The 2025 Irish Animation Awards will take place in Galway on Saturday May 24th. The nominees for this year?s awards have been announced today by Animation Ireland, the representative trade body for animation studios across the island of Ireland.
More than 328 entries have been viewed and considered by the extensive Irish and international jury, with 35 Irish productions across 23 categories in the running to scoop an award at the ceremony in May, which is supported by Primary Sponsor F?s ?ireann/Screen Ireland.
Winners in each category will receive awards created by filmmaker, animator and illustrator Eimhin McNamara. The statue resembles a Phenakistoscope which was an early animation device used to create an illusion of motion.
Animation Ireland CEO Ronan McCabe said: ?The Irish Animation Awards are a wonderful showcase for the industry on our shared island. The talent and creativity on display is hugely impressive and it?s a fantastic opportunity for us to come together as a community to celebrate our work and our people. A special mention to all the overseas guests who?ll be joining us on the night, the organising team and committee, and major thanks to all our sponsors, without whom none of this would be possible.?
The Irish Animation Awards 2025 are supported by Primary Sponsor F?s ?ireann/Screen Ireland, and RT?jr. With thanks to Coimisi?n na Me?n, Enterprise Ireland, Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet, Corpay, Northern Ireland Screen, TG4, Aon, Brophy Gillespie, Creative Europe Ireland Media, ERA, Gorilla Post Production, Nickelodeon, Milkshake, Menagerie Media Group, National Talent Academy Animation, Toon Boom Animation and Tyrell.
The Irish Animation Awards 2025 will take place at The Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Galway on Saturday May 25th. Special guests will be announced shortly. See the full list of nominees below:
Best Animated Preschool Series (up to 6 years old)
Maddie + Triggs; Turnip + Duck (Dublin)
Silly Sundays; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Nikhil and Jay; Paper Owl Films (Belfast)
ODO; Sixteen South (Belfast)
Doodle Girl; Studio Meala (Roscommon)
Best Animated Kids Series (over 6 years old)
Fairly Odd Parents: A New Wish!; Giant Animation (Dublin)
Kizazi Moto Generation Fire; Triggerfish Animation (Galway)
The Imagination Machine - Series 2; Firebrand Productions (Dublin)
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese; Kavaleer Productions (Dublin)
Cozmo & Friends; Treehouse Republic (Dublin)
Best Animated Short Film - IRELAND
Retirement Plan; John Kelly (Independent)
A Wind and the Shadow; Enter Yes! (Belfast)
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Screecher?s Reach; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Eldritch Karaoke; Joe Loftus (Independent)
Introducing Bovina Creamcracker Buttermilk; Studio 9 (Dublin)
Best International Animated Short Film
A Night at the Rest Area; Saki Muramoto (Independent, Japan)
Voicemail; Iona Menzies (Independent, UK-England)
Wind Goes On; Eric Lee (Independent, Hong Kong)
Lifted; Daniel Robichaud (Independent, USA)
The Old Man and the Robot; Callum Scott-Dyson (Independent,Korea)
Best SCRIPT for an Animated Series
Kizazi Moto Generation Fire: Hatima; Triggerfish Animation (Galway)
Maddie + Triggs: Bubbles; Turnip + Duck (Dublin)
Nikhil and Jay: Messiest Mango; Paper Owl Films (Belfast)
ODO: The Visitor; Sixteen South (Belfast)
Wonder Pets In The City: Save the Runaway Egg!; Kavaleer Productions (Dublin)
Best SCRIPT for a FEATURE FILM OR SPECIAL
Puffin Rock and the New Friends; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Lu and the Bally Bunch; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
The Magic Reindeer Saving Santa?s Sleigh; Moetion Films (Galway)
Best Design and Art Direction
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Screecher?s Reach; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Puffin Rock and the New Friends; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Eva The Owlet; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
Silly Sundays; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Golden Ties; Michelle Bardon (Independent)
Best Direction of an Animated TV Series
Dee & Friends in Oz; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
Flix; Pictor Films (Cork)
Kizazi Moto Generation Fire; Triggerfish Animation (Galway)
Nikhil and Jay; Paper Owl Films (Belfast)
Wonder Pets In The City; Kavaleer Productions (Dublin)
Best ORIGINAL SCORE
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Screecher?s Reach; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
The Imagination Machine - Series 2; Firebrand Productions (Dublin)
The Magic Reindeer Saving Santa?s Sleigh; Moetion Films (Galway)
The Scavengers; Little Moon Animation (Dublin)
Yukee; Score Draw Media (Dundalk, Louth)
Best ORIGINAL SONG
Yukee; Score Draw Media (Dundalk, Louth)
URBANTAILS: Grasshopper; Pink Kong Studios (Dublin)
Wonder Pets In The City: Since I?ve Branched Out; Kavaleer Productions (Dublin)
Maddie + Triggs: Disco Train; Turnip + Duck (Dublin)
Maddie + Triggs: Pearly Whites; Turnip + Duck (Dublin)
Best Sound Design
Grimsburg; Ed Costello (Independent)
Coop Troop - The Animauville Horror; Sixteen South (Belfast)
Puffin Rock and the New Friends; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
The Magic Reindeer Saving Santa?s Sleigh; Moetion Films (Galway)
The Scavengers; Little Moon Animation (Dublin)
Best Feature Film or Special
Pinkalicious & Peterrific Special; Sixteen South (Belfast)
The Magic Reindeer Saving Santa?s Sleigh; Moetion Films (Galway)
Lu and the Bally Bunch; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
Hungry Bear Tales: To the Pole!; Treehouse Republic (Dublin)
Puffin Rock and the New Friends; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Best New IP
Doodle Girl; Studio Meala (Roscommon)
Coop Troop - The Animauville Horror; Sixteen South (Belfast)
L? Ban; Paper Owl Films (Belfast)
Maddie + Triggs; Turnip + Duck (Dublin)
Lu and the Bally Bunch; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
Best Editing
Coop Troop - The Animauville Horror; Sixteen South (Belfast)
Eva The Owlet; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
ODO; Sixteen South (Belfast)
P?g mo Pigeon; Lighthouse Studios (Kilkenny)
Wonder Pets In The City; Kavaleer Productions (Dublin)
Best Storyboarding
Doodle Girl: Adeola Lawal; Studio Meala (Roscommon)
Silly Sundays: Estrela Lourenco/ Oriol Vidal/ Suzanne Williams; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Dee & Friends in Oz: Irene Martini; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
ODO; Sixteen South (Belfast)
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Screecher?s Reach: Giovanna Ferrari/ Iker Maidagan; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
Best Animated Student Film
Every Other Weekend; James Naughton (Independent)
You've Got This, Allie!; Wren Petkov, Michelle Saal (Independent)
Wasting; Laura Breslin (Independent)
A Necessary Wish; S?an Nolan (Independent)
Rendezvous; Lydia Stone (Independent)
Best VFX ANIMATION
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Screecher?s Reach; Cartoon Saloon (Kilkenny)
The Imagination Machine - Series 2; Firebrand Productions (Dublin)
Rick and Morty S7; Lighthouse Studios (Kilkenny)
Dee & Friends in Oz; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
Kizazi Moto Generation Fire; Triggerfish Animation (Galway)
Best INNOVATION
Decos Records; Wigglywoo (Dublin)
Maddie + Triggs; Turnip + Duck (Dublin)
Team Jay Season 2; Piranha Bar (Dublin)
Wonder Pets in the City; Kavaleer Productions (Dublin)
Zaki Signs; Jam Media (Dublin)
Best VOICE ACTING
Coop Troop - The Animauville Horror: Zehra Jane Naqvi, Beth Chalmers, Bob Golding; Sixteen South (Belfast)
Lu and the Bally Bunch: Freya McLaughlin; Brown Bag Films (Dublin)
Maddie + Triggs: Bonnie O?Meara; Turnip + Duck (Dublin)
Doodle Girl: Aisling Walsh; Studio Meala (Roscommon)
Wonder Pets In The City: Vanessa Huzar; Kavaleer Productions (Dublin)
Industry Sustainability Champion (Impact and Awareness)
Brown Bag Films - Industry & Community Outreach Committee
Jam Media - Jess Patterson & Richard Gordon
Cartoon Saloon - Enora Le Luherne
