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Annie Awards nominees announced

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Alan Gardner December 4, 2013 2 minutes 0 comments

The 41st annual Annie Awards nominees have been announced. The Annie is the equivalent of an Oscar in the animation industry.

Best Animated Feature

• A Letter to Momo – GKIDS
• Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
• Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• The Wind Rises – Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures

Best Animated Special Production

• Chipotle Scarecrow – Moonbot Studios
• Listening Is an Act of Love – StoryCorps
• Room on the Broom – Magic Light Pictures
• Toy Story OF TERROR!- Pixar Animation Studios

Best Animated Short Subject

• Despicable Me 2 – Puppy – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Get A Horse! – Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Gloria Victoria – National Film Board of Canada
• My Mom is an Airplane – Acme Filmworks
• The Numberlys – Moonbot Studios

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial

• Despicable Me 2 – Cinemark – Illumination Entertainment/Universal
• Pictures Sound of the Woods ? Acme Filmworks
• The Polar Bears Movie – Scott Free Productions/RSA Films

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

• Bubble Guppies – Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
• Disney Sofia the First – Disney Television Animation
• Doc McStuffins – Brown Bag Films
• Justin Time – Guru Studio
• Peter Rabbit – Nickelodeon Productions/Silver Gate Media

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children?s Audience

• Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Studios
• Beware the Batman – Warner Bros. Animation
• Disney Gravity Falls – Disney Television Animation
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios
• Scaredy Squirrel – Nelvana Ltd.
• Teen Titans Go! – Warner Bros. Animation
• The Legend of Korra – Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Archer – FX Networks
• Bob’s Burgers – Bento Box Entertainment
• Disney Tron Uprising – Disney Television Animation
• Futurama – 20th Century Fox Television
• Motorcity – Titmouse Inc.

Best Animated Video Game

• Diggs Nightcrawler – Moonbot Studios
• Tiny Thief – 5 ANTS
• The Last of Us – Naughty Dog

Best Student Film

• Chicken or the Egg – Ringling College of Art and Design
• Kellerkind – Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
• Miss Todd – Kristina Yee
• Move Mountain – Kirsten Lepore
• SEMÃ?FORO – University of Southern California
• The Final Straw – Ringling College of Art and Design
• Trusts & Estates – CalArts
• Wedding Cake – Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES___________________

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production

• Alen Lai, David Quirus, Diego Garzon Sanchez, Ilan Gabai – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
• David Jones – Dragons: Defenders of Berk – DreamWorks Animation
• Joshua Jenny, Jason Johnston, Matthew Wong, Eric Froemling, Enrique Vila – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• Greg Gladstone, Nikita Pavlov, Allen Ruilova, Matt Titus, Can Yuksel – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

• Jonathan Paquin, Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, Adrien Toupet – Man Of Steel – Weta Digital
• Ben O?Brien, Karin Cooper, Lee Uren, Chris Root – Star Trek: Into Darkness – Industrial Light & Magic
• Dan Pearson, Jay Cooper, Jeff Grebe, Amelia Chenoweth – Star Trek: Into Darkness – Industrial Light & Magic
• Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran, Florian Witzel – Pacific Rim – Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

• Brad Schaffer – Friendship All-Stars of Friendship: Wrong Number – Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
• Eric Urban – Ubermansion – Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
• JC Tran Quang Thieu – Toy Story OF TERROR! – Pixar Animation Studios
• David DeVan – Toy Story OF TERROR! – Pixar Animation Studios Character
• Kureha Yokoo – Toy Story OF TERROR! – Pixar Animation Studios Character
• Keith Kellogg – Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lucasfilm Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production

• Thom Roberts – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
• Jonathan Del Val ? Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Jakob Jensen – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• John Chun Chiu Lee – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Kitaro Kosaka ? The Wind Rises – Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures
• Tony Smeed – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Patrick Imbert – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production

• Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Gollum – Weta Digital
• Dave Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chang, Matthew Cioffi, Guillame Francois – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Goblin King – Weta Digital
• Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins, Kyle Winkelman – Pacific Rim – Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Craig McCracken – Disney Wander Over Yonder – Disney Television Animation
• Paul Rudish – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Andy Bialk – The Awesomes – Bento Box Entertainment
• Ben Adams – Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios
• Danny Hynes, Colin Howard – Steven Universe – Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

• Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• Sylvain Deboissy, Shannon Tindle – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
• Craig Kellman ? Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
• Chris Sasaki – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Christophe Lourdelet – A Monster in Paris – Shout! Factory
• Eric Guillon ? Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Bill Schwab – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Colin Heck – The Legend of Korra – Nickelodeon Animation
• Elaine Bogan – Dragons: Defenders of Berk – DreamWorks Animation
• Stephan Franck – The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow – Sony Pictures Animation
• John Aoshima – Disney Gravity Falls – Disney Television Animation
• Aaron Springer – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Angus MacLane – Toy Story OF TERROR! – Pixar Animation Studios
• Harold Harris – Justin Time – Guru Studio

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production

• Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• David Soren – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
• Chris Wedge – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
• Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
• Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Alan Williams – Estefan ? BYU Center for Animation
• Guy Moon – T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Peter Lurye, Stuart Kollmorgen, Peter Zizzo – Peter Rabbit – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Kevin Kliesch, Craig Gerber, John Kavanaugh – Disney Sofia the First – Disney Television Animation
• Christopher Willis – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Andy Bean – Disney Wander Over Yonder – Disney Television Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production

• Alan Silvestri – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• Henry Jackman – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
• Mark Mothersbaugh ? Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
• Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams ? Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Danny Elfman – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
• Randy Newman – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Dominic Lewis – Free Birds – Reel FX

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Angela Sung, William Niu, Christine Bian, Emily Tetri, Frederic Stewart – The Legend of Korra – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Liz Artinian, Ray Feldman, Chris Fisher, George Fort – The Venture Bros.?What Color is Your Cleansuit?? – Titmouse Inc.
• Steven Sugar, Emily Walus, Sam Bosma, Elle Michalka, Amanda Winterstein – Steven Universe?Gem Glow? – Cartoon Network Studios
• Lynna Blankenship, Dima Malanitchev, Debbie Peterson, Charles Ragins, Jefferson R. Weekley – The Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
• Christophe Vacher – Transformers Prime ?Beast Hunters?- Hasbro Studios
• Nick Jennings, Sandra Calleros, Teri Shikasho, Ron Russell, Martin Ansolebehere – Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Studios

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• Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique R. Louis – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon ? Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Michael Knapp, Greg Couch, William Joyce – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
• Zaza, Zyk – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
• Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke ?Dice? Tsutsumi – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Piero Piluso – Monsters vs. Aliens – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Douglas Lovelace – Dragons: Riders of Berk – DreamWorks Animation
• Adam Ford, Deke Wightman, Kevin Mellon, Justin Wagner, Benji Williams – Archer – FX Networks
• Alonso Ramos-Ramirez – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Daniel Chong – Toy Story of TERROR! – Pixar Animation Studios
• Alonso Ramos-Ramirez – Gravity Falls – Disney Television Animation
• Guillermo Del Toro, Guy Davis, Ralph Sosa – The Simpsons — “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” — Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
• Paul Watling – Justin Time – Guru Studio

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

• Steven MacLeod – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• Eric Favela ? Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Dean Kelly – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Jason Hand – Planes- Disneytoon Studios
• John Ripa – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Eric Bauza as the voice of Foop – Fairly Odd Parents – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Chris Diamantopoulos as the voice of Mickey Mouse – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Mark Hamill as the voice of Skips and Walks – Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios
• Tom Kenny as the voice of Ice King – Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

• Paul Giamatti as the voice of Chet – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
• Terry Crews as the voice of Earl ? Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
• Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lucy ? Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Steve Carell as the voice of Gru ? Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Pierre Coffin as the voice of Minions – Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
• Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike ? Monsters University ? Pixar Animation Studios
• Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Katie Mattila – Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball – The Simpsons- ?Dark Knight Court? ? Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox
• Lewis Morton – Futurama – 20th Century Fox Television
• Matt Price, John Infantino, Mike Roth, Michele Cavin, Sean Szeles – Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios
• Michael Price – The Simpsons- ?Dangers on a Train? ? Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production

• Daniel Pennac – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
• Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Miyazaki Hayao – Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures
• Jennifer Lee – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

• Adam Arnold, Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen – Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Myra Lopez, Ana Adams, Justin Baker – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
• Lynn Hobson – Dragons: Defenders of Berk – DreamWorks Animation
• Illya Owens – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
• Axel Geddes, Kathy Graves, Chloe Kloezeman – Toy Story OF TERROR! – Pixar Animation Studios
• Paul D. Calder – Futurama – 20th Century Fox Television
• Paul Douglas – Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Studios
• Jason W.A. Tucker – Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lucasfilm Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

• Darren Holmes – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
• James Ryan – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
• Fabienne Alvarez-Giro – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
• Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
• Jeff Draheim – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS__________________________________

Winsor McCay Award ? Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett

June Foray Award ? Alice Davis

Ub Iwerks ? DZED Systems for Dragonframe stop-motion animation software

Special Achievement Award ? Creative Talent Network (CTN)

Certificate of Merit ? ?I Know That Voice? (Documentary)