Countdown to Oscar: The Annie Awards Announced!

Also occurring last night were the 38th International Animated Film Society's Annie Awards which were announced!  DreamWorks Animation had a big night taking most of the big awards.  Understably, since its biggest competition Disney and Pixar had boycotted the awards due to their complaints about the voting methods.   They were nominated, just barely, but in the end, How to Train Your Dragon became the animated film of the night flying through the awards.  But come Oscar night, it's a fight between Toy Story 3 and How to Train Your Dragon.  DreamWorks vs. Pixar.  Again.

Best Animated Feature

• How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Best Animated Short Subject

• Day & Night – Pixar

Best Animated Television Commercial

• Children's Medical Center – DUCK Studios

Best Animated Television Production

• Kung Fu Panda Holiday – DreamWorks Animation

Best Animated Television Production for Children

• SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon

Best Animated Video Game

• Limbo – Playdead

Animated Effects in an Animated Production

• Brett Miller "How To Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production

• David Pate "Kung Fu Panda Holiday" – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Feature Production

• Gabe Hordos "How To Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

• Ryan Page – Alice in Wonderland – Sony Pictures

Character Design in a Television Production

• Ernie Gilbert "T.U.F.F. Puppy" – Nickelodeon

Character Design in a Feature Production

• Nico Marlet "How To Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Television Production

• Tim Johnson "Kung Fu Panda Holiday" – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Feature Production

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

Music in a Television Production

• Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr, Tuck Tucker "SpongeBob SquarePants" – Nickelodeon

Music in a Feature Production

• John Powell "How To Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in a Television Production

• Richie Sacilioc "Kung Fu Panda Holiday" – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in a Feature Production

• Pierre Olivier Vincent "How To Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in a Television Production

• Fred Gonzales "T.U.F.F. Puppy" – Nickelodeon

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

• Tom Owens "How To Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Television Production

• James Hong as Mr. Ping "Kung Fu Panda Holiday" – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

• Jay Baruchel as Hiccup "How To Train Your Dragon" – DreamWorks Animation

Writing in a Television Production

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

Writing in a Feature Production

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

Other notable awards handed out:

Winsor McCay Award — Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg, Matt Groening

June Foray — Ross Iwamoto

Ub Iwerks Award — Autodesk

Special Achievement — "Waking Sleeping Beauty"