2012 Annie Awards – winners

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood held its gala ceremony for the 40th Annual Annie Awards last night at UCLA's Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, California. Former Annie Awards host and movie reviewer Leonard Maltin and voice actors Rob Paulsen and Maurice Lamarche shared hosting duties, along with a special appearance by long time Annies presenter-favorite, actor and animation industry professional, Seth Green.

Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph topped the evening with five awards including the Best Animated Feature honour. It had shared the lead with 10 nominations with Pixar's Brave and DreamWorks Animation's Rise of the Guardians. It also competed for Best Animated Feature against Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, ParaNorman, The Pirates! Band of Misfits and The Rabbi’s Cat.

“What a great evening filled with a lot of fun and surprises,“ said ASIFA-Hollywood President Frank Gladstone. “A variety of individuals and studios participated and joined in celebrating the best in animation across project, studio and geographic boundaries.”

The Best Animated Special Production was awarded to Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (Illumination Entertainment); Best Animated Short Subject to Paperman (Walt Disney Animation Studios); Best General Audience Animated TV Production for Preschool Children Bubble Guppies ‘A Tooth on the Looth’ (Nickelodeon Animation Studios); Best Animated Television Production for Children Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ (DreamWorks Animation); Best General Audience Animated Television Production Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ (Stoopid Buddy Studios); Best Animated Video Game Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment America); and Best Student Film Head Over Heels (Timothy Reckart).

Nominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards


Complete list of winners for the 40th Annual Annie Awards

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature
Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem – Illumination Entertainment

Best Animated Short Subject
Paperman – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best General Audience Animated TV Production For Preschool Children
Bubble Guppies ‘A Tooth on the Looth’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Production For Children
Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television Production
Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ – Stoopid Buddy Studios

Animated Video Game
Journey – Sony Computer Entertainment America

Best Student Film
Head Over Heels – Timothy Reckart

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andy Hayes, Carl Hooper, David Lipton – Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Jerome Platteaux, John Sigurdson, Ryan Hopkins, Raul Essig, Mark Chataway – The Avengers – Industrial Light & Magic

Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Dan Driscoll – SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas! – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production
Travis Knight – ParaNorman – Focus Features

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Erik de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl – Life of Pi – Tiger – Rhythm & Hues Studio

Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Robert Valley – Disney Tron: Uprising: The Renegade, Part I – Disney TV Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Heidi Smith – ParaNorman – Focus Features

Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Eng – Dragons: Riders of Berk: Animal House – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Rick Moore – Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Paesano – Dragons: Riders of Berk: How to Pick Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Henry Jackman, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston, Yasushi Akimoto – Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Alberto Mielgo – Tron: Uprising: The Stranger – Disney TV Animation

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Steve Pilcher – Brave – Pixar Animation Studios

Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Doug Lovelace – Dragons: Riders of Berk: Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Johanne Matte – Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines – Gravity Falls: Tourist Trapped – Disney TV Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Alan Tudyk as King Candy – Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Trey Parker – South Park: Jewpacabra – Central Productions

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee – Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Television Production
Hugo Morales, Adam Arnold, Davrik Waeden, Otto Ferraye – Kung Fu Panda – Enter the Dragon – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Nicholas A. Smith, ACE, Robert Graham Jones, ACE, David Suther – Brave – Pixar Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay Award
Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn

June Foray Award
Howard Green

Ub Iwerks Award
Toon Boom Animation Pipeline