At the 41st Annie Awards, Disney's "Frozen" garnered the top prize for Best Animated Feature, beating out some tough competition, including Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises," Disney/Pixar's "Monsters University," the entertaining "The Croods" from DreamWorks, box-office earner "Despicable Me 2" from Illumination/Universal, and others.
The list of winners and the nominees from the awards presentation are(winners are bold and underlined):
PRODUCTION CATEGORIES
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
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 Short Subject
- 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
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial
-
Despicable Me 2
- Cinemark - Illumination Entertainment/Universal
- Sound of the Woods - Acme Filmworks
- The Polar Bears Movie - Scott Free Productions/RSA Films, Animal Logic, CAA Marketing
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
- Bubble Guppies - Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
-
Disney Sofia the First
- Disney Television Animation
- Doc McStuffins - Brown Bag Films
- Justin Time - Guru Studio
- Peter Rabbit - Nickelodeon Productions/Silvergate Media
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children's Audience
-
Adventure Time
- Cartoon Network Studios
- Beware the Batman - Warner Bros. Animation
- Disney Gravity Falls - Disney Television Animation
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
- Scaredy Squirrel - Nelvana Ltd.
- Teen Titans Go! - Warner Bros. Animation
- The Legend of Korra - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production
- Archer - FX Networks
- Bob's Burgers - Bento Box Entertainment
- Disney Tron Uprising - Disney Television Animation
-
Futurama
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Motorcity - Titmouse Inc.
Best Animated Video Game
- Diggs Nightcrawler - Moonbot Studios, Sony London Studio, Exient
- Tiny Thief - 5 ANTS
-
The Last of Us
- Naughty Dog
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
- SEMÕFORO - University of Southern California
- The Final Straw - Ringling College of Art and Design
- Trusts & Estates - CalArts
-
Wedding Cake
- Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production
- Alen Lai, David Quirus, Diego Garzon Sanchez, Ilan Gabai - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
- David Jones - Dragons: Defenders of Berk - DreamWorks Animation
- Joshua Jenny, Jason Johnston, Matthew Wong, Eric Froemling, Enrique Vila - Monsters University- Pixar Animation Studios
-
Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer -
The Croods
- DreamWorks Animation
- Greg Gladstone, Nikita Pavlov, Allen Ruilova, Matt Titus, Can Yuksel - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
- Jonathan Paquin, Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, Adrien Toupet - Man Of Steel - Weta Digital
- Ben O'Brien, Karin Cooper, Lee Uren, Chris Root - Star Trek: Into Darkness - Industrial Light & Magic
- Dan Pearson, Jay Cooper, Jeff Grebe, Amelia Chenoweth - Star Trek: Into Darkness - Industrial Light & Magic
-
Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran, Florian Witzel -
Pacific Rim
- Industrial Light & Magic
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
- Brad Schaffer - Friendship All-Stars of Friendship: Wrong Number - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
- Eric Urban - Ubermansion - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
- JC Tran Quang Thieu - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
- David DeVan - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
-
Kureha Yokoo -
Toy Story OF TERROR!
- Pixar Animation Studios
- Keith Kellogg - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lucasfilm Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production
- Thom Roberts - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
- Jonathan Del Val - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
-
Jakob Jensen -
The Croods
- DreamWorks Animation
- John Chun Chiu Lee - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
- Kitaro Kosaka - The Wind Rises - Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures
- Tony Smeed - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Patrick Imbert - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Outstanding Achievement, 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
- Dave Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chang, Matthew Cioffi, Guillame Francois - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Goblin King - Weta Digital
- Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins, Kyle Winkelman - Pacific Rim - Industrial Light & Magic
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
- Craig McCracken - Disney Wander Over Yonder - Disney Television Animation
-
Paul Rudish -
Disney Mickey Mouse
- Disney Television Animation
- Andy Bialk - The Awesomes - Bento Box Entertainment
- Ben Adams - Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
- Danny Hynes, Colin Howard - Steven Universe - Cartoon Network Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
-
Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore -
The Croods
- DreamWorks Animation
- Sylvain Deboissy, Shannon Tindle - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
- Craig Kellman - Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 - Sony Pictures Animation
- Chris Sasaki - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
- Christophe Lourdelet - A Monster in Paris - Shout! Factory
- Eric Guillon - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
- Bill Schwab - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
- Colin Heck - The Legend of Korra - Nickelodeon Animation
- Elaine Bogan - Dragons: Defenders of Berk - DreamWorks Animation
- Stephan Franck - The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow - Sony Pictures Animation
- John Aoshima - Disney Gravity Falls - Disney Television Animation
- Aaron Springer - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
-
Angus MacLane -
Toy Story OF TERROR!
- Pixar Animation Studios
- Harold Harris - Justin Time - Guru Studio
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production
- Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
- David Soren - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
- Chris Wedge - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
- Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
-
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee -
Frozen
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
- Alan Williams - Estefan - BYU Center for Animation
- Guy Moon - T.U.F.F. Puppy - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Peter Lurye, Stuart Kollmorgen, Peter Zizzo - Peter Rabbit - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Kevin Kliesch, Craig Gerber, John Kavanaugh - Disney Sofia the First - Disney Television Animation
-
Christopher Willis -
Disney Mickey Mouse
- Disney Television Animation
- Andy Bean - Disney Wander Over Yonder - Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production
- Alan Silvestri - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
- Henry Jackman - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
- Mark Mothersbaugh - Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 - Sony Pictures Animation
- Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
- Danny Elfman - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
- Randy Newman - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
-
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck -
Frozen
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Dominic Lewis - Free Birds - Reel FX
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
-
Angela Sung, William Niu, Christine Bian, Emily Tetri, Frederic Stewart -
The Legend of Korra
- Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Liz Artinian, Ray Feldman, Chris Fisher, George Fort - The Venture Bros. "What Color is Your Cleansuit?" - Titmouse Inc.
- Steven Sugar, Emily Walus, Sam Bosma, Elle Michalka, Amanda Winterstein - Steven Universe "Gem Glow" - Cartoon Network Studios
- 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
- Christophe Vacher - Transformers Prime 'Beast Hunters' - Hasbro Studios
- Nick Jennings, Sandra Calleros, Teri Shikasho, Ron Russell, Martin Ansolebehere - Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
- Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique R. Louis - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
- Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
- Michael Knapp, Greg Couch, William Joyce - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
- Zaza, Zyk - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
- Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
-
Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley -
Frozen
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
- Piero Piluso - Monsters vs. Aliens - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Douglas Lovelace - Dragons: Riders of Berk - DreamWorks Animation
- Adam Ford, Deke Wightman, Kevin Mellon, Justin Wagner, Benji Williams - Archer - FX Networks
- Alonso Ramos-Ramirez - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
-
Daniel Chong -
Toy Story of TERROR!
- Pixar Animation Studios
- Alonso Ramos-Ramirez - Gravity Falls - Disney Television Animation
- Guillermo Del Toro, Guy Davis, Ralph Sosa - The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
- Paul Watling - Justin Time - Guru Studio
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
- Steven MacLeod - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
- Eric Favela - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
-
Dean Kelly -
Monsters University
- Pixar Animation Studios
- Jason Hand - Planes - Disneytoon Studios
- John Ripa - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
- Eric Bauza as the voice of Foop - Fairly Odd Parents - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
- Chris Diamantopoulos as the voice of Mickey Mouse - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
- Mark Hamill as the voice of Skips and Walks - Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
-
Tom Kenny as the voice of Ice King -
Adventure Time
- Cartoon Network Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
- Paul Giamatti as the voice of Chet - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
- Terry Crews as the voice of Earl - Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 - Sony Pictures Animation
- Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lucy - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
- Steve Carell as the voice of Gru - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
- Pierre Coffin as the voice of Minions - Despicable Me 2 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
- Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
-
Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf -
Frozen
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
- Katie Mattila - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball - The Simpsons - "Dark Knight Court" - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox
-
Lewis Morton -
Futurama
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Matt Price, John Infantino, Mike Roth, Michele Cavin, Sean Szeles - Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
- Michael Price - The Simpsons - "Dangers on a Train" - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production
- Daniel Pennac - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
- Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon - Monsters University - Pixar Animation Studios
-
Hayao Miyazaki -
The Wind Rises
- Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures
- Jennifer Lee - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
- Adam Arnold, Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Myra Lopez, Ana Adams, Justin Baker - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Lynn Hobson - Dragons: Defenders of Berk - DreamWorks Animation
-
Illya Owens -
Disney Mickey Mouse
- Disney Television Animation
- Axel Geddes, Kathy Graves, Chloe Kloezeman - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
- Paul D. Calder - Futurama - 20th Century Fox Television
- Paul Douglas - Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios
- Jason W.A. Tucker - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lucasfilm Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
- Darren Holmes - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
- James Ryan - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
- Fabienne Alvarez-Giro - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
-
Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom -
Monsters University
- Pixar Animation Studios
- Jeff Draheim - Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award - Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett
June Foray Award - Alice Davis
Ub Iwerks - DZED Systems for Dragonframe stop-motion animation software
Special Achievement Award - The CTN animation eXpo
Certificate of Merit - "I Know That Voice" (Documentary)