November 11, 1995 – Pocahontas Wins Best Animated Feature Annie Award
On November 11, 1995, the 23rd Annie Awards were held at the ATAS Plaza Theatre. The Disney Animated Feature Pocahontas was the frontrunner with seven nominations, and ended up winning four awards that night: Best Achievement in Production Design (awarded to art director Michael Giaimo), Best Achievement in Music (awarded to composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz), Best Individual Achievement in Animation (awarded to Nik Ranieri, the supervising animator for the character of Meeko), and Best Animated Feature. Pocahontas won against the Walt Disney Television Animation feature film A Goofy Movie, and Rich Entertainment’s The Swan Princess.
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