Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production

The Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production (or Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production) is an Annie Award given annually to the best music in an animated feature film, theatrical or direct-to-video. It began in 1997 as the Annie Award for "Best Individual Achievement: Music in a Feature/Home Video Production". Throughout the following years, the title was renamed "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production", "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score in an Animated Feature Production", and "Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production" before changing to its current title in 2005. It was retitled "Best Music in an Animated Feature Production" in 2006 for three years before being reverted to "Music in an Animated Feature Production" in 2009.

Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production
Awarded for	Excellence in music for animated feature productions
Country	United States
Presented by	ASIFA-Hollywood
First award	1995
Currently held by	Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot (2024)
Website	annieawards.org

Winners and nominees

†=Non-feature nominee ₳=Non-theatrical feature nominee

1990s

Year	Film	Studios
1995 (23rd) [1]
	Pocahontas	Alan Menken (composer), Stephen Schwartz (lyricist)
	Animaniacs †	Richard Stone
	Batman: the Animated Series †	Shirley Walker
	Dr. Seuss’ Daisy May Mayzie †	Phillip Appleby (composer), Theodore Geisel (lyricist, posthumously)
	A Goofy Movie (Songs: "I 2 I" and "Stand Out")	Patrick DeRemier, Roy Freeland (songwriters)
1996 (24th) [2]
	Toy Story	Randy Newman
	Animaniacs †	Richard Stone, Steven Bernstein, Julie Bernstein
	Gargoyles †	Carl Johnson
	James and the Giant Peach	Randy Newman
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Alan Menken (composer), Stephen Schwartz (lyricist)
1997 (25th) [3]
	Cats Don't Dance	Randy Newman
	Aladdin and the King of Thieves ₳	Mark Watters, Carl Johnson
	Cats Don't Dance	Steve Goldstein
	The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists ₳	Leslie Bricusse
	This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie †	Woody Guthrie, Frank Fuchs
1998 (26th) [4]
	Mulan	Matthew Wilder and David Zippel (songs), Jerry Goldsmith (score)
	Anastasia	Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (songs), David Newman (score)
	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Song: "As Long As There's Christmas") ₳	Rachel Portman, music; Don Black
	Hercules and Xena: The Animated Movie - The Battle for Mount Olympus ₳	Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom (songs), Joseph LoDuca (score)
	Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin ₳	Carl Johnson
1999 (27th) [5]
	The Iron Giant	Michael Kamen
	Antz	Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Song: "We Are One") ₳	Tom Snow (composer), Marty Panzer, Jack Feldman (lyricists)
	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Song: "My Lullaby") ₳	Scott Warrender (composer), Joss Whedon (lyricist)
	Tarzan (Song: "Two Worlds")	Phil Collins (composed and lyricist)

2000s

Year	Film	Studios
2000 (28th) [6]
	Toy Story 2	Randy Newman (composer, songs and music)
	Dinosaur	James Newton Howard (music)
	The Road to El Dorado	Elton John, Tim Rice, Hans Zimmer, John Powell (music)
	The Tigger Movie (Song: "Round My Family Tree")	Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics)
	Wakko's Wish ₳	Richard Stone, Steven Bernstein, Julie Bernstein, Gordon L. Goodwin, Timothy Kelly (composers)
2001 (29th) [7]
	Shrek	John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams
	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	James Newton Howard
	The Emperor's New Groove	John Debney
	The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea ₳	Danny Troob
	Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders ₳	Louis Febre
2002 (30th) [8]
	Spirited Away	Joe Hisaishi
	Ice Age	David Newman
	Lilo & Stitch	Alan Silvestri, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu
	Monsters, Inc.	Randy Newman
	Return to Never Land	Joel McNeely (score), Jonatha Brooke (Song: "I'll Try"), They Might Be Giants (Song: "So to Be One of Us")
2003 (31st) [9]
	Finding Nemo	Thomas Newman
	Brother Bear	Phil Collins, Mark Mancina
	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	Harry Gregson-Williams
2004 (32nd) [10]
	The Incredibles	Michael Giacchino
	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence	Kenji Kawai
	The Lion King 1½ ₳	Don Harper, Lebo M, Johnny Clegg, Martin Erskene, Seth Friedman
	Shrek 2	Harry Gregson-Williams
	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Gregor Narholz
2005 (33rd) [11][12]
	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	Julian Nott
	Madagascar	Hans Zimmer
2006 (34th) [13]
	Cars	Randy Newman
	The Ant Bully	John Debney
	Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas ₳	Gordon Goodwin
	Ice Age: The Meltdown	John Powell
	A Monkey's Tale	Laura Karpman
2007 (35th) [14]
	Ratatouille	Michael Giacchino
	Bee Movie	Rupert Gregson-Williams
	Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams ₳	Amy Powers, Russ DeSalvo, Jeff Danna
	Meet the Robinsons	Danny Elfman, Rufus Wainwright, Rob Thomas
	Persepolis	Olivier Bernet
2008 (36th) [15]
	Kung Fu Panda	Hans Zimmer and John Powell
	Batman: Gotham Knight ₳	Kevin Manthei
	Horton Hears a Who!	John Powell
	The Tale of Despereaux	William Ross
	Waltz with Bashir	Max Richter
2009 (37th) [16]
	Coraline	Bruno Coulais
	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	John Powell
	Ponyo	Joe Hisaishi
	Up	Michael Giacchino

2010s

Year	Film	Studios
2010 (38th) [17]
	How to Train Your Dragon	John Powell
	Despicable Me	Heitor Pereira
	The Illusionist	Sylvain Chomet
	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole	David Hirschfelder
	Shrek Forever After	Harry Gregson-Williams
2011 (39th) [18][19]
	The Adventures of Tintin	John Williams
	Puss in Boots	Henry Jackman
	Rio	Mikael Mutti, Siedah Garrett, Carlinhos Brown, Sergio Mendes, John Powell
	Winnie the Pooh	Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Zooey Deschanel, Henry Jackman
2012 (40th) [20]
	Wreck-It Ralph	Henry Jackman, Skrillex, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston, Yasushi Akimoto
	Adventures in Zambezia	Bruce Retief
	Brave	Patrick Doyle, Mark Andrews, Alex Mandel
	Hotel Transylvania	Mark Mothersbaugh
	The Lorax	John Powell, Cinco Paul
	Ice Age: Continental Drift	John Powell, Adam Schlesinger, Ester Dean
	Rise of the Guardians	Alexandre Desplat
	Secret of the Wings	Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda
2013 (41st) [21]
	Frozen	Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck
	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Mark Mothersbaugh
	The Croods	Alan Silvestri
	Despicable Me 2	Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams
	Epic	Danny Elfman
	Free Birds	Dominic Lewis
	Monsters University	Randy Newman
	Turbo	Henry Jackman
2014 (42nd) [22]
	How to Train Your Dragon 2	John Powell, Jónsi
	Cheatin'	Nicole Renaud
	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	Danny Elfman
	Song of the Sea	Bruno Coulais & Kíla
	The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	Joe Hisaishi
2015 (43rd) [23][24]
	Inside Out	Michael Giacchino
	Anomalisa	Carter Burwell
	Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem ₳	Kevin Riepl
	Boy and the World	Ruben Feffer, Gustavo Kurlat
	The Good Dinosaur	Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna
2016 (44th) [25][26]
	The Little Prince	Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey, and Camille
	Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders ₳	Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis and Michael McCuistion
	Sing	Joby Talbot
	The Red Turtle	Laurent Perez del Mar
	The Secret Life of Pets	Alexandre Desplat
2017 (45th) [27][28]
	Coco	Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina, Michael Giacchino
	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	Theodore Shapiro
	Loving Vincent	Clint Mansell
	Olaf's Frozen Adventure †	Kate Anderson, Elyssa Samsel, Christophe Beck, Jeff Morrow
	The Breadwinner	Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna
2018 (46th) [29][30]
	Incredibles 2	Michael Giacchino
	The Grinch	Danny Elfman, Tyler, the Creator
	Early Man	Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Howe
	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Henry Jackman, Tom MacDougall, Dan Reynolds, Alan Menken, Phil Johnston
	Smallfoot	Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick
2019 (47th) [31][32]
	I Lost My Body	Dan Levy
	Away	Gints Zilbalodis
	Frozen 2	Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Frode Fjellheim, Christophe Beck
	Spies in Disguise	Theodore Shapiro, Mark Ronson
	Toy Story 4	Randy Newman

2020s

Year	Film	Studios
2020 (48th) [33][34]
	Soul	Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste
	Onward	Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna
	Over the Moon	Steven Price, Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield, Helen Park
	The Willoughbys	Mark Mothersbaugh, Alessia Cara, Jon Levine, Colton Fisher
Wolfwalkers	Bruno Coulais, Kíla
2021 (49th) [35][36]
	Encanto	Germaine Franco, Lin-Manuel Miranda
	Luca	Dan Romer
	Poupelle of Chimney Town	Youki Kojima, Yuta Bandoh
	Raya and the Last Dragon	James Newton Howard, Jhené Aiko
Vivo	Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Lacamoire
2022 (50th) [37]
	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio	Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale
	Turning Red	Ludwig Göransson, Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell
	Mad God	Dan Wool
	The Bad Guys	Daniel Pemberton
	The Sea Beast	Mark Mancina, Nell Benjamin, Laurence O'Keefe
2023 (51st) [38][39]
	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Daniel Pemberton, Metro Boomin
	The Boy and the Heron	Joe Hisaishi
	Elemental	Thomas Newman, Lauv
	Suzume	Kazuma Jinnouchi, RADWIMPS
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
2024 (52nd) [40][41]	The Wild Robot	Kris Bowers
	Kensuke's Kingdom	Stuart Hancock
	Piece by Piece	Pharrell Williams, Michael Andrews
	That Christmas	John Powell, Ed Sheeran and Johnny McDaid
	Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl	Lorne Balfe, Julian Nott

Award Records

Multiple Wins

5 wins

• Michael Giacchino

4 wins

• Randy Newman
• John Powell

2 wins

• Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• Germaine Franco
• Robert Lopez
• Hans Zimmer

Multiple Nominations

13 nominations

• John Powell

8 nominations

• Randy Newman

6 nominations

• Michael Giacchino
• Harry Gregson-Williams

5 nominations

• Henry Jackman

4 nominations

• Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• Jeff Danna
• Danny Elfman
• Joe Hisaishi
• Robert Lopez
• Hans Zimmer

3 nominations

• Christophe Beck
• Bruno Coulais
• Mychael Danna
• Alexandre Desplat
• James Newton Howard
• Alan Menken
• Mark Mothersbaugh
• Heitor Pereira
• Richard Stone

2 nominations

• Steven Bernstein
• Phil Collins
• John Debney
• Germaine Franco
• Carl Johnson
• Kíla
• Mark Mancina
• Joel McNeely
• Lin-Manuel Miranda
• David Newman
• Thomas Newman
• Julian Nott
• Daniel Pemberton
• Trent Reznor
• Atticus Ross
• Stephen Schwartz
• Theodore Shapiro
• Alan Silvestri

See also

• Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in an Animated Film