Precursor: 27th Annie Awards Nominations (2018)

Topping all others, Incredibles 2 picked up 11 nominations. The reason it didn’t tie with second place Ralph Breaks the Internet was a double nomination in Storyboarding. The major players for this year’s Oscar race were all included in Best Animated Feature with Early Man being the most likely to miss the final Oscar slate in favor of at least one of the titles from the independent slate.

Nominations Tallies

(11) Incredibles 2
(10) Ralph Breaks The Internet
(7) Early Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(5) Mary Poppins Returns
(4) Isle Of Dogs
(3) Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Next Gen

The Nominations

Best Animated Feature

Early Man
Incredibles 2
Isle Of Dogs
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Animated Feature – Independent

Ce Magnifique Gâteau!
MFKZ
Mirai
Ruben Brandt, Collector
Tito and the Birds

Best Animated Short Subject

Grandpa Walrus
Lost & Found
SOLAR WALK
Untravel
Weekends

Best Animated Special Production

Back to the Moon
Mary Poppins Returns
The Emperor’s Newest Clothes
The Highway Rat

Best Animated Effects

Early Man
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Incredibles 2
Next Gen
Ralph Breaks The Internet

Best Character Animation, Animated Feature

Early Man
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Character Animation, Live Action Feature

Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
Mary Poppins Returns
Paddington 2
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Best Character Design

Incredibles 2
Mary Poppins Returns
Next Gen
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Directing

Early Man – Nick Park
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation – Genndy Tartakovsky
Incredibles 2 – Brad Bird
Ralph Breaks The Internet – Rich Moore, Phil Johnston
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Bob Perischetti, Rodney Rothman, Peter Ramsey

Best Music

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – Danny Elfman, Tyler the Creator
Early Man – Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Howe
Incredibles 2 – Michael Giacchino
Ralph Breaks The Internet – Henry Jackman, Alan Menken, Phil Johnston, Tom MacDougall, Dan Reynolds
Smallfoot – Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick

Best Production Design

Early Man
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Storyboarding

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch
Incredibles 2 (Dean Kelly)
Incredibles 2 (Bobby Alcid Rubio)
Mary Poppins Returns
Ralph Breaks The Internet

Best Voice Acting

Early Man – Eddie Redmayne
Incredibles 2 – Holly Hunter
Isle of Dogs – Bryan Cranston
Next Gen – Charlyne Yi
Ralph Breaks The Internet – Sarah Silverman

Best Writing

Incredibles 2 – Brad Bird
Mirai – Mamoru Hosoda, Stephanie Sheh
Ralph Breaks The Internet – Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman
Teen Titans Go! to the Movies – Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath