The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 53rd Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Best Music – Feature
- Arco – Arnaud Toulon – Remembers, MountainA France, France 3 Cinéma/li>
- Elio – Rob Simonsen – Pixar Animation Studios
- KPop Demon Hunters – KPop Demon Hunters Music Team – Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Mari Fukuhara – Maybe Movies, Ikki Films, Distributed by GKIDS
- Zootopiua 2 – Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, Michael Giacchino – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Music – TV/Media
- Common Side Effects – Episode: Lakeshore Limited – Nicolas Snyder – Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, and Williams Street Productions
- Devil May Cry – Episode: The First Circle – Power Glove, Alex Seaver – A Netflix Series / Studio Mir / Adi Shankar Animation / Capcom
- Éiru (Short Film) – Leo Pearson, Ceara Conway – Cartoon Saloon
- Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical – Ben Folds, Jeff Morrow, Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner – WildBrain Studios in association with Apple
- Win or Lose – Ramin Djawadi, Shane Eli, Johnny Pakfar – Pixar Animation Studios
The winners of the awards will be announced at the 53rd Annual Annie Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, CA. For a full list of Annie Award nominations, click here.
