Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio materializes 5 of the 9 nominations for the Annie Awards, which reward the best animated films. 3 awards also for Marcel the Shell. Let’s see all the accolades.
The Annie Awards are the prizes that have awarded animated films for 50 years and celebrate them in style with Pinocchio by Guillermo del Torowho took home well in the 2023 edition 5 awards. But there are other award-winning films as well, including the surprise of the season, The Soft Shell Marcel the Shell, which won in 3 categories. As expected by some analysts, Netflix beat Disney/Pixar 5-0 this time around. Let’s see the rewards in detail.
Annie Awards 2023: the winners
Best animated film: Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro
Best Independent Animated Film: Marcel the Shell
Best Character Animation: Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro
Best Director: Guillermo del Toro e Mark Gustafson per Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro
Best Music: Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro
Best Production Design: Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro
Best Voice-over: Marcel the Shell (Jenny Slate)
Best Screenplay: Marcel The Shell
In the live cinema section Avatar – The way of water it won for best special effects and best character animation. It only wins two awards, for best storyboard and for best editing, Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wishwhile remaining dry Red.
The reactions of Guillermo del Toro and Jenny Slate
Taking the stage with co-director Mark Gustafson, Del Toro he uttered the fateful F-word, generally censored in America: “Fuck. I hope to stay with you as a colleague in this wonderful art we possess.” She then said that having been a director for over 30 years, “the most creative group I’ve worked with is the animation group” and concluded “What can I say, I really wanted an Annie!”. For Marcel the Shell, Jenny Slatewho in addition to having voiced the little protagonist is also a co-writer, reiterated how important it is to be accepted by the animation community, adding: “I agree with Guillermo del Toro: I wanted too fucking much an Annie! “.
