The 39th 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 desig ...

honoring the best in animation of 2011 were held on February 4, 2012, at

Royce Hall Royce Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Designed by the Los Angeles firm of Allison & Allison (James Edward Allison, 1870–1955, and his brother David Clark Allison, 1881–1962) and completed ...

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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

Production nominees

Nominations announced on December 5, 2011

Best Animated Feature

'' Rango'' - Paramount/

Nickelodeon Movies Nickelodeon Movies is the film production arm of American children's network Nickelodeon and the family film distribution label of Paramount Pictures launched on February 25, 1995 and based in Los Angeles, California. The division has earned n ...

, Blind Wink, GK Films * ''

A Cat in Paris ''A Cat in Paris'' (french: Une vie de chat, lit=A Cat's Life) is a 2010 animated adventure crime film by the French 2D animation studio Folimage, telling the story of a young Parisian girl whose cat leads her to unravel a thrilling mystery over ...

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Folimage Folimage is a French animation studio, based in Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme, France. It was founded in 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. The studio produces animation films for cinema and TV (short films, TV specials and series, feature films). In 199 ...

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Wrinkles A wrinkle, also known as a rhytid, is a fold, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface, such as on skin or fabric. Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of ageing processes such as glycation, habitual sleeping positions, loss of bo ...

'' – Perro Verde Films, S.L. * ''

Arthur Christmas ''Arthur Christmas'' is a 2011 computer-animated Christmas science fantasy comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and co-directed by Barry Cook. Featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, and As ...

'' – Columbia/

Sony Pictures Animation Sony Pictures Animation Inc. is an American animation studio owned by Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment through their Motion Picture Group division and founded on May 9, 2002. The studio's films are distributed worldwide by Son ...

Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay an ...

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Cars 2 ''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated Spy film, spy comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Cars (film), Cars'' (2006), the second film in the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' f ...

'' – Disney/

Pixar Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californi ...

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Chico & Rita ''Chico and Rita'' is a 2010 Spanish adult animated music romantic film with Spanish and English languages directed by Tono Errando, Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. The story of Chico and Rita is set against backdrops of Havana, New York City ...

'' – Chico & Rita Distribution Limited * ''

Kung Fu Panda 2 ''Kung Fu Panda 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is the sequel to ''Kung Fu Panda'' (2008) and the second installment in the ''K ...

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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 division ...

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Puss in Boots "Puss in Boots" ( it, Il gatto con gli stivali) is an Italian fairy tale, later spread throughout the rest of Europe, about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for hi ...

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Rio Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

'' - 20th Century Fox/

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 ...

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The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...

'' - Paramount, Columbia/

Amblin Entertainment Amblin Entertainment, Inc., formerly named Amblin Productions and Steven Spielberg Productions, is an American film production company founded by director and producer Steven Spielberg, and film producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshal ...

The Kennedy/Marshall Company The Kennedy/Marshall Company (K/M) is an American film-production company, based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1992 by spouses Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. It presently has contracts with Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Ent ...

WingNut Films WingNut Films, Inc. is a New Zealand production company based in Wellington, with other offices in Hollywood, United States, London, United Kingdom, and Melbourne, Australia. It is notable for producing and collaborates predominantly with filmm ...

Best Animated Special Production

'' Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters'' -

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Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

: Thank You'' -

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 on ...

* '' Batman: Year One'' -

Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation Inc. is an American animation studio which is part of the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a flagship of Warner Bros. Discovery. As the successor to Warner Bros. Cartoons, which was active from 1 ...

* '' Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas'' -

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Prey 2 ''Prey 2'' was a cancelled first-person shooter video game to be published by Bethesda Softworks and planned as a sequel to the 2006 video game ''Prey''. Though ''Prey 2'' was announced by 3D Realms in 2006, a few months after release of the fir ...

'' - Blur Studio * ''

Star Tours Star Tours was a motion simulator attraction at several Disney theme parks, based on the successful ''Star Wars'' film series created by George Lucas. Set in the ''Star Wars'' universe, the attraction sent guests on an excursion trip to Endor, ...

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Industrial Light & Magic Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas. It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began pro ...

Best Animated Short Subject

Adam and Dog ''Adam and Dog'' is a 2011 American animated short film by Minkyu Lee. The film was nominated for Best Animated Short Film for the 85th Academy Awards and won Best Animated Short Subject at the 39th Annie Awards. After being nominated for an Aca ...

'' – Lodge Films * ''

I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat ''I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat'' is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated '' Looney Tunes'' short film featuring the characters Tweety, Sylvester, and Granny. It is an adaptation of the 1950 song " I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat" sung by Mel Blanc. It ...

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* '' La Luna'' –

* ''(Notes on) Biology'' – Ornana * '' Paths of Hate'' – Platige Image * ''Sunday'' –

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...

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The Ballad of Nessie ''The Ballad of Nessie'' is a 2011 traditionally animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton and Kevin Deters, and produced by the team behind Disney's 2007 animated short film '' How ...

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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 fro ...

* '' The Girl and the Fox'' – Base14 * ''Wild Life'' – National Film Board of Canada and Studio GDS

Best Animated Television Commercial

Twinings Twinings () is a British marketer of tea and other beverages, including coffee, hot chocolate and malt drinks, based in Andover, Hampshire. The brand is owned by Associated British Foods. It holds the world's oldest continually used company logo ...

"Sea" – Psyop *

Audi Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide. Th ...

"Hummingbird" - The Mill *

Geico The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO ) is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owne ...

"Foghorn" –

Renegade Animation Renegade Animation is an American animation studio located in Glendale, California which currently specializes in Adobe Animate/Toon Boom animation. It was founded by Disney and Warner Bros. animator and director Darrell Van Citters and his busin ...

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...

"Apple Tree" – Duck Studios/Kompost *

"Suzi Van Zoom" – Duck Studios/Kompost * Norton "Stuff" – Psyop * O2 "Niggles & Narks" – The Mill *

Statoil Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian state owned enterprise, state-owned multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger. It is primarily a petroleum company, petroleum company, operating in 36 countries with ad ...

"Good Night" – Studio AKA * "The Pirate" – Meindbender

Best General Audience Animated TV Production

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, Lisa, ...

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Gracie Films Gracie Films is an American film and television production company founded by James L. Brooks in 1986. The company is primarily responsible for producing its long-running flagship animated series ''The Simpsons'', as well as the films ''Big'', ' ...

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Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

'' - FX Productions * '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' -

* ''Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas'' -

Hallmark A hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of metal, mostly to certify the content of noble metals—such as platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium. In a more general sense, the term ''hallmark'' can al ...

* '' Mad'' -

* ''

Mary Shelley's Frankenhole ''Mary Shelley's Frankenhole'' is an American adult stop-motion animated television series created by Dino Stamatopoulos. The series premiered on June 27, 2010 on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. It ended on March 25 ...

'' Season 2 - Starburns Industries, Inc * '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' -

* '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' - Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.

Best Animated Television Production - Preschool

Jake and the Never Land Pirates ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise) is an American animated musical and interactive preschool children's television series shown on Disney Junior ...

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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 G ...

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Chuggington ''Chuggington'' (also known as ''Chuggington: Tales from the Rails'' since series six) is a British computer-animated children's television series aimed at toddlers, produced by Ludorum PLC (Series 1–5) and Herschend Entertainment Studios ( ...

'' – Ludorum plc * ''

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 ...

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The WotWots ''The WotWots'' is a New Zealand children's television show which debuted in 2005 and has since aired in several other countries worldwide. Created by Martin Baynton and Richard Taylor, the series uses a mix of live-action and computer animatio ...

'' Season 2 – Pukeko Pictures

Best Animated Television Production – Children

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...

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Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...

in Association with Dandelion Studios,

Boulder Media Boulder Media Limited is an Irish animation studio founded by filmmaker Robert Cullen in 2000. It is currently a subsidiary of Australian media company Princess Pictures. History Cullen founded Boulder Media in 2000. On 13 July 2016, it b ...

& Studio Soi * ''

Fanboy & Chum Chum ''Fanboy & Chum Chum'' is an American computer-animated television series created by Eric Robles for Nickelodeon. It is based on ''Fanboy'', an animated short created by Robles for Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Frederator Studios, which was b ...

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Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

and

Frederator Frederator Studios is an American animation television production studio which is a division of Frederator Networks, Inc. It was founded by Fred Seibert in 1997 with its first series launching in 1998. (Seibert resigned from Frederator in Augus ...

* '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' –

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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) ...

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Best Animated Video Game

'' Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet'' – Shadow Planet Productions, Gagne/ Fuelcell * '' Bumpy Road'' – Simogo * ''

Catherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

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Atlus is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo. A subsidiary of Sega, the company is known for video game series such as ''Megami Tensei'', ''Persona'', ''Etrian Odyssey'' and ''Trau ...

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Gears of War 3 ''Gears of War 3'' is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the third installment of the Gears of War, ''Gears of War'' series. Originally due for re ...

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Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, M ...

* '' Gesundheit!'' –

Konami Digital Entertainment , is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. Konami has casinos ...

* '' Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective'' –

Capcom is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...

* '' Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One'' –

Insomniac Games Insomniac Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Burbank, California and a studio of PlayStation Studios. It was founded in 1994 by Ted Price as Xtreme Software, and was renamed Insomniac Games a year later. The company is mo ...

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Rayman Origins ''Rayman Origins'' is a 2011 platform video game developed and published by Ubisoft. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Rayman'' series and the first main installment since '' Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc'' (2003). The game was released for ...

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Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft Montpellier is a French video game developer and a studio of Ubisoft based in Castelnau-le-Lez. Founded in 1994 as Ubi Pictures, it is best known for developing the '' Rayman'' and '' Beyond Good & Evil'' series. At 350 employees as o ...

* '' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception'' –

Naughty Dog Naughty Dog, LLC (formerly JAM Software, Inc.) is an American first-party video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1984, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001. Gav ...

Individual Achievement Categories

Animated Effects in an Animated Production

Kevin Romond - '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'' -

Wingnut Films WingNut Films, Inc. is a New Zealand production company based in Wellington, with other offices in Hollywood, United States, London, United Kingdom, and Melbourne, Australia. It is notable for producing and collaborates predominantly with filmm ...

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* Can Yuksel - ''

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* Chase Cooper - '' Rango'' -

* Dan Lund - ''

Winnie the Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The first collection of stories about the character w ...

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* Dave Tidgwell - ''

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* Eric Froemling - ''

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* Jason Mayer - ''

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* Joel Aron - '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' - Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd. * Jon Reisch - ''

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* Willi Geiger - '' Rango'' -

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

Florent Andorra - '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' -

* Branko Grujcic - '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' -

* Gary Wu - ''

Cowboys & Aliens ''Cowboys & Aliens'' is a 2011 American science fiction Western action film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, and Noah Ringer. The film is based on the 2006 P ...

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* Lee Uren - ''

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Character Animation in a Television Production

Tony Smeed - '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' -

* Chad Sellers - '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' -

* Michael Franceschi - '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' -

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* Rebecca Wilson Bresee - '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' -

* Sihanouk Mariona - ''

'' Season 2 - Starburns Industries, Inc.

Character Animation in a Feature Production

Jeff Gabor - ''

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* Andreas Deja - ''

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* Dan Wagner - ''

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* Mark Henn - ''

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* Olivier Staphylas - ''

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* Patrik Puhala - ''

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* Pierre Perifel - ''

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Character Animation in a Live Action Production

Eric Reynolds - ''

Rise of the Planet of the Apes ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' film franchise, which is based on the 1963 nov ...

'' - 20th Century Fox * Andy Arnett - ''

Hop A hop is a type of jump. Hop or hops may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hop'' (film), a 2011 film * Hop! Channel, an Israeli TV channel * ''House of Payne'', or ''HOP'', an American sitcom * Lindy Hop, a swing dance of the 1920s and ...

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Rhythm & Hues Rhythm & Hues Studios was an American visual effects and animation company, that received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1995 for ''Babe'', in 2008 for ''The Golden Compass'', and in 2013 for ''Life of Pi''. It also received four S ...

Illumination Entertainment Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment) is an American computer animation studio, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007. Illumination is owned by Meledandri and the Illumination brand is co-owned by Universal Pictures, a divisi ...

* David Lowry - ''

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

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Relativity Media Relativity Media is an American media company founded in 2004 by Lynwood Spinks and Ryan Kavanaugh. The company brokered film finance deals and later branched into film production and other entertainment ventures. The company was commercially s ...

Working Title Films Working Title Films is a British film studio that produces motion pictures and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. The company was founded by Tim Bev ...

/Big Talk Productions * Mike Hull - ''

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/Big Talk Productions

Character Design in a Television Production

Bill Schwab - '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' –

* Carl Raggio ''

Kick Buttowski ''Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' (simply known as ''Kick Buttowski'') is an American animated television series created by Sandro Corsaro and produced by Disney Television Animation. The fourth Disney XD original series and the first such ...

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* Chad Hurd ''

'' – FX Productions * Chris Battle ''

Dan Vs. ''Dan Vs.'' is an American animated television series created by Dan Mandel and Chris Pearson. The series spanned three seasons, airing on The Hub from January 1, 2011, to March 9, 2013. 53 episodes were produced. Plot The show is about Dan, a ...

'' – Starz Film Roman * Eric Robles ''

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* Gordon Hammond ''

T.U.F.F. Puppy ''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It premiered on October 2, 2010, on Nickelodeon along with '' Planet Sheen'', which premiered a half hour earlier. ''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' is Hartma ...

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* Mike Dougherty ''

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* Robert Ryan Cory ''

Secret Mountain Fort Awesome ''Secret Mountain Fort Awesome'' is an American animated television series created by Peter Browngardt for Cartoon Network that debuted in 2011. The show revolves around a fraternity of five monsters who unleash wild stunts upon the public from t ...

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Character Design in a Feature Production

Mark "Crash" McCreery - '' Rango'' – Paramount Pictures and

Blind Wink/ GK films Productions * Jay Shuster - ''

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* Patrick Mate - ''

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* Peter de Seve - ''

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Sergio Pablos Sergio Pablos is a Spanish animator, director and screenwriter. While at the helm of his company (The SPA Studios), Pablos developed several concepts for animated feature films, most notably the original ideas upon which ''Despicable Me'' (Unive ...

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Directing in a Television Production

Matthew Nastuk - ''

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* Brian Sheesley - ''

'' – Starz Film Roman * Chris Savino & Clay Morrow - ''

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* Dan Riba - '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' –

* Duke Johnson - ''Community'' – 23 D Films, Inc. * Gabe Swarr - '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' –

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* Ken Bruce - ''

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* Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton - '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' –

* Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet - ''

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Europe in association with Dandelion Studios,

& Studio Soi * Peter Hausner - '' Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' – Wil Film * Steve Loter, Christo Stamboliev, Shaun Cashman, David Knott - ''

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and Technicolor * Tony Craig - ''Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas'' –

Directing in a Feature Production

Jennifer Yuh Nelson Jennifer Yuh Nelson ( Yuh; born May 7, 1972) is a South Korean-born American story artist, character designer, television director, illustrator, and film director. She is best known for directing the films ''Kung Fu Panda 2'', ''Kung Fu Panda 3' ...

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Carlos Saldanha Carlos Saldanha (; born 24 January 1965) is a Brazilian animator, director, producer, and voice actor of animated films who worked with Blue Sky Studios until its closure in 2021. He was the director of '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'' (2006), '' Ice A ...

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* Chris Miller ''

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* Don Hall & Stephen J. Anderson - ''

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Gore Verbinski Gregor Justin "Gore" Verbinski (born March 16, 1964) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and musician. He is best known for directing ''The Ring (2002 film), The Ring'', the ''Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), Pirates of t ...

- '' Rango'' – Paramount Pictures and

, Blind Wink/ GK films Productions *

Kelly Asbury Kelly Adam Asbury (January 15, 1960 – June 26, 2020) was an American animated film director, writer, voice actor, and illustrator. He was best known for directing animated films, including ''Shrek 2'', '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', '' ...

Gnomeo & Juliet ''Gnomeo & Juliet'' is a 2011 computer-animated romantic comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury from a screenplay by Rob Sprackling and John Smith. It is loosely based on the play '' Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare and features the voi ...

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Touchstone Pictures Touchstone Pictures, Inc. was an American film production label of Walt Disney Studios, founded and owned by The Walt Disney Company. Feature films released under the Touchstone label were produced and financed by Walt Disney Studios, and featu ...

Music in a Television Production

Grace Potter Grace Evelyn Potter (born June 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who formed Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in 2002. Potter released her debut solo record ''Original Soul'' on 2004 via Grace Potter Music. Potter and her b ...

Michael Giacchino Michael Giacchino (; born October 10, 1967) is an American composer of music for films, television and video games. He has also served as a director for television. He has received many awards, including an Oscar for his work on '' Up'' (2009), ...

- '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' –

* Adam Berry, Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle - ''

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* Ben Locket - ''

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Europe in association with Dandelion Studios,

& Studio Soi * Frederik Wiedmann - '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' –

Joel McNeely Joel McNeely (born March 28, 1959) is an American composer, arranger, musician, lyricist, and record producer. A protégé of composer Jerry Goldsmith, he is best known for his film and television scores. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outst ...

, Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda - ''

Pixie Hollow Games ''Pixie Hollow Games'' is a 30-minute television special broadcast on November 19, 2011, on Disney Channel. Based on the '' Disney Fairies'' franchise, it was produced by DisneyToon Studios and animated by Prana Studios. It features the voices of ...

'' – DisneyToon Studios * Kevin Kliesch - '' Thundercats'' –

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* Shawn Patterson, Zeb Wells - ''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, ...

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ShadowMachine ShadowMachine is an American animation studio and production company for film, television, commercials and music videos. Since its early days producing the stop-motion animation show ''Robot Chicken'', the company has been producing such shows ...

and Stoopid Monkey in association with

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

dult swim Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...

and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

Music in a Feature Production

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review ''WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who wa ...

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Henry Jackman Henry Pryce Jackman (born 1974) is an English composer. He composed music for films such as '' Kong: Skull Island'', '' X-Men: First Class'', ''Winnie the Pooh'', ''Wreck-It Ralph'', ''Puss in Boots'', '' Monsters vs. Aliens'', '' Captain Phi ...

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* Mikael Mutti,

Siedah Garrett Deborah Christine "Siedah" Garrett (born June 24, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters, Brand N ...

Carlinhos Brown Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas, known professionally as Carlinhos Brown (Brazilian Portuguese: /kaʁˈlĩɲus bɾaw̃, -iɲuʃ/, 23 November 1962), is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musica ...

Sergio Mendes Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

, John Powell - ''

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Zooey Deschanel Zooey Claire Deschanel (; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She made her film debut in '' Mumford'' (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film '' Almost Famous'' (2000). Deschanel is known for h ...

Kristen Anderson-Lopez Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born March 21, 1972) is an American songwriter and lyricist known for co-writing the songs for the 2013 computer-animated musical film '' Frozen'' and its 2019 sequel ''Frozen II'' with her husband Robert Lopez. The couple ...

Robert Lopez Robert Lopez (born February 23, 1975) is an American songwriter for musicals, best known for co-creating ''The Book of Mormon'' and '' Avenue Q'', and for co-writing the songs featured in the Disney computer-animated films '' Frozen'', its sequ ...

- ''

Winnie The Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The first collection of stories about the character w ...

'' – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Production Design in a Television Production

Mark Bodnar, Chris Tsirgiotis, Sue Mondt and Daniel Elson – ''

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* Peter Martin ''Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas'' –

Production Design in a Feature Production

Raymond Zilbach - ''

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* Harley Jessup - ''

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* Paul Felix - ''

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* Thomas Cardone, Kyle MacNaughton & Peter Chan ''

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Storyboarding in a Television Production

Brian Kesinger Brian Kesinger (born June 20, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American illustrator, author and animator who has worked at Walt Disney Studios for 20+ years. His works are steeped in Victorian steampunk art. Born into a family of musicians ...

– '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' – Walt Disney Animation Studios * Barry W. Johnson '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' – Walt Disney Animation Studios * Benton Connor ''

Regular Show ''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the course of eight seasons a ...

'' – Cartoon Network Studios *

Dave Thomas Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * Dave (film), ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * Dave (musical), ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital ...

'' – Nickelodeon * Fred Gonzalez ''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' – Nickelodeon * Joe Mateo ''Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' – Walt Disney Animation Studios * Justin Nichols ''

'' – Nickelodeon & Frederator * Katie Rice ''Fanboy & Chum Chum'' – Nickelodeon & Frederator * Rebecca Sugar ''

'' – Cartoon Network Studios

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

Jeremy Spears - ''

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* Delia Gosman - '' Rango'' – Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production * Gary Graham - ''

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* Nelson Yokota - ''

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Voice Acting in a Television Production

Jeff Bennett Jeffrey Glenn Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor who voiced Johnny Bravo in the Johnny Bravo, eponymous television series, Dexter's Dad in ''Dexter's Laboratory'', Brooklyn in ''Gargoyles (TV series), Gargoyles'' and List o ...

Kowalski Kowalski (; feminine: Kowalska, plural: Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009). ''Kowalski'' surname is derived from the word ''kowal'', meaning " lackmith". " Jan Kowalski" is a name that is used as a p ...

- ''

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Carlos Alazraqui Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on '' Reno 911!'' and for his voice acting roles. His extensive ...

as Denzel Crocker - '' Fairly OddParents'' –

* Dan Harmon as Jekyll - ''

Season 2'' – Starburns Industries, Inc. *

Daran Norris Daran Morrison Nordland (born ), known professionally as Daran Norris, is an American actor. He has appeared or voiced characters in more than 400 films, video games, and television programs, including: Gordy in ''Ned's Declassified School Surviv ...

as Cosmo - '' Fairly OddParents'' – Nickelodeon *

Dee Bradley Baker Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American voice actor. Much of Baker's work features vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', ''Codename: Kids Next Door'', ...

as Clone Troopers - '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' – Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd. *

Diedrich Bader Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian who is best known for his comedy roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''American Housewife'', and '' Outsourced'' ...

as Batman - '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' –

* H. Jon Benjamin as

Sterling Archer Sterling Malory Archer (codenamed Duchess after his mother's dog) is the fictional titular character on the American adult animated sitcom '' Archer'', which aired on the basic cable network FX from 2009 to 2019 and is currently broadcast on si ...

- ''Archer'' – FX Productions * Jeff B. Davis as Victor Frankenstein - ''

Season 2'' – Starburns Industries, Inc. *

Jessica Walter Jessica Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in over 170 film, stage and television productions. In film, she was best known for her role as a psychotic and obsessed fan of a local disc jockey in t ...

as Malory Archer - ''

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Judy Greer Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in a variety of suppor ...

Cheryl Tunt Cheryl Tunt is a fictional character from the American animated comedy ''Archer'', which aired on the basic cable network FX from 2009 to 2017 and currently broadcast on sister network FXX. Created by Adam Reed as one of the show's original supp ...

- ''Archer'' – FX Productions * Logan Grove as Gumball - ''

'' – Cartoon Network Europe in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi *

Nika Futterman Nika Futterman (born October 25, 1969) is an American voice and television actress. She is known for her voices in various animated series, including Asajj Ventress in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and Adam Lyon in ''My Gym Partner's a Mo ...

as Asajj Ventress - ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' – Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd. *

Scott Adsit Robert Scott Adsit (born November 26, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Adsit joined the mainstage cast of Chicago's The Second City in 1994 after attending Columbia College Chicago. He app ...

as the Creature - ''

Season 2'' – Starburns Industries, Inc. *

Tara Strong Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as ''The New Batman Adventures ...

as Timmy Turner - '' Fairly OddParents'' – Nickelodeon

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

Bill Nighy William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy, The Illuminatu ...

as Grandsanta - ''

'' – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations *

Ashley Jensen Ashley Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress and narrator. She was nominated for an Emmy for her role on the television series '' Extras'', in which she appeared from 2005 to 2007. She was a cast member of the ABC series '' Ugly ...

as Bryony - ''

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Gary Oldman Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three British Academy Fi ...

as Shen - ''

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James Hong James Hong (; born February 22, 1929) is an American actor, producer and director. He has worked in numerous productions in American media since the 1950s, portraying a variety of roles. With more than 650 film and television credits as of 20 ...

as Mr. Ping - ''Kung Fu Panda 2'' DreamWorks Animation *

Jemaine Clement Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created a comedy series of the ...

as Nigel - ''

'' – Blue Sky Studios *

Jim Cummings James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor. Since beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in almost 400 roles. Cummings has frequently worked with The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., including as th ...

as Featherstone - ''

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Zach Galifianakis Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in ''Comedy Central Presents'' special and presented his show ''Late World with Zach'' on VH1. Galifianakis has starred in films including ''Th ...

as Humpty Alexander Dumpty - ''

'' – DreamWorks Animation

Best Writing in an Animated Television Production

Carolyn Omine – ''

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Treehouse of Horror XXII "Treehouse of Horror XXII" is the third episode of the twenty-third season and the twenty-second Halloween episode of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October ...

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* Blake Lemons, William Reiss, C.H. Greenblatt, Derek Evanick, Diana Lafyatis, Neil Graf ''Disney Fish Hooks – Fish School Musical'' –

* Dani Michaeli, Sean Charmatz, Nate Cash, Luke Brookshier, Paul Tibbitt ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

'' - "Patrick's Staycation" –

* Josh Weinstein ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

'' - "

All the Presidents' Heads "All the Presidents' Heads" is the twenty-third episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom '' Futurama'', and originally aired July 28, 2011 on Comedy Central. Plot Fry goes to his night job at the Head Museum where he feeds the preserve ...

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The Curiosity Company The ULULU Company, originally known as The Curiosity Company, is an American production company and animation studio founded in 1997 by Matt Groening, the creator of ''The Simpsons'' for Gracie Films. It is behind television series ''Futurama'' ...

in association with

20th Century Fox Television 20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Compa ...

* Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin, Kevin Sullivan ''

'' – "Thunder Dog" – Nickelodeon * Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis '' Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'' – "The Creditor" – Williams Street Studios, Adult Swim * Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin, Kevin Sullivan ''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant him w ...

'' – "Invasion of the Dads" – Nickelodeon * Steve Wermers-Skelton, Kevin Deters '' Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in a Feature Production

John Logan, Gore Verbinski and

James Byrkit James Ward Byrkit (also known as James Byrkit or Jim Byrkit) is an American film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence (film), ''Coherence'' and co-writing the script for ''Rango (2011 f ...

– '' Rango'' –

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

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present A Blind Wink/GK Films Productions * Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Mark Burton, Kathy Greenberg, Emily Cook, Rob Sprackling, John R. Smith, Kelly Asbury, Steve Hamilton Shaw ''

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, Kendelle Hoyer, Don Dougherty, Clio Chiang, Don Hall, Stephen Anderson, Nicole Mitchell, Jeremy Spears ''

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* Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham ''

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* Steve Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cronish '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn''–

, and Kennedy/Marshall

Editing in Television Production

Ted Machold, Jeff Adams, Doug Tiano, Bob Tomlin – ''

Penguins of Madagascar ''Penguins of Madagascar'' (also known as ''Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie'') is a 2014 American computer-animated spy action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Starring the voices of Tom McGr ...

'' – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation * Garret Elkins ''

Season 2'' – Starburn Industries, Inc. * Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen, Adam Arnold, and Otto Ferrene ''

Kung Fu Panda ''Kung Fu Panda'' is an American media franchise that originally started in 2008 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily voic ...

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* Jason W.A. Tucker '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' – Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd. * Paul D. Calder ''

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in association with

Editing in a Feature Production

Craig Wood, A.C.E. – '' Rango'' – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production * Clare Knight, A.C.E. ''

'' – DreamWorks Animation * Eric Dapkewicz ''

'' – DreamWorks Animation * Michael Kahn '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn''– Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall * Stephen Schaffer, A.C.E. ''

'' – Pixar

Juried awards

;Winsor McCay Award: Walt Peregoy, Borge Ring, and Ronald Searle ;June Foray: Art Leonardi ;Special Achievement: Depth Analysis

References

External links

Complete list of 39th Annual Annie Awards nominees and winners
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Annie Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...