On February 10th, at the 2025 Annie Awards, aka the Oscars of animation, Fortiche and Riot Games walked away with seven wins for Arcane Season 2.
These awards don’t just recognize technical excellence — they celebrate our way of doing things.
Our vision. Our artists. Our obsession with story and style. Our 4-year ride to craft a second season that hits just as hard (if not harder) than the first. This win is for the people behind the scenes who put everything into every frame. And for the fans who saw it.
“We just want to say it loud and clear: YOU DID IT AGAIN ! and absolutely crushed it! Let’s keep pushing, keep dreaming, and keep making beautiful things together.”
Pascal Charrue, Co-founder of Fortiche & Co-director of Arcane
Best Direction – Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, Barthélémy Maunoury → for the episode The Dirt Under Your Nails (S2 ep9)
Best Editing – Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez → for the episode Pretend Like It’s The First Time (S2 ep7)
Best Character Animation – Tom Gouill
→ for the episodes:
Killing is a Cycle (S2 ep8)
Heavy is the Crown (S2 ep1)
Finally Got the Name Right (S2 ep3)
The Message Hidden Within the Pattern (S2 ep6)
The Dirt Under Your Nails (S2 ep9)
Pretend Like It’s The First Time (S2 ep7)
Blisters and Bedrock (S2 ep5)
Best Production Design – Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O’Neill
→ for the episode The Dirt Under Your Nails (S2 ep 9)
Best Storyboarding – Joséphine Meis
→ for the episode Killing is a Cycle (S2 ep8)
Best FX – Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré
→ for the episode The Dirt Under Your Nails (S2 ep9)
Best Music – Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox → for the episode The Dirt Under Your Nails (S2 ep9)
Tips – Fortiche stars are at :
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: 18:53-20:35
BEST MUSIC: 44:13-46:30
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION: 1:19:35-1:21:29
BEST FX: 1:27:40-1:29:43
BEST EDITORIAL: 1:34:24-1:36:26
BEST STORYBOARDING: 2:34:06-2:36:27
BEST DIRECTION: 2:40:30-2:42:37
