Writers Guild & Eddie Awards: 2024 Recap & Critics’ Picks

Today, in addition to the EE BAFTA Film Awards nomineeswe also got word of the official animation nods from the Writers Guild Awards and American Cinema Editors’ Eddies. Readers can also find a chaser of the latest animation and VFX winners from film critics’ orgs across the country. Catch up on previous Awards Season Recaps here and more announcements in our Awards news section.

Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, streaming, news, radio/audio  and promotional writing during 2025. Winners will be honored at the 78th Annual Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, March 8 at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. The Los Angeles-based show (hosted by Atsuko Okatsuka) will be livestreamed on WGAW’s YouTube channel (@writersguildwest); highlights from the New York-based show will stream from the WGAE social channels (@WGAEast).

Animation

• “Abe League of Their Moe” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox
• “Don’t Worry, Be Hoopy” (Bob’s Burgers) Written by Lindsey Stoddart; Fox
• “It’s a Beef-derful Life” (The Great North), Written by Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy Molyneux; Fox
• “Parahormonal Activity” (The Simpsons), Written by Loni Steele Sosthand; Fox
• “Scared Screenless” (Futurama), Written by Bill Odenkirk; Hulu
• “Shira Can’t Cook” (Long Story Short) Written by Mehar Sethi; Netflix

Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials

• The First Snow of Fraggle RockWritten by Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson; Apple TV
• “Stay Out of the Basement: Part I” (Goosebumps), Written by Rob Letterman, Hilary Winston; Disney+
• Elmo & Mark Rober’s Merry GiftmasWritten by Halcyon Person; Netflix
• “I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Written by Craig Silverstein, Rick Riordan; Disney+
• “When We Lose Someone” (Tab Time), Written by Sean presant; YouTube

The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced today the nominations for the 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awardsrecognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, documentaries, and for the first time in ACE Eddies history, shorts and digital content. The winners will be announced during the ACE Eddie Awards on Friday, February 27 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Best Edited Animated Feature Film

• The Bad Guys 2 – Jesse Averna, ACE
• KPop Demon Hunters – Nathan Schauf
• Zootopia 2 – Jeremy Milton, ACE

Best Edited Animated Series

• Bob’s Burgers (“Grand Pre-Pre-Pre-Opening”) – Stephanie Earley, ACE and Jeremy Reuben, ACE
• Love, Death + Robots (Spider Rose) Matt Mariska and Valerian Zamel
• South Park (“Twisted Christian”) David List and Nate Pellettieri

North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
• Best Vocal Performance in Animation: Arden Cho – KPop Demon Hunters
• Best Special Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Best Original Song: “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters

Online Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
• Best Song: “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
• Best Visual Effects: Sinners

DiscussingFilm’s Global Film Critics Awards

• Best Animated Feature:
  • KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2nd)
  • Ne Zha 2 (3rd)
• Best Original Song:
  • “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
  • “I Lied to You” from Sinners (2nd)
  • “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” from Sinners (3rd)
• Best Visual Effects:
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash (Winner)
  • F1 (2nd)
  • Sinners (3rd)

Denver Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
• Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Best Non-live-action Performance: Oona Chaplin (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
• Best Original Song: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters