'Wreck-It Ralph' sweeps 40th Annual Annie Awards

Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

Wreck-It Ralph, the presumptive frontrunner for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, swept the 40th Annual Annie Awards, which reward the best in animation in both animated and live-action film each year. The Disney production, about a videogame villain looking to turn over a new leaf, took home five prizes - for its Voice Acting, Music, Writing, Directing, and for the film itself, which won Best Animated Feature.

However, Wreck-It Ralph wasn't alone in earning accolades, as Brave, ParaNorman and Rise of the Guardians each took home multiple prizes, complicating an already-tight Oscar race for Best Animated Feature.

Full list of winners via HitFix:

Best Animated Feature
"Wreck-It Ralph"

Best Animated Short Subject
"Paperman"

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
"Rise of the Guardians"

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
"The Avengers"

Character Animation in a Feature Production
"ParaNorman"

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
"Life of Pi"

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
"ParaNorman"

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Rick Moore, "Wreck-It Ralph"

Music in an Animated Feature Production
"Wreck-It Ralph"

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
"Brave"

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
"Rise of the Guardians"

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Alan Tudyk, "Wreck-It Ralph"

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
"Wreck-It Ralph"

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
"Brave"

Winsor McCay Award
Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn