The 6th A113Animation Awards Nominations

Welcome to the 6th edition of the A113Animation Awards! We've got a good one for you this year, considering the amount of amazing animated films that have been released in the past 12 months. 2016 is arguably the best year for animation since 2012, and the choices ahead of us are going to be quite tough.

The winners will be picked by me (Damien), while William (our Founder/Editor-in-Chief) and Munir (writer and WDAS specialist) will each choose their favourite movie of the year in the Staff Picks category; you, dear A113Animation readers, will also be allowed to award one of the trophies (The People's Favourite Animated Film Award) through the poll below.

The films eligible for an Award must have been released in the UK in 2016. The Winners will be announced on Saturday 14th January. Without further ado and in alphabetical order by film, here are the 6th A113Animation Awards Nominations:

Best Animated Feature Film:

• Finding Dory - Pixar Animation Studios
• Kubo and the Two Strings - Laika Entertainment
• Moana - Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Your Name - Makoto Shinkai
• Zootopia - Walt Disney Animation Studios

The 2017 nominees for the A113Animation Award for Best Animated Feature Film

The People's Favourite Animated Film Award:
TBD - Vote in the poll embedded above. You can enter your own answer in 'Other', if you see we've forgotten your pick; but remember: the film you choose must have been released in 2016 in the UK. The poll will close on Friday 13th January, at 8pm GMT. 

The 'Oh So Close' Award:

TBA - The runner up; whichever film A113Animation deems to be the second best animated film of 2016.

Staff Picks:

TBA - William's and Munir's Choice Awards.

Best Director(s):

• Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane - Finding Dory
• Travis Knight - Kubo and the Two Strings
• John Musker, Ron Clements - Moana
• Makoto Shinkai - Your Name
• Byron Howard, Rich Moore - Zootopia

Best Writing:

• Alexandre Astier - Asterix & Obelix: Mansion of the Gods
• Andrew Stanton, Victoria Strouse - Finding Dory
• Chris Butler, Marc Haimes - Kubo and the Two Strings
• Makoto Shinkai - Your Name
• Jared Bush, Phil Johnston - Zootopia

Best New Side Character(s):

• Becky - Finding Dory
• Little Hanzo - Kubo and the Two Strings
• Hei Hei - Moana
• Mini Maui - Moana
• Flash - Zootopia

Best Villain:

• The Moon King - Kubo and the Two Strings
• The Sisters - Kubo and the Two Strings
• Kai - Kung Fu Panda 3
• Chef - Trolls
• Main villain - Zootopia

Best Female Character:

• Monkey - Kubo and the Two Strings
• Moana - Moana
• Marnie - When Marnie Was There
• Mitsuha Miyamizu - Your Name
• Judy Hopps - Zootopia

Best Voice Acting:

• Roger Carel as Asterix - Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods
• Matthew McConaughey as Beetle - Kubo and the Two Strings
• Auli'i Cravalho as Moana - Moana
• Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps - Zootopia
• Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde - Zootopia

Best Song:

• "How Far I'll Go" - Moana
• "Where You Are" - Moana
• "Can't Stop the Feeling!" - Trolls
• "Get Back Up Again" - Trolls
• "Try Everything" - Zootopia

Best Score:

• Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods - Philippe Rombi
• Kubo and the Two Strings - Dario Marianelli
• Kung Fu Panda 3 - Hans Zimmer
• Moana - Mark Mancina
• Zootopia - Michael Giacchino

Best Animation and/or Graphics:

• Finding Dory
• Kubo and the Two Strings
• Moana
• Your Name
• Zootopia

Best Animated Short Film:

• Borrowed Time
• Inner Workings
• June: Life is Better When You Share the Ride
• Pearl
• Piper

The One to Watch Out For:

This is the film from this year that we're most excited for; what we think will be the film we're awarding most generously this time next year.

• Cars 3
• Coco
• Ferdinand
• The LEGO Batman Movie
• The Star

Live-Action Awards

Best Visual Effects in a Live-Action Feature Film:

• Captain America: Civil War
• Doctor Strange
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
• The BFG
• The Jungle Book

Best Live-Action Feature Film:

• 10 Cloverfield Lane
• Arrival
• Captain America: Civil War
• Doctor Strange
• Hunt for the Wilderpeople
• Star Trek: Beyond
• The BFG
• The Hateful Eight
• The Jungle Book
• The Nice Guys

Disney's Zootopia earns the most nominations (11) but Moana and Kubo and the Two Strings are not far behind, with 10 nods each. Then come Finding Dory and Your Name (5 nominations), Asterix & Obelix: Mansion of the Gods and Trolls (3), and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2); finally, When Marnie Was There gains one nomination.

Come back for our full list of winners on Saturday 14th January!