DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a delightful movie: fun, gorgeous, and technically sophisticated. It is also an Annie Award winner for Best Animated Feature Film.
The film won five awards in total. Aside from Best Animated Feature, it also scored the top prize for Best Director (Dean DeBlois), Best Feature Character Design, Best Storyboarding, and Best Music at the 42nd Annies.
Meanwhile, Feast, the animated short film from Disney, won in the Best Short Subject category. And My Big Brother from Jason Rayner (SCAD) won for Best Student Film.
Complete list of winners:
Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best Animated Special Production: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Best Animated Short Subject: Feast
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial: Flight of the Stories
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children: Tumble Leaf
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Childrens Audience: Gravity Falls
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production: The Simpsons
Best Animated Video Game: Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Best Student Film: My Big Brother by Jason Rayner
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production: Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik for Big Hero 6
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production: Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist for Edge of Tomorrow
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Justin Nichols for Wander Over Yonder
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production: Fabio Lignini for How to Train Your Dragon 2
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production: Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Video Game: Mike Mennillo for Assassins Creed Unity
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Benjamin Balistreri for Wander Over Yonder
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production: Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez for The Book of Life
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Aaron Springer for Disney Mickey Mouse
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production: Dean DeBlois for How to Train Your Dragon 2
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Christopher Willis for Disney Mickey Mouse
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production: John Powell, J nsi for How to Train Your Dragon 2
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Narina Sokolova for Mickey Shorts
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure & August Hall for The Boxtrolls
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Joaquim Dos Santos for Legend of Korra
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: Truong Tron Son Mai for How to Train Your Dragon 2
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Bill Farmer as the voices of Goofy and Grandma in Disney Mickey Mouse
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher in The Boxtrolls
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Darrick Bachman for Disney Mickey Mouse
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller for The Lego Movie
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: Illya Owens for Disney Mickey Mouse
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production: John K. Carr for How to Train Your Dragon 2
Juried Awards:
Winsor McCay Award: Didier Brunner, Don Lusk and Lee Mendelson for their career contributions to the art of animation.
June Foray Award: Charles Solomon for his significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation.
Ub Iwerks: DreamWorks Animations Apollo Software for technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art or industry of animation.
Special Achievement Award: The Walt Disney Family Museum recognizing the unique and significant
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DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a delightful movie: fun, gorgeous, and technically sophisticated. It is also an Annie Award winner for Best Animated Feature Film. 
