DREAMWORKS Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon 2” won big at the 42nd annual Annie Awards, collecting six awards including best animated feature and best director for its writer/director Dean DeBlois.

    Warner Bros. “The LEGO Movie” — which earned the PGA Award last weekend but was snubbed when the Oscar nominations were announced — won one Annie, which was awarded to its writers/directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for writing.

    In addition to best animated feature and director, “How To Train Your Dragon 2” was honored for character animation, editing, music and storyboarding.

    Also in the feature categories, Focus and Laika’s “The Boxtrolls” won a pair of awards, for production design and voice acting. The later went to Ben Kingsley for his role as Archibald Snatcher.

    Disney’s “Big Hero 6” won a trophy for animated effects, and Fox’s “The Book of Life” received an award for character design.

    “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” “The Boxtrolls” and “Big Hero 6” are nominated for the Oscar for best animated feature, along with Annie nominees “Song of the Sea” from Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon and “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” from Japan’s Studio Ghibli, both of which were distributed by GKIDS.

    Also at the Annies, held Saturday evening at UCLA’s Royce Hall, best animated short subject was awarded to Disney’s Oscar nominee “Feast.” Another Oscar nominee, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” won an Annie for character animation in a live action feature.(SD-Agencies)