A Celebration of Excellence: Animation Magazine’s Hall of Fame Awards
The 2023 Honor Roll
Hall of Fame Award:
New Vision
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Co-directors
Hall of
Fame Award
Sam Fell, Director
Hall of
Fame Award
Jennifer Lee, Chief Creative Officer
Hall of Fame Award:
International Studio of the Year
Mediawan Kids & Family
Hall of Fame Award:
Lifetime Achievement
Hayao Miyazaki, Co-founder, Studio Ghibli & Director
Hall of
Fame Award
Floyd Norman, Animator & Disney Legend
Hall of
Fame Award
Gina Shay, Producer
Hall of
Fame Award
Shuzo John Shiota, President
Hall of
Fame Award
Tara Sorensen, Head of Creative Development, Children’s Programming
Master of Ceremonies
Eric Bauza
PREVIOUS AWARDEES
Sofía Alexander
2020 New Voice of the Year Award
Bonnie Arnold
2014 Feature Producer of the Year Award
Kristine Belson
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Didier Brunner
2015 Lifetime Achievement Award
Nancy Cartwright
2017 Hall of Fame Award
Tapaas Chakravarti
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
Peilin Chou
2020 Producer of the Year Award
Betty Cohen
2016 Hall of Fame Award
Jim Cummings
2014 Voice Talent of the Year Award
Jill Culton
2019 Hall of Fame Award
Margie Cohn
2015 Trailblazer of the Year
Bill Fagerbakke
2019 Hall of Fame Award
June Foray
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
Lori Forte
2017 Hall of Fame Award
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
2014 Talent Manager/Producer of the Year Award
Jorge R. Gutierrez
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Glen Keane
2017 Hall of Fame Award
Travis Knight
2016 Hall of Fame Award
Butch Hartman
2016 Hall of Fame Award
Michael Hirsh
2016 Hall of Fame Award
Chris Meledandri
2021 Vanguard Award
Ramsey Naito
2022 Hall of Fame Award
John Knoll
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom McGrath
2021 Hall of Fame: Billion Dollar Director Award
Sergio Pablos
2019 Hall of Fame Award
Kemp Powers
2020 New Voice of the Year Award
Chris Nee
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
2021 Hall of Fame Award
Ellen Poon
2016 Hall of Fame Award
Fred Seibert
2017 Hall of Fame Award
Adina Pitt
2019 Hall of Fame Award
Marc du Pontavice
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Charles M. Schulz
2015 Creative Visionary
Bruce Smith
2021 Hall of Fame Award
Peter Ramsey
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Phil Roman
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award
Pierre Sissmann
2016 Hall of Fame Award
Genndy Tartakovsky
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Henry Selick
2022 Hall of Fame Award
David Silverman
2014 Director of the Year Award
Mark Swift
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Marlon West
2019 Hall of Fame Award
ND Stevenson
2020 Creative Vision Award
Cree Summer
2021 Hall of Fame Award
Joan Vogelesang
2012 Animation Humanitarian of the Year Award
Mike Young
2019 Hall of Fame Award
Mark Taylor
2017 Hall of Fame Award
Karen Toliver
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Aardman Animations
2020 Hall of Fame Award
Cartoon Saloon
2020 Studio of the Year Award
Phil Lord & Chris Miller
2022 Hall of Fame Award
Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco
2013 Original Vision Award
PGS Entertainment
2017 Hall of Fame Award
Rubicon Group Holding
2014 Breakout Studio of the Year
Gaumont Animation
2021 International Studio of the Year
GKIDS
2012 Distributor of the Year
ZAG Entertainment
2015 Breakout Studio of the Year
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
2013 Breakout Studio Award
TeamTO
2022 International Studio of the Year