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ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT
AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES
PROUDLY CONGRATULATE
ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING
NOMINEES AND HONOREES
OF THE 41ST ANNIE AWARDS
universalpicturesawards.com
© 2013 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Pixar proudly congratulates its nominees for Monsters University and Toy Story OF TERROR!
- what a truly scary group!
© 2014 Disney/Pixar
February 1, 2014
UCLA Royce Hall • Los Angeles, California
PROGRAM
Best Student Film
Storyboarding in a Television/Broadcast Production
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Editorial in Television/Broadcast Production
Editorial in Feature Production
Best Animated Video Game
President’s Message
June Foray Award
Ub Iwerks Award
Special Achievement Award
Certificate of Merit
Character Design in a Television/Broadcast Production
Character Design in a Feature Production
Music in a Television/Broadcast Production
Music in a Feature Production
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Best Animated Short Subject
Winsor McCay Awards
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Character Animation in a Television/Broadcast Production
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Production Design in a Television/Broadcast Production
Production Design in a Feature Production
Best Animated Special Production
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
In Memoriam
Voice Acting in a Television/Broadcast Production
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Writing in a Television/Broadcast Production
Writing in a Feature Production
Best Animated Television Production for Pre-school Children
Best Animated Television Production for Children
Best General Audience Television Production
Directing in a Television/Broadcast Production
Directing in a Feature Production
Best Feature
CREDITS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Frank Gladstone
SHOW PRODUCER
Annette O’Neil
EVENT DIRECTOR
Gretchen Houser
EVENT PRODUCER
Annette O’Neil
HOST
Patrick Warburton
WRITERS
Mike Mallory
TALENT MANAGER
Ned Lott
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Mike Benson
STREAMING BY
Take One Digital
CEREMONY SOUND DESIGN
Marc S. Perlman
EDITORIAL SERVICES
Josh Gladstone
VIDEO GRAPHICS
Russell Frazier
MEMORIAL VIDEO
Mike Peraza
ANNOUNCER
Dina Sherman
MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Gretchen Houser, Houser PR
PR/MEDIA ASSISTANTS
Lorilyn Yarger Craig
Gil DeGloria
Sandra Nadeau Gifford
Cathy Main & The Providence High
School Media Focus Program
TALENT HOSTS
Azusa Pacific University Animation
Students
AWARD BALLOTING
Brett Kistler, ClearView Studios
AWARD PROTOCOL
David Derks
WEB DESIGN
Olivia Hernandez, Odez Designs
WEB DEVELOPMENT
Brett Kistler, ClearView Studios
PROGRAM COVER
Russell Frazier
PROGRAM BOOK EDITOR
Annette O’Neil, Clever Ginger
Creative
PROGRAM BOOK DESIGN AND
PRODUCTION
Olivia Hernandez, Odez Designs
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PRINTER
Terri Norman, Fineline Printing
TROPHY DESIGN
Tom Woodward
AWARD TROPHIES
John Billings, Billings Artworks
CATERING
Maxine Banks, Maxine Banks
Events
AFTERPARTY MUSIC
The Barry Mosley Jazz Ensemble
ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Frank Gladstone, President
Jerry Beck, Vice President
Jeff Wike, Treasurer
Bill Turner, Secretary
David Derks, Publicity
B. Paul Husband, General Counsel
Jamie Kezlarian Bolio
Brooke Keesling
Jennifer Cardon Klein
Dori Littell-Herrick
Aubry Mintz
Tom Sito
Charles Solomon
Mark Walton
Danny Young
NOMINATION JUDGING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Carlos Alazraqui
Casey Alexander
Shadi Almassizadeh
John Andrews
Sarah Baisley
Carolyn Bates
Eric Bauza
Jerry Beck
Alan Bodner
Jamie Kezlarian Bolio
Kirk Cadrette
Jennifer Cardon Klein
Tom Caulfield
Tom Caulfield
Candice Colbert
Kellie-Bea Cooper
Doug Cooper
Christine Danzo
John Debney
David Derks
Luc Desmarchelier
Mike Dietz
Huy Dinh
Rachel Ehrenberg
David Fain
Raul Garcia
Raul Garcia
Kirk Garfield
Honore Gauthier
Frank Gladstone
Josh Gladstone
Aliki Grafft
Charles Grieb
Jorge Gutierrez
Shakeh Haghnazarian
Mary Harrington
Randy Haycock
Pernelle Hayes
Adam Howard
Paul Husband
Barry Jackson
Scott Johnston
Joey Jones
Sze Jones
Cathy Jones
Film Roman
Illumination
Lucas Film Animation
Nickelodeon
Paramount Pictures
PDI/DreamWorks
Pixar Animation Studios
Sony Pictures Digital Productions
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Weta Digital
Woon Jung
David Kaye
Jacky Ke Jiang
Brooke Keesling
Tom Knott
Todd Kurosawa
Bob Kurtz
Shellie Kvilvang-O’Brien
Jenny Lerew
Dori Littel-Herrick
Peter Lonsdale
George Maestri
Jef Mallett
Sihanouk Mariona
Bret Marnell
Linda Miller
Bruce Miller
Aubry Mintz
Steve Morrell
Alex Ongaro
Ryan Palser
James Parris
Aaron Parry
Pierre Perifel
David Pimentel
Silvia Pompei
Tim Reckart
Tony Rocco
Randy Rogel
Joe Rotherberg
Sue Shakespeare
Beth Sleven
Jeff Snow
Charles Solomon
David Thomas
John Tucker
Bill Turner
Darrell Van Citters
Mark Walton
Jeff Wike
Steve Winogradsky
Mike Wolf
Carol Wyatt
Carol Wyatt
Ron Yavnieli
Danny Young
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Disney Television Animation
DisneyToon Studios
GOLD SPONSORS
DreamWorks Animation
Illumination Entertainment
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
SILVER SPONSORS
DisneyToon Studios
BRONZE SPONSORS
Blue Sky Studios
Guru Studio
Reel FX
Sony Pictures Animation
Toon Boom Animation
ADVERTISERS
Animation Magazine
AWN
Bento Box Entertainment
CTN Animation eXpo
Ringling College of Art and Design
The Walt Disney Studios
W Hotel Westwood
Weta Digital
Warner Bros. Animation
ANIMATION EDUCATOR’S FORUM
Mark Farquhar, Chair
Dori-Littell Herrick, Chair
Patrick Despres, Secretary
Aubry Mintz, Treasurer
Kathy Bauer
Ron Brown
Charles Grieb
Tom Sito
ANIMATION PRESERVATION
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Jere Guldin
ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD WOULD
LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS
TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS
SUPPORTERS.
The 41st Annie Awards after-party
presented thanks to the generous
contribution of:
DisneyToon Studios
CORPORATE MEMBERS
Bento Box Ent.
Blue Sky Studios
Cartoon Network
DisneyToon Studios
DreamWorks Animation SKG
PATRON MEMBERS
Alex Moreno
Andreas Deja
Angelo Libutti
Animfantastic Web Show
B. Paul Husband
Basilio Palinginis
Bella Fe Films
Bill Beemer
Christian Broadcasting Network
Christian Ziebarth
Christy A. Duhon
Creative Handbook
Crystal V Stromer
Culver Studios Stage 2
Debra Blanchard Knight
Doug Lee
Doug Nichols
Epix HD
Facula Films
Film Roman
Frank Gladstone
Harold N Doryumu
Jan M Madsen
John J Schafer
Ken Mora
Kevin Dooley
Kevin Kiner
Kevyn L Wallace
Larry Danielle
Luc Desmarchelier
Matthew J Schiavone
Multi-Arts Entertainment LLC
Rachel L Ehrenberg
Steffie Lucchesi
41st Annual ANNIE AWARDS
BEST STUDENT FILM
Chicken or the Egg
– Ringling College of Art and Design
Kellerkind
– Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
Miss Todd
– Kristina Yee
Move Mountain
– Kirsten Lepore
SEMÃ•FORO
– University of Southern California
The Final Straw
– Ringling College of Art and Design
Trusts & Estates
– CalArts
Wedding Cake
– Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
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STORYBOARDING IN AN ANIMATED
TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Piero Piluso - Monsters vs. Aliens - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Piero Piluso is a veteran storyteller and artist. Classically trained in Illustration and Fine Arts, he
graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2000. He was immediately in high
demand as an illustrator, and ultimately was featured in American Illustration 24 for one of a series of
“SpongeBob” paintings created for Nickelodeon Marketing. While there, he also worked for a number
of animation companies.
Following his ten years in New York, Piero returned to Los Angeles.
Douglas Lovelace - Dragons: Riders of Berk - DreamWorks Animation
Douglas Lovelace has been an instinctive storyographer since the age of four, when, in a Calvinesque
rhapsody, he was abducted by alien dinosaurs. This experience was to come in handy at a future
date, when applied to cinematic imagination. Working in the animation industry since 1998, he
has done story art for projects as diverse as Adult Swim’s “The Venture Bros” and DreamWorks’
“Dragons.” In his spare time he enjoys bicycles, coffee and training dragons.
Adam Ford, Deke Wightman, Kevin Mellon, Justin Wagner, Benji Williams - Archer FX Networks
The Floyd County Productions Storyboard team is often compared to the 1985 Chicago Bears
(in regards to wins, headbands and shuffles.) They have two weeks and two days to complete
each episode -- start to finish, boarding without audio. Deke Wightman, Justin Wagner and Benji
Williams, Adam Ford, and Kevin Mellon are also members of the team. This conflux of scoundrels and
delinquents is led by Art Directors Chad Hurd and Neal Holman. They are both really, REALLY good
looking.
Alonso Ramos-Ramirez - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
Alonso Ramirez Ramos is a Storyboard Artist for Disney Television Animation, currently working on
“Gravity Falls” and “Disney Mickey Mouse.” In 2010, Alonso obtained a BFA in Character Animation
from the California Institute of the Arts. He was also a Story Intern at Pixar Animation Studios and a
Graphic Design Associate for Disney Consumer Products. Originally from Leon Guanajuato, Alonso
currently resides in sunny Burbank.
Daniel Chong - Toy Story of TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
Daniel Chong joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2009 and has worked as a story artist on several
short and feature productions including “Cars 2” and, most recently, on Pixar’s first TV Special “Toy
Story of TERROR!” He is currently working on Disney•Pixar’s upcoming film “Inside Out,” set to
release in 2015. Prior to joining Pixar, Chong worked as a story artist for Disney Feature Animation,
Blue Sky, Nickelodeon and Illumination. He earned a BFA from Cal State Long Beach and attended
CalArts.
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STORYBOARDING IN AN ANIMATED
Continued
Alonso Ramos-Ramirez - Gravity Falls - Disney Television Animation
Alonso Ramirez Ramos is a Storyboard Artist for Disney Television Animation, currently working
on Gravity Falls and Disney Mickey Mouse. In 2010, Alonso obtained a BFA in Character Animation
from the California Institute of the Arts. He was also a Story Intern at Pixar Animation Studios and a
Graphic Design Associate for Disney Consumer Products. Originally from Leon Guanajuato, Alonso
currently resides in sunny Burbank CA.
Guillermo Del Toro, Guy Davis, Ralph Sosa - The Simpsons - “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
Writer-director GUILLERMO DEL TORO has astonished audiences with such films as Cronos, Hellboy
I and II, The Devil’s Backbone and Academy Award winner Pan’s Labyrinth. He co-authored The
Strain trilogy and begins production on his film Crimson Peak in 2014. Artist GUY DAVIS’ work
includes Pacific Rim, Pinocchio, ParaNorman, Steven Universe, The Strain, and Crimson Peak. He
created The Marquis graphic novel. RALPH SOSA has worked on The Simpsons in many capacities
since 1998, including Director.
Paul Watling - Justin Time - Guru Studio
Paul Watling is a storyboard artist based in Toronto, Canada. He got his start in the animation
industry at a.k.a. Cartoons, working on the hit Cartoon Network series “Ed, Edd and Eddy” under the
direction of animation legend Danny Antonucci. Shortly after, he moved to his hometown of Toronto
where he has worked on numerous animated series for US and Canadian studios. Although he has
had many roles in the industry, storyboarding was always his passion.
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STORYBOARDING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
PRODUCTION
Steven MacLeod - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
Steven MacLeod served as a story artist on DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods.” As a story
artist, MacLeod was tasked with taking pages of written script and transforming them, with
guidance from the directors, into visual storyboards that illustrated the key actions of a scene.
Eric Favela – Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006, Eric Favela joined Blue Sky
Studios’ story team. There, he worked on “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who,” “Ice Age 3,” “Rio”
and “Ice Age 4.” In 2011, Favela joined Illumination as a story artist on “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,”
“Despicable Me 2,” and as director of the animated short “Training Wheels.” He works from Tucson,
Arizona where he lives with his wife, two cats, dog -- and his most profound work of art to date, his
newborn son.
Dean Kelly - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
Dean Kelly joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2009 as a story artist on Disney•Pixar’s “Monsters
University.” Prior to Pixar, Kelly worked at a commercial animation studio in Minneapolis before
relocating to Los Angeles in 2000. Kelly worked at FOX on “The Simpsons,” and at Nickelodeon
on “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “Penguins of Madagasgar.” Raised in Chelmsford, MA, Kelly
attended the Rhode Island School of Design. He currently resides in Oakland, CA, with his wife and
three children.
Jason Hand
not pictured
Jason Hand - Planes - Disneytoon Studios
Prior to storyboarding on “Planes,” Jason also worked on Disney films “Winnie the Pooh” and “The
Princess and the Frog.”
John Ripa - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
John Ripa has played a key role on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animation team since 1993.
Starting as an assistant animator on “The Lion King,” Ripa soon moved on to become a full-fledged
animator on “Pocahontas” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” This was followed by supervising
animator roles on such films as “Tarzan,” “Treasure Planet” and “Meet the Robinsons.” He most
recently served as a storyboard artist on two of the studio’s most successful recent hits: “Tangled”
and “Frozen.”
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EDITORIAL IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/
BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Adam Arnold, Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Adam Arnold is an Animatic Editor who has proudly worked on such productions as The Mighty B!,
Fanboy & Chum Chum, Kung Fu Panda & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This is Adam’s 3rd Annie
nomination for editing, with a win in 2013! (GO NICK!)
After Cal Arts, Hugo Morales became quite the wizard at mouse clicking. He got his editing career
started in 2004, working on the hit animated series Megas XLR. Since then he has happily hopped,
skipped, and jumped to various shows and studios.
Myra Lopez, Ana Adams, Justin Baker - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Nickelodeon
Animation Studio
Anna, Justin and Myra have worked at Nickelodeon for almost 10 years. They began their journey
together on “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” in 2011. Their diverse editorial skills have enabled them
to work together efficiently and effectively with Anna editing Dialogue, Justin editing Animatics, and
Myra editing Final Picture. They feel truly honored to be recognized for their collaborative hard work.
Lynn Hobson - Dragons: Defenders of Berk - DreamWorks Animation
Lynn Hobson joined the DreamWorks Animation team in 2005 as an associate editor on several
feature length projects, including “Shrek Forever After,” “Monsters vs. Aliens” and “Megamind.” She
worked as lead editor on DreamWork’s “Dragons: Riders of Berk” and “Dragons: Defenders Of Berk.”
Before joining DreamWorks, Ms. Hobson worked on season 2 of “Spawn” for HBO Animation and
the first three seasons of Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob Squarepants.” This is her second Annie Award
nomination.
Illya Owens - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
Illya Owens is a Lead Editor at Disney TVA. She began her cartoon journey in 1997 as a scanner in
the Animatic Department, where she was allowed to grow into an Animation Editor. Her schooling
began when she was a child, watching cartoons every day before and after school, usually with a
bowl of cereal in her lap. In those years, she had no idea the research she was absorbing. She enjoys
expressing herself through timing and sound. Animation editing is a home where she’s allowed to be
funny.
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EDITORIAL IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/
BROADCAST PRODUCTION Continued
Axel Geddes, Kathy Graves, Chloe Kloezeman - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation
Studios
As the “Toy Story of TERROR!” editing team, this group brings a trunk full of experience and heart to
these beloved characters. Having worked with Andy and Bonnie’s toys on a variety of Pixar feature
films (including “Toy Story 2” and “Toy Story 3”) as well as the short “Partysaurus Rex,” this group
was excited to reunite with Jesse and help her overcome a terrifying journey at the Sleep Well Motel.
Paul D. Calder - Futurama - 20th Century Fox Television
Veteran animation editor Paul D. Calder has been with “Futurama” since the very beginning of
production. He has worked on every episode and will miss the well-oiled machine -- and the
day-to-day interactions with the crew.
Paul Douglas - Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios
Ever since Paul Douglas saw his father editing on a Moviola at Hanna-Barbera, he wanted to work
in animation. In his thirty-year career, Paul has worked on such hit series as Smurfs, Scooby-Doo,
Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Captain Planet, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Star
Wars: Clone Wars, Samurai Jack, Sym-biotic Titan, Capital Critters, Johnny Quest, The New Yogi Bear
Show, The Jetsons and Johnny Bravo. Paul lives in Ventura with his wife, Michele and his son Reed.
Jason W.A. Tucker - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lucasfilm Animation
Jason W.A. Tucker has worked on more than 100 episodes of the critically acclaimed Emmy®
Award-winning “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” He has over a decade of experience in episodic
television and feature films, editing both animation and live-action. He’s worked in editorial on
“Party of Five,” “Boston Public,” “CSI: Miami,” and the film “Cats & Dogs.” He was the Animation
Editor on Joe Dante’s “Looney Tunes: Back In Action,” Bill Cosby’s “Fat Albert,” and Eric Goldberg’s
“A Monkey’s Tale.”
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EDITORIAL IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
PRODUCTION
Darren Holmes - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
Darren Holmes served as editor of DreamWorks Animation’s THE CROODS. His animation credits
include HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, RATATOUILLE, LILO & STITCH and THE IRON GIANT.
Holmes is a member of the American Cinema Editors and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
James Ryan - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
James Ryan served as editor on DreamWorks Animation’s “Turbo.” “Turbo” is a high-velocity comedy
about a snail who dares to dream big - and fast. After a freak accident infuses him with the power
of super-speed, Turbo kicks into overdrive and embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the
seemingly impossible: competing in the world’s fastest race, the Indianapolis 500.
Fabienne Alvarez-Giro - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Fabienne Alvarez-Giro has edited live action feature films and documentaries for more than 20 years.
She started in feature animation by editing “The Secret of Kells,” directed by Tomm Moore and Nora
Twomey and produced by Les Armateurs. “Ernest and Celestine,” directed by Benjamin Renner,
Vincent Patar and Stephane Aubier (and also produced by Les Armateurs) is the third animated
feature film she has edited. At the moment she is working on a new animated feature: “Yellowbird.”
Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
From their monstrous combined height of 18 ft, 6 in (and weight of 553 lbs) to their previouslyannoying tendency to think and act like college students, the editors of Monsters University had
many advantages tackling the challenge of a major motion picture. Greg, Steve and Greg would like
to thank their talented, hard-working crew for making them look good, tolerating their carousing,
contraband, and caffeine psychosis -- and for not turning them in for that “thing” back in 2011.
Jeff Draheim - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Jeff Draheim served as lead editor for “Frozen.” In that role, he cut together storyboards to create
sequences in the early stages of production -- and to, ultimately, build a story reel. His other Disney
credits include lead editor assignments on the popular Disney feature “The Princess and the Frog,”
as well as such notable shorts and TV specials as “How to Hook Up Your Home Theater,” “Ballad of
Nessie,” “Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa” and “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice.”
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BEST ANIMATED VIDEO GAME
Diggs Nightcrawler – Moonbot Studios,
Sony London Studio, Exient
Tiny Thief – 5 ANTS
The Last of Us – Naughty Dog
Congratulations to our
Ringling College Student
ANNIE Nominees!
“The Final Straw”
Ricky Renna
Computer Animation Class of 2013
“Chicken or the Egg”
Christine Kim and Elaine Wu
Computer Animation Class of 2013
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
February 1, 2014
As I sat down to write this year’s “president’s message,” I worried about what I might say that would end up
as the usual, imminently forgettable bromides about our annual accomplishments. Accomplishments there
have been, of course. Our membership is growing, our finances are stable, our Animation Archive relationship
with the Motion Picture Academy is progressing beautifully, the Animation Educators’ Forum is becoming
more academically and creatively influential, we have helped members of our community in need through our
Animation Aid Foundation, have re-started our animation preservation efforts and this year we will begin a
long term ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Academy initiative, that we hope will develop into the central meeting
place for animation on a world-wide scale.
All well and good. All important to say, but what I really wanted to get to this year was the root of things.
Then, I remembered...
One hundred years ago almost to this very day, Winsor McCay’s groundbreaking film, “Gertie the Dinosaur,”
was first shown to the general public. Although there were animated films before Gertie, notably, J. Stuart
Blackton’s “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces,” most animation historians credit McCay’s Gertie with the
beginning of true character animation—giving inanimate, sequential drawings not only weight, anatomy and
motion, but also, and perhaps more to the point, allowing an animated character the much more complex and
illusive qualities of emotion and thought, or, as Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston put it, the “illusion of life.”
Much has happened to our community of artists, craftspeople, inventors, technicians, and filmmakers over this
past century, but what drove McCay then, and what drives us today, remains that passion to take an idea and,
with pencils or clay, or armatured foam rubber, or pixels, create completely new worlds and characters that
are...alive!
What we try to do at ASIFA-Hollywood, all year long and especially on Annie night, is celebrate that passion,
honor the hard work that goes into making animation, remind us of where we have come from and try our best
to take a peek at where we are going.
So, here’s to Winsor and Gertie, and to all who have followed from those early beginnings through the last
hundred years. Here’s to the recipients of tonight’s awards and to all of us here and watching from all over the
world. Here’s to everyone who works at and loves creating life a frame at a time. Hooray for our achievements.
Hooray for our passion. Hooray for us!
Frank Gladstone
President, ASIFA-Hollywood
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JUNE FORAY AWARD
Significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation.
Alice Davis
Alice Estes Davis dreamed of being an animator at time
when women only worked in ink and paint -- but her
contribution to animation has been unique, lasting and
profound.
As a young female artist, Alice won a scholarship to the
Chouinard Art Institute -- however, the only place available
to her was in costume design. Quite luckily for all of us,
she was nevertheless able to take the evening animation
drawing class from Marc Davis.
After graduating, she became a successful designer
of lingerie. “The animation drawing classes helped
tremendously in designing brassieres and girdles and such,
as well as the costumes for the audio-animatronic figures
later,” she explains. “I learned how the body works and
where stresses occur.”
In 1952, she again crossed paths with Marc Davis. Romance
blossomed. The couple married in June of 1956. They
remained together until Marc’s death in early 2000.
It was 1964, when The Disney Imagineers were at work on
the attractions for that year’s New York World’s Fair, when
Davis received a call “out of the blue” from Walt Disney’s
secretary. Walt was asking if she’d like to do the costumes
for the “It’s a Small World” attraction. The answer, of
course, was a resounding yes. She started at 9 o’clock the
next morning.
“Not only did I get to work with Marc, I got to work with
Mary Blair, who was one of my idols,” she recalls. “Mary
set all the colors for the costumes; I did the research
and made pencil sketches. We put the ride together on
Stage One of the Disney
lot. We listened to ‘It’s a
Small World’ from early
morn ‘til late evening, day
after day. They only had
one tape and it made the
dolls work; I was never
able to get the man
handling the sound to turn
it down.”
“Walt always wanted the
best,” she adds. “On ‘Small
World,’ I asked him how
much I would be allowed
to spend on the costumes;
he said, ‘We don’t think
that way. I want the dolls
to be very cute and intricate and to have the flavor of each
country. We don’t worry about what they cost - I have a
building full of accountants who are supposed to do that.
We’re supposed to produce the best, because the public
will always pay you back.’”
After “Small World,” Davis “graduated from sweet little
children to dirty old men overnight.” She went to work
on Pirates of the Caribbean, translating the images in her
husband’s vivid drawings into clothing.
Since Marc’s death, Alice has helped to administer the
Animation Celebration at the Motion Picture Academy
(which the couple endowed). Usually held once a year,
the programs have offered retrospectives of the work
of important animation artists (Nick Park, John Lasseter,
Richard Williams and Frédéric Back among them), as well
as discussions of topics as diverse as industry mentoring
and voice acting. Alice works tirelessly to raise money for
scholarships in animation and art programs.
Although her career in design was interesting and
rewarding, Alice has one regret: “I always wanted to be an
animator, but that just didn’t happen in my time. I’m not
broken-hearted, but I would have loved to try animation.”
She takes pride in knowing that her work helped to pave
the way for a new generation of women artists.
--Charles Solomon
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UB IWERKS AWARD
Recognition for career contributions by individuals or companies for technical advancements
that make a significant impact on the art or industry of animation.
DZED Systems for Dragonframe Stop-Motion Animation Software
This year’s Ub Iwerks Annie Award for Technical Achievement goes to DZED Systems’ Dragonframe
software. DZED designed the software to capture stop-motion animation with digital still cameras.
Developed by brothers Dyami and Jamie Caliri, Dragonframe uniquely meets the specific needs of
professional stop-motion production. It features an intuitive animation interface, built-in camera controls and
a cinematography workspace, so directors of photography can efficiently set and adjust composition and
lighting.
Dragonframe has truly guided the way for the DSLR revolution in stop-motion. Its powerful hardware
integrations wrangle both lighting and motion control, making it possible to shoot complex scenes that
previously within the reach of animation technology.
Because the software combines many critical aspects of stop-motion into one program, Dragonframe’s
usefulness goes far beyond a single department. Animators, audio track readers, lighting crews and DPs all
use the software. Studios wordlwide run Dragonframe; among them, LAIKA, Aardman and Disney/Burning
Windmills, as well as LA-based stop-motion companies including Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Starburns
Industries, Shadow Machine and Bix Pix.
Beyond its big-studio muscle, Dragonframe shares ASIFA’s pro-individual-artist philosophy. Independent
(and small-studio) accessibility is an important part of DZED’s core values -- and they walk the talk. DZED
has priced its software sufficiently reasonably to put it in the hands of independent and student filmmakers.
This has led to the birth of several Oscar®-nominated (and, of course, Annie-Award-winning) independent
and student films that were produced using the Dragonframe software.
The software’s incredible ease of use, commitment to product development, advancement of the art form
and accessibility to the masses -- both professional and novice alike -- contributed to our decision to award
this year’s Ub Iwerk’s Technology Award to DZED Systems’ Dragonframe.
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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Recognition for an individual, individuals, or a company for unique and outstanding achievement.
The CTN Animation eXpo
The CTN animation eXpo, has, for the past five years,
presented our animation community with a unique
opportunity by bringing together top professionals
from both the traditional and digital worlds of
animation. Hosted by the Creative Talent Network
(CTN), the eXpo has captured both the industry
and local community’s attention as a resource for
education, employment, business development and,
most of all, FUN!
While the eXpo has a very broad appeal, it is focused
specifically on ‘”THE TALENT.” Even with thousands
of people participating over the course of three days,
the eXpo works hard at keeping its intimate appeal
as a place where attendees can personally meet the
faces behind the fantasy from yesterday, today and
tomorrow. Presenters include key contributors to
some of the most influential, groundbreaking and
successful animated films of all time, and activities
are targeted to empower professionals, educate
students and entertain the general public. In fact,
Burbank, the eXpo’s host city, has proclaimed
“Animation Week” just for this event.
Of particular interest to attendees are the
live demonstrations, networking receptions,
master workshops, panel discussions, recruiting
opportunities and professional exhibits offered
throughout the expo, as well as the signature
one-on-one personal consultations with creative
professionals from top studios and educational
institutions, both local and international.
The unwaivering commitment to the advancement
of ‘THE TALENT” in our industry coupled with the
eXpo’s phenomenal growth over these five short
years have contributed to our decision to present
this year’s Special Achievement Award to the CTN
animation eXpo.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Awarded to an individual or organization for service to the art, craft, and industry of animation.
“I Know That Voice” (Documentary)
The new feature-length documentary, “I KNOW THAT VOICE!,” puts a face to the
voices we all know and love. The work depicts the rise of the voice-over industry
and showcases the intriguing, talented and all-too-often unrecognized actors
behind the world’s most iconic voices. “I KNOW THAT VOICE!” features dozes of
voice actors --who finally get to spend a little time on camera. The film is a treat
for anyone who has ever watched cartoons, for comic book fanatics and for video
game gurus of all ages.
ASIFA commends “I KNOW THAT VOICE!” for recognizing the talent, energy and
dedication of the actors who help bring our characters and our dreams to life.
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CHARACTER DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED
Craig McCracken - Disney Wander Over Yonder - Disney Television Animation
Craig McCracken has been working in television animation for over twenty years. He is the Creator
and Executive Producer of two Emmy- and Annie-award-winning series: “The Powerpuff Girls” and
“Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.” He also served as Art Director and Storyboard Artist on
“Dexter’s Laboratory.” Currently, he is the Creator and Executive Producer for Disney Channel’s new
comedy adventure series, “Wander Over Yonder.” He lives in Los Angeles with his wife -- and fellow
animator -- Lauren Faust.
Paul Rudish - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
Emmy® Award-winning artist and director Paul Rudish is executive producer of Disney Channel’s
“Mickey Mouse,” a new short-form series of 2D comedy cartoons produced by Disney Television
Animation.
A 20 year animation veteran, Rudish helped develop and direct hit series’ “Dexter’s Laboratory,”
“Samurai Jack,” and “The Powerpuff Girls” for Cartoon Network. He served as art director on “Star
Wars: Clone Wars” and was co-creator of “Sym- Bionic Titan.”
Andy Bialk - The Awesomes - Bento Box Entertainment
Two-time Emmy® Award winner Andy Bialk is a 19-year veteran in the animation industry. His designs
can be seen in Feature Films including DreamWorks Madagascar 2, How To Train Your Dragon, and
Megamind. In television, Disney’s Mickey Mouse Shorts, Dragons: Riders of Berk, The Ricky Gervais
Show, Star Wars: Clone Wars, The Powerpuff Girls, among others. He has given lectures at Cal Arts
and Loyola Marymount University where he earned a BA in Studio Arts.
Ben Adams - Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
Ben Adams began designing on “Regular Show” at the beginning of Season 1. He has also
storyboarded a couple of episodes as well as working on a couple of other shows at Cartoon
Network, such as “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” and “Secret Mountain Fort Awesome.”
Danny Hynes, Colin Howard - Steven Universe - Cartoon Network Studios
Danny Hynes is a graduate of SVA. He worked as a Character Designer on “The Venture Brothers”
before moving to Los Angeles to take on the role of Lead Character Designer on “Steven Universe.”
Colin Howard studied at CalArts and began working at Cartoon Network after a summer internship.
Together with Angie Wang, the Prop and FX designer, they make up the Character/Prop/FX design
team of “Steven Universe.”
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FEATURE PRODUCTION
Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi and Shane Prigmore served as character designers on
DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods.” The team worked on early sketches – drawings that
depicted characters that were alternately rough, tough, brute, and, in some instances, scrawny
and goofy – that gave the filmmakers a sense of what the characters could be. They then defined
the look of both the characters and creatures to the point where they suddenly came alive.
Shane Prigmore
not pictured
Sylvain Deboissy, Shannon Tindle - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
Sylvain Deboissy and Shannon Tindle worked as character designers on DreamWorks Animation’s
“Turbo.” Heroes need to be distinctive, so designing “Turbo” was a study in broad appeal, since
it was ever apparent that snails don’t have the cuddliest identity in the real world. Deboissy and
Tindle worked on simple matters like mouth size and toothiness, which made all the difference in
securing a likable protagonist.
Craig Kellman – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 - Sony Pictures Animation
Craig Kellman’s animation career has ranged from character design work on TV series such as
“Samurai Jack” and “The Powerpuff Girls” to feature film work such as the “Madagascar” film
series, “Monsters vs. Aliens,” “Hotel Transylvania” and “Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2,” for
which he also directed the end credits. Craig has directed for TV as well: including “The Ricky
Gervais Show” on HBO, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.
Chris Sasaki - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
Chris Sasaki joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2010 as a character designer for “Monsters
University.” Prior Pixar, Sasaki worked as a character designer at Jim Henson, DisneyTV, BlueSky,
and LAIKA. He also interned at DreamWorks Animation where he learned about the production
pipeline and process of a feature film. Raised in Mt. View, CA., Sasaki was drawn to animation
after seeing Pixar’s 2001 feature film “Monsters, Inc.”
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FEATURE PRODUCTION Continued
Christophe Lourdelet - A Monster in Paris - Shout! Factory
Christophe “Zébé” Lourdelet graduated from the Animation School at Les Gobelins in 1995.
He started his career working on commercials, animated shorts and a comic book series before
becoming visual development designer of the feature “Azur & Asmar.” Credits as a character
designer include “A Monster in Paris,” “The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” “Arthur Christmas,” “Sahara”
and “Sprite.” Lourdelet’s credits as a story board artist include “Lorax” and “Despicable Me 2.”
This is his first Annie nom.
Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Eric Guillon previously art directed Illumination Entertainment’s box-office hits “Despicable Me”
and “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax.” For his work on “Despicable Me,” Guillon received an Annie Award
nomination for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production. For his work on “Dr. Seuss’
The Lorax,” he, Colin Stimpson and Yarrow Cheney received an Annie Award nomination for
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production.
Bill Schwab - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Bill Schwab was a character designer on Touchstone Pictures’ animated feature “Gnomeo and
Juliet” before contributing to Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “The Princess and the Frog,”
“Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph,” as well as the Emmy® Award-winning “Prep & Landing” series of
holiday specials for ABC. He’s earned an Emmy® Award and an Annie Award and for character
design. The Michigan native earned a degree in illustration from the Pratt Institute.
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MUSIC IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/
Alan Williams - Estefan – BYU Center for Animation
Alan Williams is an award-winning composer and conductor with more than 100 motion picture and
television credits. Alan’s scores include the Academy Award nominated IMAX film “Amazon,” Sony
Pictures Classics’ “Mark Twain’s America in 3D” and some of the highest-rated movies ever made for
television. His animated features include the “The Princess and the Pea” (with original songs by Alan
and GRAMMY Award-winning lyricist David Pomeranz) and the Student Academy Award-winning
short “Pajama Gladiator.”
Guy Moon - T.U.F.F. Puppy - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Mischievous wit and wondrous wackiness: composer Guy Moon distills an encyclopedic repertoire of
musical knowledge into an audacious sonic palette -- the perfect accompaniment for hit animated
and live action shows. As a composer for current Nickelodeon comedies including “T.U.F.F. Puppy,”
“Big-Time Rush” and “The Fairly OddParents”(honored with a 2010 Annie.) Moon’s spacious studio
compound often reverberates with spectacularly silly sounds.
Peter Lurye, Stuart Kollmorgen, Peter Zizzo - Peter Rabbit - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Peter Lurye is best known as a composer and lyricist for television and film. He was nominated for
an Emmy for the song ‘Nochebuena’ (from “Dora The Explorer”). Peter Zizzo is an Emmy® Awardwinning composer (for “The Fresh Beat Band”) and has written hits for such artists as Celine Dion,
Jason Mraz and Jennifer Lopez.
STUART KOLLMORGEN currently has four shows on air. Stuart remains busy working on various
other projects for Playhouse Disney, Noggin, Sesame Workshop and Fisher Price.
Kevin Kliesch, Craig Gerber, John Kavanaugh - Disney Sofia the First - Disney Television
Animation
Craig Gerber is executive producer, story editor and lyricist of Disney Junior’s series “Sofia the First”
(which he developed for television.) John Kavanaugh is the songwriter and music director, and Kevin
Kliesch is the composer for the series. Craig, Kevin, and John work hard to bring a contemporary, yet
classical Disney sensibility to the music in each episode, aiming to delight audiences of all ages who
watch the show.
Christopher Willis - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
Christopher Willis is a British-born composer living in Los Angeles. He currently writes the music
to two Emmy® Award-winning TV shows: Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Shorts” and the HBO comedy
“Veep.” He has also (as an “additional music” composer) written significant amounts of the scores to
major Hollywood movies, including “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,” “X-Men: First Class,”
“Winnie-The-Pooh,” “Shrek Forever After” and many others.
Andy Bean - Disney Wander Over Yonder - Disney Television Animation
Andy Bean is a composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in peppy tenor banjo music. After
a brief stint as an aspiring mathematician, Andy formed The Two Man Gentlemen Band and spent
the better part of the last decade writing novelty swing tunes and barnstorming across the U.S. and
Europe. “Wander Over Yonder” represents his first experience writing music for the screen.
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MUSIC IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Alan Silvestri - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
Alan Silvestri has blazed an innovative trail with his exciting and melodic scores, winning the
applause of Hollywood and movie audiences the world over. Through the years and over 100 scores,
Alan has distinguished himself in many genres: from thrilling suspense to galloping westerns,
youthful fantasy, rollicking comedy and heartfelt drama. Whether composing orchestral action or
tender melodies, Alan’s work has always been identifiable by its keen sense of melody and theme.
Henry Jackman - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
Classically trained in the musical arts, Henry Jackman is a revolutionary film composer. He
ingeniously marries his knowledge of classical music with his interest in dubstep and house music.
His ultimate goal in composing film scores is to, in his words, “narratively and emotionally support
the story of the film.” Jackman’s most recent projects include “Captain Phillips” and “This is the End.”
He is currently working on the upcoming “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”
Mark Mothersbaugh – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 - Sony Pictures Animation
Mark Mothersbaugh is an award-winning artist that defies categorization. He first came to
prominence as lead singer and keyboard player of the progressive new wave/rock back Devo, who
released a series of highly eclectic albums including “Are We Not Men?” and “Freedom of Choice.”
Since then he has written the music for more than 100 film and TV projects including “Hotel
Transylvania,” “21 Jump Street,” “Lords Of Dogtown,” “The Royal Tenenbaums” and both “Cloudy
With a Chance Of Meatballs” films.
Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal
Pictures
For “Despicable Me 2,” blockbuster music producer and multiple GRAMMY Award winner Pharrell
Williams returned to create the film’s original songs. GRAMMY Award-winning musician
and film composer Heitor Pereira again joined him to compose the score. For 2010’s. Their work for
the previous “Despicable Me” was recognized with two Annie Awards and an ASCAP.
Danny Elfman - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
Danny Elfman is one of the world’s most versatile and successful contemporary film composers.
Elfman’s work has garnered numerous awards recognition: including 4 Academy Awards
nominations, 13 GRAMMY Award nominations, 3 Golden Globe® nominations, 2 BAFTA nominations
and 2 Emmy® Award nominations. Elfman’s animation credits include “The Nightmare Before
Christmas,” “The Corpse Bride,” “Frankenweenie” and “Epic.” His most recent scores include “Silver
Linings Playbook,” “Promised Land” and “Hitchcock.”
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Continued
Randy Newman - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
Randy Newman is an Oscar®-, GRAMMY Award- and Emmy®-winning composer and songwriter
whose film credits include “The Natural,” “Seabiscuit,” the Toy Story trilogy, “Cars” and
Disney•Pixar’s 2013 film “Monsters University.” Newman has been nominated for 20 Academy
Awards®, with two wins for “If I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.” and “We Belong Together”
from “Toy Story 2.” He is a Disney Legend and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 2013.
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation
Studios Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez are the songwriting team behind Disney’s “Frozen.”
Robert is a GRAMMY Award and Emmy®-award winning songwriter and received the Tony® award
for Broadway’s “Avenue Q” and “The Book of Mormon.” Kristen and Robert’s collaborations
include Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh” (2011). Composer Christophe Beck won an Emmy for his
work on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” His film work includes “The Hangover” trilogy and Disney’s
Oscar®-winning animated short, “Paperman.”
Dominic Lewis - Free Birds - Reel FX
Dominic Lewis studied at the Royal Academy of Music under composers Craig Armstrong, David
Arnold and Rupert Gregson-Williams. Gregson-Williams then engaged him to contribute to
scores including “Bee Movie” and “Bedtime Stories.” In 2009, he emigrated to Hollywood and
joined composer John Powell, collaborating to score “How to Train your Dragon.” Since then,
Lewis has worked with prestigious composers and written music for “Clash of the Titans,” “Wreck
it Ralph,” “Rio” and “Kung Fu Panda.”
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ANIMATED EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED PRODUCTION
Alen Lai, David Quirus, Diego Garzon Sanchez, Ilan Gabai - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
Alen Lai, Ilan Gabai, Diego Garzon Sanchez and David Quirus are Effects Technical Directors at
Blue Sky Studios. These four have worked together on the last couple of films at Blue Sky and were
honored to presented their achievements in the 2013 Siggraph Talk, titled ‘Directable Fluids in the
World of Epic’. They would like to thank their incredible team members back home who continue
to inspire -- and make their mark on each frame, every single day.
David Jones - Dragons: Defenders of Berk - DreamWorks Animation
David Jones served as visual effects supervisor on DreamWorks’ “Dragons: Defenders of Berk.”
Based on the hit movie “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Dragons: Defenders of Berk” follows Hiccup
and his fellow dragon trainers as they battle to protect their island home. The young Vikings must
put their dragon training skills to the test to defeat dangerous -- and some surprising new enemies!
Joshua Jenny, Jason Johnston, Matthew Wong, Eric Froemling, Enrique Vila - Monsters
University - Pixar Animation Studios
Whether it is in the most bombastic scenes: exploding doors, rocketing scream canisters and
splashing paint -- or the quietest character moments set on a foggy lake, the FX team created
the natural phenomena that helped to make these scenes sing. This unique blend of artists and
scientists combined a deep knowledge of physics, simulation and procedural animation with a keen
eye for motion and composition, bringing a sense of physicality and tangible realism to the world
of “Monsters University.”
Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer - The Croods - DreamWorks
Animation
Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores and Jason Mayer served as effects leads on
DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods.” The effects department was tasked with creating things
like fire, water, smoke, foreground clouds, rain, dust, explosions and drifting fog – on top of the
destruction work for which they are well-known.
Greg Gladstone, Nikita Pavlov, Allen Ruilova, Matt Titus, Can Yuksel - Turbo - DreamWorks
Animation
Greg Gladstone, Nikita Pavlov, Allen Ruilova, Matt Titus and Can Yuksel, served as effects leads
on DreamWorks Animation’s “Turbo.” The effects team ran the gamut: making sure that the dice
hanging from Smoove Move’s neck swung properly; adding a realistic rush of water when Paz
douses the track before snails race; creating the fantastical, anime-style streaks of light winging
past the racing snails that indicate their subjective view of how fast they think
they’re going.
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ANIMATED EFFECTS IN A
LIVE ACTION PRODUCTION
Jonathan Paquin, Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, Adrien Toupet Man Of Steel - Weta Digital
Jonathan Paquin, Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet and Adrien Toupet
were pivotal members of the team that bought Kryptonian technology and many of the more
memorable moments from Man of Steel to life.
Working together on the bold and exciting new vision for Krypton brought a real sense of
camaraderie to this truly international team.
The group is currently working on the third film in the trilogy The Hobbit: There and Back Again,
and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Ben O’Brien, Karin Cooper, Lee Uren, Chris Root - Star Trek: Into Darkness - Industrial
Light & Magic
Ben O’Brien, Karin Cooper, Lee Uren & Chris Root comprise the key visual effects team behind
the stunning animated effects of the ‘Starship Vengeance Crash’ scene in “Star Trek Into
Darkness.” As the Starship Vengeance levels over 100 city blocks of a futuristic San Francisco,
scores of buildings collapse, break apart and create a complex interaction with dust, smoke, fire
and debris to create this breathtaking work of massive scale.
Dan Pearson, Jay Cooper, Jeff Grebe, Amelia Chenoweth - Star Trek: Into Darkness
- Industrial Light & Magic
Dan Pearson, Jay Cooper, Jeff Grebe & Amelia Chenoweth comprise the key visual effects team
behind the stunning animated effects in the ‘Island Planet’ sequence of the film “Star Trek Into
Darkness.” In the sequence, Spock is surrounded by the lava of a volcano set to erupt at any
moment. A shock wave is released, which freezes the lava -- saving the planet and its grateful
inhabitants.
Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran, Florian Witzel - Pacific Rim - Industrial
Light & Magic
Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran & Florian Witzel comprise the key visual effects
team behind the stunning animated effects seen in “Pacific Rim.” The team created beautiful
water, fire, particle and destruction simulations to help bring Director Guillermo Del Toro’s
dramatic vision of epic scale to life.
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Despicable Me 2 - Puppy – Illumination
Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Get A Horse! – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Gloria Victoria - National Film
Board of Canada
My Mom is an Airplane - Acme Filmworks
The Numberlys - Moonbot Studios
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WINSOR MCCAY AWARD
Recognition for career contributions to the art of animation
The Winsor McCay Award,
in direction, animation, design,
named for the most influential
writing, voice acting, sound
of
animation
and sound effects, technical
pioneers, was the first Annie
expertise, music, education,
Award established by ASIFA-
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which exhibit an outstanding
maximum of three individuals
devotion to and promotion
annually
of excellence in the art of
character
in
recognition
of
lifetime or career contributions
for
other
endeavours
animation.
Katsuhiro Otomo
Katsuhiro Otomo debuted as a manga writer and artist in 1973.
In 1983, he published “Domu,” “Akira” and other extraordinary
works in the genre. He directed the animated version of “Akira,”
as well as producing other milestone animated films such as
“Roujin Z,” “Memories” and “Steamboy.” In 2005, the French
government decorated him with a Chevalier Order of Art and
Culture.
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Continued
Recognition for career contributions to the art of animation
Steven Spielberg
One of the industry’s most successful and influential filmmakers,
Steven Spielberg has directed, produced, or executive produced some
of the top-grossing films of all time, including “Jurassic Park” and
“E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.” He is a three-time Academy Award® winner,
earning Oscars® for Best Director and Best Picture for “Schindler’s List,”
and an Oscar® for Best Director for “Saving Private Ryan.”
Spielberg is a three-time DGA Award winner for his work on “The Color
Purple,” “Schindler’s List,” and “Saving Private Ryan.” He has also
been honored with Academy Award® nominations for Best Director
for “E.T.,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Close Encounters of the Third
Kind,” “Munich,” and “Lincoln.” He is a recipient of the DGA’s Lifetime
Achievement Award, the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement
Award, the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Award from the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a Kennedy Center Honor.
Phil Tippett
Phil Tippett, the founder and namesake of Tippett Studio, has thus far
enjoyed a thirty-year career in visual effects and stop-motion animation.
His works include such beloved films as “Star Wars,” “Dragonslayer,”
“Robocop,” “Jurassic Park” and “Starship Troopers.” So far, Tippett’s work
has garnered two Academy Awards®, six Academy nominations, one
BAFTA award (and four nominations), two Emmys and the prestigious
Georges Méliès award.
Phil’s strong belief in mentorship and the spirit of creativity in theatrical
illusion has inspired countless artists -- as well as audiences -- to share
his unwavering passion for the art of filmmaking. ASIFA celebrates
Phil Tippett’s achievements in the world of visual effects, which stand
testament to a lifetime of talent, focus and dedication to the culture and
craft of cinema.
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ASIFA
ANIMATION
ARCHIVE
For nearly 40 years, the ASIFA Animation Archive has collected the films, artwork and business records of
many individuals and animation companies in the LA area and beyond. What we did well during that time
was to take in almost everything that was offered to us and keep the rain off of the work. What we did not
do well was categorize and curate what we had, so that, while the collection grew, it also became more and
more unwieldy and unmanageable. It is not stretching a point very much to say that there came a time when
the accumulation actually became a fire hazard!
We knew that what we were doing was not particularly good stewardship, but we also knew that to do
anything more was not practical for an all-volunteer organization. So, two years ago, with a bit of guidance
from Tony Angellotti, one of our studio advisory board members, we began to discuss the possibility of
partnering with the archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Frankly, we were convinced
that, once they saw the mess that our collection had become, they would go screaming into the street,
and write us off as a lost cause. What really happened was just the opposite. With the strong support of
archivists Anne Coco and Howard Prouty, we formed an alliance with A.M.P.A.S.® and began to think of our
collection as the “ASIFA-Hollywood Archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.” Soon, the
Academy hired Stephen Danley to begin the daunting assessment of just what we had.
Progress has been remarkable. Much of what crowded our back room has been assessed, inventoried and
moved to the Academy. Other items, not falling into Academy collection guidelines, have at least been
itemized for us. Still, other things, carefully evaluated but of no artistic or historical significance, have been
disposed of.
There is, of course, lots more to do! There
are more than 850 boxes filled with items
that have been sitting in off-site storage
for years and have not yet been assessed
and sorted. Other parts of our collection,
having no ties to theatrical work, will
find a different home, either with us, as
part of our upcoming ASIFA -Hollywood
Animation Academy initiative, or with
another institution, again, under our
auspices but housed and catalogued in a
working archive.
So our collection will continue to grow and
flourish, now with the assurance that when
people or groups leave their legacy with us,
it will be not only available for examination
and study, but also will be taken care of
properly and in perpetuity.
Charlie Kane’s collection pales in comparison!
--Frank Gladstone
Photo credit: ©RKO Pictures
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CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A LIVE ACTION
PRODUCTION
Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Gollum - Weta Digital
Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora and Gino Acevedo
are part of the talented team that worked on the reinvention of Gollum, one of cinema’s most
beloved digital creatures. The group is currently working on the third film in the trilogy “The
Hobbit: There and Back Again” and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” They have each singled out
their work on Gollum as one of their career highlights.
Dave Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chang, Matthew Cioffi, Guillame Francois The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Goblin King - Weta Digital
Dave Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chan, Matthew Cioffi and Guillame Francois were
charged with creating the grotesque and flamboyant character of The Goblin King from Peter
Jackson’s film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” They are a tight-knit team (including some
members that have worked together at Weta Digital for over 10 years), bringing some of their
best-loved characters to life. The group is currently working on the third film in the trilogy.
Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins, Kyle Winkelman - Pacific Rim Industrial Light & Magic Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins and Kyle Winkelman comprise the key
animation team behind the Character Animation of “Pacific Rim.” In the film, massive Kaiju
monsters battle with robots of epic scale in an apocalyptic battle for control of Earth. The
challenges of creating a lineup of robots and alien creatures standing taller than 250 feet helped
the team push the boundaries of weight and movement to create creatures that are believable -and full of cinematic energy.
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CHARACTER ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED
Brad Schaffer - Friendship All-Stars of Friendship: Wrong Number - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Bradley Schaffer hails from the small town of Benton City, Washington. He is a character animator by
day and a freelance stop-motion filmmaker by night. Bradley graduated from CalArts Experimental
Animation in 2011 and has been working with the League of Buddies ever since.
Eric Urban - Ubermansion - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
In addition to animating on “Übermansion” at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Eric currently works on
“Robot Chicken.” He has also worked on “ParaNorman,” “Beforel Orel,” “Community,” “Anomalisa”
and various commercials. Eric also develops stop-motion animated video games. He graduated from
SCAD in 2007.
JC Tran Quang Thieu - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
Jean-Claude Tran joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2004 as an animator on “Cars” and continued to
work on Academy Award-winning films “Ratatouille,” “Wall•E,” “Up,” “Toy Story 3,” “Brave,” as well
as Disney•Pixar’s 2013 film “Monsters University,” and Pixar’s first TV special “Toy Story of TERROR!”
Prior to Pixar, Tran worked at Disney in the Paris and Florida studios. Raised just south of Paris, Tran
attended the French animation school The Gobelins. He currently resides in Dublin, California.
David DeVan - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios Character
David DeVan joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1996, animating on “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2,”
“Monsters, Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “Wall•E” and “Brave.” Prior
to Pixar, DeVan attended CalArts and worked briefly as an animator at LucasArts Entertainment. He
is currently a supervising animator on Disney•Pixar’s upcoming feature “Finding Dory,” set to release
in 2016. DeVan lives in Piedmont, CA with his wife and three children.
Kureha Yokoo - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios Character
Kureha Yokoo joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1998 as a crowd animator on “A Bug’s Life,” and
has since worked on “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,”
“Up,” “Wall•E” and “Brave.” Born in Japan, Yokoo moved to San Francisco with her parents in 1974.
After earning BA’s in Urban Planning and Animal Husbandry from Brown University, Yokoo went on
to study Character Animation at San Francisco’s Academy of Art College. She resides in Sonoma,
California.
Keith Kellogg - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lucasfilm Animation
Keith Kellogg is an animation professional with over 15 years experience working in visual effects and
animated films. He was a Senior and Lead animator working on such films as “The Matrix Reloaded”
and “Revolutions,” “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “Beowulf.” He worked for Robert Zemeckis as a
Digital Performance Supervisor on his performance capture films. Last year he was nominated for his
work on “Clone Wars” and is the Animation Supervisor for “Star Wars: Rebels” from Lucasfilm.
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CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A
FEATURE PRODUCTION
Thom Roberts - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
Senior Animator Thom Roberts was born to parents hailing from Durban, South Africa and raised
along with his three brothers in Montreal, Canada. A graduate of the Vancouver Film School, he
began his animation career in earnest after joining the crew at Rhythm & Hues in Los Angeles,
working on projects such as the Oscar® winning “The Golden Compass.” After several years of visual
effects animation, he made the jump to animated features in 2008, joining Blue Sky Studios -- where
he remains today.
Jonathan Del Val – Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Graduate in animation from Georges Melies school in 2003, Jonathan Del Val began his career at a
French VFX company. He later was a Character Animator on the short film “French Roast,” which
received an ANIMA award and Oscar® nomination for Best Animated Short Film. In 2007, he made
his first entree into feature films on “A Monster in Paris.” Del Val served as a Senior Animator for
“Despicable Me,” “The Lorax” and “Despicable Me 2.” He is now a Supervising Animator on the 2015
release “Minions.”
Jakob Jensen - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
Jakob Hjort Jensen served as the animation supervisor of the character ‘Guy’ in DreamWorks
Animation’s “The Croods.” He joined DreamWorks in 1995, where he worked as an animator on the
character of Young Moses in “The Price of Egypt.” A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, Jensen
started his career in animation at the age of 17.
John Chun Chiu Lee - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
John Chun Chiu Lee joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2006 and has worked as a character animator
on Academy Award®- winning films “Ratatouille,” “Wall•E,” “Up,” “Toy Story 3” and “Brave.” Most
recently, he was a character animator on Disney•Pixar’s “Monsters University.” Prior to joining Pixar,
Lee attended Sheridan College for 2D and 3D animation and worked on several film, television
and commercial projects in Toronto, Canada. Raised in Toronto, he currently resides in Berkeley,
California.
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CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A
Kitarō Kōsaka – The Wind Rises - Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures
Kitaro Kosaka
not
pictured
Kitarō Kōsaka began his career in 1979 at the Oh! Production studio. In 1986, he went freelance
and soon went on to tackle numerous projects as a Key and Supervising Animation Director for
the noted animation studio Studio Ghibli -- with, of course, the famed director Hayao Miyazaki
(of whose work he is himself an acknowledged fan). In 2003, he directed the cycling anime film,
“Nasu: Summer in Andalusia,” adapted from Iō Kuroda’s manga “Nasu” (which Miyazaki, a fan
of cycling, himself recommended to Kōsaka). The film soon went on to become the first work
of anime ever to be selected for Cannes. Kōsaka has worked on many other projects, including
adaptations of manga artist Naoki Urasawa’s works, including “Yawara,” “Master Keaton and
Monster,” “Clover” and “Double X.”
Tony Smeed - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Tony Smeed joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1996 as a CG animator trainee and has gone
on to become one of the Studios’ most accomplished animators. In addition to “Frozen,” Smeed
has been a supervising animator on such Disney films as “Chicken Little” and “Wreck-It Ralph.”
He has received two Annie Award nominations (one for “Prep & Landing” and a win for “Prep &
Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”) and three VES Award nominations (“Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph”).
Patrick Imbert - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Born in 1977 in France, Patrick Imbert graduated from Gobelins animation school in 1999. He
has mainly worked as a 2D animator for several years on various productions for TV series, ads
and movies before serving as director of animation for feature-length films such as “Ernest &
Celestine” (2012) and “A Rigged World” (2015).
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PRODUCTION DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED
Angela Sung, William Niu, Christine Bian, Emily Tetri, Frederic Stewart - The Legend of Korra - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Fred and Emily have been painting backgrounds on “Korra” since July of 2010, and were some
of the very few in-house crew members we had early on in production. Angela started by doing
freelance designs and painting and joined the crew in September of 2012 as a background designer.
William (backgrounds) and Christine (props) joined the crew in October of 2012 and help to
complete our in-house design team.
Liz Artinian, Ray Feldman, Chris Fisher, George Fort - The Venture Bros. “What Color is Your
Cleansuit?” - Titmouse Inc.
Liz Artinian is a Brooklyn-based painter with a 16-year career in animation concept design. She
joined “The Venture Bros.” in 2005. Ray Feldman has been a BG Designer/Supervisor on “The
Venture Bros.” since Season 2. George Fort has been a BG Designer/Supervisor in New York and
Los Angeles since 1997, designing for “The Venture Bros.” since Season 3. Chris Fisher has
been a BG Painter on “The Venture Bros.” since Season 3, and has also been a BG Painter on
“Metalocalypse” and “Axe Cop.”
Steven Sugar, Emily Walus, Sam Bosma, Elle Michalka, Amanda Winterstein Steven Universe ”Gem Glow” - Cartoon Network Studios
Background designers, Steven Sugar and Emily Walus, attended Rhode Island School of Design,
majoring in illustration. Shortly after graduating, they joined “Steven Universe.” Amanda Winterstein,
one of our painters, graduated from CalArts’ character animation program. Elle Michalka attended
CalArts. She joined Steven Universe as a background painter before transitioning to art director. Our
freelance designer Sam Bosma is based in New York and graduated from Maryland Institute College
of Art.
Lynna Blankenship, Dima Malanitchev, Debbie Peterson, Charles Ragins, Jefferson R. Weekley
- The Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century
Fox TV
Lynna “Maggie” Blankenship has worked in background layout and design on “The Simpsons” for
22 years. Dmitry Malanitchev has served as the Art Director on “The Simpsons” since 2007. Debbie
Peterson, has worked as a background artist and designer on “The Simpsons” for 23 years. Charles
Ragins has worked professionally as a cartoonist, graphic designer, book illustrator, and animation
designer. Jefferson R. Weekley has worked in background layout and prop design on
“The Simpsons” for 23 years.
Christophe Vacher - Transformers Prime ‘Beast Hunters’ - Hasbro Studios
Christophe Vacher is a Emmy® Award Winning and 2010 Annie Award Nominee Art Director who
has provided artwork for the Animation industry since 1989. He relocated to California from France
in 1996, where he worked for Walt Disney Pictures, Dreamworks, Universal Studios, Focus Features
and Hasbro. His credits as a background painter and concept artist include “The Hunchback of
Notre Dame” and “Hercules” among others. He recently won two Daytime Emmy® Awards for his
work on “The Transformers Prime”.
Nick Jennings, Sandra Calleros, Teri Shikasho, Ron Russell, Martin Ansolebehere Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios
Nick Jennings has been the Art Director on Cartoon Network’s hit series “Adventure Time” since it
began in 2009. In that time, he has lead an incredible team of artists to help create the beautiful,
rich “Land of Oo” that is beloved by millions of fans worldwide. Joining Nick for this year’s Annie
nomination are the members of this team, Martin Ansolabehere, Sandra Calleros, Ron Russell and
Teri Shikasho.
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PRODUCTION DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED
FEATURE PRODUCTION
Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique R. Louis - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
For “The Croods,” production designer Christophe Lautrette - and art directors Paul Duncan and
Dominique R. Louis - were tasked with creating an incredible new world. Because there was nothing
for the artistic team to reference, it was a chance for their imaginations to run wild. The idea of
fashioning a land from scratch was especially tantalizing for the team. “For an artist, there’s nothing
better than having the opportunity to create a world that doesn’t - but could - exist,” says Lautrette.
Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
“Despicable Me 2” marks the 3rd collaboration for production designers Yarrow Cheney and Eric
Guillon. Guillon previously art directed “Despicable Me” and “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” while Cheney
served as production designer on both films. For “Despicable Me,” they received an Annie nomination
for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production. For “The Lorax,” Cheney and Guillon—
alongside Colin Stimpson—were nominated for an Annie for Character Design in an Animated Feature
Production.
Michael Knapp, Greg Couch, William Joyce - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
William Joyce (Production Designer) is a renowned children’s book author and illustrator as well as
Creative Partner and Academy Award winning director at Moonbot Studios. Greg Couch (Production
Designer) has been involved in the development of most of Blue Sky’s films. Michael Knapp (Art
Director) art directed the Oscar® nominated short “No Time For Nuts” as well as “Ice Age: Dawn of
the Dinosaurs.” The three of them first worked together on Blue Sky’s second film, “Robots,” in 2001.
Zaza, Zyk - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Marisa Musy (Zaza) graduated from the Ecole Boulle in Paris in interior architecture. She became chief
designer of the TV series “Les Mondes Engloutis” and worked on the animated films “Persepolis,”
“The Rabbi’s Cat” and “Titeuf.” Patrice Szewczyk (Zyk) graduated from the School of Comics in
Angouleme. He directed the layout for the TV series “Lucky Luke” and on the films “Lucky Luke:
Go West!,” “The Rabbi’s Cat” and “Oggy and the Cockroaches.”
Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi - Monsters University - Pixar Animation
Studios
Taking on the exciting return to Monstropolis, the “Monsters University” production design team
worked alongside the talented art department for more than four years to create an expansive monster
world filled with rich new creatures. Conceiving everything from frightening new characters to the
sprawling campus flushed with a sense of collegiate tradition -- and highlighted with astute lighting
design -- the production design always pushed to support the story of Mike and Sulley’s journey.
Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Michael Giaimo was responsible for the overall look of “Frozen” in his role as art director. He joined
Disney in 1978, art directing the Oscar®-winning feature “Pocahontas.” Lisa Keene served as assistant
art director. Her Disney credits include background supervisor (“Beauty and the Beast”) and visual
development (“Tangled,” “The Lion King” and “Enchanted”). David Womersley was production
designer for “Frozen” and was responsible for the design and creation of the environments in the film.
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BEST ANIMATED SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Chipotle Scarecrow
- Chipotle Creative Department, Moonbot
Studios, CAA Marketing
Listening Is an Act of Love
– StoryCorps
Room on the Broom
– Magic Light Pictures
Toy Story OF TERROR!
– Pixar Animation Studios
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST
COMMERCIAL
Despicable Me 2
– Cinemark – Illumination Entertainment/
Universal
Pictures Sound of the Woods
– Acme Filmworks
The Polar Bears Movie
– Scott Free Productions/RSA Films,
Animal Logic, CAA Marketing
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IN MEMORIAM
Remembering those who have gone before...
GERRY ANDERSON – creator of Thunderbirds
TOM MCLAUGHLIN – animator
ANDREAS VON ADRIAN – German animator
CHARLENE MILLER – Xerox checker
FRÉDÉRIC BACK – French-Canadian filmmaker
ARMEN MIRZARIAN – storyboard producer
TOBY BLUTH – art director
ELLEN MORAN – WETA co-producer of the Hobbitt
MARTHA BUCKLEY – checker
MITZI MUCERINO – ink & paint
REED CARDWELL – assistant animator
DON NELSON – writer
RON DIAS – art director
KAREN PETERSEN – TV animation director
DIANE DISNEY MILLER – Daughter of Walt, philantropist
ELEANORE PICKETT – checker
TERRI EDDINGS – Xerox
LOIS RYKER – ink & paint
BOB GODFREY – British animation director
JESSE SANTOS – character designer
DENISE GREENWALT – Disney publicity
LOU SCARBOROUGH – animator
MARCELLA HAHN – animation stock librarian H&B
LOU SCHEIMER – Filmation Studio head
RAY HARRYHAUSEN – famed stop-motion VFX animator
EVA SCHNEIDER – assistant animator
LEE HARTMAN – animator
HARALD SEIPERMAN – animator, story artist
TENNY HENSON – storyboard
KEVIN TRAXLER – Disney production
ERIC HESCHONG – BG artist
HETTA VAN ELK – ink & paint
NICHOLAS HOPPE – effects animator
DARDO VELEZ – animator
RAY JACOBS – layout
PETROS VLAHOS – developer of Blue Screen matte
IRV KAPLAN – HeMan art director, color stylist
BOB KIRK – animator
APRYL KNOBBE – Digital Matte Painter Sony
ZINA NICOLE LAHR – Stop Motion artist
JAY LAWTON – editor
ED LEVITT – layout
technique
MARCIA WALLACE – Simpsons voice actor
HAROLD WHITAKER – UK animator, author
JOHN WILSON – UPA director
JONATHAN WINTERS – actor, comedian
DORA YAKUTIS – ink & paint
SHIRLEY MAPES – ink & paint
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VOICE ACTING IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/
Eric Bauza as the voice of Foop - Fairly Odd Parents - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Eric Bauza started his career in animation as a character designer working with a few production
studios in Hollywood. It was this introduction to the animation world that eventually led him to
successful career as one of the most in demand voiceover artists in town. In just a few short years,
Eric has starred in such Emmy® Award winning shows as Nickelodeon’s “El Tigre: The Adventures of
Manny Rivera,” “The Fairly Odd Parents,” Adult Swim’s “SuperJail,” “Black Dynamite” and others.
Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
For decades, audiences of all ages have enjoyed Bill Farmer’s standout work in vehicles and venues
as diverse as his talents – from clubs to conventions, broadcasts to podcasts, and TV screens to
movie screens. What began in the standup comedy clubs of America’s heartland has become
one of the most colorful careers in Hollywood, with a seemingly endless list of live and recorded
performances engaging fans of every demographic.
Chris Diamantopoulos as the voice of Mickey Mouse - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney
Television Animation
Chris Diamantopoulos, starred as “Moe” in the feature film, “The Three Stooges” alongside Sean
Hayes and Will Sasso for the Farrelly Brothers. The Fox feature was released in May 2012. He started
acting professionally at age nine, leaving home at 18 to perform in a series of US national tours -- and
soon landing on Broadway. Chris now splits his time between New York and LA, acting in both TV
and film. Diamantopoulos’ voice-over work can be heard on many national campaigns and networks.
Mark Hamill as the voice of Skips and Walks - Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
Mark Hamill’s career has encompassed all aspects of the entertainment industry: theatre, movies,
television and -- of course -- voice-over. A three-time Annie nominee, last year he received a BAFTA
Award for his performance as The Joker in the video game “Arkham City.”
Tom Kenny as the voice of Ice King - Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios
In addition to voicing The Ice King on Cartoon Network’s hit series Adventure Time, Tom Kenny
is known for voicing SpongeBob on Nickelodeon’s “Spongebob Squarepants.” His other work
includes voices on “Brickleberry,” “Ultimate Spiderman,” “Hugglemonsters,” “Winnie the Pooh,”
“Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends,” “CatDog,” “Futurama,” “Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Johnny Bravo,”
“WordGirl,” “Green Lantern” and “The Powerpuff Girls.” He lives in LA with his wife Jill, son Mckinley
and daughter Nora.
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VOICE ACTING IN AN ANIMATED
FEATURE PRODUCTION
Paul Giamatti as the voice of Chet - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
Paul Giamatti -- who possesses a diverse roster of finely etched, award-winning and critically
acclaimed performances -- has established himself as one of the most versatile actors of his
generation. Giamatti is currently in production on the highly anticipated sequel, “The Amazing
Spider-Man 2,” directed by Marc Webb, in which Giamatti stars as Aleksei Sytsevich / The Rhino,
opposite Emma Stone, Shailene Woodley, Jamie Foxx, Sally Field and Andrew Garfield.
Terry Crews as the voice of Earl – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 - Sony Pictures
Animation
Since retiring from the NFL, Terry Crews has performed on “Everybody Hates Chris,” in the
“Expendables” series, “White Chicks,” “The Newsroom” and “Arrested Development.” He’s currently
a series regular on Golden Globe®-nominated “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Crews’ upcoming films include
Tyler Perry’s “Single Mom’s Club,” “Draft Day,” “Blended” (with Adam Sandler) and a reprisal of his
role in the third installment of “The Expendables.” Crews will also release his first book, “Manhood,”
in May.
Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lucy – Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal
Pictures
Kristen Wiig, a native of Rochester, New York, is a celebrated seven-season Saturday Night Live
veteran and the co-writer (and creator) of the critically acclaimed “Bridesmaids.” She will next be
seen starring in the fantasy adaptation of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” opposite Ben Stiller.
In 2014, Wiig will star in IFC’s comedic miniseries “The Spoils of Babylon,” the drama “Hateship
Loveship” and the independent films “The Skeleton Twins,” “Welcome to Me” and “Nasty Baby.”
Steve Carell as the voice of Gru – Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal
Pictures
Steve Carell is one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. Carell’s endeavors and successes
in acting, writing and producing segued to the creation of his own production company, Carousel
Productions. He has voiced the lead character of Gru in the animated films “Despicable Me” and
“Despicable Me 2,” both of which saw phenomenal worldwide success. Among Carell’s current and
upcoming projects are the comedy “Anchorman: The Legend Continues” and the feature drama
“Foxcatcher.”
Pierre Coffin as the voice of Minions - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/
Universal Pictures
Director Pierre Coffin studied cinema at the Paris-Sorbonne University from 1985 to 1988. In 1996,
Coffin began working at Ex Machina, where he became head of animation. He joined Wanda
Productions as an animation director and then Passion Pictures, which works with Mac Guff Ligne
on all of its CG commercials. From 2008 to 2010, Coffin and fellow “Despicable Me 2” director Chris
Renaud directed “Despicable Me.” He is currently in production directing “Minions,” set for release on
July 10, 2015.
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VOICE ACTING IN AN ANIMATED
Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
Emmy® Award-winning comedian and actor Billy Crystal reprised his role as Mike Wazowski in
Disney•Pixar’s “Monsters University,” the prequel to “Monsters, Inc.” Crystal is known worldwide for
his film roles in “When Harry Met Sally…,” “City Slickers,” “The Princess Bride” and “Analyze This”; his
2005 Tony®-winning Broadway show, “700 Sundays”; as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live”; and
as the host, multiple times, of the Academy Awards® ceremonies.
Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Josh Gad stars as Sam Kinison in the upcoming biopic and appears in “Wish I Was Here.” Credits
include “The Internship,” “JOBS,” “Thanks for Sharing,” “Love & Other Drugs,” “The Rocker,” “21,”
“Crossing Over” and “1600 Penn” (as an EP, co-creator and star). Gad earned Tony, Drama League
and Astaire award nominations and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for his role in the Tony®winning “The Book of Mormon.” The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama graduate co-founded The
Lost Nomads Comedy Troupe.
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Bubble Guppies
– Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
Justin Time - Guru Studio
Disney Sofia the First
– Disney Television Animation
Doc McStuffins - Brown Bag Films
Peter Rabbit - Nickelodeon
Productions/Silvergate Media
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WRITING IN AN ANIMATED TELEVISION/
Katie Mattila - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Katie Mattila is a writer who makes her home in LA’s Silverlake neighborhood. Katie has written
for Nickelodeon’s “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness,” “The Legend of Korra” and “Avatar:
The Last Airbender.” In her spare time, Katie likes to watch the Red Sox with her dog, Amelia.
Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball - The Simpsons - “Dark Knight Court” – Gracie Films in
Association with 20th Century Fox
Billy Kimball and Ian Maxtone-Graham have been friends (and frequent writing partners) since
they met at Trinity High School in New York City. Their next Simpsons episode, “The Yellow Badge
of Cowardge,” will air in May.
Lewis Morton - Futurama - 20th Century Fox Television
Lew Morton is a writer living in Los Angeles. He has written for such shows such as “Saturday
Night Live,” “NewsRadio,” “Arrested Development,” “Family Guy” and, of course, “Futurama.”
Matt Price, John Infantino, Mike Roth, Michele Cavin, Sean Szeles - Regular Show - Cartoon
Network Studios
Matt Price, Mike Roth and Sean Szeles have written for “Regular Show” since its inception in 2009.
John Infantino started a year later, and Michele Cavin a year after that. In that time, “Regular Show”
has been nominated for four Emmy® Awards, winning in 2012. The show has also been nominated
for (and won) several awards, including its Annie nomination. Individually, the team has written
for TV shows on Comedy Central, the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and, of course, the Cartoon
Network.
Michael Price - The Simpsons - “Dangers on a Train” – Gracie Films in Association with
20th Century Fox
An Emmy and WGA Award winner, Michael Price joined “The Simpsons” in 2002. He currently
serves as a Co-Executive Producer. He’s written 15 episodes of “The Simpsons” and was a script
consultant on “The Simpsons Movie.” His work with Alf Clausen on “Yokel Chords” won him the
2008 Annie for Best Music In An Animated TV Production. He was Annie-nominated last year for
his work on “Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out.” He lives in LA with his wife, author Monica
Holloway, and his son, Wills.
Daniel Pennac - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Daniel Pennac was born into a family of literature- and travel-loving civil servants. His childhood
was joyful and full of travel to places such as Africa, Asia and elsewhere in Europe. Pennac studied
humanities in Nice and Aix and taught the subject for almost 30 years. His first novels were farcical
stories and books for children, but broadened to thrillers and noir. “Ernest And Celestine” is his
first original screenplay for an animated movie.
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WRITING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
As a three-headed, monstrously fun writing team, Dan Scanlon and Daniel Gerson & Robert Baird
feel a sentimental joy working on “Monsters University.” Intimately familiar with the Monster
world, Gerson & Baird helped pen the original “Monsters, Inc.,” while Scanlon was introduced to
Monstropolis on his first day at Pixar in 2001 (joining the studio shortly before the film’s release.)
More than ten years after the original, the trio was excited to explore the origins of these beloved
characters.
Hayao Miyazaki - The Wind Rises - Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures
Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan’s greatest creative forces in the field of animation. The entertaining
plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking animation in the films he has directed (and/or
otherwise been a part of) have earned him international renown from critics, as well as public
recognition within Japan.
Jennifer Lee - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Jennifer Lee joined Disney in 2011 as a screenplay writer of “Wreck-It Ralph.” Troika Pictures is
producing her adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights,”
and she has an original screenplay in development with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way. Lee’s
original script “Lucid Dreams” was optioned by Wolfgang Peterson’s Radiant Productions. She
holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University and a BA in English from the University of New
Hampshire.
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BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION
FOR CHILDREN’S AUDIENCE
Adventure Time
- Cartoon Network Studios
Disney Gravity Falls - Disney Television Animation
Scaredy Squirrel - Nelvana Ltd.
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Beware the Batman - Warner Bros. Animation
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of
Awesomeness
Teen Titans Go! - Warner Bros. Animation
Regular Show
- Cartoon Network Studios
The Legend of Korra
BEST GENERAL AUDIENCE ANIMATED
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Archer - FX Networks
Bob’s Burgers
- Bento Box Entertainment
Disney Tron Uprising - Disney Television Animation
Futurama - 20th Century Fox Television
Motorcity - Titmouse Inc.
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Colin Heck - The Legend of Korra - Nickelodeon Animation
Colin Heck has been working in animation since 1999. He has a wife and kid now, so he hopes to keep
working in animation for a while longer.
Elaine Bogan - Dragons: Defenders of Berk - DreamWorks Animation
Elaine Bogan has directed multiple episodes of DreamWorks’ “Dragons: Defenders of Berk.” She is
nominated this year for her work on “A View to a Skrill, Part 1.” In this critical two-part episode,
Dagur reveals himself to be a much stronger villain than previously expected -- and a much worthier
adversary of Hiccup and the Dragon Riders.
Stephan Franck - The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow - Sony Pictures Animation
Director, writer, animator and comic book creator Stephan Franck has worked on over 25 feature
films, most notably as a supervising animator on “The Iron Giant” and story artist on “Despicable Me.”
Franck is the co-creator of cult TV show “Corneil & Bernie” that ran in over 60 countries and the comic
book miniseries “Silver” for Dark Planet Comics. Most recently, he directed “The Smurfs: The Legend of
Smurfy Hollow” for Sony, which was selected for competition at the Annecy Film Festival.
John Aoshima - Disney Gravity Falls - Disney Television Animation
John Aoshima was born in Japan and raised in Southern California. He attended CalArts, producing
his own animated films and earning a BFA in Character Animation. After graduation, he found
himself working his way to directing in television. His work can be seen on popular TV series such as
“Futurama,” “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and, most recently, Disney’s “Gravity Falls.”
John currently resides in Oregon, working in Feature Development as Head of Story at LAIKA.
Aaron Springer - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
Aaron Springer is a twice Emmy-nominated cartoon director, writer, and storyboard artist. He is best
known for his work on the “SpongeBob SquarePants” series and theatrical feature. His most recent
work can be seen on the “Disney Mickey Mouse” series of animated shorts.
Angus MacLane - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
Angus MacLane joined Pixar Animation Studios in June 1997. As an animator, MacLane has worked
on a number of Pixar’s features including “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.,” and the Academy Award®winning films “The Incredibles,” “WALL•E” and “Toy Story 3.” MacLane made his directorial debut with
the short film “BURN•E,” followed by the “Toy Story Toon” entitled “Small Fry.” Most recently, MacLane
directed Pixar’s first ever TV special, “Toy Story of TERROR!”
Harold Harris - Justin Time - Guru Studio
Harold Harris is an international award-winning director working in animation and music. His career in
commercial and longform animation has included breakthrough styles and innovative techniques. His
characters embody warmth, humor and musicality that consistently make his work stand apart.
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PRODUCTION
Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco wrote and directed DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods.”
“The Croods” is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world’s first family as they embark
on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed.
Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with
fantastic creatures -- and their outlook is changed forever.
David Soren - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
David Soren is the writer/director of DreamWorks Animation’s “Turbo.” Based on an original script
he brought to the studio, “Turbo” tells the story of a snail who dares to dream big - and fast. After a
freak accident infuses him with the power of super-speed, Turbo kicks into overdrive and embarks
on an extraordinary journey to achieve the seemingly impossible: competing in the world’s fastest
race: the Indianapolis 500.
Chris Wedge - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
Chris Wedge is an Oscar®-winning film director, producer and co-founder of Blue Sky Studios.
Wedge wrote and directed Blue Sky’s first short film, “Bunny,” which won the Academy Award for
Best Animated Short. Wedge went on to direct Blue Sky’s first two GG animated feature films, “Ice
Age” and “Robots.” He was executive producer of “Ice Age: The Meltdown,” “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears
a Who!,” as well as the global hits “Rio” and “Ice Age: Continental Drift.” He most recently directed
“Epic”.
Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
After his baccalaureate, Benjamin Renner entered Angoulême art school where he obtained his
DNAP national art diploma in comic strips. He then joined the La Poudrière animation school,
where he made “Le Corbeau Voulant Imiter L’Aigle,” Le Plus Gros President Du Monde” (a film
commissioned for the Canal J TV channel) and “A Mouse’s Tale,” his graduation film. “Ernest &
Celestine” is his first feature.
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Chris Buck began his association with Disney in 1978. Since then, he has served as an animator,
character designer and supervising animator on such modern-day Disney classics as “The Little
Mermaid” and “Pocahontas.” In addition to “Frozen,” he directed Disney’s “Tarzan” (1999) and
“Surf’s Up” (2007) for Sony. Jennifer Lee served as a screenplay writer for “Wreck-It Ralph” and
becomes Disney’s first woman feature director with “Frozen.” She holds an MFA in Film from
Columbia University.
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
A Letter to Momo - GKIDS
Despicable Me 2 - Illumination
Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
The Wind Rises - Studio Ghibli/
Touchstone Pictures
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ASIFA-Hollywood address a true gathering place dedicated
to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the
People who create it.
Animation Educator’s Forum
The Animation Educator ’s Forum is dedicated to the
p re s e r va t i o n a n d p ro m o t i o n o f a n i m a t i o n t h ro u g h
education. Our members, with their diverse backgrounds
in both the animation and educational fields, are focused
on extending their knowledge and experience to others
within the burgeoning animation community, worldwide.
You’re invited to join ASIFA-Hollywood! Whether you’re
a professional in the industry, a student wanting to get
into the business, or just someone who loves animation,
an ASIFA membership is right for you!
T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D F I L M S O C I E T Y,
ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD is a California non profit organization
established almost forty years ago to promote and encourage
the art and craft of animation. To achieve this purpose,
ASIFA-Hollywood is dedicated to striving for the following
goals:
upport and encourage animation education
•S
• S upport the preservation and critical evaluation
of animation industry
• R ecognize achievement of excellence in the art and
field of animation
• I ncrease the public awareness of animation
• Act as a liaison to encourage the free exchange of
ideas within the animation community
• E ncourage journalism documenting current trends
and activities in animation
• E ncourage the social interaction of professional and
non-professional animation enthusiasts
• E ncourage the development and expression of all
forms of animation
To achieve these objectives, ASIFA-Hollywood sponsors
the following programs and projects:
Annie Awards
Since 1972, ASIFA-Hollywood has hosted an annual awards
ceremony to honor individuals who have made significant
contributions to the art of animation. Originally designed to
honor the lifetime achievements of legendary veterans of
the field, the Annie Awards now recognizes the year’s best
animated features, television productions, commercials,
short subjects and outstanding individual achievements
in the field of animation. Qualified members participate
in the nomination process and final voting. The Annie
Awards are regarded as animation’s highest honor, and the
ceremony is one of ASIFA-Hollywood’s most prestigious
and elegant events.
ASIFA Archives and Offices
ASIFA-Hollywood is working diligently in conjunction
with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
to professionally archive nearly forty years of collected
animation artifacts, dating back to the earliest days of our
art form. We hope that, as part of our upcoming ASIFAHollywood Animation Academy initiative that we will also
be able to revitalize our digital archive efforts for the
worldwide use of artists, scholars and students. Additionally,
a concentrated effort is underway to permanently staff
our offices and redesign our facility footprint, making the
Members’ Screenings and Events
Throughout the year members are invited to special screenings
of the latest animated features often featuring an informative
Q & A with the filmmakers. Other screenings are often
programs you cannot see anywhere else. Presentations
include rare animated features, anime, tributes to individual
animators, thumbed collections of Hollywood cartoons,
the best of ASIFA-EAST, Ottawa, and other international
festivals. ASIFA-Hollywood also presents throughout
the year, a number of panel discussions celebrating past
animation classics as well as educational symposiums
aimed at both the student and the professional.
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
We invite you to join the International Animated Film
Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, and to participate in the various
activities that we have to offer, whether attending an
event or volunteering “behind the scenes.” Membership
is available in the following packages:
Professional Membership ($150/year) individual, corporate
individual and out of US
Associate Membership ($45/year) students, studio support
and enthusiasts
Patron Membership ($200/year) professional only
If you are working for one of our corporate member studios,
check with your HR representative to see if you can be
added to their member list. Or you may join on your own
by writing the studio name (subject to verification) on the
enrollment form.
HOW TO JOIN
Register online at asifa-hollywood.org/join_online.php
PDF Membership Forms are also available here:
asifa-hollywood.org/downloads/ASIFA_MemberApplication.pdf
JOIN US ONLINE
You can find ASIFA-Hollywood and Annie Awards on
Twitter and Facebook.
#ASIFA-Hollywood
#AnnieAwards
#ASIFAHollywood
#AnnieAwards
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FOR
ANIMATED EFFECTS
IN AN
ANIMATED PRODUCTION
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHARACTER
ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR MUSIC
IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR DIRECTING
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN
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