Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Film Award winner “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” landed four wins at the 50th Annual Annie Awards, including Best Special Production, Best Character Animation, Best Direction and Best Editorial. “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” available on Apple TV+, is a story of kindness, friendship, courage and hope for viewers of all ages in a heartwarming, classically animated film based on Charlie Mackesy’s book of the same name.
Apple has previously been recognized by the Annie Awards with five wins in 2021 for Academy Award nominee “Wolfwalkers,” including Best Indie Feature, and with nominations in 2022 for “Blush,” Snoopy’s “For Auld Lang Syne” and Peabody Award winner “Stillwater.”
To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have earned 335 wins and 1,406 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and historic Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”
Apple received Annie Awards including:
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”
Best Special Production
Best Character Animation —TV/Media — Tim Watts
Best Direction — TV/Media — Charlie Mackesy and Peter Baynton
Best Editorial — TV/Media — Daniel Budin
Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the 50th Annual Annie Awards were presented on Saturday, February 25th, 2023.
“The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse”
A story of kindness, friendship, courage and hope for viewers of all ages in a heartwarming, classically animated film based on Charlie Mackesy’s book, “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.” The poignant and heartfelt journey follows the unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy’s search for home.
The film, featuring Mackesy’s distinctive illustrations brought to life in full color with beautiful hand-drawn animation, stars BAFTA Award winner Tom Hollander as The Mole, SAG Award winner Idris Elba as The Fox, Golden Globe Award winner Gabriel Byrne as The Horse and newcomer Jude Coward Nicoll as The Boy.
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