41st Annual Annie Awards - Full Nominations List
Credit: Walt Disney Animation Studios
The 41st Annual Annie Award nominations have been announced! The awards, honoring the best in animation, are recognizing Disney's Frozen and Pixar's Monsters University, which lead with ten nominations apiece. However, they face tough competition from summer box office champ Despicable Me 2 and early spring favorite The Croods, which earned nine nods apiece. In TV, The Legend of Korra walked away with several notable nominations while Naughty Dog's The Last of Us earned recognition from the video game branch.
You can check out the full list of nominees below. Winners will be announced on Feb. 1, 2014 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
A Letter to Momo
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
Monsters University
The Croods
The Wind Rises
BEST ANIMATED SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Chipotle Scarecrow
Listening Is an Act of Love
Room on the Broom
Toy Story OF TERROR!
BEST ANIMATED SHORT SUBJECT
Despicable Me 2
Get A Horse!
Gloria Victoria
My Mom is an Airplane
The Numberlys
BEST ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST COMMERCIAL
Despicable Me 2
Sound of the Woods
The Polar Bears Movie
BEST GENERAL AUDIENCE ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Bubble Guppies
Disney Sofia the First
Doc McStuffins
Justin Time
Peter Rabbit
BEST ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN'S AUDIENCE
Adventure Time
Beware the Batman
Disney Gravity Falls
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Regular Show
Scaredy Squirrel
Teen Titans Go!
The Legend of Korra
BEST GENERAL AUDIENCE ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Archer
Bob’s Burgers
Disney Tron Uprising
Futurama
Motorcity
BEST ANIMATED VIDEO GAME
Diggs Nightcrawler – Moonbot Studios
Tiny Thief – 5 ANTS
The Last of Us – Naughty Dog
BEST STUDENT FILM
Chicken or the Egg
Kellerkind
Miss Todd
Move Mountain
SEMÕFORO
The Final Straw
Trusts & Estates
Wedding Cake
BEST ANIMATED EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED PRODUCTION
Epic (Alen Lai, David Quirus, Diego Garzon Sanchez, Ilan Gabai -- Blue Sky Studios)
Dragons: Defenders of Berk (David Jones -- DreamWorks Animation)
Monsters University (Joshua Jenny, Jason Johnston, Matthew Wong, Eric Froemling, Enrique Vila -- Pixar Animation Studios)
The Croods (Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer -- DreamWorks Animation)
Turbo (Greg Gladstone, Nikita Pavlov, Allen Ruilova, Matt Titus, Can Yuksel -- DreamWorks Animation)
BEST ANIMATED EFFECTS IN A LIVE ACTION PRODUCTION
Man Of Steel (Jonathan Paquin, Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, Adrien Toupet -- Weta Digital)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (Ben O’Brien, Karin Cooper, Lee Uren, Chris Root -- Industrial Light & Magic)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (Dan Pearson, Jay Cooper, Jeff Grebe, Amelia Chenoweth -- Industrial Light & Magic)
Pacific Rim (Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran, Florian Witzel -- Industrial Light & Magic)
CHARACTER ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Friendship All-Stars of Friendship: Wrong Number (Brad Schaffer -- Stoopid Buddy Stoodios)
Ubermansion (Eric Urban –– Stoopid Buddy Stoodios)
Toy Story OF TERROR! (JC Tran Quang Thieu –– Pixar Animation Studios)
Toy Story OF TERROR! (David DeVan –– Pixar Animation Studios)
Toy Story OF TERROR! (Kureha Yokoo –– Pixar Animation Studios)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Keith Kellogg –– Lucasfilm Animation)
CHARACTER ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Epic (Thom Roberts –– Blue Sky Studios)
Despicable Me 2 (Jonathan Del Val –– Universal Pictures)
The Croods (Jakob Jensen –– DreamWorks Animation)
Monsters University (John Chun Chiu Lee –– Pixar Animation Studios)
The Wind Rises (Kitaro Kosaka –– The Walt Disney Studios)
Frozen (Tony Smeed –– Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Ernest & Celestine (Patrick Imbert –– GKIDS)
CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A LIVE ACTION PRODUCTION
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Gollum (Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo –– Weta Digital)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Goblin King (Dave Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chan, Matthew Cioffi, Guillame Francois –– Weta Digital
Pacific Rim (Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins, Kyle Winkelman –– Industrial Light & Magic)
CHARACTER DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Disney Wander Over Yonder (Craig McCracken –– Disney Television Animation)
Disney Mickey Mouse (Paul Rudish –– Disney Television Animation)
The Awesomes (Andy Bialk –– Bento Box Entertainment)
Regular Show (Ben Adams –– Cartoon Network Studios)
Steven Universe (Danny Hynes, Howard Colin –– Cartoon Network Studios)
CHARACTER DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
The Croods (Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore –– DreamWorks Animation)
Turbo (Sylvain Deboissy, Shannon Tindle –– DreamWorks Animation)
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 (Craig Kellman –– Sony Pictures Animation)
Monsters University (Chris Sasaki –– Pixar Animation Studios)
A Monster in Paris (Christophe Lourdelet –– Shout! Factory)
Despicable Me 2 (Eric Guillon –– Universal Pictures)
Frozen (Bill Schwab –– Walt Disney Animation Studios)
DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
The Legend of Korra (Colin Heck –– Nickelodeon Animation)
Dragons: Defenders of Berk (Elaine Bogan –– DreamWorks Animation)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (Stephan Franck –– Sony Pictures Animation)
Disney Gravity Falls (John Aoshima –– Disney Television Animation)
Disney Mickey Mouse (Aaron Springer –– Disney Television Animation)
Toy Story OF TERROR! (Angus MacLane –– Pixar Animation Studios)
Justin Time (Harold Harris –– Guru Studio)
DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
The Croods (Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco –– DreamWorks Animation)
Turbo (David Soren –– DreamWorks Animation)
Epic (Chris Wedge –– Blue Sky Studios)
Ernest & Celestine (Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier –– GKIDS)
Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee –– Walt Disney Animation Studios)
MUSIC IN AN ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Alan Williams – Estefan – Silverscreen Music
Guy Moon – T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Peter Luyre, Stuart Kollmorgen, Peter Zizzo – Peter Rabbit – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Kevin Kliesch, Craig Gerber, John Kavanaugh – Disney Sofia the First – Disney Television Animation
Christopher Willis – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
Andy Bean – Disney Wander Over Yonder – Disney Television Animation
MUSIC IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Alan Silvestri – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
Henry Jackman – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
Mark Mothersbaugh – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2 – Universal Pictures
Danny Elfman – Epic – Blue Sky Studios
Randy Newman – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Dominic Lewis – Free Birds – Reel FX
PRODUCTION DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
The Legend of Korra (Angela Sung, William Niu, Christine Bian, Emily Tetri, Frederic Stewart –– Nickelodeon Animation Studio)
The Venture Bros., “What Color is Your Cleansuit?” (Liz Artinian, Ray Feldman, Chris Fisher, George Fort –– Titmouse Inc.)
Steven Universe, “Gem Glow” (Steven Sugar, Emily Walus, Sam Bosma, Elle Michalka, Amanda Winterstein –– Cartoon Network Studios)
The Simpsons, “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” (Lynna Blankenship, Dima Malanitchev, Debbie Peterson, Charles Ragins, Jefferson R. Weekley –– Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV)
Transformers Prime, "Beast Hunters" (Christophe Vacher –– Hasbro Studios)
Adventure Time (Nick Jenings, Sandra Calleros, Teri Shikasho, Ron Russell –– Cartoon Network Studios)
PRODUCTION DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
The Croods (Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique R. Louis –– DreamWorks Animation)
Despicable Me 2 (Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon –– Universal Pictures)
Epic (Michael Knapp, Greg Couch, William Joyce –– Blue Sky Studios)
Ernest & Celestine (Zaza, Zyk –– GKIDS)
Monsters University (Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi –– Pixar Animation Studios)
Frozen (Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley –– Walt Disney Animation Studios)
STORYBOARDING IN AN ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Monsters vs. Aliens (Piero Piluso –– Nickelodeon Animation Studio)
Dragons: Riders of Berk (Douglas Lovelace –– DreamWorks Animation)
Archer (Adam Ford, Deke Wightman, Kevin Mellon, Justin Wagner, Benji Williams –– FX Networks)
Disney Mickey Mouse (Alonso Ramos-Ramirez –– Disney Television Animation)
Toy Story of TERROR! (Daniel Chong –– Pixar Animation Studios)
Gravity Falls (Alonso Ramos-Ramirez –– Disney Television Animation)
The Simpsons, “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” (Guillermo Del Toro, Guy Davis, Ralph Sosa –— Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV)
Justin Time (Paul Watling –– Guru Studio)
STORYBOARDING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
The Croods (Steven MacLeod –– DreamWorks Animation)
Despicable Me 2 (Eric Favela –– Universal Pictures)
Monsters University (Dean Kelly –– Pixar Animation Studios)
Planes (Jason Hand –– Disneytoon Studios)
Frozen (John Ripa –– Walt Disney Animation Studios)
VOICE ACTING IN AN ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Eric Bauza as the voice of Foop – Fairly Odd Parents – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
Chris Diamantopoulos as the voice of Mickey Mouse – Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney Television Animation
Mark Hamill as the voice of Skips and Walks – Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios
Tom Kenny as the voice of Ice King – Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Studios
VOICE ACTING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Paul Giamatti as the voice of Chet – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
Terry Crews as the voice of Earl – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lucy – Despicable Me 2 – Universal Pictures
Steve Carell as the voice of Gru – Despicable Me 2 – Universal Pictures
Pierre Coffin as the voice of Minions – Despicable Me 2 – Universal Pictures
Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
WRITING IN AN ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Katie Matila – Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball – The Simpsons - Trocadero Holdings
Lewis Morton – Futurama – 20th Century Fox Television
Matt Price, John Infantino, Mike Roth, Michele Cavin, Sean Szeles – Regular Show – Cartoon Network Studios
Michael Price – The Simpsons - The Simpsons
WRITING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Daniel Pennac – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
Miyazaki Hayao – The Wind Rises - The Walt Disney Studios
Jennifer Lee – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
EDITORIAL IN AN ANIMATED TV/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (Adam Arnold, Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen –– Nickelodeon Animation Studio)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Myra Lopez, Ana Adams, Justin Baker –– Nickelodeon Animation Studio)
Dragons: Defenders of Berk (Lynn Hobson –– DreamWorks Animation)
Disney Mickey Mouse (Illya Owens –– Disney Television Animation)
Toy Story OF TERROR! (Axel Geddes, Kathy Graves, Chloe Kloezeman –– Pixar Animation Studios)
Futurama (Paul D. Calder –– 20th Century Fox Television)
Adventure Time (Paul Douglas –– Cartoon Network Studios)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Jason W.A. Tucker –– Lucasfilm Animation)
EDITORIAL IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Darren Holmes – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation
James Ryan – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation
Fabienne Alvarez-Giro – Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS
Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
Jeff Draheim – Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios
JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award: Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett
June Foray: Alice Davis
Certificate of Merit: “I Know That Voice” (Documentary)