The 37th Annual

Annie Awards The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally des ...

, honoring the best in animation for

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, were held on February 6, 2010, at

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Production category nominees

Nominations announced on December 1, 2009

Best Animated Feature This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

* '' Up'' * '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' * ''

Coraline ''Coraline'' () is a dark fantasy horror children's novella by British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing ''Coraline'' in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best ...

'' * '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'' * ''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 49th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on th ...

'' * ''

The Secret of Kells ''The Secret of Kells'' is a 2009 animated fantasy film about the making of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript from the 9th Century. The film is an Irish-French-Belgian co-production animated by Cartoon Saloon, which premiered on 8 F ...

Best Home Entertainment Production

* '' Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder'' * '' Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas'' * '' Green Lantern: First Flight'' * '' Open Season 2'' * ''

SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One", also known as "The Secret of Kahuna Laguna" and "SpongeBob SquarePants and The Big Wave" is the 11th episode of the sixth season and the 111th overall episode of the American animated television series '' ...

Best Animated Short Subject

* '' Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5'' - shadowMachine * ''Pups of Liberty'' - Picnic Pictures * ''Santa, The Fascist Years'' - Plymptoons * ''The Rooster, the Crocodile and the Night Sky'' - Barley Films * '' The Story of Walls'' - Badmash Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Commercial

* Spanish Lottery - "Deportees" - Acme Filmworks *

Goldfish The goldfish (''Carassius auratus'') is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have bec ...

- In the Dark * Idaho Lottery - "Twiceland" - Acme Filmworks *

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hambur ...

- "Nutty Trade" -

Blue Sky Studios Blue Sky Studios, Inc. was an American computer animation studio based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was founded on February 22, 1987 by Chris Wedge, Michael Ferraro, Carl Ludwig, Alison Brown, David Brown, and Eugene Troubetzkoy after their e ...

* The Spooning - Screen Novelties/Acne Media

Best Animated Television Production

* '' Prep and Landing'' -

ABC Family The American cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and six different name changes) during its h ...

Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene fr ...

* '' Glenn Martin, DDS'' - Tornante/

Cuppa Coffee Studios Cuppa Coffee Studios (formerly known as Cuppa Coffee Animation) is a Canadian production company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Cuppa Coffee was founded by Adam Shaheen in 1992. It specializes in both stop-motion animation and 2D animation, ...

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet, with significant additional telecommunications and mass media ass ...

* '' Merry Madagascar'' -

DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios and simply known as DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that produces animated films and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a divisio ...

* ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, ...

'' -

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Disn ...

/ Gracie Films

Best Animated Television Production for Children

* ''

The Penguins of Madagascar ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is an American computer-animated television series co-produced by DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated film ''Madagascar'': the penguins Skipper ( Tom McGrath), ...

'' - Nickelodeon Productions/

* ''

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' is an American interactive computer-animated children's television series which aired from May 5, 2006, to November 6, 2016 on the Disney Channel. Produced by Disney Television Animation, it is the first computer-a ...

'' -

Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is the television animation production arm of Disney Branded Television, a sub-division of the Disney Ge ...

* ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American Animated series, animated Television comedy, comedy Television show, television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It ...

'' - Nickelodeon Productions * ''

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack'' (also known as ''The Misadventures of Flapjack'', or simply ''Flapjack'') is an American animated television series created by Thurop Van Orman for Cartoon Network. It premiered in the United States on ...

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Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation studio owned by the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the production arm of Cartoon Network, and started operating ...

* ''

The Mighty B! ''The Mighty B!'' (stylized in all caps) is an American animated television series created by Amy Poehler, Cynthia True, and Erik Wiese for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee girl scout who believes ...

'' - Nickelodeon Productions/Polka Dot Pictures/ Paper Kite Productions

Individual achievement category nominees

Animated Effects

* ''

'' - James Mansfield * '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' - Tom Kluyskens * '' Monsters vs. Aliens'' - Scott Cegielski * '' 9'' – Alexander Feigin * '' Up'' - Eric Froemling

Character Animation in a Television Production

* Mark Donald - Bob's Big Break * Mark Mitchell - Prep and Landing * Kevan Shorey - Merry Madagascar * Tony Smeed - Prep and Landing * Philip To - Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space

Character Design in a Feature Production

* ''

'' – Shane Prigmore * ''

'' – Shannon Tindle * '' Up'' – Daniel Lopez Munoz

Character Design in a Television Production

* Bill Schwab - '' Prep & Landing'' * Benjamin Balistreri - ''

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (also known as ''Foster's Home'', or simply ''Foster's'' for short) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios as ...

'' * Bryan Arnett - '' The Mighty B'' * Craig Kellman - '' Merry Madagascar''

Directing in a Television Production

* Bret Haaland – '' The Penguins of Madagascar – Launchtime'' * Pam Cooke, Jansen Yee – '' American Dad: Brains, Brains & Automobiles'' * Rob Fendler – ''

Popzilla ''Popzilla'' is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series that aired on MTV. It premiered on September 27, 2009 following ''America's Best Dance Crew'' and ended on October 16 of the same year. The show is produced by SCTV alum ...

'' * John Infantino,

J. G. Quintel James Garland Quintel is an American animator, voice actor, director, writer, producer, and storyboard artist. He is best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network series ''Regular Show'' (2010–2017), in which he voiced Mordecai and High Fi ...

– '' The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Candy Casanova'' * Jennifer Oxley – '' The Wonder Pets: Help The Monster''

Directing in a Feature Production

Pete Docter Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and chief creative officer of Pixar. He is best known for directing the Pixar animated feature films '' Monsters, Inc.'' (20 ...

– '' Up'' * Phil Lord and Chris Miller – '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' * Henry Selick – ''

'' *

Wes Anderson Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their eccentricity and unique visual and narrative styles. They often contain themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Cited by ...

– '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'' *

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...

– '' Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Gake no ue no Ponyo)''

Music in a Television Production

Music in a Feature Production

* ''

'' – Bruno Coulais * '' Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Gake no ue no Ponyo)'' – Joe Hisaishi * '' Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' – John Powell * '' Up'' – Michael Giacchino

Production Design in a Television Production

Production Design in a Feature Production

* ''

'' – Tadahiro Uesugi * '' 9'' – Christophe Vacher * ''

'' – Chris Appelhans * ''

'' – Ian Gooding

Storyboarding in a Television Production

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

Voice Acting in a Television Production

* '' SpongeBob's Truth or Square'' -

Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...

* '' Merry Madagascar'' - Danny Jacobs * '' Chowder: The Dinner Theater'' -

Nicky Jones Nicholas Payne Jones (born July 16, 1996) is an American former child actor. He is best known for voicing the title character in '' Chowder'' (2007-2010). Early life Jones was born on July 16, 1996 in Houston, Texas to Dallas Jones and Terri Yv ...

* '' Chowder: The Party Cruse'' - Dwight Schultz * '' Merry Madagascar'' -

Willow Smith Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known mononymously as Willow (stylized in all caps), is an American singer and actress. The daughter of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, she has received various accolades, including ...

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

* ''

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Jennifer Cody Jennifer Cody (born November 10, 1969) is an American actress and dancer. Personal life Cody was born on November 10, 1969 in Greece, New York. She began dancing at an early age. She studied acting at Fredonia State University. She and her husb ...

* ''

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Dawn French Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show '' French and Saunders'' with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Sau ...

* '' Monsters vs. Aliens'' -

Hugh Laurie James Hugh Calum Laurie (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. He first gained recognition for his work as one half of the comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. The two men acted together in ...

* '' Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' -

John Leguizamo John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 196013:04) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced ...

* ''

'' - Jenifer Lewis

Writing in a Television Production

Writing in a Feature Production

* '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'' –

and

Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach () (born September 3, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for making witty and intellectual comedies set in New York City and has often been compared to writer-directors such as Woody Allen and Whit St ...

* ''

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 '' tankōbon'' ...

'' – David Bowers and Timothy Harris * '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' –

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Philip Lord (born 12 July 1975) and Christopher Miller (born 23 September 1975) are an American filmmaking duo. After a meeting at Dartmouth College, they are known for creating the adult animated sitcom ''Clone High'' (2002–2003), directing an ...

* '' Up'' –

, Tom McCarthy and Bob Peterson

Juried award winners

* Special Achievement: Martin Meunier and Brian McLean *

Winsor McCay Award The Winsor McCay Award is given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical work, music, profession ...

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as '' Beetlejuice'' (1988), '' Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), '' The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993 ...

, Bruce Timm,

Jeffrey Katzenberg Jeffrey Katzenberg (; born December 21, 1950) is an American filmmaker, animator, and media proprietor. He became well known for his tenure as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. After departing Disney, he was a co-founder and C ...

* Ub Iwerks Award: William Reeves *

June Foray Award The June Foray Award is a juried award given to individuals in recognition of a significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation. The award is given by the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood ...

: Tom Sito * Certificate of Merit: Myles Mikulic, Danny Young, and Michael Woodside

References

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