Outstanding Directing
- Outstanding Editorial
- Outstanding Music
- Outstanding Production Design
- Outstanding Storyboarding
- Outstanding Voice Acting
- Outstanding Writing
Achievement in
Television/
Broadcasting
and Video Game
- Outstanding Animated Effects
- Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
- Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game
- Outstanding Character Design
- Outstanding Directing
- Outstanding Editorial
- Outstanding Music
- Outstanding Production Design
- Outstanding Storyboarding
- Outstanding Voice Acting
- Outstanding Writing
awards
- Winsor McCay Award
- June Foray Award
- Ub Iwerks Award
- Special Achievement in Animation
- Certificate of Merit
awards
ceremonies