The Collision Awards has revealed the winners of its inaugural event, including Pixar, Nickelodeon, the American Museum of Natural History, Netflix and Crunchyroll.
The awards honor work by studios, production companies, brands, agencies and individuals focused on the intersection of creativity and technical skills in animation and motion design across marketing and communications, commercials, television, film, experiential, games and XR.
The event is presented by organizers of the Telly Awards with partners including Unreal Engine and VIEW Conference. Winners will be celebrated with a July 23 screening and reception at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center in New York.
A selection of winners follows. A complete list can be found on the Collision Awards web site.
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Marketing & Communications
Ordinary Folk, General – Promotional Video, “Nouns”
R/GA, Craft – Character Animation, “Google – Android Animation Refresh”
Cirque du Soleil, Craft – Mixed Media, “Cirque du Soleil – Thank You Las Vegas”
Oddfellows, Craft – Character Animation, “Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 4”
DEPT, Craft-Data Visualization, “Strava – Year in Sport”
BUCK, Campaign-Social Impact, “Keti Koti: Commemorating 150 Years”
Film
Sony Pictures Animation, Craft – Character Design, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Paramount Pictures, Craft – Production Design, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
Crunchyroll, Craft – Character Animation, “Suzume”
Netflix, General – Kids & Family, “Nimona”
SenzaTesta, Craft – Stop Motion, “Impossible Maladies”
Pixar Animation Studios, Craft – Production Design, “Elemental”
Walt Disney Studios, Craft – Production Design, “Self”
Television
Studio AKA, Craft – Title Sequence, “Queen Charlotte: a Bridgerton Story”
Walt Disney Animation Studios, General -Fantasy & Sci-Fi, “Iwájú”
Nickelodeon, Craft – Music, “Rugrats: Purim”
Digital Kitchen, Craft – Title Sequence, “Sugar Main Title”
Paramount/CBS Studios, Series – Comedy “Star Trek – Lower Decks”
Headspace Series – Kids & Family, “The Mindful Adventures of Unicorn Island”
Glitch Productions, Craft – Best 3D/CG Animation, “The Amazing Digital Circus: Pilot”
Nelvana, Series – Pre-School, “Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go”
Commercials
Giant Ant, Craft -Best 2D Animation, “Rover: To My Hooman”
Golden Wolf, Craft – Best 2D Animation, “Weetabix: Three Little Pigs”
Tonic DNA, Craft – Character Animation, “Mr. Beaver’s Yule Log”
Hornet, Craft – Art Direction, “Year of the Rabbit”
Passion Pictures, Craft – Stop Motion, “Fuzzy Feelings
MTV Entertainment/CBS Studios, Craft – Motion Design, “Movies Live Here – Film in the Blank”
BOL Production House, General – Sports, “L’Odyssée Grandeza”
Iamstatic, Craft – Best 3D/CG Animation, Dell – Precision 3000 Series
Experiential
American Museum of Natural History, General-Museum & Galleries, “AMNH African Elephants Anatomy”
The-Artery, General – Social Impact, “Louisiana Civil Rights Museum, DreamCubeTM”
Walt Disney Animation Studios, General – Theme Parks, “Zootopia: Hot Pursuit”
Aggressive, Craft – Art Direction, “Murals”
Sacramento Kings, General – Sports, “Sacramento Kings 2023-24 Season Ribbons”
Found, General – Experimental, “INVISIBLE”
Games & XR
BUCK, Games – Strategy & Puzzle, “Let’s! Revolution!”
Magnopus, XR – Education & Training, “Holocaust Museum Los Angeles: Augmented Reality Education App”
Warner Bros. Discovery/Cartoon Network, Games – Kids & Family “Playing it Forward with Cartoon Network Game On!”
Oddfellows, Games – Strategy & Puzzle, “Playground”