The 36th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation for 2008, were held on January 30, 2009, at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.[1] Below is a list of announced nominees. Kung Fu Panda received the most awards with 10, winning nearly all of its nominations, albeit amid controversy.[2]
| 36th Annie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 30, 2009 |
| Site | Royce Hall Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Tom Kenny[1] |
| Organized by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
| Highlights | |
| Best Animated Feature | Kung Fu Panda |
| Best Direction | John Stevenson and Mark Osborne Kung Fu Panda |
| Most awards | Kung Fu Panda (10) |
| Most nominations | Kung Fu Panda (16)[1] |
Production nominees edit
Nominations announced on December 1, 2008.
Best Animated Feature edit
Annie Award for Best Home Entertainment Production edit
Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject edit
- Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
- Glago's Guest
- Hot Dog
- Presto
- Sebastian's Voodoo
Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial edit
- United Airlines "Heart"
- Giant Monster
- Long Legs Mr. Hyde
- Rotofugi: The Collectors
- Sarah
Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production edit
Best Animated Television Production for Children edit
Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game edit
Individual Achievement edit
Animated Effects edit
- Li-Ming Lawrence Lee - Kung Fu Panda
- Alen Lai - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who
- Fangwei Lee - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
- Kevin Lee - Bolt
- Enrique Vila - Wall-E
Character Animation in a Feature Production edit
- James Baxter – Kung Fu Panda
- Jeff Gabor – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who
- Philippe Le Brun – Kung Fu Panda
- Victor Navone – Wall-E
- Dan Wagner – Kung Fu Panda
Character Animation in a Television Production edit
- Pierre Perifel - Secrets of the Furious Five
- Sandro Cleuzo - Secrets of the Furious Five
- Joshua A. Jennings - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production edit
- Nico Marlet - Kung Fu Panda
- Valerie Hadida - Igor
- Sang Jun Lee - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who
Character Design in an Animated Television Production edit
- Nico Marlet - Secrets of the Furious Five
- Bryan Arnett – Mighty B! - "Bat Mitzah Crashers"
- Ben Balistreri - Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - "Mondo Coco"
- Sean Galloway - The Spectacular Spider-Man
- Jorge Gutierrez – El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera - "The Good, The Bad, The Tigre"
Directing in an Animated Feature Production edit
- John Stevenson and Mark Osborne - Kung Fu Panda
- Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen The Tale Of Despereaux
- Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir
- Tatia Rosenthal - $9.99
- Andrew Stanton - WALL-E
Directing in an Animated Television Production edit
Music in an Animated Feature Production edit
- Hans Zimmer & John Powell – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
- Kevin Manthei - Batman: Gotham Knight - Warner Bros. Animation
- John Powell - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who - Blue Sky Studios
- Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir – Sony Pictures Classics, Bridgit Folman, Les Films D'ici, Razor Films
- William Ross – The Tale of Despereaux (film) – Universal Pictures
Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form edit
- Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John Powell – Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
- Carl Finch & Brave Combo - Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns – CTTV Productions
- Kevin Kiner – Star Wars The Clone Wars: Rising Malevolence – Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
- Guy Moon – Back at the Barnyard Cowman: The Uddered Avenger – Nickelodeon/Omation
- Guy Michelmore – Growing Up Creepie: Rockabye Freakie – Taffy Entertainment LLC
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production edit
- Tang Heng Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
- Ralph Eggleston Wall·E – Pixar Animation Studios
- Paul Felix Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Evgeni Tomov The Tale Of Despereaux – Universal Pictures
- Raymond Zibach Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
Production Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form edit
- Tang Heng Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
- Andy Harkness Glago's Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Seonna Hong – The Mighty B! "Bee Patients" – Nickelodeon
- Dan Krall – Chowder "The Heavy Sleeper" – Cartoon Network Studios
- Raymond Zibach Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production edit
- Jennifer Yuh Nelson – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
- Alessandro Carloni – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
- Ronnie Del Carmen – Wall·E – Pixar Animation Studios
- Joe Mateo Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Rob Stevenhagen – The Tale Of Despereaux – Universal Pictures
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production or Short Form edit
- Chris Williams Glago's Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Butch Hartman – Fairly OddParents "Mission: Responsible" – Nickelodeon
- Andy Kelly – Ni Hao, Kai-Lan "Twirly Whirly Flyers" – Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
- Andy Schuhler – Secret of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
- Eddie Trigueros The Mighty B! "Name Shame"– Nickelodeon
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production edit
- Dustin Hoffman – Voice of Shifu – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
- Ben Burtt – Voice of Wall·E – Wall·E – Pixar Animation Studios
- James Hong – Voice of Mr. Ping – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
- Ian McShane – Voice of Tai Lung – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
- Mark Walton – Voice of Rhino – Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form edit
- Ahmed Best – Voice of Jar Jar Binks – Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II - ShadowMachine
- Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Peter Griffin – Family Guy "I Dream of Jesus" – Fox TV Animation/Fuzzy Door Productions
- Dwight Schultz – Voice of Mung Daal – Chowder "Apprentice Games" – Cartoon Network Studios
Writing in an Animated Feature Production edit
- Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
- Etan Cohen and Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – DreamWorks Animation
- Ari Folman – Waltz With Bashir – Sony Pictures Classics, Bridgit Folman, Les Films D'ici, Razor Films
- Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who – Blue Sky Studios
Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form edit
- Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells, Breckin Meyer – Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II – ShadowMachine
- Joel H. Cohen – The Simpsons "The Debarted" – Gracie Films/Fox TV
- Scott Kreamer – El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera "Mustache Love" – Nickelodeon
- Paul McEvoy and Todd Berger – Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
- Chris Williams – Glago's Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Juried award winners edit
- Winsor McCay Award — Mike Judge, John Lasseter and Nick Park
- June Foray Award — Bill Turner
- Certificate of Merit — Amir Avni, Mike Fontanelli, Kathy Turner and Alex Vassilev
References edit
- ^ a b c ASIFA-Hollywood (January 21, 2009). "SpongeBob's Tom Kenny to Host 36th Annual Annie Awards - January 30 At UCLA's Royce Hall" (Press release). PR Newswire. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Carr, David (2009-02-19). "The Oscars - The Contenders, the Pools and the Show and the Hopes". NYTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2011-06-04.