Awards

All about the year-end animation and vfx awards and year-round festival prizes.

Bo-sol Kim’s ‘The Square’ Wins Best Animated Feature Prize at the Asian Pacific Film Awards

Korean filmmaker Bo-sol Kim’s acclaimed new feature The Square has won the Best Animated Feature award at the 18th Asian Pacific Film Awards on...

Ramin Zahed - November 28, 2025

Triumphant Trio: The 2025 Student Academy Award Animation Winners Discuss Their Diverse Films

“A man walks into a bar…” This classic line might be the setup for one of the oldest jokes in the world, but this...

Ellen Wolff - November 24, 2025

It’s a Wrap: This Year’s Record-Breaking World Animation Summit Offered a Hopeful Primer on Navigating a Changing Biz

The 2025 edition of Animation Magazine’s World Animation Summit and the Annual Hall of Fame Awards proved to be a resounding success this past...

Ramin Zahed - November 22, 2025

Oscars: 35 Animated Features Make Academy Awards Consideration Cut

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and...

Mercedes Milligan - November 21, 2025

Children’s & Family Emmys: Animation & Hybrid Series Nominees

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has unveiled the nominations for the 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. This awards...

Mercedes Milligan - November 19, 2025

European Film Awards Announce Animated Feature Nominees

Today, the European Film Academy revealed the nominees for nine further categories of the 38th European Film Awards, including European Animated Feature Film. The...

Mercedes Milligan - November 18, 2025

Academy Awards Reveals Animated Short Films for Voter Viewing

The preliminary voting period for the 98th Academy Awards is just around the corner (December 8-12, 2025), and voters have over 100 contenders in the Animated...

Animation Magazine - November 18, 2025

Emile Awards Best of the Best Prizes Go to ‘Flow,’ ‘I Died in Irpin’

The 2025 Emile Awards (animationawards.eu/emile-awards-2025), celebrating the best of European animation, were presented November 16 in Tallinn, Estonia. Short film and feature winners were...

Mercedes Milligan - November 17, 2025

Oscar Watch: An Early Dossier of the 2025 Qualified Animated Shorts

Every day new animated shorts qualify for the year-end quest for the big golden bald statuette. Keeping tab of all these amazing projects is...

Animation Magazine - October 27, 2025

Goya-Inspired Animated Short ‘The Quinta’s Ghost’ Wins Two Méliès d’Argent Honors

After winning two Méliès d’Argent awards at the Sitges Film Festival and the Ramaskrik Film Festival, animated short film The Quinta’s Ghost will now...

Mercedes Milligan - October 22, 2025

European Film Awards Reveals Animated Feature Shortlist

The "Academy Shortlist" of feature films under consideration for the 2026 European Film Awards has been announced, including eight high profile animation titles from...

Mercedes Milligan - October 14, 2025