“Rango” tops Annie Award Winners
Paramount’s Rango won the top feature film honors at the 39th Annual Annie Awards ceremony tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The film also took honors in 4 award categories (others being character design, writing and editing). However, ASIFA voters spread the love by giving the Best Director prize to Jennifer Yuh Nelson for Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda 2. Best Animated Short Subject was presented to Minkyu Lee’s Adam and Dog.
Other highlights: Michel Gagne’s Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet won for Best Video Game. Cartoon Network’s The Amazing World of Gumball was honored as Best Animated Television Production for Children. The Simpsons took the prize again for Best General Audience TV Production. Character Animation in a Live Action Production was presented to ILM’s work on The Transformers: Dark of The Moon. Awards were given in various categories to Winnie The Pooh, Arthur Christmas and Rise of The Planet of The Apes. Even Spielberg’s Tintin wasn’t overlooked… it won awards for Visual Effects and Music!
A complete list of winners is after the jump.
Winners indicated in bold type:
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
A Cat in Paris — Folimage
Arrugas (Wrinkles) – Perro Verde Films, S.L.
Arthur Christmas — Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Cars 2 — Pixar Animation Studios
Chico & Rita — Chico & Rita Distribution Limited
Kung Fu Panda 2 — DreamWorks Animation
Puss in Boots — DreamWorks Animation
• Rango — Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present
A Blind Wink/GK Films ProductionRio — Blue Sky Studios
Tintin — Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
BEST ANIMATED SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Adventure Time: Thank You — Cartoon Network Studios
Batman: Year One — Warner Bros. Animation
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas — Blue Sky Studios
• Kung Fu Panda — Secrets of the Masters — Nickeloden and DreamWorks Animation
Prey 2 —Blur Studio
Star Tours — Industrial Light & Magic
BEST ANIMATED SHORT SUBJECT
• Adam and Dog — Minkyu Lee
I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat — Warner Bros. Animation
La Luna — Pixar Animation Studios
(Notes on) Biology — Ornana Films
Paths of Hate — Platige Image
Sunday — National Film Board of Canada
The Ballad of Nessie —Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Girl and the Fox — Base14
Wild Life — National Film Board of Canada
BEST ANIMATED TV COMMERCIAL
Geico “Foghorn” – Renegade Animation
McDonald’s “Apple Tree” Duck Studios/Kompost
McDonald’s “Suzi Van Zoom” Duck Studios/Kompost
Norton “Stuff”- Psyop
Statoil “Good Night” – Studio AKA
“The Pirate” – Meindbender
•Twinings “Sea” – Psyop
BEST GENERAL AUDIENCE ANIMATED TV PRODUCTION
Archer — FX Productions
Green Lantern: The Animated Series — Warner Bros. Animation
Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas – Hallmark
MAD — Warner Bros. Animation
Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2 — Starburns Industries, Inc.
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice — Walt Disney Animation Studios
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
• The Simpsons — Gracie Films
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION – PRESCHOOL
Chuggington — Ludorum plc
• Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates — Disney Television
AnimationDisney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse — Disney Television Animation
The WotWots Season 2 — Pukeko Pictures
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION – CHILDREN
Fanboy and Chum Chum — Nickelodeon and Frederator
Kung Fu Panda — Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Penguins of Madagascar — Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
• The Amazing World of Gumball — Cartoon Network in Association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi
BEST ANIMATED VIDEO GAME
Bumpy Road — Simogo
Gears of War 3 — Epic Games
Gesundheit — Konami Digital Entertainment
Ghost Trick: “Phantom Detective” — Capcom
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet — Shadow Planet Productions, Gagne/Fuelcell
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One — Insomniac Games
Rayman Origins — Ubisoft Montpellier
Unchartered 3: Drake’s Deception — Naughty Dog
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Can Yuksel “Puss in Boots” DreamWorks Animation
Chase Cooper “Rango” Industrial Light & Magic
Dan Lund “Winnie The Pooh” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Dave Tidgwell “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
Eric Froemling “Cars 2” Pixar Animation Studios
Jason Mayer “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
Joel Aron “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
Jon Reisch “Cars 2” Pixar Animation Studios
• Kevin Romond “Tintin” Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Willi Geiger “Rango” Industrial Light & Magic
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Branko Grujcic “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
Industrial Light & Magic• Florent Andorra “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Industrial Light & Magic
Gary Wu “Cowboys & Aliens” Industrial Light & Magic
Lee Uren “Cowboys & Aliens” Industrial Light & Magic
Character Animation in a Television Production
Chad Sellers “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Michael Franceschi “Kung Fu Panda” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Rebecca Wilson Bresee “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” Walt
Disney Animation StudiosSihanouk Mariona “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2” Starburns
Industries, Inc.• Tony Smeed “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” Walt Disney
Animation Studios
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Andreas Deja “Winnie The Pooh” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Dan Wagner “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
• Jeff Gabor “Rio” Blue Sky Studios
Mark Henn “Winnie The Pooh” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Olivier Staphylas “Puss in Boots” DreamWorks Animation
Patrik Puhala “Rio” Blue Sky Studios
Pierre Perifel “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Andy Arnett “HOP” Rhythm & Hues, Illumination Entertainment
David Lowry “Paul” Double Negative Visual Effects for Universal
Productions/Relativity Media/Working Title Films/Big Talk Productions• Eric Reynolds “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” 20th Century Fox
Mike Hull “Paul” Double Negative Visual Effects for Universal
Productions/Relativity Media/Working Title Films/Big Talk Productions
Character Design in a Television Production
• Bill Schwab “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice ” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Carl Raggio “Disney Kick Buttowski” Disney Television Animation
Chad Hurd “Archer” FX Productions
Chris Battle “Dan Vs.” Starz Film Roman
Gordon Hammond “TUFF Puppy” Nickelodeon
Mike Dougherty “TUFF Puppy” Nickelodeon
Robert Ryan Cory “Secret Mountain Fort Awesome” Cartoon Network
Studios
Character Design in a Feature Production
Jay Shuster “Cars 2” Pixar Animation Studios
• Mark “Crash” McCreery “Rango” Paramount Pictures and
Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films ProductionPatrick Mate “Puss in Boots” DreamWorks Animation
Peter de Seve “Arthur Christmas” Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman
AnimationsSergio Pablos “Rio” Blue Sky Studios
Directing in a Television Production
Brian Sheesley “Dan Vs.” Starz Film Roman
Chris Savino & Clay Morrow “ Disney Kick Buttowski” Disney
Television AnimationDan Riba “Ben 10 Ultimate Alien” Cartoon Network Studios
Duke Johnson “Community” 23 D Films, Inc.
Gabe Swarr “Kung Fu Panda” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Ken Bruce “TUFF Puppy” Nickelodeon
Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton “Prep & Landing: Naughty
vs. Nice” Walt Disney Animation Studios• Matthew Nastuk “The Simpsons” Gracie Films
Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet “The Amazing World of Gumball”
Cartoon Network Europe in association with Dandelion Studios,
Boulder Media & Studio SoiPeter Hausner “Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu” Wil Film
Steve Loter, Christo Stamboliev, Shaun Cashman, David Knott “Penguins of Madagascar” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Tony Craig “Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas” Hallmark
Directing in a Feature Production
Carlos Saldahna “Rio” Blue Sky Studios
Chris Miller “Puss in Boots” DreamWorks Animation
Don Hall & Stephen Anderson “Winnie The Pooh” Walt Disney
Animation StudiosGore Verbinski “Rango” Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies
present a Blind Wink/GK Films Production• Jennifer Yuh Nelson “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
Kelly Asbury “Gnomeo & Juliet” Touchstone Pictures
Music in a Television Production
Adam Berry, Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle “Penguins of
Madagascar” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks AnimationBen Locket “The Amazing World of Gumball” Cartoon Network
Europe in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media &
Studio SoiFrederik Wiedmann “Green Lantern The Animated Series” Warner
Bros. Animation• Grace Potter, Michael Giacchino “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda “Pixie Hollow
Games” DisneyToon StudiosKevin Kliesch “Thundercats” Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network
Shawn Patterson, Zeb Wells “Robot Chicken” ShadowMachine and
Stoopid Monkey in association with Adult Swim
Music in a Feature Production
Henry Jackman “Puss in Boots” DreamWorks Animation
• John Williams “Tintin” Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Mikael Mutti, Siedah Garrett, Carlinhos Brown, Sergio Mendes, John
Powell, “Rio” Blue Sky StudiosZooey Deschanel, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Henry Jackman, Robert
Lopez “Winnie The Pooh” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Production Design in a Television Production
• Mark Bodnar, Chris Tsirgiotis, Sue Mondt and Daniel Elson “Secret
Mountain Fort Awesome” Cartoon Network StudiosPeter Martin “Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas” Hallmark
Production Design in a Feature Production
Paul Felix “Winnie The Pooh” Walt Disney Animation Studios • Raymond Zilbach “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks AnimationTom Cardone, Kyle MacNaughton & Peter Chan “Rio” Blue Sky
Studios
Storyboarding in a Television Production
Barry W. Johnson “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”
Walt Disney Animation StudiosBenton Connor “Regular Show” Cartoon Network Studios
• Brian Kesinger “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”
Walt Disney Animation StudiosDave Thomas “TUFF Puppy” Nickelodeon
Fred Gonzalez “TUFF Puppy” Nickelodeon
Joe Mateo “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”
Walt Disney Animation StudiosJustin Nichols “Fanboy & Chum Chum” Nickelodeon &
FrederatorKatie Rice “Fanboy & Chum Chum” Nickelodeon &
FrederatorRebecca Sugar “Adventure Time” Cartoon Network Studios
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Bob Logan “Puss in Boots” DreamWorks Animation
Delia Gosman “Rango” Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon
Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films ProductionGary Graham “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
• Jeremy Spears “Winnie The Pooh” Walt Disney Animation
StudiosJosh Hayes “Rango” Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon
Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films ProductionKris Pearn “Arthur Christmas” Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman
AnimationsNelson Yokota “Gnomeo and Juliet” Touchstone Pictures
Philip Craven “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
Scott Morse “Cars 2” Pixar Animation Studios
Voice Acting in a Television Production
Carlos Alazraqui as Denzel Crocker “Fairly OddParents” Nickelodeon
Dan Harmon as Jekyll “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2”
Starburns Industries, Inc.Daran Norris as Cosmo “Fairly OddParents” Nickelodeon
Dee Bradley Baker as Clone Troopers “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
Diedrich Bader as Batman “Batman: The Brave and the Bold” Warner Bros. Animation
H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer “Archer” FX Productions
• Jeff Bennett as Kowalski “Penguins of Madagascar” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Jeff B. Davis as Victor Frankenstein “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole
Season 2” Starburns Industries, Inc.Jessica Walter as Malory Archer “Archer” FX Productions
Judy Greer as Cheryl Tunt “Archer” FX Productions
Logan Grove as Gumball “The Amazing World of Gumball” Cartoon
Network Europe in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder
Media & Studio SoiNika Futterman as Asajj Ventress “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”
Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.Scott Adsit as the Creature “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2”
Starburns Industries, Inc.Tara Strong as Timmy Turner “Fairly OddParents — Operation Dinkleberg” Nickelodeon
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Ashley Jensen as Bryony “Arthur Christmas” Sony Pictures
Animation, Aardman Animations• Bill Nighy as Grandsanta “Arthur Christmas” Sony Pictures
Animation, Aardman AnimationsGary Oldman as Shen “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
James Hong as Mr. Ping “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
Jemaine Clement as Nigel “Rio” Blue Sky Studios
Jim Cummings as Featherstone “Gnomeo and Juliet” Touchstone
PicturesZach Galifianakis as Humpty Alexander Dumpty “Puss in Boots”
DreamWorks Animation
Writing in a Television Production
Blake Lemons, William Reiss, C.H. Greenblatt, Derek Evanick, Diana
Lafyatis, Neil Graf “Disney Fish Hooks — Fish School Musical”
Disney Television Animation• Carolyn Omine “The Simpsons -Treehouse of Horror XXII” — Gracie Films
Dani Michaeli, Sean Charmatz, Nate Cash, Luke Brookshier, Paul
Tibbitt “SpongeBob SquarePants – Patrick’s Staycation”
NickelodeonJosh Weinstein “Futurama – All The President’s Heads” The Curiosity
Company in association with 20th Century Fox TelevisionKevin Sullivan, Will Schifrin, Ray DeLaurentis “TUFF Puppy
Thunder Dog” NickelodeonMatt Maiellaro, Dave Willis “Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 — The Creditor”
Williams Street Studios, Adult SwimRay DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin, Kevin Sullivan “Fairly OddParents “Invasion of the Dads” Nickelodeon
Steve Wermers-Skelton, Kevin Deters “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs.
Nice” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Writing in a Feature Production
Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Mark Burton, Kathy Greenburg, Emily Cook,
Rob Sprackling, John R. Smith, Kelly Asbury, Steve Hamilton
“Gnomeo & Juliet” Touchstone PicturesBrian Kesinger, Kendelle Hoyer, Don Dougherty, Clio Chiang, Don
Hall, Stephen Anderson, Nicole Mitchell and Jeremy Spears “Winnie The Pooh” Walt Disney
Animation Studios• John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit – “Rango” Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham “Arthur Christmas” Sony Pictures
Animation, Aardman AnimationsSteve Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cronish “Tintin” Amblin
Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Editing in Television Production
Garret Elkins “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2” Starburn
Industries, Inc.Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen, Adam Arnold and Otto Ferrene “Kung Fu Panda” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Jason W.A. Tucker “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Lucasfilm
Animation, Ltd.Paul D. Calder “Futurama” The Curiosity Company in association with
20th Century Fox Television• Ted Machold, Jeff Adams, Doug Tiano, Bob Tomlin “Penguins of
Madagascar” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Editing in a Feature Production
Clare Knight, A.C.E. “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
• Craig Wood, A.C.E. “Rango” Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Eric Dapkewicz “Puss in Boots” DreamWorks Animation
Michael Kahn “Tintin” Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and
Kennedy/MarshallStephen Schaffer, A.C.E. “Cars 2” Pixar Animation Studios
JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award — Walt Peregoy, Borge Ring, Ronald Searle
June Foray — Art Leonardi
Special Achievement — Depth Analysis