Annie Awards Set 2014 Dates

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday May 14, 2013 @ 8:14am PDT

ASIFA-Hollywood, the International Animated Film Society, announced key dates for the 41st annual Annie Awards, which are set for Saturday, February 1, 2014. Call for entries will begin September 2 for TV and film productions released in the U.S. between January 1, 2013-December 31, 2013.

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Deadline Awards Watch With Pete Hammond, Episode 12

By PETE HAMMOND | Thursday February 7, 2013 @ 5:23pm PST
Pete Hammond

Listen to (and share) episode 12 of our audio podcast Deadline Awards Watch With Pete Hammond. With Oscar final voting just about to begin, Awards Columnist Hammond and host David Bloom discuss the impacts on major Oscar categories of this past week’s awards ceremonies by the Directors Guild, the Art Directors Guild, the animators’ awards (the “Annies”) and the Visual Effects Society. Which films are continuing to build Oscar momentum going into the voting?

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Annie Awards: ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ Wins 5 Including Feature, Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ TV, ‘Paperman’ Best Short

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Saturday February 2, 2013 @ 9:58pm PST

Wreck-It Ralph heads toward this year’s Academy Awards withRich Moore and Clark Spencer newly added momentum. The videogame-themed Walt Disney Animation Studios pic was the bigger winner tonight at the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Ralph took Best Animated Feature plus Best Directing, Music, Voice Acting and Best Writing in an Animated Feature. Last year’s Annies Animated Feature winner Rango went on to win the Oscar for the same category in 2012.

Related: Annie Award Nominations Unveiled

Hosted by film critic Leonard Maltin and voice actors Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen, the ceremony from UCLA’s Royce Hall saw DreamWorks’ Rise Of The Guardians, LAIKA/Focus Features’ ParaNorman, and Pixar’s Brave pick up several awards as well. Robot Chicken’s DC Comic Special won the Best General Audience Animated Television Production award. Marvel’s blockbuster The Avengers took the nod for Best Animated Effects in a Live Action Production and Rhythm & Hues Studio won best Character Animation in a Live Action Production for their work on Life Of Pi. Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Paperman won the Best Animated Short Subject award. South Park’s Trey Parker scooped a best Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production for the long running satire’s South Park: Jewpacabra. Check out the full list below:

Wreck-It RalphAnimated Feature
Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Director Rich Moore only thanked Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios CCO John Lasseter, as many people did tonight, but said he was so honored and thankful to be part of the Disney Legacy.

Annie AwardsGeneral Audience Television Production
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special – Stoopid Buddy Studios

“Let’s just keep making awesome stuff”, says Seth Green to the crowd on Robot Chicken’s win and the animation industry in general.

Directing in a Feature Production
Rich Moore, Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

The Annies exploded with a roar when Ralph’s Moore name was read aloud for best Feature Directing. The director joked that he’s in trouble because he gave his speech to “the teleprompter guy” (they’ve had issues tonight). Moore then gave a seamless speech thanking a wide variety of people involved “in this fantastic film”.

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Annie Awards Sets Trio As Hosts

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday January 29, 2013 @ 11:00am PST

Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin and voice actors Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche will share hosting duties Saturday at the 40th Annual Annie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Seth Green also is set to make a special appearance. … Read More »

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Annie Award Nominations Unveiled

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday December 3, 2012 @ 8:05am PST

The slate of nominations for Best Animated Features this year are Brave (Pixar Animation Studios), Frankenweenie (The Walt Disney Studio), Hotel Transylvania (Sony Animation Studios), ParaNorman (Focus Features), Rise Of The Guardians (DreamWorks Animation), The Pirates! Band Of Misfits (Aardman Animations), The Rabbi’s Cat (GKIDS) and Wreck-It Ralph (Walt Disney Animation Studios). Winners will be announced during the 40th Annual Annie Awards ceremony February 2 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The full list of nominees follows:

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Best Animated Feature
Brave – Pixar Animation Studios
Frankenweenie – The Walt Disney Studios
Hotel Transylvania – Sony Pictures Animation
ParaNorman – Focus Features
Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation
The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Aardman Animations
The Rabbi’s Cat – GKIDS
Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 – Warner Bros. Animation
Before Orel – Trust – Starburns Industries, Inc.
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem – Illumination Entertainment
Disney Tron: Uprising – Beck’s Beginning – Disney TV Animation
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury – DreamWorks Animation
Justice League: Doom – Warner Bros. Animation Read More »

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New Entirely Online Process For Animation Entries To 2013 Annie Awards

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 3, 2012 @ 2:45pm PDT

BURBANK, Calif. (September 3, 2012) – The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its Call for Entries today for the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Featuring a new, more direct and entirely online platform this year, step-by-step instructions are

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Annie Awards: ‘Rango’ Best Feature, ‘The Simpsons’ Best TV Series

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday February 4, 2012 @ 9:49pm PST

Rango took Best Animated Feature and The Simpsons was named Best General Audience Animated TV Production tonight at the 39th Annual Annie Awards, hosted by Patton Oswalt and held at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Jennifer Yuh Nelson was voted Best Director of a Feature Production for Kung Fu Panda 2. The Read More »

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Familiar Field Battles For Best Animated Feature Annie Awards

Mike Fleming

The nominations are out for the 39th annual Annie Awards, which will be awarded February 4 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Here are the contenders for Best Animated Feature: A Cat In Paris, Arrugas (Wrinkles), Arthur Christmas, Cars 2, Chico & Read More »

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Brad Bird Grudgingly Bids Farewell To Animation In Annies Speech

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday February 8, 2011 @ 10:46am PST
Mike Fleming

Brad Bird won the Winsor McCay Award at the 38th Annual Annies for his work on animated films from Iron Giant to The Incredibles and Toy Story 3. Bird is currently directing his first big live action feature in Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol, and says he’s leaving animation behind. Only I’m … Read More »

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OSCAR: The Awards Race Starts December

Pete Hammond

The controversial 38th International Animated Film Society’s Annie Awards announced their nominees for Best Animated Feature today:  Universal/Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me, DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon, Sony Pictures Classics’ The Illusionist, and Disney’s Tangled and Toy Story 3. What the official press release didn’t mention is that Disney/Pixar is boycotting the … Read More »

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