Paramount Pictures’ Rango took top honors as the Best Animated Feature at the 39th Annual Annie Awards, Saturday, February 4, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. With the expanded list of categories from 25 to 28, and the addition of two new categories – Editing and Best Animated Special Production – this year’s show honored more nominees than in the past. The newly created ‘Member’s Favorite’ award voted on by the entire ASIFA-Hollywood community also went to Rango.
Newcomer Minkyu Lee’s Adam and Dog won for Best Short Subject while Psyop’s Twinings Sea was selected Best Television Commercial. “The Simpsons” took Best Animated TV Production and Shadow Planet Production’s Insanely Twisted was selected as Best Video Game.
“This was a great evening, with a lot of fun and surprises,” said ASIFA-Hollywood President Frank Gladstone. “Annies went to a huge variety of individuals and studios. This goes directly to ASIFA-Hollywood’s vision of celebrating the best in animation across project, studio and geographic boundaries.” The event was hosted by Patton Oswalt.
Honored with the Winsor McCay award were Walt Peregoy, Borge Ring and the late Ronald Searle. The Winsor McCay Award stands as one of the highest honors given to an individual in the animation industry in recognition for career contributions to the art of animation.
Art Leonardi was honored with the June Foray award which is presented to an individual who has given significant and benevolent contributions to the art and industry of animation.
The Full List of Annie Award Winners
Animated Feature
Rango Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Directing in a Television Production
Matthew Nastuk The Simpsons Gracie Films
Directing in a Feature Production
Jennifer Yuh Nelson Kung Fu Panda 2 DreamWorks Animation
General Audience Animated TV Production
The Simpsons Gracie Films
Voice Acting in a Television Production
Jeff Bennett as Kowalski Penguins of Madagascar Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Bill Nighy as Grandsanta Arthur Christmas Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Writing in a Television Production
Carolyn Omine The Simpsons -Treehouse of Horror XXII Gracie Films
Writing in a Feature Production
John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit Rango Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Productions
Editing in Television Production
Ted Machold, Jeff Adams, Doug Tiano, Bob Tomlin Penguins of Madagascar Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Editing in a Feature Production
Craig Wood, A.C.E. Rango Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Animated Television Production Preschool
Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates Disney Television Animation
Animated Television Production Children
The Amazing World of Gumball Cartoon Network in Association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi
Animated Special Production
Kung Fu Panda Secrets of the Masters DreamWorks Animation
Animated Short Subject
Adam and Dog Minkyu Lee
Animated Television Commercial
Twinings Sea Psyop
Animated Video Game
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Shadow Planet Productions, Gagne/Fuelcell
Music in a Television Production
Grace Potter, Michael Giacchino Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Walt Disney Animation Studios
Music in a Feature Production
John Williams Tintin Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Production Design in a Television Production
Mark Bodnar, Chris Tsirgiotis, Sue Mondt and Daniel Elson Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Cartoon Network Studios
Production Design in a Feature Production
Raymond Zibach Kung Fu Panda 2 DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in a Television Production
Barry W. Johnson Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Walt Disney Animation Studios
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Jeremy Spears Winnie The Pooh Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Kevin Romond Tintin Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Florent Andorra Transformers: Dark of the Moon Industrial Light & Magic
Character Animation in a Television Production
Chad Sellers Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Jeff Gabor Rio Blue Sky Studios
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Eric Reynolds Rise of the Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox
Character Design in a Television Production
Bill Schwab Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Design in a Feature Production
Mark Crash McCreery Rango Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Members Favorite Award
Rango
June Foray Award
Art Leonardo
Winsor McCay Award
Walt Peregoy
Ronald Searle
Børge Ring
