Nominations for the 38th Annual Annie Awards

International Animated Film Society ASIFA-Hollywood announced the nominees for the 38th Annual Annie Awards today. The awards will be presented on February 5 at UCLA Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA:

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature

* Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment

* How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

* Tangled – Disney

* The Illusionist – Django Films

* Toy Story 3 – Disney/Pixar

Best Animated Short Subject

* Coyote Falls – Warner Bros. Animation

* Day & Night – Pixar

* Enrique Wrecks the World – House of Chai

* The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger – Plymptoons Studio

* The Renter – Jason Carpenter

Best Animated Television Commercial

* Children’s Medical Center – DUCK Studios

* Frito Lay Dips “And Then There Was Salsa” – LAIKA/house

* ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Winter Olympic Interstitial “Speed Skating” – DreamWorks Animation

* McDonald’s “Spaceman Stu” – DUCK Studios

* Pop Secret “When Harry Met Sally” – Nathan Love

Best Animated Television Production

* Futurama – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television

* Kung Fu Panda Holiday – DreamWorks Animation

* Scared Shrekless – DreamWorks Animation

* Star Wars: The Clone Wars “Arc Troopers” – Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.

* The Simpsons – Gracie Films

Best Animated Television Production for Children

* Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Studios

* Cloudbread – GIMC

* Fanboy & Chum Chum – Nickelodeon, Frederator

* Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios

* SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon

Best Animated Video Game

* Heavy Rain – Quantic Dream

* Kirby’s Epic Yarn – Good-Feel & HAL Laboratory

* Limbo – Playdead

* Shank – Klei Entertainment Inc.

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Animated Effects in an Animated Production

* Andrew Young Kim “Shrek Forever After” – DreamWorks Animation

* Jason Mayer “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Brett Miller “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Sebastian Quessy “Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” – Warner Bros. Pictures

* Kryzstof Rost “Megamind” – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production

* Nicolas A. Chauvelot “Scared Shrekless” – DreamWorks Animation

* Savelon Forrest “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III” – ShadowMachine

* Elizabeth Havetine “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III” – ShadowMachine

* David Pate “Kung Fu Panda Holiday” – DreamWorks Animation

* Nideep Varghese “Scared Shrekless” – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Feature Production

* Mark Donald “Megamind” – DreamWorks Animation

* Anthony Hodgson “Megamind” – DreamWorks Animation

* Gabe Hordos “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Jakob Hjort Jensen “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* David Torres “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

* Quentin Miles – Clash of the Titans

* Ryan Page – Alice in Wonderland

Character Design in a Television Production

* Andy Bialk “The Ricky Gervais Show” – W!LDBRAIN Entertainment

* Stephan DeStefano “Sym-Bionic Titan” – Cartoon Network

* Ernie Gilbert “T.U.F.F. Puppy” – Nickelodeon

* Gordon Hammond “T.U.F.F. Puppy” – Nickelodeon

* Steve Lam “Fanboy & Chum Chum” – Nickelodeon, Frederator

Character Design in a Feature Production

* Sylvain Chomet “The Illusionist” – Django Films

* Carter Goodrich “Despicable Me” – Illumination Entertainment

* Timothy Lamb “Megamind” – DreamWorks Animation

* Nico Marlet “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Television Production

* Bob Anderson “The Simpsons” – Gracie Films

* Peter Chung “Firebreather” – Cartoon Network Studios

* Duke Johnson “Frankenhole: Humanitas” – ShadowMachine

* Tim Johnson “Kung Fu Panda Holiday” – DreamWorks Animation

* Gary Trousdale “Scared Shrekless” – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Feature Production

* Sylvain Chomet “The Illusionist” – Django Films

* Pierre Coffin “Despicable Me” – Illumination Entertainment

* Mamoru Hosoda “Summer Wars” – Madhouse/Funimation

* Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Lee Unkrich “Toy Story 3” – Disney/Pixar

Music in a Television Production

* J. Walter Hawkes “The Wonder Pets!” – Nickelodeon Production & Little Airplane Productions

* Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer and John Powell “Kung Fu Panda Holiday” – DreamWorks Animation

* Tim Long, Alf Clausen, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement “The Simpsons: Elementary School Musical” – Gracie Films

* Shawn Patterson “Robot Chicken’s DP Christmas Special” – ShadowMachine

* Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr, Tuck Tucker “SpongeBob SquarePants” – Nickelodeon

Music in a Feature Production

* Sylvain Chomet “The Illusionist” – Django Films

* David Hirschfelder “Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” – Warner Bros. Pictures

* John Powell “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Harry Gregson Williams “Shrek Forever After” – DreamWorks Animation

* Pharrell Williams, Heitor Pereira “Despicable Me” – Illumination Entertainment

Production Design in a Television Production

* Alan Bodner “Neighbors From Hell” – 20th Century Fox Television

* Barry Jackson “Firebreather” – Cartoon Network Studios

* Pete Oswald “Doubtsourcing” – Badmash Animation Studios

* Richie Sacilioc “Kung Fu Panda Holiday” – DreamWorks Animation

* Scott Wills “Sym-Bionic Titan” – Cartoon Network Studios

Production Design in a Feature Production

* Yarrow Cheney “Despicable Me” – Illumination Entertainment

* Eric Guillon “Despicable Me” – Illumination Entertainment

* Dan Hee Ryu “Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” – Warner Bros. Pictures

* Pierre Olivier Vincent “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Peter Zaslav “Shrek Forever After” – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in a Television Production

* Sean Bishop “Scared Shrekless” – DreamWorks Animation

* Fred Gonzales “T.U.F.F. Puppy” – Nickelodeon

* Tom Owens “Kung Fu Panda Holiday” – DreamWorks Animation

* Dave Thomas “Fairly OddParents” – Nickelodeon

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

* Alessandro Carloni “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Paul Fisher “Shrek Forever After” – DreamWorks Animation

* Tom Owens “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Catherine Yuh Rader “Megamind” – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Television Production

* Jeff Bennett as The Necronomicon “Fanboy & Chum Chum” – Nickelodeon & Frederator

* Corey Burton as Baron Papanoida “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” – Cartoon Network

* Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” – Cartoon Network

* Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown “The Cleveland Show” – Fox Television Animation

* James Hong as Mr. Ping “Kung Fu Panda Holiday” – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

* Jay Baruchel as Hiccup “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Gerard Butler as Stoick “How To Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Steve Carrell as Gru “Despicable Me” – Illumination Entertainment

* Cameron Diaz as Fiona “Shrek Forever After” – DreamWorks Animation

* Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb “Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” – Warner Bros. Pictures

Writing in a Television Production

* Daniel Arkin “Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Heroes on Both Sides” – Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.

* Jon Colton Barry & Piero Piluso “Phineas & Ferb: Nerds of a Feather” – Disney Channel

* Geoff Johns, Matthew Beans, Zeb Wells, Hugh Sterbakov, Matthew Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Douglas Goldstein, Tom Root, Dan Milano, Kevin Shinick & Hugh Davidson “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III” – ShadowMachine

* Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham “The Simpsons: Stealing First Base” – Gracie Films

* Michael Rowe “Futurama” – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Writing in a Feature Production

* Michael Arndt “Toy Story 3” – Disney/Pixar

* Sylvain Chomet “The Illusionist” – Django Films

* William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders “How to Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

* Dan Fogelman “Tangled” – Disney

* Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons “Megamind” – DreamWorks Animation

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay Award — Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg, Matt Groening

June Foray — Ross Iwamoto

Ub Iwerks Award — Autodesk

Special Achievement — “Waking Sleeping Beauty”

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