36th Annie Awards explained

Number:	36
Award:	Annie Awards
Award Link:	Annie Awards
Site:	Royce Hall Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Host:	Tom Kenny^[1]
Organizer:	ASIFA-Hollywood
Best Film:	Kung Fu Panda
Best Direction:	John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
Best Direction Film:	Kung Fu Panda
Most Wins:	Kung Fu Panda (10)
Most Nominations:	Kung Fu Panda (16)
Last:	35th
Next:	37th

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. 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]

Production nominees

Nominations announced on December 1, 2008.

Best Animated Feature

• Kung Fu Panda
  • Bolt
  • $9.99
  • WALL-E
  • Waltz with Bashir

Annie Award for Best Home Entertainment Production

• • Christmas Is Here Again

Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject

• • Glago's Guest
  • Hot Dog
  • Presto
  • Sebastian's Voodoo

Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial

• United Airlines "Heart"
  • Giant Monster
  • Long Legs Mr. Hyde
  • Rotofugi: The Collectors
  • Sarah

Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production

• • King of the Hill
  • Moral Orel
  • Phineas and Ferb
  • The Simpsons

Best Animated Television Production for Children

• – Nickelodeon
  • A Miser Brothers' Christmas – Warner Bros.
  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends – Cartoon Network
  • – Cartoon Network
  • The Mighty B! – Nickelodeon

Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game

• Kung Fu Panda
  • Dead Space
  • WALL-E

Individual Achievement

Animated Effects

• Li-Ming Lawrence Lee - Kung Fu Panda
  • Alen Lai - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who
  • Fangwei Lee -
  • Kevin Lee - Bolt
  • Enrique Vila - Wall-E

Character Animation in a Feature Production

• 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

• Pierre Perifel - Secrets of the Furious Five
  • Sandro Cleuzo - Secrets of the Furious Five
  • Joshua A. Jennings -

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

• Nico Marlet - Kung Fu Panda
  • Valerie Hadida - Igor
  • Sang Jun Lee - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who

Character Design in an Animated Television Production

• 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 – - "The Good, The Bad, The Tigre"

Directing in an Animated Feature Production

• 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

• Joaquim Dos Santos – - "Sozin’s Comet: Into the Inferno"
  • Bob Anderson - The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror XIX"
  • Craig McCracken and Rob Renzetti - Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - "Destination Imagination"
  • Chris McKay – Moral Orel - "Passing"
  • Alan Smart - SpongeBob SquarePants - "Penny Foolish"

Music in an Animated Feature Production

• Hans Zimmer & John Powell – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
  • Kevin Manthei - - 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

External links

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Notes and References

1. SpongeBob's Tom Kenny to Host 36th Annual Annie Awards - January 30 At UCLA's Royce Hall. PR Newswire. January 31, 2014. ASIFA-Hollywood. January 21, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205234/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spongebobs-tom-kenny-to-host-36th-annual-annie-awards---january-30-at-uclas-royce-hall-61140977.html. February 1, 2014. live.
2. Web site: David . Carr . The Oscars - The Contenders, the Pools and the Show and the Hopes . NYTimes.com . 2009-02-19 . 2011-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170623233449/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/movies/awardsseason/20osca.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1 . 2017-06-23 . live .