53rd Annie Awards
The 53rd Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2025 is set to be held on February 21, 2026, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, presenting awards in 32 competitive categories as well as four juried special awards.
The nominees were announced on January 5, 2026. In the film categories, Elio and KPop Demon Hunters led the nominations with 10 each, followed by Little Amélie or the Character of Rain and Zootopia 2, both with seven apiece. In the television categories, Win or Lose, led with six nominations, followed by Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight and Common Side Effects with five each.
Juried awards
[June Foray Award]
- For "significant and benevolent impact to the animation community":
- * Producer Sandy Rabins, "for the AnimAID effort to assist and support those in the animation industry who were affected by the L.A. Wildfires"
[Annie Awards for [Special Achievement in Animation|The Special Achievement Award]]
- "Acknowledging unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure":
- * The annual LightBox Expo event
Ub Iwerks Award
- For "technical advancement affecting the animation industry":
- * Wacom, "manufacturer of the Cintiq graphics tablet and other products that have become an integral part of animation production worldwide."
Winsor McCay [Lifetime Achievement Awards">Winsor McCay Award">Winsor McCay [Lifetime Achievement Awards]
- "In recognition of lifetime or career contributions":
- * Michaël Dudok de Wit
- * Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
- * Chris Sanders
Multiple awards and nominations
Films
The following films received multiple nominations:| Nominations | Film |
| 10 | Elio |
| 10 | KPop Demon Hunters |
| 7 | Little Amélie or the Character of Rain |
| 7 | Zootopia 2 |
| 5 | Arco |
| 5 | The Bad Guys 2 |
| 3 | Scarlet |
| 3 | The Twits |
| 2 | In Your Dreams |
Television/Broadcast
The following shows received multiple nominations:| Nominations | Show |
| 6 | Win or Lose |
| 5 | Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight |
| 5 | Common Side Effects |
| 3 | Love, Death & Robots |
| 3 | Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical |
| 3 | Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 2 | Adult Swim's The Elephant |
| 2 | Bob's Burgers |
| 2 | Forevergreen |
| 2 | Marvel Zombies |
| 2 | ParaNorman: The Thrifting |
| 2 | Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age |
| 2 | Snow Bear |
| 2 | Star Wars: Visions – Volume 3 |
| 2 | The Simpsons |
| 2 | The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball |
| 2 | Wednesdays with Gramps |