Nominees for the 38th Annual Annie Nominations were announced this morning with How to Train Your Dragon coming away as the top nominee with 15 noms including Best Animated Feature alongside Despicable Me, Tangled, The Illusionist and Toy Story 3.
Of course, you should probably note that Walt Disney Pictures withdrew from the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood earlier this year with Disney-Pixar president Ed Catmull telling Variety, “After more than a year of discussions with the ASIFA board, we have regretfully decided to withdraw from the organization and no longer participate in the annual Annie Awards… We believe there is an issue with the way the Annies are judged, and have been seeking a mutually agreeable solution with the board. Although some initial steps have been taken, the board informed us that no further changes would be made to address our concerns.”
Much of this was assumed to have to do with what was perceived to be an unfair balance in membership, tipping the scales the way of DreamWorks Animation, which some may remember swept the awards back in 2009 when Kung Fu Panda took home 11 Annies and WALL•E went home empty handed.
Toy Story 3 and Tangled still received nominations this year, and can win, but it certainly casts an ominous shadow over the proceedings.
Check out the film nominees below and if you are interested in the television nominations you can check them out at the Annie Awards official site right here. The 38th Annual Annie Awards are scheduled for Saturday, February 5, 2011 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.
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 and Night – Pixar
- Enrique Wrecks the World – House of Chai
- The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger – Plymptoons Studio
- The Renter – Jason Carpenter
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
