UP, the much loved Pixar animated film about an old man and a boy scout who pull a house suspended by balloons over a mysterious South American wilderness, has won the Best Film award at the Annies, honoring the best in animation. CORALINE had the most individual awards with three, and FANTASTIC MR. FOX won for best screenplay. All winners below:
Best Animated Feature: Up
Directing in a Feature Production: Pete Docter, Up
Animated Effects: James Mansfield, The Princess and the Frog
Character Animation in a Feature Production: Eric Goldberg, The Princess and the Frog
Character Design in a Feature Production Shane Prigmore, Coraline
Music in a Feature Production: Bruno Coulais, Coraline
Production Design in a Feature Production: Tadahiro Uesugi, Coraline
Storyboarding in a Feature Production: Tom Owens, Monsters vs. Aliens
Voice Acting in a Feature Production: Jen Cody, Voice of Charlotte – The Princess and the Frog
Writing in a Feature Production: Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Animated Short Subject: Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5
Best Animated Television Production: “Prep and Landing”
Directing in a Television Production: Bret Haaland, The Penguins of Madagascar – Launchtime
Best Animated Television Production for Children: The Penguins of Madagascar – Launchtime
Character Animation in a Television Production: Phillip To, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Character Design in a Television Production: Bill Schwab, Prep and Landing
Music in a Television Production: Guy Moon, The Fairly OddParents: Wishology-The Big Beginning
Production Design in a Television Production: Andy Harkness, Prep and Landing
Storyboarding in a Television Production: Robert Koo, Merry Madagascar
Voice Acting in a Television Production: Tom Kenny, Voice of SpongeBob – SpongeBob SquarePants — Truth or Square
Best Animated Television Commercial: Spanish Lottery Deportees
Best Home Entertainment Production: Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
So little love this year for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatball. Very funny, great looking film. It’s like Monsters Vs. Aliens but you laugh out loud during it instead of going, “oh I get what that’s a reference to.”