Adult Animation Award News 2022: HCA, Creative Emmys, And Saturn Awards

A number of awards nominees and winners were announced over the weekend for adult animation with the likes of the HCA’s, the Creative Arts Emmys, and the Saturn Awards all taking a piece. In terms of dominance, Arcane is all over the place with nominations and appears to be the winner-take-all down the stretch.

Creative Arts Emmys 2022

Outstanding Animated Program
  • Arcane: “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down” (Netflix)
  • Bob’s Burgers: “Some Like It Bot Part 1: Eighth Grade Runner” (Fox)
  • Rick and Morty: “Mort Dinner Rick Andre” (Adult Swim)
  • The Simpsons: “Pixelated and Afraid” (Fox)
  • What If…?: “What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?” (Disney+)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  • F. Murray Abraham – Moon Knight: “The Friendly Type” as Khonshu (Disney+)
  • Julie Andrews – Bridgerton: “Capital R Rake” as Lady Whistledown (Netflix)
  • Chadwick Boseman – What If…?: “What If… T’Challa Became a Star-Lord?” as Star Lord T’Challa (Disney+)
  • Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth: “A Very Big Mouth Christmas” as Connie the Hormone Monstress (Netflix)
  • Stanley Tucci – Central Park: “Central Dark” as Bitsy (Apple TV+)
  • Jessica Walter – Archer: “London Time” as Malory Archer (FX)
  • Jeffrey Wright – What If…?: “What If… Ultron Won?” as The Watcher (Disney+)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried)
  • Arcane: “The Boy Savior” – Anne-Laure To (Netflix)
  • Arcane: “Happy Progress Day!” – Julien Georgel (Netflix)
  • Arcane: “When These Wall Come Tumbling Down” – Bruno Couchinho (Netflix)
  • The Boys Presents: Diabolical: “Boyd in 3D” – Lexy Naut (Prime Video)
  • The House — Kecy Salangad (Netflix)
  • Love, Death & Robots: “Jibaro” – Alberto Mielgo (Netflix)

HCA 2022 Winners

Best Animated Short Form Series

Love, Death + Robots (Netflix)

Best Streaming Animated Series or TV Movie

Arcane (Netflix)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or TV Movie

Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)

2022 Saturn Award Nominees

Animated Series

• Arcane (Netflix)
• Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Crunchyroll / Adult Swim)
• The Boys Presents: Diabolical (Amazon)
• Invincible (Amazon)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+ / Lucasfilm)
• What If? (Disney+ / Marvel)