Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Film animation award
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The Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production (or Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production) is an Annie Award awarded annually to the best animated feature film and introduced in 1998 rewarding voice acting for animated feature films.
| Annie Awards for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in voice acting for film animation |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
| First award | 1998 |
| Currently held by | Arden Cho as Rumi (KPop Demon Hunters) |
| Website | http://annieawards.org |
History
Awards for voice acting were awarded at the Annie Awards previously to 1998, but the category was a catch-all for film and television. The award then was divided in two separate sub-categories for males and females in 1998, 2000, and 2001. It was called Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production from 1998 to 2001,[1][2] and Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production from 2002 to 2004.[3]
At the 33rd Annual Awards, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit was the only film that had multiple nominations without any other films being nominated.[4]
So far, the only tie in this category happened in the 44th Annual Awards with both Auliʻi Cravalho (Moana) and Jason Bateman (Zootopia) sharing the prize.[5]
In 2019, Josh Gad became the category's first two-time winner, when he won for his vocal portrayal of Olaf in Frozen 2, having previously won for voicing the character in 2013 for Frozen.[6]
Winners and nominees
1990s
Best Achievement in Voice Acting
| Year | Recipient | Character(s) | Film/Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 (22nd) [7] | |||
| Jeremy Irons | Scar | The Lion King | |
| Gregg Berger | Cornfed Pig | Duckman | |
| Mark Hamill | Joker | Batman: The Animated Series | |
| Frank Welker | Various characters | Animaniacs | |
| Billy West | Stimpy | The Ren & Stimpy Show | |
| 1995 (23rd) [8] | |||
| Nancy Cartwright | Bart Simpson | The Simpsons | |
| Jeff Bennett | Johnny Bravo | Johnny Bravo | |
| Jim Cummings | Mr. Bumpy | Bump in the Night | |
| Tress MacNeille | Dot Warner | Animaniacs | |
| Rob Paulsen | Yakko Warner | ||
| 1996 (24th) [9] | |||
| Rob Paulsen | Pinky | Pinky and the Brain | |
| Sean Connery | Draco | Dragonheart | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | Mr. Centipede | James and the Giant Peach | |
| Jonathan Frakes | David Xanatos | Gargoyles | |
| Tom Hanks | Sheriff Woody | Toy Story | |
| Tom Hulce | Quasimodo | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | |
| Tony Jay | Judge Claude Frollo | ||
| Demi Moore | Esmeralda | ||
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
| Year | Recipient | Character(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 (26th) [10] | |||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Voice Acting By a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production | |||
| Hank Azaria | Bartok | Anastasia | |
| Tim Curry | Forte | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | |
| Jerry Orbach | Lumiere | ||
| Christopher Plummer | Barnaby Crookedman | Babes in Toyland | |
| Paul Winchell | Tigger | Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Voice Acting By a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production | |||
| Ming-Na Wen | Fa Mulan | Mulan | |
| Cathy Cavadini | Mary Lamb | Babes in Toyland | |
| Angela Lansbury | Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna | Anastasia | |
| Meg Ryan | Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia | ||
| Paige O'Hara | Belle | Belle's Magical World | |
| 1999 (27th) [11] | |||
| Eli Marienthal | Hogarth Hughes | The Iron Giant | |
| Mary Kay Bergman | Sheila Broflovski | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | |
| Minnie Driver | Jane Porter | Tarzan | |
| Ralph Fiennes | Ramesses II | The Prince of Egypt | |
| Suzanne Pleshette | Zira | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | |
2000s
2010s
2020s
Superlatives
| Category | Name | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins | Josh Gad | 2 |
| Most nominations | Jim Cummings | 4 |
| Most nominations without a win |
Age
| Record | Actor | Film | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Peter Sallis | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | 85 years, 3 days |
| Oldest nominee | 84 years, 307 days | ||
| Youngest winner | Eva Whittaker | Wolfwalkers | 11-12 years |
| Youngest nominee | Nikita Hopkins | The Tigger Movie | 10 years, 180 days |