2022 in animation
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This is a list of events in animation in 2022.
Events
January
- January 1:
- We Baby Bears, the prequel/spin-off of We Bare Bears, premiered on Cartoon Network.
- A new anime television series based on the Urusei Yatsura manga was announced.[1]
- January 2: In The Simpsons episode The Longest Marge actor Beck Bennett and sports writer Adam Schefter are special guest voices. John Mulaney also reprises his role as Warburton Parker.
- January 10: Smiling Friends premiered on Adult Swim to critical acclaim.
- January 14: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, the final Hotel Transylvania film, premiered on Amazon Prime Video after numerous delays from the Delta variant.
- January 31: After more than 10 years on the air, the NickRewind block aired for the final time on TeenNick.
February
- February 9
- Alice's Wonderland Bakery, a spin-off of the 1951 Disney animated classic Alice in Wonderland, premiered on Disney Junior.
- The final 10 episodes of Disenchantment season 2 premiered on Netflix.
- A second revival of Futurama was announced for Hulu.[2]
- February 17: Big Nate premiered on Paramount+.
- February 18: The Cuphead Show, based on the Cuphead video game, premiered on Netflix to generally positive reviews.
- February 21: After over 25 years of being on the air, Arthur aired its final episode.
- February 23: The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, the revival to The Proud Family premiered on Disney+.
March
- March 11: Turning Red will be released on Disney+ instead of being released theatrically.[3]
- March 27: The 94th Academy Awards will air on ABC.
May
- May 27: The Bob's Burgers Movie, based on the animated television series Bob's Burgers, will be theatrically released.
August
- August 5: Skydance Animation's first animated film Luck, will be released on Apple TV+.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: TBA
- American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: TBA
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: TBA
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent: TBA
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- César Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flee
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Encanto
- European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: TBA
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Encanto
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Encanto
- Golden Reel Awards: TBA
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: TBA
- Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: TBA
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flee
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film: TBA
- National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Encanto
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: TBA
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Luca
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: Encanto
- Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature: TBA
- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Tokyo Anime Award: TBA
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flee
- Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: TBA
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | We Baby Bears | Cartoon Network | 2022–present |
| January 4 | Action Pack | Netflix | 2022–present |
| January 7 | El Deafo | Apple TV+ | 2022 |
| January 10 | Smiling Friends | Adult Swim | 2022–present |
| January 20 | Supernatural Academy | Peacock | 2022–present |
| January 28 | Angry Birds: Summer Madness | Netflix | 2022–present |
| Doomlands | Roku | 2022–present | |
| The Legend of Vox Machina | Amazon Prime Video | 2022–present | |
| February 9 | Alice's Wonderland Bakery | Disney Junior | 2022–present |
| Fairview | Comedy Central | 2022–present | |
| February 11 | Pretzel and the Puppies | Apple TV+ | 2022–present |
| February 15 | Alabama Jackson | YouTube | 2022–present |
| February 17 | Big Nate | Paramount+ | 2022–present |
| February 18 | The Cuphead Show! | Netflix | 2022–present |
| February 23 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | Disney+ | 2022–present |
| March 1 | The Guardians of Justice | Netflix | 2022–present |
| March 4 | The Boys: Diabolical | Amazon Prime Video | 2022–present |
| March 15 | Team Zenko Go | Netflix | 2022 |
| March 18 | Human Resources | ||
| March 25 | Transformers: Botbots | ||
| March 31 | The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder | Paramount+ | |
| April 1 | Trivia Quest | Netflix | |
| May 26 | My Little Pony: Make Your Mark | ||
| Early | Trico | ||
| Zootopia+ | Disney+ | ||
| Spring | Big Tree City | Netflix | |
| The Creature Cases | |||
| Slippin’ Jimmy | AMC | ||
| Summer | Baymax! | Disney+ | |
| Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Disney Channel | ||
| Fall | Rosie's Rules | PBS Kids | |
| Transformers: Earthspark | Nickelodeon | ||
| TBA | Royal Crackers | Adult Swim | |
| Dodo | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | ||
| Jade Armor | |||
| Tiny Toons Looniversity | |||
| Batwheels | Cartoonito | ||
| Bugs Bunny Builders | |||
| Dylan | |||
| Tom and Jerry Time | |||
| Cars on the Road | Disney+ | ||
| I Am Groot | |||
| Iwájú | |||
| Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire | |||
| Eureka | Disney Junior | ||
| Firebuds | |||
| Krapopolis | Fox | ||
| Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | HBO Max | ||
| CoComelon Lane | Netflix | ||
| Daniel Spellbound | |||
| Dead End: Paranormal Park | |||
| Deepa & Anoop | |||
| Entergalactic | |||
| Magic: The Gathering | |||
| Mama K's Team 4 | |||
| Sonic Prime | |||
| Super Giant Robot Brothers | |||
| The Hamster Show | Nickelodeon | ||
| Monster High | |||
| ZJ Sparkleton |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | El Deafo | Apple TV+ | 2022 | Ended[4] |
| February 3 | Kid Cosmic | Netflix | 2021-22 | Ended[5] |
| February 17 | Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs | HBO Max | 2021–22 | Cancelled[6][7][8] |
| February 18 | Fancy Nancy | Disney Junior | 2018–22 | Cancelled[9] |
| Muppet Babies | Disney Junior | 2018–22 | Ended[10] | |
| February 21 | Arthur | PBS Kids | 1996-2022 | Ended[11] |
| TBA | Summer Camp Island | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | 2018-22 | Ending[12] |
| The Owl House | Disney Channel | 2020-22 | Ending[13] | |
| Hilda | Netflix | 2018-22 | Ending[14] | |
| The Casagrandes | Nickelodeon | 2019-22 | Cancelling[15] |
Deaths
January
- January 4: Joan Copeland, American actress (voice of Tanana in Brother Bear), dies at age 99.[16]
- January 6: Peter Bogdanovich, American director, writer, actor, producer, critic and film historian (voice of Psychologist in The Simpsons episode Yokel Chords), dies at age 82.[17]
- January 9
- Bob Saget, American stand-up comedian, actor, television host and director (voice of Zoo Animal in Madagascar, Dash in Casper's Scare School, Party Marty in The Life & Times of Tim, Mike O'Malley, Galactus and Cable Guy in Robot Chicken), dies from head trauma at age 65.[18][19]
- Dwayne Hickman, American actor, television executive, producer and director (voice of Aladdin in 1001 Arabian Nights), dies from parkinson's disease at age 87.[20]
- January 10: Ian Greenberg, Canadian businessman (co-founder of Astral Media, former owner of Family Channel), dies at age 79.[21]
- January 18: Peter Robbins, American former child actor (original voice of Charlie Brown in the Peanuts television specials), commits suicide at age 65.[22]
- January 19: Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (voice of Jack Frost in the French dub of Rise of the Guardians), dies from a skiing accident at age 37.[23]
- January 20: Meat Loaf, American rock singer and actor (voiced himself in the South Park episode Chef Aid), dies from COVID-19 at age 74.[24]
- January 21: Louie Anderson, American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host (voice of Security Guard #1 in Bebe's Kids, Andy Anderson and Little Louie in Life with Louie (which he created), Burt in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode Fear and Loathing in Endsville, Mining Team of Louie Andersons in Tom Goes to the Mayor, Gory Agnes in Pickle and Peanut, voiced himself in No Activity), dies from large B-cell lymphoma at age 68.[25]
- January 23: Renato Cecchetto, Italian actor and voice actor (Italian dub voice of Hamm in Toy Story, P.T. Flea in A Bug's Life, the title character in Shrek, The Abominable Snowman in Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, School of Moonfish in Finding Nemo, Uncle Max in The Lion King 1½, Mack in Cars, Mustafa in Ratatouille, John in WALL-E, Tom in Up, Mr. Trout in The Boxtrolls, Razaq in The Breadwinner, Meow Meow Fuzzyface in BoJack Horseman, Fritz in Inside Out, Earl in The Good Dinosaur, Bill in Finding Dory, Juan Ortodoncia in Coco, Cleveland Brown in seasons 12-19 of Family Guy, Mr. Ellingboe in Klaus), dies from complications from a moped accident at age 70.[26]
- January 30:
- Maya Buzinova, Russian animator (The Mitten, Gena the Crocodile, Cheburashka), dies at age 92.[27]
- Calvin Remsberg, American actor and stage director (voice of Merry Man in Shrek), dies at age 72.[28]
- January 31: Flemming Quist Møller, Danish director (Benny's Bathtub, Jungledyret Hugo), animator, author, drummer, screenwriter and actor (voice of The Feather King in Beyond Beyond), dies from a heart attack at age 79.[29]
February
- February 1: Isaac Bardavid, Brazilian actor and voice actor (Brazilian dub voice of Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Tigger in Winnie the Pooh), dies at age 90.[30]
- February 2: Robert Blalack, Panamanian-born American visual effects artist (co-founder of Industrial Light & Magic), dies from cancer at age 73.[31]
- February 4: Lina Gagnon, Canadian animator (National Film Board of Canada), dies at an unknown age.[32]
- February 6:
- Dylan Hoffman, American technical director and rigging artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years), dies from a motorbike accident at age 33.[33]
- Saki Nitta, Japanese voice actress (voice of Pakuri in Kill la Kill, Bridget Faye and Cache Dop in D.Gray-man Hallow, Japanese dub voice of Dogo in The Lion Guard, Bullied Sheep in Zootopia, Rosa Rivera in Coco), dies from meningioma at age 31.[34]
- February 8:
- Borivoj Dovniković, Croatian film director, animator and caricaturist, dies at age 91.[35]
- Toshiya Ueda, Japanese voice actor (voice of Titicaca in The Adventures of Pepero, Futon in Rascal the Raccoon, Nefertari Cobra in One Piece, Vilk in The Promised Neverland, Japanese dub voice of Uncle Chuck Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Benjamin Boris Zachary Karbunkle in Biker Mice from Mars, Owl in Winnie the Pooh, Aloysius in Infinity Train), dies at age 88.[36]
- Anne D. Bernstein, American television writer (Video Power, KaBlam!, Daria, Celebrity Deathmatch, Downtown, The Backyardigans, Viva Piñata, Angelo Rules, Kit and Kate, Super Wings), passes away from parkinson's disease at an unknown age.[37]
- February 12: Ivan Reitman, Slovak-born Canadian film and television director, screenwriter and producer (Heavy Metal, Beethoven, Space Jam, Mummies Alive!, Alienators: Evolution Continues), passes away at age 75.[38]
- February 24: Sally Kellerman, American actress, singer and author (voice of The Seal in The Mouse and His Child, Sunburn in Happily Ever After, the Narrator in Delgo, Principal Stark in Unsupervised, Marshmallow Queen and Romaine Empress in The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, Dolores Barren in High School USA!), dies from heart failure at age 84.[39]
- February 25: Farrah Forke, American actress (voice of Big Barda/Barda Free in Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited, voiced herself in the Duckman episode Aged Heat 2: Women in Heat), dies from cancer at age 54.[40]
- February 28: Kirk Baily, American actor (voice of Walla in Dead Space: Downfall, Blithe Hollow Townperson in ParaNorman, anime such as Cowboy Bebop and Trigun, additional voices in films such as The Brave Little Toaster, Aladdin, The Road to El Dorado, The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, Minions, Big Hero 6, The Star, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, DC League of Super-Pets), dies from lung cancer at age 59.[41]
March
See also
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External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb