AceShowbiz - The 52nd annual Annie Awards were a night to remember, with DreamWorks Animation's "The Wild Robot" emerging as the dominant force. Directed by Chris Sanders, who picked up an award for Best Direction, this film ended up winning in a whopping nine categories, including Best Feature.

Lupita Nyong'o, although absent from the ceremony, won Best Voice Acting for her role as Roz. "The Wild Robot" impressive haul also included accolades for Best Editorial, FX, Character Animation, Character Design, Production Design, and Music.

Indie pic "Flow" broke "The Wild Robot" clean sweep by winning Best Writing - Feature. It also picked up the award for Best Feature – Independent. This further solidified "Flow" presence in the animation circuit, having already clinched the Golden Globe for best animated motion picture.

Meanwhile, Netflix's "Arcane", based on the popular video game series, showed its might in the TV/Media categories by winning all seven nominations it received. This sweeping victory included Best Direction for TV/Media, Storyboarding, FX, Production Design, Editing, Music, and Character Animation for TV/Media.

The ceremony had its share of dramatic moments when a fire alarm caused a temporary evacuation of the venue. Despite this interruption, the event resumed swiftly, maintaining its celebratory spirit.

Annie Awards Winners:

• Best Feature: "The Wild Robot"
• Best Feature - Independent: "Flow"
• Best Special Production: "Orion and the Dark"
• Best Short Subject: "Wander to Wonder"
• Best Sponsored: "Fuzzy Feelings"
• Best TV/Media - Preschool: "The Tiny Chef Show"
• Best TV/Media - Children: "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" - "The Molecular Level"
• Best TV/Media - Mature: "Bob's Burgers" - "They Slug Horses, Don't They?"
• Best TV/Media - Limited Series: "Dream Productions" - "A Night to Remember"
• Best Student Film: "Adios"
• Best FX - Feature: "The Wild Robot"
• Best FX - TV/Media: "Arcane" - "The Dirt Under Your Nails"
• Best Character Animation - Feature: "The Wild Robot"
• Best Character Animation - TV/Media: "Arcane"
• Best Character Animation - Live Action: "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes"
• Best Character Animation - Video Game: "Neva"
• Best Character Design - Feature: "The Wild Robot"
• Best Character Design - TV/Media: "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" - "The Molecular Level"
• Best Direction - Feature: "The Wild Robot"
• Best Direction - TV/Media: "Arcane" - "The Dirt Under Your Nails"
• Best Music - Feature: "The Wild Robot"
• Best Music - TV/Media: "Arcane" - "The Dirt Under Your Nails"
• Best Production Design - Feature: "The Wild Robot"
• Best Production Design - TV/Media: "Arcane" - "The Dirt Under Your Nails"
• Best Storyboarding - Feature: "Despicable Me 4"
• Best Storyboarding - TV/Media: "Arcane" - "Killing is a Cycle"
• Best Voice Acting - Feature: "The Wild Robot" - Lupita Nyong'o as Roz
• Best Voice Acting - TV/Media: "Dream Productions" - "Out of Body" - Paula Pell as Paula
• Best Writing - Feature: "Flow"
• Best Writing - TV/Media: "Orion and the Dark" - "Orion and the Dark"
• Best Editorial - Feature: "The Wild Robot"
• Best Editorial - TV/Media: "Arcane" - "Pretend Like It's the First Time"