Awards Updates: GLAAD, NAACP Image & ACE Eddie Honors for Animation

While the feature film category skipped over animated nominees Lightyear (Pixar) and Strange World (Disney) — going to Universal’s Bros — animation braving new frontiers of queer representation was still part of the 34th GLAAD Media Awards celebration last night. The awards recognize and honor media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect their lives.

The animated winners are:

Outstanding Children’s Programming

• “Adoptasaurus Rex” Dino Ranch (Disney Junior) – WINNER
• “Family Recipe” Sesame Street (HBO Max)
• Firebuds (Disney Junior)
• “The Mint Gala” Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (Netflix)
• Pinecone & Pony (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Animated

• Amphibia (Disney Channel)
• Battle Kitty (Netflix)
• Big Nate (Nickelodeon)
• Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
• Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix) – WINNER
• The Dragon Prince (Netflix)
• Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Netflix)
• The Owl House (Disney Channel)
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
• Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (Cartoon Network)

In addition, Max’s Harley Quinn was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series (FX’s What We Do in the Shows won). The GLAAD Media Awards also cover video games and comic books/graphic novels. See all the nominees and winners at glaad.org.

 

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This week also marks the 55th NAACP Image Awards, which will be celebrated with a two-hour live TV special on Saturday, March 16 on BET and CBS. These honors celebrate Black excellence across film, television, music and more. (Full list available at naacpimageawards.net.)

Among the talents and projects deemed exceptional for the Animation, Motion Picture and Short Form categories, the multi-award-winning, broadly acclaimed Sony Pictures Animation/Marvel sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was awarded Outstanding Animated Motion Picture. Also recognized were:

• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Season 2 (Disney+) — Outstanding Animated Series
• Lil’ Ruby — Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
• Doggyland (YouTube) — Outstanding Short Form Series (Comedy or Drama)
• Gracie’s Corner (YouTube) — Outstanding Children’s Program
• Kyla Pratt, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+) — Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
• Issa Rae, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony) — Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in a Motion Picture

 

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And catching up from earlier in the month, the 74th ACE Eddie Awards were held March 3 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories (see the full list at americancinemaeditors.org). The American Cinema Editors awarded the following animated productions:

Best Edited Animated Feature Film

• Elemental – Stephan Schaffer
• Nimona – Randy Trager, Erin Crackel
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Michael Andrews — WINNER
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Eric Osmond
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Greg Levitan

Best Edited Animated Series

• Blue Eye Samurai “The Tale of the Ronin and The Bride” – Yuka Shirasuna — WINNER
• Bob’s Burgers “Amelia” – Jeremy Reuben, Stephanie Earley
• Scott Pilgrim Takes Off “Ramona Rents a Video” – Keisuke Yanagi