Tuesday, April 20, 2021

'It's Pony', 'Rise of the TMNT' and 'The Adventures of Paddington' Receive Nominations in 48th Annual Annie Awards

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the exciting news that Nickelodeon has received five nominations in the 48th Annual Annie Awards, which recognizes the year’s best in the field of animation!


Update (4/20) - The Adventures of Paddington episode "Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru" (#109B) won the "Best TV/Media – Preschool" award at the 48th annual Annie Awards!

Voice actor Jessica DiCicco has been nominated for the "Best Voice Acting – TV/Media" award for her work voicing Annie in the It's Pony episode "Pet Pony/Dog Day" (#107).

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles received two nominations in the 2021 Annie Awards. Alan Wan has been nominated for the "Best Direction – TV/Media" award for his direction work on the episode "Battle Nexus NYC" (#211), and the Rise of the TMNT episode "Finale Part 4: Rise" (#213B) has received a nomination in the "Best TV/Media – Children" category.

Nickelodeon's animated preschool series The Adventures of Paddington also received two nominations in this year's Annie Awards. Negar Bagheri has been nominated for the "Best Production Design – TV/Media" award for her work on the episode "Paddington and Halloween" (#120A), and the episode "Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru" (#109B) has been nominated in the "Best TV/Media – Preschool" award category.

The 48th Annie Awards are set to be held virtually on Friday, April 16. Details are yet to be determined. A list of Annie Awards 2021 nominees can be found on Variety.

Below are the details for each of Nickelodeon's nominations in the 48th Annie Awards:

Best TV/Media – Preschool
The Adventures of Paddington, Episode: Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru, Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Best TV/Media – Children
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Episode: Finale Part 4: Rise, Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Best Direction – TV/Media
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Episode: Battle Nexus NYC, Nickelodeon Animation Studio; Alan Wan

Best Production Design – TV/Media
The Adventures of Paddington Episode: Paddington and Halloween, Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio; Negar Bagheri

Best Voice Acting – TV/Media
It’s Pony, Episode: Episode 107, Blue-Zoo Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio; Jessica DiCicco (Annie)


Originally published: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 18:43 GMT.

H/T: Anime Super Hero Forum /@SweetShop209.

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