Klaushas one jolly good night at the2020 Annie Awards, which honored Netflix’s first original animated feature with a whopping seven wins on animation’s big night. Most surprising among them is a major upset overFrozen 2,Toy Story 4,How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, andMissing Linkin the “Best Feature” category. It was part of a dominating performance for Netflix overall, which also sawI Lost My Bodytake home three wins—including “Best Indie Feature”—and the seriesLove, Death, & Robotssnag four.
The Oscar implications are obvious here. BothKlausandI Lost My Bodyare nominated for Outstanding Animated Feature Film alongsideToy Story 4,Missing Link, andHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. In five out of the last six years, the winner of the “Best Feature” Annie Award has taken home the Academy Award.Klaus' seven-win night at the 2020 Annies also matches the commanding haul ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verselast year, which came before the superhero film’s Oscar win.
Check out the full list of 2020 Annie Award winners below.
Best Feature:Klaus
Best Indie Feature:I Lost My Body
Best Special Production:How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming
Best Short Subject:Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days
Best VR:Bonfire
Best Commercial:The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ‘59 Telecaster
Best TV/Media - Preschool:Ask the Storybots
Best TV/Media - Children:Disney Mickey Mouse
Best TV/Media - General Audience:Bojack Horseman
Best Student Film:The Fox & The Pidgeon
Best FX for TV/Media:Love, Death, and Robots
