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'How to Train Your Dragon 2' Tops Annie Awards With Six Wins
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'Edge of Tomorrow' and 'Dawn of the Planets of the Apes' win in the live action categories, while 'The Simpsons' is triumphant in the TV field.

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"How to Train Your Dragon 2" dominates the 42nd annual Annie Awards held Saturday, January 31 at UCLA's Royce Hall. The DreamWorks Animation flick won a total of six gongs including the best animated feature at the event honoring the best in film and TV/broadcast animation for the past twelve months.

Ben Kingsley won voice acting price for voicing the villain in "The Boxtrolls", while Phil Lord & Christopher Miller won the best writing for "The Lego Movie". In a live action production, "Edge of Tomorrow" won the best animated effects and "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" took home the title for the best character animation.

In TV categories, "Disney Mickey Mouse" collected at least four prizes including voice acting for Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy and Grandma. "The Simpsons" took home an award for the best animated TV production for general audience.

  • Animated Feature: "How to Train Your Dragon 2"
  • Animated Short Subject: "Feast"
  • Student Film: "My Big Brother"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production: "Big Hero 6"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in a Live Action Production: "Edge of Tomorrow"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production: "How to Train Your Dragon 2"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production: "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production: "The Book of Life"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production: "How to Train Your Dragon 2"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production: "How to Train Your Dragon 2"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: "The Boxtrolls"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: "How to Train Your Dragon 2"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Film: "The Boxtrolls" - Ben Kingsley
  • Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Film: "The Lego Movie"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Film: "How to Train Your Dragon 2"
  • Animated Special Production: "Cosmos: A Special Odyssey"
  • Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial: "Flight of the Stories"
  • Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children: "Tumble Leaf"
  • Animated TV/Broadcast Production for a Children's Audience: "Gravity Falls"
  • General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "The Simpsons"
  • Video Game: "Valiant Hearts: The Great War"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Wander Over Yonder"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game: "Assasin's Creed Unity"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Wander Over Yonder"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Disney Mickey Mouse"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Disney Mickey Mouse"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Mickey Shorts"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Legend of Korra"
  • Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Disney Mickey Mouse" - Bill Farmer
  • Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: "Disney Mickey Mouse"

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