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This year s African American Film Critics Association Awards also sees Jennifer Hudson being named Best Actress for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in Respect .
Will Smith's performance in "King Richard" won him the Best Actor award by the African American Film Critics Association. He and the other winners will receive their awards in person during a limited-capacity ceremony on March 2 in Los Angeles. Other winners include Questlove's "Summer of Soul," and Adam McKay's screenplay for "Don't Look Up."
Best General Audience Animated TV/Media Production -
Genndy Tartakovsky s Primal: Coven of the Damned (Cartoon Network Studios); and
Best Animated TV/Media Production for Children -
Hilda: Chapter 9 – The Deerfox (Hilda Productions Limited);
Best Animated TV/Media Production for Preschool Children -
Adventures of Paddington: Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru (Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio); and
Character Animation in a Live Action Production -
The Mandalorian (Nathan Fitzgerald, Leo Ito, Chris Rogers, Eung Ho Lo, Emily Luk) (Image Engine). This year was a challenge, in many ways, for all of us, remarked Frank Gladstone, ASIFA s executive director. Especially after deciding to go to a virtual award ceremony, we did not know what to expect. To our surprise, we had more submissions this year than we have ever had and, now that we are streaming the Annies worldwide, we are also hoping for the biggest audience ever.
Soul, Wolfwalkers score top Annie Awards for animation
UPI News Service, 04/17/2021
Soul won seven Annie Awards for excellence in animation, including Best Feature, during a virtual prize presentation.
ADVERTISEMENT The Pixar movie, which is streaming on Disney+, also earned the honors for Character Animation, Music, Storyboarding, Writing, Best FX and Editorial on Friday.
Cartoon Saloon s Wolfwalkers, which is available on Apple TV+, picked up five Annies for Best Independent Feature, Character Design, Direction, Production Design and Voice Acting.
Presenters at the online event included Josh Gad, Matthew Rhys, Philippa Soo, Eva Whittaker and Patrick Warburton. This year was a challenge, in many ways, for all of us, said Frank Gladstone, executive director of Association Internationale du Film d Animation-Hollywood.