'Frozen' Named Best Animated Feature at 2014 Annie Awards
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The animated movie based on the famous Snow Queen tale wins five awards, while 'The Croods' collects three, and 'Monsters University' gets two.

AceShowbiz - "Frozen (2013)" adds another accolade to its collection. Leading to the upcoming Academy Awards, the Disney animation collects five wins including the coveted Best Animated Feature at the 41st annual Annie Awards taking place February 1 at UCLA's Royce Hall.

The family-oriented musical comedy voiced by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel beats out "Despicable Me 2", "Ernest & Celestine", "Monsters University", "The Croods", "The Wind Rises", and "A Letter to Momo" to take home the top prize.

The pic also gets recognized for the excellent directing by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, the engaging music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck, and its brilliant production design. On top of that, Josh Gad who voiced Olaf the hilarious snowman was awarded the Voice Acting prize in animated feature.

Though losing the top honor, "The Croods" and "Monster University" still managed to pocket multiple prizes. The former bagged three awards for its Animated Effects, Character Animation, and Character Design, while the latter got two for Storyboarding and Editorial.

There are also some non-animated works among the winners. "Pacific Rim" won Animated Effects in a Live Action Production, while "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" was lauded for its Character Animation for CGI-ed Gollum which was voiced by Andy Serkis.

  • Best Animated Feature: "Frozen (2013)"
  • Best Animated Special Production: "Chipotle Scarecrow"
  • Best Animated Short Subject: "Get a Horse!"
  • Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial: "Despicable Me 2 - Cinemark"
  • Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children: "Sofia the First"
  • Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience: "Adventure Time"
  • Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Futurama"
  • Best Animated Video Game: "The Last of Us"
  • Best Student Film: "Wedding Cake"
  • INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
  • Animated Effects in an Animated Production: "The Croods"
  • Animated Effects in a Live Action Production: "Pacific Rim"
  • Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: "Toy Story OF TERROR!"
  • Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production: "The Croods"
  • Character Animation in a Live Action Production: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" - Gollum
  • Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Mickey Mouse"
  • Character Design in an Animated Feature Production: "The Croods"
  • Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Toy Story OF TERROR!" (Angus MacLane)
  • Directing in an Animated Feature Production: "Frozen (2013)" (Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee)
  • Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Mickey Mouse"
  • Music in an Animated Feature Production: "Frozen (2013)" (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck)
  • Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "The Legend of Korra"
  • Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: "Frozen (2013)"
  • Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Toy Story of TERROR!"
  • Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: "Monsters University"
  • Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Adventure Time" (Tom Kenny)
  • Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: "Frozen (2013)" (Josh Gad)
  • Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Futurama"
  • Writing in an Animated Feature Production: "The Wind Rises"
  • Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Mickey Mouse"
  • Editorial in an Animated Feature Production: "Monsters University"
  • JURIED AWARDS
  • Winsor McCay Award: Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett
  • June Foray Award: Alice Davis
  • Certificate of Merit: "I Know That Voice" (Documentary)
  • Ub Iwerks Award: Dragonframe
  • Special Achievement Award: Creative Talent Network Animation eXpo

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