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The winners of the 52nd Annual Annie Awards have been announced and despite several nominations, no anime movies took him any awards.Look Backwas nominated for Best Feature: Independent category but lost to the Latvian animation filmFlow.
BothThe Wild RobotandArcanetook home several awards, leaving anime fans a huge blow to deal with. However, with a limited number of anime films released in 2024, the industry already had a huge handicap.
Don’t be surprised by the lack of anime at award shows this year
The anime film adaptation ofTatsuki Fujimoto‘sLook Backone-shot mangareceived many positive reviewsafter its theatrical debut. Fans even expected it to be nominated in American award shows like the Oscars and Annie. However, the movie did not even make it to the final nominations list for the Academy Awards and was sorely left behind by Annie.
In fact, no other anime film was nominated for the Annie Awards this year, something that should not come as a surprise. 2024 might have been a good year for anime series, but there were no standout movies that came out from the sector. While the popularity of anime has been growing in the West, this year, the competition was too tough.
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Arcane, FlowandThe Wild Robotare all wonderful creations that deserved the awards they won.The Wild Robottook home a total of nine whopping wins, whileArcanewon seven awards. Both won in every category they were nominated in.Flowis also a remarkable film that deserved its winoverLook Back.
The anime industry needs to up its game
The second as well as the latest anime film that brought home the Oscars in Japan wasHayao Miyazaki‘sThe Boy and the Heron. Previous to that, it wasSpirited Awaythat won the award in 2003.The Boy and the Heronwon the Best Storyboarding award in 2023 at Annie, andMamoru Hosoda‘sMiraiwon the Best Animated Feature: Independent in 2019.
While some might argue that the award is biased towards Western-produced films, the reality is that no 2024 anime film could compare with films likeThe Wild RobotorFlow.Look Backmight be a pleasant movie, but it pales in comparisonto Miyazaki or Hosoda’s creations that previously won. In addition, there were simply more powerful animation projects this year than what the anime industry could offer.
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It might be disappointing to see no anime title winning this year; however, it just proves the amount of excellence required to be recognized on a global scale. The anime industry is still relying on creators like Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Hosoda,Makoto Shinkai, and a few others to create blockbuster films. In the long run, there is a dire need for more independent creations that will be able to compete with the creations of the world.
TheLook Backfilm is currently available to stream on Prime Video.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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