Here are the Disney nominees for the 2015 Annie Awards

It’s award season in the entertainment industry, so nominations for this year’s top products are eager to get recognized! That includes the world of animation and late yesterday, our friends at ASIFA-Hollywood have announced the nominees for next year’s Annie Awards.

In what is called the Academy Awards for the animation industry, the Annie Awards are given out to recognize top animated feature films, shorts, and the people who bring them to life. This year’s Disney nominees include:

Best Animated Feature: Big Hero 6

Best Animated Special Production: Toy Story That Time Forgot

Best Animated Short Subject: Feast

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children: Doc McStuffins

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children’s Audience: Gravity Falls, Wander Over Yonder

Individual Achievement Categories –

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production: Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik for Big Hero 6

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Don Crum, Carlo Vogele, Ken Kim for Toy Story That Time Forgot; Justin Nichols for Wander Over Yonder

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Andy Suriano for Disney Mickey Mouse; Benjamin Balistreri for Wander Over Yonder

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production: Shiyoon Kim and Jin Kim for Big Hero 6

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Aaron Springer for Disney Mickey Mouse; Rob Renzetti and David Thomas for Wander Over Yonder

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production: Don Hall and Chris Williams – Big Hero 6

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Christopher Willis for Disney Mickey Mouse

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Joseph Holt for Disney Mickey Mouse; Narina Sokolova for Mickey Shorts; Alex Kirwan, Chris Tsirigotis, Alexander Duckworth, Janice Kubo and Francis Giglio for Wander Over Yonder

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Heiko Drengenberg for Disney Mickey Mouse; Luke Weber, Alonso Ramirez Ramos, Neil Graf and Steve Heneveld for Gravity Falls; Nathaniel Villanueva and Douglas Lovelace for Star Wars Rebels; Louise Smythe for Toy Story That Time Forgot; Mark Ackland for Wander Over Yonder

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: Marc E. Smith for Big Hero 6; Piero Peluso for Planes: Fire & Rescue

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Bill Farmer as the voices of Goofy and Grandma for Disney Mickey Mouse

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Darrick Bachman for Disney Mickey Mouse; Steve Purcell for Toy Story That Time Forgot

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production: Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson and Jordan Roberts for Big Hero 6

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Illya Owens for Disney Mickey Mouse; David Suther, Bradley Furnish and David Condolora for Toy Story That Time Forgot

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production: Tim Mertens for Big Hero 6; Dan Molina, Mark Keefer and Karen Hathaway for Planes: Fire & Rescue

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Congratulations to all the Disney nominees! For a complete list of nominees for all categories for the 42nd Annie Awards, click HERE.