Award Nominations 2026

From the high-speed circuits of F1 to the magical universities of Wicked and a chaotic superdog, 2025 was another year of reframing the possible. We couldn’t be prouder to see our artists, producers and technologists recognised for their work. These accolades belong to every single person who brought life to everything we created this year.

Wins

Astra Awards

We are starting the season on a high note! Congratulations to VFX Supervisor Jonathan Fawkner and Animation Supervisor Dale Newton for their win at the ASTRA Awards, recognising the spellbinding work on Wicked: For Good.

Televisual Facilities 50 Ranked #1

We are incredibly proud to be ranked #1 overall and #1 in the peer poll in Televisual’s Facilities 50 for 2025. Our peers recognised us as a studio that “consistently pushes the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects and storytelling,” noting that we are a “powerhouse of creativity and technical expertise.

Ariana Grande as Glinda and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible in Wicked: For Good. Glinda stands on her bubble platform with CGI bubble around her and CGI environment behind

Nominations & Shortlists

The Academy Awards Shortlist

Three Framestore projects — F1, Superman, and Wicked: For Good — have been shortlisted for Best Visual Effects at the 98th Academy Awards!

Showcasing everything from grit and speed to pure fantasy, these projects highlight the strength and depth of our creative and technical resources. To be recognised by our peers, and alongside the year’s most inventive and ambitious work, is a momentous highlight for everyone involved.

Representing Framestore on the Academy shortlist are:

F1: Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Ryan Tudhope
Superman: Stéphane Nazé
Wicked: For Good: Jonathan Fawkner and Dale Newton

Next stop: The Bake Off!

Annie Awards Nominations

Framestore has snagged four nominations at the upcoming Annie Awards, including 3 out of the 5 spots for Best Character Animation - Live Action!

It is a privilege to see our teams recognized for such a diverse range of performance and creature work. From the chaotic energy of Krypto in Superman and the emotional return of Toothless and the dragons in How To Train Your Dragon, to the breathtaking realism of the ancient giants in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, our artists continue to set the standard for bringing CG characters to life.

But we didn’t just bring the creatures; we brought the weather, too. Our FX team picked up a nomination for Best FX - TV/Media, recognizing the complex, chilling snow simulations that built the frozen world of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age.

Massive congratulations to our supervisors, leads, and artists on this incredible achievement:

Best Character Animation - Live Action

How To Train Your Dragon - Toothless, Deadly Nadder, Gronckle, Zippleback, Monstrous Nightmare, Terrible Terror, Red death
Kayn Garcia, Jean-Denis Haas, Meena Ibrahim, Nathan McConnel, Nick Tripodi

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age - Wooly Mammoth, Smilodon, Wooly Rhino, Homotherium, Magalonyx
Adrien Annesley, Alvise Avati, Riyad Chalakkara, Daniel Mizuguchi, Liam Russell

Superman - Krypto
Loic Mireault, Michael Elder, Philipp Winterstein, Victor Dinis, Diego De Paula Pereira Batista

Best FX - TV/Media

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age - The Big Freeze
Edward Ferrysienanda, Kevin Christensen, Guy Schuleman, Benedikt Roettger, Kevin Tarpinian

Good luck to all our nominees!

Critics' Choice Awards Best Visual Effects Nominations

Congratulations to our Critics’ Choice Award nominees for Best Visual Effects. F1 and Superman pushed our artists to deliver technically complex effects that kept audiences on the edge of their seats – whether it was the thrill of an F1 race or a chaotic superdog. These nominations mark an incredible achievement for our teams across the globe.

F1: Ryan Tudhope, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier.
Superman: Stéphane Nazé.