The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations these days for the 36th Annual Annie Awards, which recognizes the years ideal animated features, television productions, commercials, video games and brief subjects.
On behalf of ASIFA-Hollywood, I would like to congratulate all of the nominees and award recipients for their outstanding function and appear forward to a extremely thrilling ceremony in January, said president Antran Manoogian in the press release.
A choose list of nominees, and their categories, is under.
Best Animated Function Film NomineesDreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu PandaWalt Disney Animation Studios' BoltDisney/Pixar's WALL-E.Sony Photos Classics' Waltz With BashirSherman Pictures/Lama Films' $9.99. Very best Animated Residence Entertainment Production Batman: Gotham Knight - Warner Bros. AnimationChristmas Is Here Once more - Effortless To Dream EntertainmentFuturama: "The Beast with a Billion Backs" - The Curiosity Business/20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentJustice League: The New Frontier - Warner Bros. AnimationThe Small Mermaid: Ariels Beginning - DisneyToon Studios Naughty List Certificate Ideal Animated Short Subject "Glagos Guest" - Walt Disney Animation Studios"Hot Dog" - Bill Plympton Studio"Presto" - Pixar Animation Studios"Sebastians Voodoo" - Joaquin Baldwin"Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death" - Aardman Animations Ltd.Best Animated Television Production King of the Hill - 20th Century Fox TVMoral Orel - ShadowMachinePhineas and Ferb - Disney Television AnimationRobot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II - ShadowMachineThe Simpsons - Gracie Films/Fox TVBest Animated Tv Production Created for ChildrenA Miser Brothers Christmas - Warner Bros. AnimationAvatar: The Last Airbender - NickelodeonFosters Property for Imaginary Close friends Location Imagination - Cartoon Network StudiosThe Mighty B! - NickelodeonUnderfist: Halloween Bash - Cartoon Network Studios Person ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES Animated EffectsAlen Lai Dr. Seuss Horton Hears A Who - Blue Sky StudiosLi-Ming Lawrence Lee Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationFangwei Lee Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - DreamWorks AnimationKevin Lee Bolt - Walt Disney Animation StudiosEnrique Vila WALL-E - Pixar Animation Studios Character Animation in a Feature ProductionJames Baxter Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationJeff Gabor Dr. Seuss Horton Hears A Who - Blue Sky StudiosPhilippe Le Brun Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationVictor Naughty List Certificate Navone WALL-E - Pixar Animation StudiosDan Wagner Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks Animation Character Animation in a Tv Production or Quick FormSandro Cleuzo Secrets of the Furious Five - DreamWorks AnimationJoshua A. Jennings Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIPierre Perifel Secrets of the Furious Five - DreamWorks Animation Character Style in an Animated Feature ProductionValerie Hadida Igor - Exodus Film GroupSang Jun Lee Dr. Seuss Horton Hears A Who - Blue Sky StudiosNico Marlet Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks Animation Directing in an Animated Feature ProductionSam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen The Tale Of Despereaux - Universal PicturesAri Folman Waltz With Bashir - Sony Images Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films Dici, Razor FilmsTatia Rosenthal $9.99 - Sherman Pictures/ Lama FilmsJohn Stevenson & Mark Osborne Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationAndrew Stanton WALL-E - Pixar Animation Studios Directing in an Animated Television Production or Short FormBob Anderson - The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XIX - Gracie Films/Fox TVJoaquim Dos Santos - Avatar: The Final Airbender Sozins Comet Pt. three - NickelodeonCraig McCracken, Rob Renzetti - Fosters House for Imaginary Buddies Destination Imagination - Cartoon Network StudiosChris McKay - Moral Orel Passing - ShadowMachineAlan Intelligent - SpongeBob SquarePants Penny Foolish - Nickelodeon Music in an Animated Function ProductionKevin Manthei - Batman: Gotham Knight - Warner Bros. AnimationJohn Powell - Dr. Seuss Horton Hears A Who - Blue Sky StudiosMax Richter - Waltz With Bashir - Sony Photos Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films Dici, Razor FilmsWilliam Ross - The Tale Of Despereaux - Universal PicturesHans Zimmer & John Powell - Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks Animation Production Style in an Animated Function ProductionRalph Eggleston WALL-E - Pixar Animation StudiosPaul Felix Bolt - Walt Disney Animation StudiosTang Heng Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationEvgeni Tomov The Tale Of Despereaux - Universal PicturesRaymond Zibach Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks Animation Storyboarding in an Animated Function ProductionAlessandro Carloni - Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationRonnie Del Carmen - WALL-E - Pixar Animation StudiosJoe Mateo Bolt - Walt Disney Animation StudiosJen Yuh Nelson - Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationRob Stevenhagen - The Tale Of Despereaux - Universal Pictures Voice Acting in an Animated Feature ProductionBen Burtt - Voice of WALL-E - WALL-E - Pixar Animation StudiosDustin Hoffman - Voice of Shifu - Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationJames Hong - Voice of Mr. Ping - Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationIan McShane - Voice of Tai Lung - Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationMark Walton - Voice of Rhino - Bolt - Walt Disney Animation Studios Writing in an Animated Feature ProductionJon Aibel & Glenn Berger - Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks AnimationEtan Cohen and Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath - Madagascar: Escape two Africa - DreamWorks AnimationAri Folman - Waltz With Bashir - Sony Pictures Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films Dici, Razor FilmsCinco Paul and Ken Daurio - Dr. Seuss Horton Hears A Who - Blue Sky StudiosThis year's Winsor McCay Award recipients - for these who have created exceptional contributions to animation over the course of their careers - are Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill), Disney/Pixar producer/director John Lasseter and Nick Park of Aardman Animation.
The June Foray award - for important and benevolent or charitable influence on the art and industry of animation - goes to animator and instructor Bill Turner. Certificate of Merit awards go to Amir Avini, Mike Fontanelli, Kathy Turner, and Alex Vassilev.
The 36th Annual Annie Awards happens Friday, January 30th.
