Last year, Pixar and Disney sat out the Annie Awards, which focus on the animation industry, as the studios had issues with the voting process. News arrived a few months ago, though, that the problems had been resolved to the animation studios’ liking. Following the controversy, Pixar submitted Cars 2 and La Luna for consideration by the International Animated Film Society. Nominations have just been announced and the two Pixar films are contesting for eight awards. Check out all the nomination categories after the jump.
La Luna, the studio’s latest critical darling, received a nomination in the Best Animated Short Subject category:
Best Animated Short Subject:
- Adam and Dog – Lodge Films
- 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 and Studio GDS
Cars 2 was nominated for seven Annies:
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
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 Tidgewell “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
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 Productions
- Patrick Mate “Puss In Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
- Peter de Seve “Arthur Christmas” – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
- Sergio Pablos “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
Production Design In A Feature Production
- Harley Jessup “Cars 2” – Pixar Animation Studios
- Paul Felix “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Raymond Zilbach “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
- Tom Cardone, Kyle MacNaughton & Peter Chan “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
Storyboarding In A Feature Production
- Bob Logan “Puss In Boots” – DreamWorks Animation
- David 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 and Juliet” – Touchstone Pictures
- Philip Craven “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
- Scott Morse “Cars 2” – Pixar Animation Studios
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 Productions
- 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
View the full list of nominees here.
The Annie Awards are to be presented at UCLA Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
La Luna and Cars 2 images are ©Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Source: ASIFA-Hollywood
