38th Annie Awards

DateFebruary 5, 2011

SiteRoyce Hall
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

38th Annie Awards
Date	February 5, 2011 (2011-02-05)
Site	Royce Hall Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by	Tom Kenny^[1]
Organized by	ASIFA-Hollywood
Highlights
Best Animated Feature	How to Train Your Dragon
Best Direction	Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois How to Train Your Dragon
Most awards	How to Train Your Dragon (10)
Most nominations	How to Train Your Dragon (15)^[2]
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The 38th Annual Annie Awards honoring the best in animation of 2010 was held February 5, 2011, at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.^[1] DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon was the big winner winning 10 out of its 15 nominations, sparking a big controversy over Disney and Pixar's boycott.^[2]

Best Animated Feature

Nominations announced on December 6, 2010.

How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment
Tangled – Walt Disney Pictures
The Illusionist – Django Films
Toy Story 3 – Disney/Pixar

Best Animated Short Subject

Day & Night – Disney/Pixar

Coyote Falls - Warner Bros. Animation
Enrique Wrecks the World - House of Chai
The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger - Plymptoons Studio
The Renter - Jason Carpenter

Best Animated Television Commercial

Children's Medical Center - DUCK Studios

Frito Lay Dips "And Then There Was Salsa" - LAIKA/house
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Winter Olympic Interstitial "Speed Skating" - DreamWorks Animation
McDonald's "Spaceman Stu" - DUCK Studios & Kompost
Pop Secret "When Harry Met Sally" - Nathan Love

Best Animated Television Production

Futurama - The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation
Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
Star Wars: The Clone Wars “Arc Troopers” - Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
The Simpsons - Gracie Films

Best Animated Television Production for Children

SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon

Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios
Cloudbread – GIMC
Fanboy & Chum Chum - Nickelodeon, Frederator
Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios

Best Animated Video Game

Limbo – Playdead

Heavy Rain - Quantic Dream
Kirby's Epic Yarn - Good-Feel & HAL Laboratory
Shank - Klei Entertainment Inc.

Individual Achievement Categories

Animated Effects in an Animated Production

Brett Miller - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Andrew Young Kim - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
Jason Mayer - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
Sebastian Quessy - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Warner Bros. Pictures
Kryzstof Rost - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production

David Pate - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation

Nicolas A. Chauvelot - "Scared Shrekless" - DreamWorks Animation
Savelon Forrest - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III - ShadowMachine
Elizabeth Havetine - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III – ShadowMachine
Nideep Varghese - Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Feature Production

Gabe Hordos - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Mark Donald - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
Anthony Hodgson - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
Jakob Hjort Jensen - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
David Torres - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

Ryan Page - Alice in Wonderland

Quentin Miles - Clash of the Titans

Character Design in a Television Production

Ernie Gilbert - T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon

Andy Bialk - The Ricky Gervais Show - W!LDBRAIN Entertainment
Stephan DeStefano - Sym-Bionic Titan - Cartoon Network
Gordon Hammond - T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon
Steve Lam - Fanboy & Chum Chum - Nickelodeon, Frederator

Character Design in a Feature Production

Nico Marlet - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist - Django Films
Carter Goodrich - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
Timothy Lamb - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Television Production

Tim Johnson - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation

Bob Anderson - The Simpsons - Gracie Films
Peter Chung - Firebreather - Cartoon Network Studios
Duke Johnson - Frankenhole: Humanitas – ShadowMachine
Gary Trousdale - Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Feature Production

Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist - Django Films
Pierre Coffin - Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment
Mamoru Hosoda - Summer Wars – Madhouse/Funimation
Lee Unkrich - Toy Story 3 – Pixar

Music in a Television Production

Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker - SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon

J. Walter Hawkes - Wonder Pets! - Nickelodeon Production & Little Airplane Productions
Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer and John Powell - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
Tim Long, Alf Clausen, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement - The Simpsons: Elementary School Musical - Gracie Films
Shawn Patterson - Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special – ShadowMachine

Music in a Feature Production

John Powell - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist - Django Films
David Hirschfelder - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Warner Bros. Pictures
Harry Gregson Williams - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
Pharrell Williams, Heitor Pereira - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment

Production Design in a Television Production

Richie Sacilioc - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation

Alan Bodner - Neighbors from Hell - 20th Century Fox Television
Barry Jackson - Firebreather - Cartoon Network Studios
Pete Oswald - Doubtsourcing - Badmash Animation Studios
Scott Wills - Sym-Bionic Titan - Cartoon Network Studios

Production Design in a Feature Production

Pierre Olivier Vincent - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Yarrow Cheney - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
Eric Guillon - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
Dan Hee Ryu - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Warner Bros. Pictures
Peter Zaslav - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in a Television Production

Fred Gonzales - T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon

Sean Bishop - Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation
Tom Owens - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
Dave Thomas - Fairly OddParents – Nickelodeon

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

Tom Owens - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Alessandro Carloni - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
Paul Fisher - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
Catherine Yuh Rader - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

Jay Baruchel as Hiccup - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Gerard Butler as Stoick - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
Steve Carell as Gru - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
Cameron Diaz as Fiona - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Warner Bros. Pictures

Voice Acting in a Television Production

James Hong as Mr. Ping - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation

Jeff Bennett as The Necronomicon - Fanboy & Chum Chum - Nickelodeon & Frederator
Corey Burton as Baron Papanoida - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon Network
Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon Network
Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown - The Cleveland Show - Fox Television Animation

Writing in a Television Production

Geoff Johns, Matthew Beans, Zeb Wells, Hugh Sterbakov, Matthew Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Douglas Goldstein, Tom Root, Dan Milano, Kevin Shinick & Hugh Davidson - "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III" – ShadowMachine

Daniel Arkin - "Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Heroes on Both Sides" - Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
Jon Colton Barry & Piero Piluso - "Phineas & Ferb: Nerds of a Feather" - Disney Channel
Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham - "The Simpsons: Stealing First Base" - Gracie Films
Michael Rowe - "Futurama" - The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Writing in a Feature Production

William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders - How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Michael Arndt - Toy Story 3 – Pixar
Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist – Django Films
Dan Fogelman - Tangled - Disney
Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons - Megamind – DreamWorks Animation

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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
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