Disney has not secured a single nomination for the Best Feature ballot at the Annie Awards this year for the first time in 31 years. And this is a big deal.

The Walt Disney Company is historically known for being one of the foremost names in the world of entertainment. Whether it’s theme parks or Disney films, for years now, Disney has led the pack for decades now when it comes to being a trendsetter and innovator (think of The Lion King), and for all this time, they’ve been acknowledged by critics for this as well.

One recent award show changed this and showcased Disney’s cracks.

Disney Left Out of the Annie Awards

Recently, nominations for the 51st Annual Annie Awards were released, and unfortunately for the Walt Disney Company, no Disney films made the cut for the Best Feature ballot. This is the first time in 31 years this has happened.

The lack of Disney is surprising to many, considering what an icon the company has been historically in its field.

The Gamer argues that Disney has relied too much on remakes and sequels from Pixar Animation Studios rather than producing quality original content that’s new and engaging for audiences. As the outlet writes,“Turning Red or Luca are now exceptions rather than the rule, replaced by properties we grew up with or formulaic films like Wish that pander far more than they innovate.”

Regardless of whether fans can believe this has actually come to pass or not, the reality is this is a big deal.

What are the Annie Awards? And Why Do They Matter?

The Annie Awards are an honor presented by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood. Every year since 1972, the association has presented these awards to recognize excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television.

Variety also reported that “In addition to the competitive awards, ASIFA-Hollywood, the organization behind the Annies, will hand out juried awards honoring exemplary contributions to the animation industry.”

Disney not being animated for a Best Feature ballot breaks a 31-year streak that the company had going for it, and it demonstrates that to many, Disney’s films are simply not living up to the quality they once delivered.

While Disney hasn’t been nominated, here are the features battling for the big title:

• Nimona, produced by Annapurna Animation for Netflix
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation
• Japanese fantasy-adventure Suzume from CoMix Wave Films and Story, and distributed by Crunchyroll/Sony Pictures
• Paramount and Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• Golden Globe winner, Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, from Studio Ghibli, which is distributed by GKIDS

Of course, this is the problem that Disney CEO Bob Iger has promised to solve, but so far, we’ve yet to find a Disney film that truly wows audiences the way some of the classics have in the past.

Of course, Disney is getting a small reprieve. The organization will be presenting the  Special Achievement Award to the artists of Walt Disney Animation. The Special Achievement Award is given to honor unique and outstanding work not recognized within the existing award category structure.

This said, all is not lost considering Disney currently has the best show on television. So perhaps we’ll see a resurgence from the Mouse House yet.

Other notable projects that received nominations include Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai, Disney Television Animation’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Visions, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (Triggerfish Animation for Disney+), Disney+ series What If… and Max’s Scavengers Reign.