Inside Out rules Annie

Joy was the primary emotion felt by Pixar after “Inside Out”, its heart-tugging journey through the mind of an 11-year-old girl, took home the top prize at the 43rd Annie Awards on Saturday night.

In all, the film picked up 10 trophies, including prizes for best animated feature, director Pete Docter, writing and voice acting for Phyllis Smith, who played Sadness.

Pixar also picked up an Annie for its second film of 2015, “The Good Dinosaur”. The award for achievement in animated effects in an animated production went to “Dinosaur's” Jon Reisch and Stephen Marshall, giving Pixar a total of 11 awards for the night.

Ale Abreu's “Boy and the World” took home the first ever best animated feature — international award. ASIFA-Hollywood, the organization behind the Annies, decided to split the best animated feature category in two this year to give less seen films a chance at a prize. 

Disney Television Animation was the other big winner at the Annies, taking home five, three for “Disney Mickey Mouse,” and one each for “Wander Over Yonder” and “Gravity Falls.”

Source: Variety