33rd Annual Annie Award
Na 33. ročníku odovzdávania cien Medzinárodnej spoločnosti animovaného filmu Annie v kalifornskom Glendale kraľovala snímka Wallace a Gromit: Prekliatie králikodlaka. Ceny často napovedajú, kto zvíťazí v honbe za Oscarom v kategórii najlepší animovaný film.
Wallace a Gromit: Prekliatie králikodlaka bude podľa odborníkov tento rok to najlepšie, čo Veľká Británia môže zo svojej filmovej produkcie ponúknuť. Kreslená snímka získala na Annie cenu za najlepší animovaný film, efekty, animáciu postáv, hudbu, charaktery, réžiu, produkciu, scenár, dabing a dej. Snímka z produkcie štúdia Walta Disneyho Lilo & Stitch 2: Stich has a Glitch získala cenu v kategórii najlepší film z domácej produkcie. The Fan and the Flower zasa vymenovali za najlepší krátky animovaný film a prím v kategórii najlepšia reklama získal Mr. Pants za upútavky na spoločnosť United Airlines. Televízna spoločnosť Cartoon Network si vďaka seriálu Star Wars: Clone Wars II odniesla cenu za najlepšiu televíznu produkciu, kreslič Ernie Gilbert za postavu z Nickelodeon’s The Fairly Odd Parents, režisér Peter Shin získal Annie za The Family Guy, Seth McFarland sa tešil z ceny za dabing postavy Stewieho v rovnakej snímke a scenáristický tím kresleného animovaného seriálu SpongeBob SquarePants za epizódu Fear of a Krabby Patty. Cena za najlepšie animovanú videohru putovala za Ultimate Spider-man do spoločností Activision a Treyarch.
Medzi nominovanými bol aj Slovák Martzin Ušiak za film Madagascar -špeciálne efekty (lighting & effects) robil aj pre Shreka
Víťazi :
Best Animated Feature
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Best Home Entertainment Production
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch – DisneyToon Studios
Best Animated Short Subject
The Fan and The Flower – Atomic Television/Plymptoons Productions
Best Animated Television Commercial
United Airlines "Mr. Pants" - Acme Filmworks
Best Animated Television Production
Star Wars: Clone Wars II Chapters 21-25 - Cartoon Network Studios
Best Animated Video Game
Ultimate Spider-Man – Activision/Treyarch
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Animated Effects
Jason Wen - "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation
Claire Billett – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Nick Park – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman
Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Character Design in an Animated Television Production
Ernie Gilbert – The Fairly OddParent “The Good Old Days” - Nickelodeon
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Nick Park, Steve Box – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Directing in an Animated Television Production
Peter Shin - Family Guy “North by North Quahog” – Fox TV Animation
Music in an Animated Feature Production
Julian Nott – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”– Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Music in an Animated Television Production
James L. Venable, Jennifer Kes Remington - Foster’s Home For Imaginary
Friends “Duchess of Wails” – Cartoon Network Studios
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Lewis “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”- Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Production Design in an Animated Television Production
Mike Moon, Craig McCracken, Dave Dunnet, Martin Ansolabehere - Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “A Lost Claus” - Cartoon Network Studios
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Bob Persichetti – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production
Lauren MacMullan - AVATAR:The Last Airbender “The Deserter” - Nickelodeon
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Peter Sallis – Voice of Wallace “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Stewie - Family Guy “Brian the Bachelor” – Fox TV Animation
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Steve Box, Nick Park, Bob Baker, Mark Burton “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
Writing in an Animated Television Production
C.H. Greenblatt, Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell, Tim Hill – SpongeBob “Fear of a Krabby Patty” – Nickelodeon