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Animation Educators Forum Now Accepting Applications for Annual Faculty Grants
The application deadline is Friday, May 22, 2026, and recipients will be announced in mid-June. Awards will range from US $1,000 to a maximum of US $5,000 per applicant.
“K-Pop Demon Hunters” Sweep Annie Awards

“K-Pop Demon Hunters” Sweep Annie Awards

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February 22nd, 2026
ARCO wins Best Feature-Independent; Pixar's WIN OR LOSE named Best Limited TV Series; SNOW BEAR takes Best Short. A complete list of winners.
ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD Launches Inaugural Grant Program – The Will Ryan Excellence In Humor Award

ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD Launches Inaugural Grant Program – The Will Ryan Excellence In Humor Award

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February 11th, 2026
ASIFA-Hollywood announced today the launch of its newest grant program, The Will Ryan Excellence in Humor Award, that encourages and recognizes emerging and talented individuals for their contributions to further the innovative future of animation with an emphasis on humor.

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Annie Awards Live Stream Here

Asifa Hollywood live streamed Saturday night’s Annie Awards and you can watch it here. The award ceremony’s multi-camera and audio set up covered the entire ceremony – the celebrations, the laughs, the flubs, even the audience reactions. You won’t miss a thing. It’s just like being there… only you didn’t have to dress up! Here’s […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 3, 2018
Annie Awards Live Stream Here

Annie Awards Announce Its Presenters

ASIFA-Hollywood announced its slate of presenters today for the 45th Annie Awards this Saturday, February 3 from UCLA’s Royce Hall. Presenters include actress Wendie Malick; Coco’s Anthony Gonzalez; Director Nora Twomey and actress Saara Chaudry from The Breadwinner; Disney voice talent Russi Taylor; SpongeBob himself, Tom Kenny; Animators Mark Henn and Floyd Norman, and other […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|January 30, 2018
Annie Awards Announce Its Presenters

45th Annie Awards To Live Stream

ASIFA-Hollywood announced today that although VIP tickets to the 45th Annie Awards are sold out, you can watch the ceremony live on our Annies streaming channel – http://annieawards.org/watch-it-live/. The fun starts at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 3rd. The award ceremony’s multi-camera and audio set up will cover the entire ceremony – the celebrations, the […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|January 22, 2018
45th Annie Awards To Live Stream

Asifa’s Animation Educators Forum Accepting Applications for 2018 Faculty Grants

ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum (AEF) announce they are now accepting applications for the 2018 Faculty Grant program. The Faculty Grant program is designed to provide support for individuals or groups with reasonable expenditures associated with research, scholarly activity or creative projects in the field of animation. Applications must be submitted online at http://grants.animationeducatorsforum.org […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|January 5, 2018
Asifa’s Animation Educators Forum Accepting Applications for 2018 Faculty Grants

Annie Award Nominations Announced

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 45th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. For a complete list of nominations, please visit www.annieawards.org/nominees. This year’s Best Animated Feature nominations include: Captain Underpants (DreamWorks Animation), Cars 3 (Pixar Animation Studios), Coco (Pixar Animation Studios), Despicable Me […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|December 4, 2017
Annie Award Nominations Announced

“Klaus” and “I Lost My Body” Win Big At Annie Awards

Netflix was the big winner at the