The Best of Animation: The Winners' list is up!

After more than 2 months of voting, animation fans have chosen their favourites of 2014
With more than 3,000 votes, here's the final list of winners of 'The Best of Animation 2014' (organised by Monde Animation)

Best animated movies of 2014:

1- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DreamWorks Animation) - Winner
2- Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
3- The Book of Life (Reel FX)
4- The Lego Movie (Warner Bros Pictures)
5- Mr. Peabody & Sherman (DreamWorks Animation)

Best animated short of the year:

1- Feast (Walt Disney Animation Studios) - Winner
2- Party Central (Pixar Animation Studios)
3- Duet
 (Glen Keane Productions/ATAP)
4- The Dam Keeper (Tonko House)
5- Other

Best song in an animated movie:

1- "IMMORTALS" - Fall out boy - Winner
2- "WHERE NO ONE GOES" (How to Train Your Dragon 2)
3- "EVERYTHING IS AWESOME" - Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island
4- "For the dancing and dreaming" - (How to train your dragon 2)
5- "NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE" - Us The Duo

Best animated character of the year:

1- Toothless from 'HTTYD 2' - Winner
2- Hiro Hamada from 'Big Hero 6'
3- Baymax from 'Big Hero 6'
4- Hiccup from 'HTTYD2'
5- Valka from 'HTTYD2'

Best voice acting in an animated movie (female):

1- Cate Blanchett (How to Train Your Dragon 2) - Winner
2- Jamie Chung (Big Hero 6)
3- Génesis Rodríguez (Big Hero 6)
4- Zoe Saldana (The Book of Life)
5- Elizabeth Banks (The Lego Movie)

Best voice acting in an animated movie (male):

1- Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6) - Winner
2- Chris Pratt (The LEGO Movie)
3- Jay Baruchel (HTTYD2)
4- Scott Adsit (Big Hero 6)
5- Benedict Cumberbatch (Penguins of Madagascar)

Best Score in an animated movie:

1- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (John Powell) - Winner
2- Big Hero 6 (Henry Jackman)
3- The Book of Life (Gustavo Santaolalla)
4- Mr. Peabody & Sherman (Danny Elfman)
5- The Boxtrolls (Dario Marianelli)

Best Screenplay:

1- How To Train Your Dragon 2 - Winner
2- Big Hero 6
3- The Book of Life
4- The Lego Movie
5- Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Best ending in an animated movie:

1- How To Train Your Dragon 2 - Winner
2- Big Hero 6
3- The Book of Life
4- The Lego Movie
5- The Boxtrolls

The Movie To Watch Out For Next Year is...

1- Inside Out (Pixar Animation Studios) - Winner
2- Home (DreamWorks Animation)
3- Minions (Illumination Entertainment)
4- Hotel Transylvania 2 (Sony Pictures Animation Studios)
5- The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (Paramount Animation)

What do you think of the winners' list? Do you agree or not? 

The second trailer for The Book Of Life is here!

 This isn’t your ordinary fairy tale. Watch the new trailer for The Book Of Life embedded below

Check out new images of the upcoming animated movie 'The Book of Life'

   
The new animated comedy 'The Book of Life', produced by Guillermo del Toro, has three more images. Written and directed by Jorge Gutierrez, the movie gives new life to the story of Romeo and Juliet, during the celebration of Day of the Dead.

New concept art from Reel Fx 'The Book Of Life'

After the new Trailer for Reel Fx 'The Book Of Life', we have now some really cool concept art from the movie...

The Trailer for 'The Book of Life' + First Official Poster

The first Trailer  for Guillermo del Toro’s animated movie, ‘Book of Life’ has just been unveiled and it's so visually is extraordinary !

Dark Horse Comics has will publish 'The Art of Book of Life'

Dark Horse will release The Art of The Book of Life, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film.

The Art of The Book of Life is an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at the making of the animated feature film. Packed with production art, stills, and more, this is an essential companion to the film.

The Art of The Book of Life arrives on sale on September 3, 2014.

First Concept Art for del Toro-Produced Animation 'The Book of Life' !!!

From producer Guillermo del Toro and writer/director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style, based on Mexico's "Day Of The Dead" holiday.  

The Book of Life is the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart.  Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. The Book Of Life encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future. 

The cast includes Diego Luna, Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Kate del Castillo, Cheech Marin, Placido Domingo, Hector Elizondo, Gabriel Iglesias, Ricardo “El Mandril” Sanchez, and Danny Trejo. The animation was produced at Reel FX, Twentieth Century Fox will release The Book Of Life on October 17th, 2014.