Annie Award Nominations

Despicable Me 2 leads the nominee tally for the 41st Annual Annie Awards; Frozen and Monsters University tied with ten apiece.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
A Letter to Momo
Monsters University
The Wind Rises

BEST DIRECTING
The Croods
Epic
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
Turbo 

BEST VOICE ACTING
Steve Carell, Despicable Me 2
Pierre Coffin, Despicable Me 2
Terry Crews, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
Billy Crystal, Monsters University
Josh Gad, Frozen
Paul Giamatti, Turbo
Kirsten Wiig, Despicable Me 2 

BEST ANIMATED SHORT SUBJECT
Despicable Me 2: Puppy
Get a Horse!
Gloria Victoria
My Mom is an Airplane
The Numberlys

BEST ANIMATED EFFECTS
The Croods
Epic
Dragon: Defenders of Berk
Monsters University
Turbo 

BEST ANIMATED EFFECTS (LIVE ACTION)
Man of Steel
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness 

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Epic
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises 

BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION (LIVE ACTION)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey- Gollum
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey- Goblin King
Pacific Rim

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
A Monster in Paris
Turbo 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Epic
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
Monsters University 

BEST STORYBOARDING
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
Planes 

BEST MUSIC
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Epic
Free Birds
Frozen
Monsters University
Turbo 

BEST GENERAL AUDIENCE ANIMATED TV PROGRAM
Archer
Bob's Burgers
Disney's Tron Uprising
Futurama
Motorcity