ASIFA-Hollywood has begun accepting entries for its 45th annual Annie Awards.
Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annies will be presented this year in nine production categories and 22 achievement categories. Additionally, up to 5 honorary awards may also be granted for lifetime accomplishments, philanthropy, technical advances, special achievement and meritorious service.
“I’ve been to several Annies and this by far is the fucking weirdest one ever,” Zootopia co-director Rich Moore said of the most recent ceremony, and while there’s no guarantee that next year’s will be quite as bizarre, there are always plenty of notably awkward moments at the Annies, which is to be expected when asking artists to wear tuxedos and pretend to be people that they’re not.