The 2009 Annie Awards nominations have been announced by ASIFA-Hollywood. The award recognizes the year’s best achievements in animation. The features competing for Best Animated Feature include: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells and Pixar’s Up. Here is the full list of the nominations:
Best Animated Feature
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Sony Pictures Animation
- Coraline – Laika
- Fantastic Mr. Fox – 20th Century Fox
- The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- The Secret of Kells – Cartoon Saloon
- Up – Pixar Animation Studios
Best Home Entertainment Production
- Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas – Universal Animation Studios
- Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Green Latern: First Flight – Warner Bros. Animation
- Open Season 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
- SpongeBob vs. The Big One – Nickelodeon
Best Animated Short Subject
- Pups of Liberty – Picnic Pictures
- Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5 – ShadowMachine
- Santa, The Fascist Years – Plymptoons
- The Rooster, The Crocodile and The Night Sky – Barley Films
- The Story of Walls – Badmash Animation Studios
Best Animated Television Commercial
- Goldfish: In The Dark – Blur Studios, Inc.
- Idaho Lottery Twiceland – Acme Filmworks, Inc.
- Nutty Tales – Blue Sky Studios
- Spanish Lottery Deportees – Acme Filmworks, Inc.
- The Spooning – Screen Novelties /Acne Media
Best Animated Television Production
- Glenn Martin, DDS – Torante, Cuppa Coffee Studios & Rogers Communications
- Merry Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
- Prep and Landing – ABC Family/Walt Disney Animation Studios
- The Simpsons – Gracie Films
Best Animated Television Production for Children
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Disney Television Animation
- SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack – Cartoon Network Studios
- The Mighty B! – Nickelodeon/Polka Dot Pictures/Paper Kite Productions
- The Penguins of Madagascar – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Individual Achievement Categories
Animated Effects
- Scott Cegielski Monsters vs. Aliens – DreamWorks Animation
- Alexander Feigin 9 – 9 L.L.C.
- Eric Froemling Up – Pixar Animation Studios
- Tom Kluyskens Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Sony Pictures Animation
- James Mansfield The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Animation in a Television Production
- Mark Donald B.O.B.’s Big Break – DreamWorks Animation
- Mark Mitchell Prep and Landing – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Kevan Shorey Merry Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
- Tony Smeed Prep and Landing – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Phillip To Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space – DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Feature Production
- Andreas Deja The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Eric Goldberg The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Travis Knight Coraline – Laika
- Daniel Nguyen Up – Pixar Animation Studios
- Bruce Smith The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Design in a Television Production
- Bryan Arnett The Mighty B! – Catatonic – Nickelodeon/Polka Dot Pictures/Paper Kite Productions
- Ben Balistreri Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends – Cartoon Network Studios
- Craig Kellman Merry Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
- Bill Schwab Prep and Landing – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Design in a Feature Production
- Daniel Lopez Munoz Up – Pixar Animation Studios
- Shane Prigmore Coraline – Laika
- Shannon Tindle Coraline – Laika
Directing in a Television Production
- Pam Cooke & Jansen Yee American Dad: Brains, Brains & Automobiles – 20th Century Fox/Fuzzy Door/Underdog
- Rob Fendler Popzilla – Animax
- John Infantino, J.G. Quintel The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Candy Casanova – Cartoon Network Studios
- Bret Haaland The Penguins of Madagascar – Launchtime – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
- Jennifer Oxley The Wonder Pets: Help The Monster – Nickelodeon/Little Airplane Productions
Directing in a Feature Production
- Wes Anderson Fantastic Mr. Fox – 20th Century Fox
- Pete Docter Up – Pixar Animation Studios
- Christopher Miller, Phil Lord Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Sony Pictures Animation
- Hayao Miyazaki Ponyo – Studio Ghibli
- Henry Selick Coraline – Laika
Music in a Television Production
- Michael Giacchino Prep and Landing – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Kevin Kiner Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Weapons Factory – Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
- Guy Moon The Fairly OddParents: Wishology-The Big Beginning – Nickelodeon
Music in a Feature Production
- Bruno Coulais Coraline – Laika
- Michael Giacchino Up – Pixar Animation Studios
- Joe Hisaishi Ponyo – Studio Ghibli
- John Powell Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – Blue Sky Studios
Production Design in a Television Production
- Mac George Prep and Landing – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Andy Harkness Prep and Landing – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Janice Kubo Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends – Cartoon Network Studios
Production Design in a Feature Production
- Christopher Appelhans Coraline – Laika
- Ian Gooding The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Tadahiro Uesugi Coraline – Laika
- Christopher Vacher 9 – 9 L.L.C.
Storyboarding in a Television Production
- Sunil Hall The Mighty B!: Catatonic – Nickelodeon/Polka Dot Pictures/Paper
- Brandon Kruse The Fairly OddParents: Fly Boy – Nickelodeon
- Robert Koo Merry Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
- Joe Mateo Prep and Landing – ABC Family/Walt Disney Animation Studios Kite Productions
- Adam Van Wyk The Spectacular Spider-Man: Final Curtain – Culver Entertainment
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
- Sharon Bridgeman Astro Boy – Imagi Studios
- Chris Butler Coraline – Laika
- Ronnie Del Carmen Up – Pixar Animation Studios
- Tom Owens Monsters vs. Aliens – DreamWorks Animation
- Peter Sohn Up – Pixar Animation Studios
Voice Acting in a Television Production
- Danny Jacobs – Voice of King Julien – Merry Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
- Nicky Jones – Voice of Chowder – Chowder: The Dinner Theatre – Cartoon Network Studios
- Tom Kenny – Voice of SpongeBob – SpongeBob SquarePants – Truth or Square – Nickelodeon
- Dwight Schultz – Voice of Mung Daal – Chowder:The Party Cruise – Cartoon Network Studios
- Willow Smith – Voice of Abby – Merry Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
- Jen Cody – Voice of Charlotte – The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Dawn French – Voice of Miss Forcible – Coraline – Laika
- Hugh Laurie – Voice of Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. – Monsters vs. Aliens – DreamWorks Animation
- John Leguizamo – Voice of Sid – Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur – Blue Sky Studios
- Jennifer Lewis – Voice of Mama Odie – The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Writing in a Television Production
- Daniel Chun – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XX – Gracie Films
- Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers-Skelton – Prep and Landing – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Valentina L. Garza – The Simpsons: Four Great Women and a Manicure – Gracie Films
- Billy Kimball and Ian Maxtone-Graham – The Simpsons: Gone Maggie Gone – Gracie Films
- Billy Lopez – The Wonder Pets – Save the Honey Bears – Nickelodeon Productions/Little Airplane Productions
Writing in a Feature Production
- Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach – Fantastic Mr. Fox – 20th Century Fox
- Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy – Up – Pixar Animation Studios
- Timothy Hyde Harris and David Bowers – Astro Boy – Imagi Studios
- Christopher Miller and Phil Lord – Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Sony Pictures Animation
Juried Awards
- Winsor McCay Award – Tim Burton, Bruce Timm, Jeffrey Katzenberg
- June Foray – Tom Sito
- Ub Iwerks Award – William T. Reeves
- Special Achievement – Martin Meunier and Brian McLean
- Certificate of Merit – Myles Mikulic, Danny Young and Michael Woodside