On Feb. 6th, ASIFA-Hollywood handed out the prizes in the 37th annual Annie Awards.
On Feb. 6th, ASIFA-Hollywood handed out the prizes in the 37th annual Annie Awards. Pixar's UP took the top award for feature animation, along with Pete Docter winning for direction. Unlike many recent years, the prizes were spread among various productions. Disney's PRINCESS AND THE FROG and PREP AND LANDING and Laika's CORALINE tied for the most wins with three.
Complete List of Winners
Best Animated FeatureUp — Pixar Animation Studios
Best Home Entertainment ProductionFuturama: Into the Wild Green Yonder — The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Best Animated Short SubjectRobot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5 — ShadowMachine
Best Animated Television CommercialSpanish Lottery “Deportees” — Acme Filmworks, Inc.
Best Animated Television ProductionPrep and Landing — ABC Family/Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated Television Production for ChildrenThe Penguins of Madagascar — Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Animated EffectsJames Mansfield “The Princess and the Frog” — Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Animation in a Television ProductionPhillip To “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space” — DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Feature ProductionEric Goldberg “The Princess and the Frog” — Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Design in a Television ProductionBill Schwab “Prep and Landing” — Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Design in a Feature ProductionShane Prigmore “Coraline” — Laika
Directing in a Television ProductionBret Haaland “The Penguins of Madagascar - Launchtime” — Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Directing in a Feature ProductionPete Docter “Up” — Pixar Animation Studios
Music in a Television ProductionGuy Moon “The Fairly OddParents: “Wishology-The Big Beginning” — Nickelodeon
Music in a Feature ProductionBruno Coulais “Coraline” — Laika
Production Design in a Television ProductionAndy Harkness “Prep and Landing” — Walt Disney Animation Studios
Production Design in a Feature ProductionTadahiro Uesugi “Coraline — Laika
Storyboarding in a Television ProductionRobert Koo “Merry Madagascar” — DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in a Feature ProductionTom Owens “Monsters vs. Aliens” — DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Television ProductionTom Kenny - Voice of SpongeBob - “SpongeBob SquarePants — Truth or Square” — Nickelodeon
Voice Acting in a Feature ProductionJen Cody - Voice of Charlotte - “The Princess and the Frog” — Walt Disney Animation Studios
Writing in a Television ProductionDaniel Chun - “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XX” — Gracie Films
Writing in a Feature ProductionWes Anderson and Noah Baumbach - “Fantastic Mr. Fox” — 20th Century Fox
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