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Annie Awards 13 February 2021

2021 Dates: Saturday, February 13, 2021

2020 Annie Awards Coverage

Read: Annie Nominations with a European Touch

2020 Annie Awards Key Dates

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its key dates for the 47th Annie Awards ceremony set for Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall:

Thursday, August 1, 2019 – Call for Entries, Call for Judges and the ASIFA Annual Membership Drive Commences
Friday, November 1, 2019 – 5 p.m. Deadline for Annie Award submissions
Monday, December 2, 2019 – 9 a.m. Nominations Announced
Sunday, December 15, 2019 - 5 p.m. Deadline for Annie Ballot & Ceremony materials, Deadline for Advertising Reservations, and Deadline to become an Annie Awards™ Sponsor; 11:59:59 p.m. Membership Drive Deadline
Monday December 23, 2019 by 11:59 pm. – Deadline to receive Sponsor Advertising Artwork
Monday, December 30, 2019 – Deadline for delivery of all ‘For Your Consideration’ materials to ASIFA-Hollywood membership
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 – Online Balloting Begins
Sunday, January 12, 2020 –1:59:59 p.m. Deadline to Cast Annie Awards Ballots; and Saturday, January 25, 2020 – 47th Annual Annie Awards

2019 Event Coverage

2018 Event Coverage

2017 Event Coverage

Caroline Leaf Wins the Winsor McCay Award

2013 Event Coverage

Wreck-It Ralph Tops the 2013 Annie Awards

About the Annie Awards:

Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, who passed away in July at the age of 99, and in whose name the philanthropic June Foray Award was established, the Annie Awards™ have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, Animation Educators Forum, animated film preservation, special events, scholarships and screenings.

The 47th Annual Annie Awards™ ceremony will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Event Dates

13 February 2021