ANNIES NEWS: 2009 Annie Award Nominees

Annie News 12/1/09

Annie Award Nominations Announced

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2009 Annie Award Nominations By Category

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature

• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Sony Pictures Animation
  
• Coraline: Laika
  
• Fantastic Mr. Fox: 20th Century Fox
  
• The Princess and the Frog: Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• The Secret of Kells: Cartoon Saloon
  
• Up: Pixar Animation Studios
  

Best Home Entertainment Production

• Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas: Universal Animation Studios
  
• Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder: The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  
• Green Latern: First Flight: Warner Bros. Animation
  
• Open Season 2: Sony Pictures Animation
  
• SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Nickelodeon
  

Best Animated Short Subject

• Pups of Liberty: Picnic Pictures
  
• Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5: ShadowMachine
  
• 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

• Goldfish: In The Dark: Blur Studios, Inc.
  
• Idaho Lottery "Twiceland": Acme Filmworks, Inc.
  
• Nutty Tales: Blue Sky Studios
  
• Spanish Lottery "Deportees": Acme Filmworks, Inc.
  
• The Spooning: Screen Novelties /Acne Media
  

Best Animated Television Production

• Glenn Martin, DDS : Torante, Cuppa Coffee Studios & Rogers Communications
  
• Merry Madagascar: DreamWorks Animation
  
• Prep and Landing: ABC Family/Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• The Simpsons: Gracie Films
  

Best Animated Television Production for Children

• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Disney Television Animation
  
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Nickelodeon
  
• The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Cartoon Network Studios
  
• The Mighty B! : Nickelodeon/Polka Dot Pictures/Paper Kite Productions
  
• The Penguins of Madagascar: Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
  

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Animated Effects

• Scott Cegielski "Monsters vs. Aliens": DreamWorks Animation
  
• Alexander Feigin "9": 9 L.L.C.
  
• Eric Froemling "Up": Pixar Animation Studios
  
• Tom Kluyskens "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs": Sony Pictures Animation
  
• James Mansfield "The Princess and the Frog": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  

Character Animation in a Television Production

• Mark Donald "B.O.B.'s Big Break": DreamWorks Animation
  
• Mark Mitchell "Prep and Landing": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Kevan Shorey "Merry Madagascar": DreamWorks Animation
  
• Tony Smeed "Prep and Landing": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Phillip To "Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space": DreamWorks Animation
  

Character Animation in a Feature Production

• Andreas Deja "The Princess and the Frog": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Eric Goldberg "The Princess and the Frog": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Travis Knight "Coraline": Laika
  
• Daniel Nguyen "Up": Pixar Animation Studios
  
• Bruce Smith "The Princess and the Frog": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  

Character Design in a Television Production

• Bryan Arnett "The Mighty B!: Catatonic": Nickelodeon/Polka Dot Pictures/Paper Kite Productions
  
• Ben Balistreri "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends": Cartoon Network Studios
  
• Craig Kellman "Merry Madagascar": DreamWorks Animation
  
• Bill Schwab "Prep and Landing": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  

Character Design in a Feature Production

• Daniel Lopez Munoz "Up": Pixar Animation Studios
  
• Shane Prigmore "Coraline": Laika
  
• Shannon Tindle "Coraline": Laika
  

Directing in a Television Production

• Pam Cooke & Jansen Yee "American Dad: Brains, Brains & Automobiles": 20th Century Fox/Fuzzy Door/Underdog
  
• Rob Fendler "Popzilla": Animax
  
• John Infantino, J.G. Quintel "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Candy Casanova": Cartoon Network Studios
  
• Bret Haaland "The Penguins of Madagascar: Launchtime": Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
  
• Jennifer Oxley "The Wonder Pets: Help The Monster": Nickelodeon/Little Airplane Productions
  

Directing in a Feature Production

• Wes Anderson "Fantastic Mr. Fox": 20th Century Fox
  
• Pete Docter "Up": Pixar Animation Studios
  
• Christopher Miller, Phil Lord "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs": Sony Pictures Animation
  
• Hayao Miyazaki "Ponyo": Studio Ghibli
  
• Henry Selick "Coraline": Laika
  

Music in a Television Production

• Michael Giacchino "Prep and Landing": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Kevin Kiner "Star Wars: The Clone Wars "Weapons Factory": Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
  
• Guy Moon "The Fairly OddParents: "Wishology- The Big Beginning": Nickelodeon
  

Music in a Feature Production

• Bruno Coulais "Coraline": Laika
  
• Michael Giacchino "Up": Pixar Animation Studios
  
• Joe Hisaishi "Ponyo": Studio Ghibli
  
• John Powell "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs": Blue Sky Studios
  

Production Design in a Television Production

• Mac George "Prep and Landing": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Andy Harkness "Prep and Landing": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Janice Kubo "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends": Cartoon Network Studios
  

Production Design in a Feature Production

• Christopher Appelhans "Coraline": Laika
  
• Ian Gooding "The Princess and the Frog": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Tadahiro Uesugi "Coraline: Laika
  
• Christopher Vacher "9": 9 L.L.C.
  

Storyboarding in a Television Production

• Sunil Hall "The Mighty B!: Catatonic": Nickelodeon/Polka Dot Pictures/Paper
  
• Brandon Kruse "The Fairly OddParents: Fly Boy": Nickelodeon
  
• Robert Koo "Merry Madagascar": DreamWorks Animation
  
• Joe Mateo "Prep and Landing": ABC Family/Walt Disney Animation Studios Kite Productions
  
• Adam Van Wyk "The Spectacular Spider-Man: Final Curtain": Culver Entertainment
  

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

• Sharon Bridgeman "Astro Boy": Imagi Studios
  
• Chris Butler "Coraline": Laika
  
• Ronnie Del Carmen "Up": Pixar Animation Studios
  
• Tom Owens "Monsters vs. Aliens": DreamWorks Animation
  
• Peter Sohn "Up": Pixar Animation Studios
  

Voice Acting in a Television Production

• Danny Jacobs, Voice of King Julien: "Merry Madagascar": DreamWorks Animation
  
• Nicky Jones, Voice of Chowder: "Chowder: The Dinner Theatre'": Cartoon Network Studios
  
• Tom Kenny, Voice of SpongeBob: "SpongeBob SquarePants: Truth or Square": Nickelodeon
  
• Dwight Schultz, Voice of Mung Daal: "Chowder:The Party Cruise": Cartoon Network Studios
  
• Willow Smith, Voice of Abby: "Merry Madagascar": DreamWorks Animation
  

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

• Jen Cody, Voice of Charlotte: "The Princess and the Frog": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Dawn French, Voice of Miss Forcible: "Coraline": Laika
  
• Hugh Laurie, Voice of Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.: "Monsters vs. Aliens": DreamWorks Animation
  
• John Leguizamo, Voice of Sid: "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur": Blue Sky Studios
  
• Jennifer Lewis, Voice of Mama Odie: "The Princess and the Frog": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  

Writing in a Television Production

• Daniel Chun, "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XX": Gracie Films
  
• Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers-Skelton, "Prep and Landing": Walt Disney Animation Studios
  
• Valentina L. Garza, "The Simpsons: Four Great Women and a Manicure": Gracie Films
  
• Billy Kimball and Ian Maxtone-Graham, "The Simpsons: Gone Maggie Gone": Gracie Films
  
• Billy Lopez: The Wonder Pets, Save the Honey Bears": Nickelodeon Productions/Little Airplane Productions
  

Writing in a Feature Production

• Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, "Fantastic Mr. Fox": 20th Century Fox
  
• Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy, "Up": Pixar Animation Studios
  
• Timothy Hyde Harris and David Bowers, "Astro Boy": Imagi Studios
  
• Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs": Sony Pictures Animation
  

JURIED AWARDS

• Winsor McCay Award
  Tim Burton
  Bruce Timm
  Jeffrey Katzenberg
  
  
• June Foray
  Tom Sito
  
  
• Ub Iwerks Award
  William T. Reeves
  
  
• Special Achievement
  Martin Meunier and Brian McLean
  
  
• Certificate of Merit
  Myles Mikulic
  Danny Young
  Michael Woodside
  
  

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