26th Annie Awards

November 13, 1998

Best Feature Film:
Mulan

Best Primetime Television Program:
The Simpsons

Best Daytime Television Program:
The New Batman/Superman Adventures

Best Home Video Production:
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

Best Short Subject:
Geri's Game

The 26th Annie Awards were given by the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood to honor outstanding achievements in the field of animation in 1998. Mulan almost swept all film awards, winning 10 awards from its 12 nominations, including Outstanding Animated Theatrical Feature. The Simpsons won its seventh consecutive award on Outstanding Animated Television Program.

Outstanding Animated Theatrical Feature Mulan – Walt Disney Feature Animation Anastasia – Fox Animation Studios I Married a Strange Person! – Bill Plympton Quest for Camelot – Warner Bros. Feature Animation	Outstanding Animated Primetime or Late Night Television Program The Simpsons – Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television Dexter's Laboratory – Hanna-Barbera Cartoons King of the Hill – 20th Century Fox Television, Deedle-Dee Productions, Judgemental Films, 3 Arts Entertainment South Park – Comedy Central Steven Spielberg Presents A Pinky & The Brain Halloween – Warner Bros. Television Animation
Outstanding Animated Home Video Production Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero – Warner Bros. Animation Belle's Magical World – Walt Disney Television Animation FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue – Wild Brain, Inc. Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin – Walt Disney Television Animation Spunky's Camping Adventure – Global Television Syndication in association with CBN International	Outstanding Animated Daytime Television Program The New Batman/Superman Adventures – Warner Bros. Television Animation The Angry Beavers – Nickelodeon Animation Studio Oh Yeah! Cartoons – Nickelodeon Animation Studio Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs – Warner Bros. Television Animation Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain – Warner Bros. Television Animation
Outstanding Animated Short Subject Geri's Game – Pixar Redux Riding Hood – Walt Disney Television Animation Three Little Pigs – Walt Disney Television Animation Titey – J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. T.R.A.N.S.I.T – The Illuminated Film Company in association with Picture Start	Outstanding Animated Television Commercial Flares/Big Pockets – Old Navy, Spümcø, Inc. G-Police – Wong Doody, Acme Filmworks Lizards II – Circle-K Stores, Pacific Data Images Old Friends – American Express, Warner Bros. Classic Animation Willy Wonka's Wild Ride Campaign: Shock Tarts – Nestlé Corporation, Wild Brain, Inc.
Outstanding Animated Interactive Production The Curse of Monkey Island – LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Eggs of Steel – Rhythm and Hues Studios Flying Saucer – Wild Brain, Inc.	Outstanding Animated Interstitial, Promotional Production or Title Sequence Late Night Black and White – Cartoon Network, Ink Biscuits Genie's Great Minds: Ben Franklin – Walt Disney Television Animation Canada Open – Cartoon Network, Wild Brain, Inc. Retromotion Open – Locomotion Channel, Wild Brain, Inc. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit – Walt Disney Company, Acme Filmworks

Outstanding Achievement in Directing Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft – Mulan‡ Don Bluth and Gary Goldman – Anastasia Karl Geurs – Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Andy Knight – Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	Outstanding Achievement in Producing Pam Coats – Mulan‡ Don Bluth and Gary Goldman – Anastasia Brian Rosen, Richard Harper, Jeffrey Kahan, and Jeff Fino – FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue
Outstanding Achievement in Effects Animation David Tidgwell – Mulan‡ Jerome Chen – Godzilla Michel Gagné – Quest for Camelot Peter Matheson – Anastasia	Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation *Ruben Aquino – Mulan* for the character Shang*‡ Tom Bancroft – Mulan* for the character Mushu Mark Henn – Mulan for the character Mulan T. Woody Yocum – Genie's Great Minds
Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting, Male Hank Azaria as Bartok – Anastasia‡ Tim Curry as Forte – Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Jerry Orbach as Lumiere – Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Christopher Plummer as Barnaby Crooked Man – Babes in Toyland Paul Winchell as Tigger – Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin	Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting, Female Ming-Na Wen as Mulan – Mulan‡ Catherine Cavadini as Mary – Babes in Toyland Angela Lansbury as Marie – Anastasia Paige O'Hara as Belle – Belle's Magical World Meg Ryan as Anastasia – Anastasia
Outstanding Achievement in Music Matthew Wilder and David Zippel (songs), Jerry Goldsmith (score) – Mulan‡ Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom (songs), Joseph LoDuca (score) – Hercules and Xena: The Battle for Mount Olympus Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (songs), David Newman (score) – Anastasia Carl Johnson (score) – Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Rachel Portman and Don Black – Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas for the song "As Long As There is Christmas"	Outstanding Achievement in Writing Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer – Mulan‡ Karl Geurs and Carter Crocker – Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Flip Kobler, Cindy Marcus, Bill Motz, and Bob Roth – Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Eric Tudhman (animation adaption), Susan Gauthire, Bruce Graham, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White (screenplay) – Anastasia Richard Tulloch – FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue
Outstanding Achievement in Production Design Hans Bacher – Mulan ‡	Outstanding Achievement in Storyboarding Chris Sanders – Mulan‡ Li Hong – FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue

Outstanding Achievement in Directing *Jim Reardon – The Simpsons* for the episode "Trash of the Titans"** Jaime Diaz – Oh Yeah! Cartoons for the episode "ChalkZone" Raimund Krumme – Big and Little Doors Pascal Morelli – The Legend of Calamity Jane for the episodes "A Slip of the Whip" Nelson Recinos – Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky & The Brain, for the episode "Brain Acres"	Outstanding Achievement in Producing Vincent Davis – Cow and Chicken‡ Gary Katona and Ed Wexler – Genie's Great Minds John W. Lynn, Jr. – Celebrity Deathmatch Rob Renzetti – Oh Yeah! Cartoons for the episode "F-Tales"
Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting, Male Maurice LaMarche as The Brain – Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky & The Brain Nandor Nevai as Delivery Man, Sniz & Fondue – KaBlam! Rob Paulsen as Pinky – Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky & The Brain David Warner as Doctor Vic Frankenstein – Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania Robin Williams as Genie – Genie's Great Minds	Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting, Female June Foray as Granny – The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries‡ Christine Cavanaugh as Dexter – Dexter's Laboratory Kathy Najimy as Peggy Hill – King of the Hill Bebe Neuwirth as Belladonna – All Dogs Go to Heaven April Winchell as Cruella DeVille – Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series
Outstanding Achievement in Music *Alf Clausen (music) and Ken Keeler (lyrics) – The Simpsons* for the episode "The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson" for the song "You're Checkin' In" (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)** Bill Burnett and Guy Moon – Cow and Chicken for the episode "The Ugliest Weenie, Part 2" Lino Sound for the song "Suave-O-Matic" – KaBlam! for the episode"The Off-Beats" Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn – Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series for the episode "Dalmatian Vacation, Part 2" for the song "Surf Puppies 101" David Smith, Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker – Dexter's Laboratory for the episode LABretto	Outstanding Achievement in Writing *Charles M. Howell IV, Earl Kress and John Ludin – Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky & The Brain* for the episode "The Family That Poits Together Narfs Together"** Cydne Clark and Steve Granat – Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series for the episode "Swine Song" Derek Drymon, Robert Porter and Peter Hannan – CatDog for the episode "DogGone" Steve Marmel – Johnny Bravo for the episode "The Perfect Gift" Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley – Genie's Great Minds
Outstanding Achievement in Production Design *Carlos Ramos – Oh Yeah! Cartoons* for the episode "ChalkZone"** Dan Chessher – The Angry Beavers for the episode "The Mighty Knothead" Dale Hendrickson – Silver Surfer for the episode Antibody Mike Lowery – The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries for the episode "Fair's Fair" Pascal Morelli – The Legend of Calamity Jane for the episodes "An Army of Rogues"	Outstanding Achievement in Storyboarding *Barry Caldwell – Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky & The Brain* for the episode "Brain Acres"** Maxwell Atoms (Adam Burton) – Cow and Chicken for the episode "Karate Chick" Linda Miller – Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series for the episode "Bad to the Bone" Cynthia Petrovic – Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series for the episode "Home Is Where the Bark Is" Carlos Ramos – Oh Yeah! Cartoons for the episode "ChalkZone"

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Category
Production awards	Best Animated Feature Best Animated Feature — Independent Best Animated Television Production for General Audience Best Animated Television Production for Children Best Animated Television Production for Preschool Children Best Animated Short Subject Best Animated Television Commercial Best Animated Special Production Best Limited Series Best Virtual Reality Production Best Student Film
Individual Achievement in Film	Outstanding Animated Effects - Animation Outstanding Animated Effects - Live Action Outstanding Character Animation in a Feature Production Outstanding Character Animation - Live Action Outstanding Character Design Outstanding Directing Outstanding Editorial Outstanding Music Outstanding Production Design Outstanding Storyboarding Outstanding Voice Acting Outstanding Writing
Individual Achievement in Television/ Broadcasting and Video Game	Outstanding Animated Effects Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game Outstanding Character Design Outstanding Directing Outstanding Editorial Outstanding Music Outstanding Production Design Outstanding Storyboarding Outstanding Voice Acting Outstanding Writing
Juried awards	Winsor McCay Award June Foray Award Ub Iwerks Award Special Achievement in Animation Certificate of Merit
Retired awards	Best Animated Home Entertainment Production Best Animated Video Game Best Animated Television Production
Award ceremonies	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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