According to Variety, Zootopia and Kubo and the Two Strings are current frontrunners for the Best Animated Feature at the 2017 Annie Awards, with the former Disney release having edged past the latter with a total of 11 nominations compared to Kubo‘s 10.
In addition, the other top contenders include Finding Dory from Pixar, Kung Fu Panda 3 from DreamWorks Animation, and another Disney release in the form of this past holiday weekend’s release, Moana.
2016 has been a pretty good year when it comes animated theatrical releases, with movies like Zootopia from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Kubo and the Two Strings from Laika Entertainment exceeding expectations for critics and general audiences around the world.
Since 1992, the ceremony has seen fit to recognize individual films from each year, and the latest word has two notable 2016 releases in a tight race towards the finish line.