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Frozen has been a major force at the box office, as it continues to smash records. The film is major competition at awards shows as well, as it has charmed audiences and critics alike. From its music and animation to its heartwarming story, Frozen is a clear choice for some major awards, including at the Academy Awards, where it is nominated in two categories. Last night, the Annie Awards, which highlights achievements in the animation industry, were handed out – Frozen, along with some Mickey Mouse shorts, gave Disney a big night. Find more details after the break!

Frozen claimed five victories, including Josh Gad for his voice acting as Olaf, Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, and David Womersley for their production design work, and Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Christophe Beck for their music work. Additionally, Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee took home directing honors, while the film took the biggest award of the night, Best Animated Feature! Get A Horse!, the Mickey Mouse short that accompanied Frozen, was named Best Animated Short, while the Mickey shorts that have been playing on television recently won in Editorial (Illya Owens), Music (Christopher Willis), and Character Design (Paul Rudish).

View the categories that the Disney Animation projects won below:

Best Animated Feature

• A Letter to Momo – GKIDS
• Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
• Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• The Wind Rises – Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production

• Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• David Soren – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
• Chris Wedge – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
• Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
• Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production

• Alan Silvestri – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• Henry Jackman – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
• Mark Mothersbaugh – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
• Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Danny Elfman – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
• Randy Newman – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Dominic Lewis – Free Birds – Reel FX

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

• Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique R. Louis – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Michael Knapp, Greg Couch, William Joyce – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
• Zaza, Zyk – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
• Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

• Paul Giamatti as the voice of Chet – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
• Terry Crews as the voice of Earl – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
• Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lucy – Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Steve Carell as the voice of Gru – Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Pierre Coffin as the voice of Minions – Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Animated Short Subject

• Despicable Me 2 – Puppy – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Get A Horse! – Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Gloria Victoria – National Film Board of Canada
• My Mom is an Airplane – Acme Filmworks
• The Numberlys – Moonbot Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Craig McCracken – Disney Wander Over Yonder – Disney Television Animation
• Paul Rudish – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Andy Bialk – The Awesomes – Bento Box Entertainment
• Ben Adams – Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios
• Danny Hynes, Colin Howard – Steven Universe – Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Alan Williams – Estefan – BYU Center for Animation
• Guy Moon – T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Peter Lurye, Stuart Kollmorgen, Peter Zizzo – Peter Rabbit – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Kevin Kliesch, Craig Gerber, John Kavanaugh – Disney Sofia the First – Disney Television Animation
• Christopher Willis – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Andy Bean – Disney Wander Over Yonder – Disney Television Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Adam Arnold, Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen – Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Myra Lopez, Ana Adams, Justin Baker – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Lynn Hobson – Dragons: Defenders of Berk – DreamWorks Animation
• Illya Owens – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Axel Geddes, Kathy Graves, Chloe Kloezeman – Toy Story OF TERROR! – Pixar Animation Studios
• Paul D. Calder – Futurama – 20th Century Fox Television
• Paul Douglas – Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Studios
• Jason W.A. Tucker – Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lucasfilm Animation

Last night at the Annies bodes well for Frozen and Get A Horse! at the Oscars! We could see both win on the film industry’s biggest night. Congratulations to the creative teams that worked long hours to develop these projects!

Monsters University and Toy Story OF TERROR! won 5 awards for Pixar. Read more about that here!