Results from Variety.com’s Awards Central.
Well, the results are in and while I am surprised at the fact that WALL•E did not take home the Best Feature, and Best Feature Director, the majority of the production awards I had guessed would be going to Kung Fu Panda/Secrets Of The Furious Five. The one in particular that I missed and kind of knew all along was that Dustin Hoffman was going to be taking home the prize for voice acting. I chose Ian McShane, also for Kung Fu Panda, fully aware that it would probably be his co-star as mentioned above. Admittedly, when there were more than one animator/production designer/etc. nominated for Kung Fu Panda, I guessed and picked one. And on these, I only picked the wrong one once, in the Storyboarding Feature category.
I am quite pleased that I was able to sucessfully call both of the music awards, and several of the others as well. My feeling all along was that, while this may sound unusual, Kung Fu Panda has a more animated feel to it that WALL•E, and seemed more like an Annie Award contender. But, that’s just my take. Who knows how close these races were? This does beg the question though. Does WALL•E have serious competition at the Oscars? The Annie Awards do not always pick the same winner as the Oscars, as many may recall that Cars took home the Annie Award in 2006 at the 34th Annual Annie Awards, while the Oscar that year went to Happy Feet.
So WALL•E does not take home any awards, nor does Bolt. All of the movie awards this year went to Kung Fu Panda, I believe. It all comes down to the vote, I guess, and I am willing to bet that some of these races were very close indeed.
- Erin V.
2008 Annie Awards Predictions
Here are John C. and Erin V.’s predictions for the 36th Annual Annie Awards. We will post a list of winners later in the night. EDIT: Winners now included in bold-italic. Our correct guesses are also in bold type.
John C. had 8/24 correct guesses and Erin V. had 13/24. Needless to say, we call the movie categories quite a bit better it seems...
PRODUCTION CATEGORIES
Best Animated Feature
Wall·E – Pixar Animation Studios - John C.
Wall·E – Pixar Animation Studios - Erin V.
Winner - “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation
Best Animated Home Entertainment Production
Batman: Gotham Knight – Warner Bros. Animation - John C.
Batman: Gotham Knight – Warner Bros. Animation - Erin V.
Winner - “Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs,” The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Best Animated Short Subject
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death – Aardman Animations Ltd. - John C.
Presto – Pixar Animation Studios - Erin V.
Winner - “Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death,” Aardman Animations Ltd.
Best Animated Television Commercial
Sarah – Z Animation - John C.
United Airlines “Heart” – Duck Studios - Erin V.
Winner - United Airlines “Heart,” Duck Studios
Best Animated Television Production
The Simpsons – Gracie Films/Fox TV - John C.
The Simpsons – Gracie Films/Fox TV - Erin V.
Winner - “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II,” ShadowMachine
Best Animated Television Production Produced for Children
A Miser Brothers Christmas – Warner Bros. Animation in association with ABC Family & Cuppa Coffee Studios - John C.
A Miser Brothers Christmas – Warner Bros. Animation in association with ABC Family & Cuppa Coffee Studios - Erin V.
Winner - Animated Television Production Produced for Children “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” Nickelodeon
Best Animated Video Game
Kung Fu Panda – Activision - John C.
Kung Fu Panda – Activision - Erin V.
Winner - “Kung Fu Panda,” Activision
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Animated Effects
Li-Ming Lawrence Lee “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - John C.
Li-Ming Lawrence Lee “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Li-Ming Lawrence Lee “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Jeff Gabor “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who” – Blue Sky Studios - John C.
James Baxter “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - James Baxter “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Television Production or Short Form
Pierre Perifel “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation - John C.
Pierre Perifel “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Pierre Perifel “Secrets of the Furious Five,” DreamWorks Animation
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Sang Jun Lee “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who” – Blue Sky Studios - John C.
Nico Marlet “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Nico Marlet, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation
Character Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Nico Marlet “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation - John C.
Nico Marlet “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Nico Marlet, “Secrets of the Furious Five,” DreamWorks Animation
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Andrew Stanton “Wall·E” – Pixar Animation Studios - John C.
Andrew Stanton “Wall·E” – Pixar Animation Studios - Erin V.
Winner - John Stevenson & Mark Osborne, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation
Directing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Alan Smart - SpongeBob SquarePants “Penny Foolish” – Nickelodeon - John C.
Alan Smart - SpongeBob SquarePants “Penny Foolish” – Nickelodeon - Erin V.
Winner - Joaquim Dos Santos, “Avatar: The Last Airbender: Sozin’s Comet Pt. 3,” Nickelodeon
Music in an Animated Feature Production
Hans Zimmer & John Powell – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - John C.
Hans Zimmer & John Powell – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Hans Zimmer & John Powell, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation
Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Kevin Kiner – “Star Wars The Clone Wars: Rising Malevolence” – Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. - John C.
Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John Powell – “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John Powell, “Secrets of the Furious Five,” DreamWorks Animation
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Ralph Eggleston “Wall·E” – Pixar Animation Studios - John C.
Ralph Eggleston “Wall·E” – Pixar Animation Studios - Erin V.
Winner - Tang Heng, “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
Production Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Andy Harkness “Glago’s Guest” – Walt Disney Animation Studios - John C.
Tang Heng “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Tang Heng, “Secrets of the Furious Five” - DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Ronnie Del Carmen – “Wall·E” – Pixar Animation Studios - John C.
Alessandro Carloni – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Jen Yuh Nelson, “Kung Fu Panda” - DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Chris Williams “Glago’s Guest” – Walt Disney Animation Studios - John C.
Chris Williams “Glago’s Guest” – Walt Disney Animation Studios - Erin V.
Winner - Chris Williams, “Glago’s Guest” - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Mark Walton – Voice of Rhino – “Bolt” – Walt Disney Animation Studios - John C.
Ian McShane – Voice of Tai Lung – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Dustin Hoffman, Voice of Shifu, “Kung Fu Panda” - DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Ahmed Best – Voice of Jar Jar Binks – “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” - ShadowMachine - John C.
Ahmed Best – Voice of Jar Jar Binks – “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” - ShadowMachine - Erin V.
Winner - Ahmed Best, Voice of Jar Jar Binks, “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” - ShadowMachine
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Ari Folman – “Waltz With Bashir” – Sony Pictures Classics, Bridgit Folman, Les Films D'ici, Razor Films - John C.
Jon Aibel & Glenn Berger – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, “Kung Fu Panda” - DreamWorks Animation
Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Paul McEvoy and Todd Berger – “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation - John C.
Paul McEvoy and Todd Berger – “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation - Erin V.
Winner - Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells, Breckin Meyer, “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” - ShadowMachine
Updated at 4:00am on Saturday, January 31st, 2009.
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