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An Incredibles Night at the Annies"Disney, I gotta thank you for marketing it. That's a great idea. If you take anything away from us here tonight, market the films. It works out much better," said Brad Bird, director of Pixar's The Incredibles upon accepting the Annie Award for Directing in an Animated Feature Production. It was Bird's third Annie of the evening and one of ten Annies awarded to Pixar. Glendale - ASIFA-Hollywood, a chapter of the International Animated Film Society, held the 32nd Annual Annie Awards Sunday, January 30, here at the historic Alex Theatre. The Annies, which honor the year's best animation across film, television, commercials, and short subjects, are the entertainment industry's oldest and most prestigious awards. Like the Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe Awards, the Annies are viewed as a precursor to the Oscar for best feature animated film. This year's Annie Awards ceremony, like last year's, belonged to Pixar Animation Studios. The Incredibles, written and directed by Brad Bird, took top honors as Best Animated Feature, along with winning in each of the categories it was nominated in. In addition to his Annie awards for direction and Writing in an Animated Feature Production, Bird also won the Annie for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production. Beating out such prominent animated voice talents as Tony Anselmo, the voice of Donald Duck, and Rob Paulsen, nominated for The Troubadour in Disney's The Three Musketeers, as well as screen stars Samuel L. Jackson also from The Incredibles and Antonio Banderas, who voiced Puss in Boots in Shrek 2. Bird took home the voice acting award for his scene stealing dialogue work as the voice of The Incredibles super hero's fashioniesta extraordinaire, Edna Mode. In addition to Bird, The Incredibles producer John Walker accepted the Annie for Best Animated Feature. Pixar's Lou Roman was awarded an Annie for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production. Composer Michael Giacchino won for Music in an Animated Feature Production. Tony Fucile won for best Character Design. Kevin O'brien won for best storyboarding. Martin Nguyen was awarded the Annie for best animated effects. Angus MacLane took home an Annie for best Character Animation, a category Pixar was sure to win as only one of the five nominees was not from The Incredibles. For his lifetime of work, dedicated to the advancement of computerized motion picture graphics, Pixar Animation Studios President and co-founder Ed Catmull was presented with the Ub Iwerks Award for technical achievement. Annie-nominated comic actor and prolific voice artist Tom Kenny, who is perhaps best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, hosted this year's ceremony. At one point during the evening, Kenny brought the house down when he lifted his coat jacket and shirt, dropped his trousers to his ankles, and ran across the stage laughing and screaming in the familiar voice of SpongeBob. Joining Kenny were presenters comic book icon and legend Stan Lee, John H. Williams (originating producer of Shrek, and producer of Seven Years in Tibet and the upcoming animated feature Valiant), Bill Fagerbakke (best known for his role as Dauber on the long-running Coach and the voice of Patrick the starfish co-star of SpongeBob SquarePants), Mary Jo Rupp (whose credits include mom Kitty Forman on That 70's Show and animated roles), Sean Marquette (a young actor with roles in Surviving Christmas, 13 Going on 30, and a series lead in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends), Stephen Root (whose credits range from Finding Nemo to Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story), Bob Bergen (who received a daytime Emmy nomination as Porky Pig on Cartoon Network's Duck Dodgers), and Jess Harnell (voice of countless film and television characters). The legendary June Foray presented her namesake award for Significant and Benevolent or Charitable Impact on the Art and Industry of Animation to the late Bill Moritz. Special awards honoring lifetime achievement and exceptional contributions to the art of animation were also presented during the evening's ceremonies. Don Bluth, Virginia Davis, and Arnold Stang received Winsor McCay awards for lifetime achievement. Disney's On the Front Lines DVD was honored with the Special Achievement Award. Additionally, certificates of Merit went to DreamWorks Animation and Sivert Glarum. ASIFA member and veteran voice talent June Foray founded the Annie Awards in 1972. ASIFA-Hollywood—the largest of an international network of chapters—supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Some of ASIFA-Hollywood's current initiatives include special animation events, classes and screenings, film and video archives and film preservation efforts. For more information, visit www.asifa-hollywood.org. This Year's Annie RecipientsBest Animated Feature • Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence - Go Fish Pictures Best Home Entertainment Production • The Lion King 1 1/2 - DisneyToon Studios Best Animated Short Subject • Agricultural Report - Barley Films Best Animated Television Commercial • Looney Tunes AFLAC - Warner Bros. Animation Best Animated Television Production • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - Cartoon Network
Studios Animated Effects • Scott Cegielski - Shark Tale Character Animation • Ken Duncan - Shark Tale Character Design in an Animated Feature Production • Tony Fucile - The Incredibles Character Design in an Animated Television Production • Ben Balistreri - The Fairly OddParents Crash Nebula Directing in an Animated Feature Production • Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon & Kelly Asbury - Shrek
2 Directing in an Animated Television Production • Keith Alcorn - The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
- Love Potion #976/3 Music in an Animated Feature Production • Michael Giacchino - The Incredibles Music in an Animated Television Production • Steve D'Angelo & Terry Tompkins - Peep Production Design in an Animated Feature Production • Lou Romano - The Incredibles Production Design in an Animated Television Production • Richard Daskas, - Samurai Jack Season of Death Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production • Chen-Yi Chang - Home on the Range Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production • Alex Basio - Atomic Betty - Spindly Tam Kanushu Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production • Tony Anselmo - Voice of Donald Duck - Mickey, Donald &
Goofy The Three Musketeers Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production • Maile Flanagan - Voice of Piggley Jakers! The Adventures
of Piggley Winks Writing in an Animated Feature Production • Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, David J. Stem and David N. Weiss
- Shrek 2 Writing in an Animated Television Production • Etan Cohen, - King of the Hill - Ceci N'est Pas Une Juried AwardsJune Foray Award - Significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation. • Bill Moritz Winsor McCay Award - Recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation. • Don Bluth Ub Iwerks Award • Dr. Ed Catmull Special Achievement • Disney's On the Front Lines DVD Certificate of Merit • DreamWorks Animation SKG news & features |
The Alex Theatre in Glendale, California site of this year's Annie Awards.
Bill Fagerbakke, co-star of SpongeBob SquarePants, forces Brad Bird to accept yet another Annie Award for The Incredibles. |
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