Annie Awards 2012

Rango, de Gore Verbinski, foi o grande vencedor da 39ª edição do Annie Awards, realizado no UCLA Royce Hall, em Los Angeles. O prêmio, considerado uma prévia do Oscar, é concedido pela International Animated Film Society às melhores animações do cinema (longa e curta), TV (produções e comercial) e videogame.

A animação, cujo personagem principal é dublado por Johnny Depp (Piratas do Caribe - Navegando em Águas Misteriosas), ganhou os prêmios de Melhor Animação, Edição, Personagem e Roteiro.

Kung Fu Panda 2, da Dreamworks, era o favorito da noite, mas levou apenas de Melhor Direção de Arte e Melhor Diretor para Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

Os dois longas concorrem ao Oscar 2012 de Melhor Animação.

As Aventuras de Tintin: O Segredo do Licorne, de Spielberg, também recebeu dois Annies, de Melhor Música e Efeitos. A produção ficou de fora do prêmio da Academia, mas ganhou o Globo de Ouro.

O curta animada Adam and Dog, de Minkyu Lee, levou o troféu da categoria.

Na categoria Filme em Live-Action, Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua levou o prêmio de Efeitos, enquanto Planeta dos Macacos: A Origem recebeu o de Melhor Personagem.

Na categoria de Vozes, Bill Nighy foi o vencedor por Papai Noel, em Operação Presente, e Jeff Bennett ganhou o mesmo prêmio na categoria TV pelo pinguim Kowalski da série animada Madagascar.

A cerimônia foi conduzida pelo ator Patton Oswalt (Young Adult).

Veja abaixo a lista completa de indicados e os vencedores de cada categoria (em inglês):

Best Animated Feature

•A Cat in Paris – Folimage
•Arrugas (Wrinkles) - Perro Verde Films, S.L.
•Arthur Christmas – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
•Cars 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
•Chico & Rita – Chico & Rita Distribution Limited
•Kung Fu Panda 2 – DreamWorks Animation
•Puss in Boots – DreamWorks Animation
•Rango – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
•Rio – Blue Sky Studios
•Tintin – Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production

•Adventure Time: Thank You – Cartoon Network Studios
•Batman: Year One – Warner Bros. Animation
•Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas – Blue Sky Studios
•Kung Fu Panda – Secrets of the Masters – DreamWorks Animation
•Prey 2 – Blur Studio
•Star Tours – Industrial Light & Magic

Best Animated Short Subject

•Adam and Dog – Minkyu Lee
•I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat – Warner Bros. Animation
•La Luna – Pixar Animation Studios
•(Notes on) Biology – Ornana Films
•Paths of Hate – Platige Image
•Sunday – National Film Board of Canada
•The Ballad of Nessie –Walt Disney Animation Studios
•The Girl and the Fox – Base14
•Wild Life – National Film Board of Canada

Best Animated Television Commercial

•Geico “Foghorn” – Renegade Animation
•McDonald’s “Apple Tree”– Duck Studios/Kompost
•McDonald’s “Suzi Van Zoom” – Duck Studios/Kompost
•Norton “Stuff”– Psyop
•Statoil “Good Night” – Studio AKA
•“The Pirate” – Meindbender
•Twinings “Sea” – Psyop

Best General Audience Animated TV Production

•Archer – FX Productions
•Green Lantern: The Animated Series – Warner Bros. Animation
•Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas – Hallmark
•MAD – Warner Bros. Animation
•Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2 – Starburns Industries, Inc.
•Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
•The Simpsons – Gracie Films

Best Animated Television Production - Preschool

•Chuggington – Ludorum plc
•Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates – Disney Television Animation
•Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Disney Television Animation
•The WotWots Season 2 – Pukeko Pictures

Best Animated Television Production – Children

•Fanboy and Chum Chum – Nickelodeon and Frederator
•Kung Fu Panda – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
•Penguins of Madagascar – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
•The Amazing World of Gumball – Cartoon Network in Association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi

Best Animated Video Game

•Bumpy Road – Simogo
•Gears of War 3 – Epic Games
•Gesundheit – Konami Digital Entertainment
•Ghost Trick: “Phantom Detective” – Capcom
•Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet – Shadow Planet Productions, Gagne/Fuelcell
•Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One – Insomniac Games
•Rayman Origins – Ubisoft Montpellier
•Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Naughty Dog

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES___________________

Animated Effects in an Animated Production

•Can Yuksel “Puss in Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
•Chase Cooper “Rango” – Industrial Light & Magic
•Dan Lund “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Dave Tidgwell “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•Eric Froemling “Cars 2” – Pixar Animation Studios
•Jason Mayer “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•Joel Aron “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” – Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
•Jon Reisch “Cars 2” – Pixar Animation Studios
•Kevin Romond “Tintin” – Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
•Willi Geiger “Rango” – Industrial Light & Magic

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

•Branko Grujcic “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”– Industrial Light & Magic
•Florent Andorra “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” – Industrial Light & Magic
•Gary Wu “Cowboys & Aliens”– Industrial Light & Magic
•Lee Uren “Cowboys & Aliens” – Industrial Light & Magic

Character Animation in a Television Production

•Chad Sellers “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Michael Franceschi “Kung Fu Panda” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
•Rebecca Wilson Bresee “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Sihanouk Mariona “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2” – Starburns Industries, Inc.
•Tony Smeed “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production

•Andreas Deja “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Dan Wagner “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•Jeff Gabor “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
•Mark Henn “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Olivier Staphylas “Puss in Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
•Patrik Puhala “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
•Pierre Perifel “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

•Andy Arnett “HOP” – Rhythm & Hues, Illumination Entertainment
•David Lowry “Paul” – Double Negative Visual Effects for Universal Productions/ Relativity Media/Working Title Films/Big Talk Productions
•Eric Reynolds “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” – 20th Century Fox
•Mike Hull “Paul” – Double Negative Visual Effects for Universal Productions/Relativity Media/Working Title Films/Big Talk Productions

Character Design in a Television Production

•Bill Schwab “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Carl Raggio “Disney Kick Buttowski” – Disney Television Animation
•Chad Hurd “Archer” – FX Productions
•Chris Battle “Dan Vs.” – Starz Film Roman
•Gordon Hammond “TUFF Puppy” – Nickelodeon
•Mike Dougherty “TUFF Puppy” – Nickelodeon
•Robert Ryan Cory “Secret Mountain Fort Awesome” – Cartoon Network Studios

Character Design in a Feature Production

•Jay Shuster “Cars 2” – Pixar Animation Studios
•Mark “Crash” McCreery “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
•Patrick Mate “Puss in Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
•Peter de Seve “Arthur Christmas” – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
•Sergio Pablos “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios

Directing in a Television Production

•Brian Sheesley “Dan Vs.” – Starz Film Roman
•Chris Savino & Clay Morrow “Disney Kick Buttowski” – Disney Television Animation
•Dan Riba “Ben 10 Ultimate Alien” – Cartoon Network Studios
•Duke Johnson “Community” – 23 D Films, Inc.
•Gabe Swarr “Kung Fu Panda” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
•Ken Bruce “TUFF Puppy” – Nickelodeon
•Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”– Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Matthew Nastuk “The Simpsons” – Gracie Films
•Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet “The Amazing World of Gumball” – Cartoon Network Europe in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi
•Peter Hausner “Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu” – Wil Film
•Steve Loter, Christo Stamboliev, Shaun Cashman, David Knott “Penguins of Madagascar” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
•Tony Craig “Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas” – Hallmark

Directing in a Feature Production

•Carlos Saldahna “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
•Chris Miller “Puss in Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
•Don Hall & Stephen Anderson “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Gore Verbinski “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a Blind Wink/GK Films Production
•Jennifer Yuh Nelson “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•Kelly Asbury “Gnomeo & Juliet” – Touchstone Pictures

Music in a Television Production

•Adam Berry, Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle “Penguins of Madagascar” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
•Ben Locket “The Amazing World of Gumball” – Cartoon Network Europe in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi
•Frederik Wiedmann “Green Lantern The Animated Series” – Warner Bros. Animation
•Grace Potter, Michael Giacchino “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda “Pixie Hollow Games”– DisneyToon Studios
•Kevin Kliesch “Thundercats” – Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network
•Shawn Patterson, Zeb Wells “Robot Chicken” – ShadowMachine and Stoopid Monkey in association with Adult Swim

Music in a Feature Production

•Henry Jackman “Puss in Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
•John Williams “Tintin” – Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
•Mikael Mutti, Siedah Garrett, Carlinhos Brown, Sergio Mendes, John Powell, “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
•Zooey Deschanel, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Henry Jackman, Robert Lopez “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Production Design in a Television Production

•Mark Bodnar, Chris Tsirgiotis, Sue Mondt and Daniel Elson “Secret Mountain Fort Awesome” – Cartoon Network Studios
•Peter Martin “Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas” – Hallmark

Production Design in a Feature Production

•Harley Jessup “Cars 2” – Pixar Animation Studios
•Paul Felix “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Raymond Zibach “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•Tom Cardone, Kyle MacNaughton & Peter Chan “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios

Storyboarding in a Television Production

•Barry W. Johnson “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Benton Connor “Regular Show” – Cartoon Network Studios
•Brian Kesinger “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Dave Thomas “TUFF Puppy” – Nickelodeon
•Fred Gonzalez “TUFF Puppy” – Nickelodeon
•Joe Mateo “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Justin Nichols “Fanboy & Chum Chum” – Nickelodeon & Frederator
•Katie Rice “Fanboy & Chum Chum”– Nickelodeon & Frederator
•Rebecca Sugar “Adventure Time” – Cartoon Network Studios

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

•Bob Logan “Puss in Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
•Delia Gosman “Rango” – Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
•Gary Graham “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•Jeremy Spears “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Josh Hayes “Rango” – Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
•Kris Pearn “Arthur Christmas” – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
•Nelson Yokota “Gnomeo & Juliet” – Touchstone Pictures
•Philip Craven “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•Scott Morse “Cars 2” – Pixar Animation Studios

Voice Acting in a Television Production

•Carlos Alazraqui as Denzel Crocker “Fairly OddParents” – Nickelodeon
•Dan Harmon as Jekyll “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2” – Starburns Industries, Inc.
•Daran Norris as Cosmo “Fairly OddParents” – Nickelodeon
•Dee Bradley Baker as Clone Troopers “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”– Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
•Diedrich Bader as Batman “Batman: The Brave and the Bold” – Warner Bros. Animation
•H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer “Archer” – FX Productions
•Jeff Bennett as Kowalski “Penguins of Madagascar” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
•Jeff B. Davis as Victor Frankenstein “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2” – Starburns Industries, Inc.
•Jessica Walter as Malory Archer “Archer” – FX Productions
•Judy Greer as Cheryl Tunt “Archer” – FX Productions
•Logan Grove as Gumball “The Amazing World of Gumball” – Cartoon Network Europe in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi
•Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” – Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
•Scott Adsit as the Creature “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2” – Starburns Industries, Inc.
•Tara Strong as Timmy Turner “Fairly OddParents – Operation: Dinkleberg” – Nickelodeon

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

•Ashley Jensen as Bryony “Arthur Christmas” – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
•Bill Nighy as Grandsanta “Arthur Christmas” – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
•Gary Oldman as Shen “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•James Hong as Mr. Ping “Kung Fu Panda 2” DreamWorks Animation
•Jemaine Clement as Nigel “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
•Jim Cummings as Featherstone “Gnomeo & Juliet” – Touchstone Pictures
•Zach Galifianakis as Humpty Alexander Dumpty “Puss in Boots” – DreamWorks Animation

Writing in a Television Production

•Blake Lemons, William Reiss, C.H. Greenblatt, Derek Evanick, Diana Lafyatis, Neil Graf “Disney Fish Hooks – Fish School Musical” – Disney Television Animation
•Carolyn Omine “The Simpsons -Treehouse of Horror XXII” – Gracie Films
•Dani Michaeli, Sean Charmatz, Nate Cash, Luke Brookshier, Paul Tibbitt “SpongeBob SquarePants - Patrick’s Staycation” – Nickelodeon
•Josh Weinstein “Futurama - All The President’s Heads” – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
•Kevin Sullivan, Will Schifrin, Ray DeLaurentis “TUFF Puppy Thunder Dog” – Nickelodeon
•Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis “Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 – The Creditor” – Williams Street Studios, Adult Swim
•Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin, Kevin Sullivan “Fairly OddParents “Invasion of the Dads” – Nickelodeon
•Steve Wermers-Skelton, Kevin Deters “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in a Feature Production

•Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Mark Burton, Kathy Greenberg, Emily Cook, Rob Sprackling, John R. Smith, Kelly Asbury, Steve Hamilton Shaw “Gnomeo & Juliet” – Touchstone Pictures
•Brian Kesinger, Kendelle Hoyer, Don Dougherty, Clio Chiang, Don Hall, Stephen Anderson, Nicole Mitchell, Jeremy Spears “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
•John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Productions
•Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham “Arthur Christmas” – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
•Steve Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cronish “Tintin”– Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall

Editing in Television Production

•Garret Elkins “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2” – Starburn Industries, Inc.
•Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen, Adam Arnold, and Otto Ferrene “Kung Fu Panda” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
•Jason W.A. Tucker “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” – Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
•Paul D. Calder “Futurama” – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
•Ted Machold, Jeff Adams, Doug Tiano, Bob Tomlin “Penguins of Madagascar” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation

Editing in a Feature Production

•Clare Knight, A.C.E. “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
•Craig Wood, A.C.E. “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
•Eric Dapkewicz “Puss in Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
•Michael Kahn “Tintin”– Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
•Stephen Schaffer, A.C.E. “Cars 2” – Pixar Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS__________________________________

Winsor McCay Award —Walt Peregoy, Borge Ring, Ronald Searle

June Foray — Art Leonardi

Special Achievement — Depth Analysis