Several CalArtians were honored at the 2026 Annie Awards, including four categories won by Green Street Pictures—co-founded by Experimental Animation alum Sean Buckelew (Film/Video MFA 14)—and The Wild Robot writer/director Chris Sanders (Film/Video BFA 84), who paid tribute to his CalArts mentors after being presented with the Winsor McCay lifetime achievement award. Here’s the list of animation alumni winners from the 53rd annual Annie Awards ceremony, which was held Saturday, Feb.