{"id":4970,"date":"2016-11-29T17:48:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T22:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/?p=4970"},"modified":"2016-11-29T17:48:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T22:48:47","slug":"pixar-lands-4-annie-awards-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/pixar-lands-4-annie-awards-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Pixar on 4 Annie Award Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com\/upcomingpixar\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/annie-awards.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4971\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com\/upcomingpixar\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/annie-awards.jpg\" alt=\"annie-awards\" width=\"680\" height=\"478\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday the\u00a0nominees for the 44th Annual Annie Awards were announced. Like every year, the Annie Awards are a celebration of\u00a0all the hard work and fantastic accomplishments that are achieved in the animation community.\u00a0So many different fields within the medium are honored, such as Character Animation in a Video Game, Storyboarding in both Feature and TV Production, Voice Acting, and even Best Student Film. There are so many unsung heroes of the industry that it&#8217;s inspiring to see everyone come together to honor the work that has been done. The awards\u00a0have also been known to be a huge predictor as to what films take home the pivotal Golden Statue otherwise known as the Oscar.<br \/>\nPixar landed a brilliant 4 nominations in crucial categories. <em>Finding Dory<\/em> was nominated for Best Animated Feature,<em> Piper<\/em> got the honor of being nominated for Best Animated Short Subject; while <em>Finding Dory<\/em> racked another 2 nominations in Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production and Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production. A lot of top quality films have been released from all of the major studios this year \u2013\u00a0so it will be rather interesting to see which production wins. Regardless,\u00a0a massive congratulations to all who were involved with animated projects this year. Each film, TV show, or game released only opens up the doors to more possibilities. It&#8217;s truly exciting to see how animation continues to grow year after year.<br \/>\nYou can find the rest of the\u00a0Annie Award nominees and categories below:<br \/>\n<strong>Best Animated Feature<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFinding Dory,\u201d Pixar Animation Studios<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings,\u201d Laika<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKung Fu Panda 3,\u201d DreamWorks Animation<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoana,\u201d Walt Disney Animation<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Animated Feature &#8211; Independent\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLong Way North,\u201d Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies, NorlumStudios, France 3 Cin\u00e9ma and 2 Minutes<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiss Hokusai,\u201d GKids<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy Life as a Zucchini,\u201d GKids<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Red Turtle,\u201d Studio Ghibli, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYour Name.,\u201d CoMix Wave Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Animated Special Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAudrie &amp; Daisy,\u201d AfterImage Public Media in association with Actual Films for Netflix<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll,\u201d DreamWorks Animation<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLittle Big Awesome,\u201d Titmouse, Inc.\/Amazon Studios<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiddle School: The Worst Years of My Life,\u201d CBS Films\/J.P. Entertainment\/Participant Media<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPear Cider and Cigarettes,\u201d Massive Swerve Studios and Passion Pictures Animation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Animated Short Subject\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBlind Vaysha,\u201d National FilmBoard of Canada<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDeer Flower,\u201d Studio ZAZAC<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPath Title Sequence,\u201d Acme Filmworks<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPearl,\u201d Google Spotlight Stories\/Evil Eye Pictures<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPiper,\u201d Pixar Animation Studios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Animated Television\/Broadcast Commercial\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cDuelyst,\u201d Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d Trailer, Plastic Wax<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLily &amp; the Snowman,\u201d Hornet<\/li>\n<li>Loteria \u201cNight Shift,\u201d Passion Pictures Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Importance of Paying Attention: Teeth,\u201d Bill Plympton Studio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Animated Television\/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAsk the StoryBots,\u201d Episode: Why Do I Have to Brush My Teeth?, JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeg + Cat,\u201d Episode: The Disappearing Art Problem, The Fred Rogers Company\/ 9ate7 Productions<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPuffin Rock \u2013 The First Snow,\u201d Episode 59, Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin RandomHouse<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Stinky &amp; Dirty Show,\u201d Episode: Squeak, Amazon Studios and Brown Bag Films<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTumble Leaf,\u201d Episode: Mighty Mud Movers \/ Having a Ball, Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Animated Television\/Broadcast Production for Children<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAdventure Time,\u201d Episode: Bad Jubies, Bix Pix Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Frederator Studios<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender,\u201d Episode: Return of the Gladiator, DreamWorks Animation Television<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElena of Avalor,\u201d Episode: A Day to Remember, Disney Television Animation<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,\u201d Episode: Trans-Dimensional Turtles, Nickelodeon<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWander Over Yonder,\u201d Episode: My Fair Hatey, Disney Television Animation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best General Audience Animated Television\/Broadcast Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBob\u2019s Burgers,\u201d Episode: Glued, Where\u2019s My Bob?, Bento Box Entertainment<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBoJack Horseman,\u201d Episode: Fish Out of Water, Tornante Productions for Netflix<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLong Live the Royals,\u201d Episode: Punk Show, Cartoon Network Studios<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Simpsons,\u201d Episode: Barthood, Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Venture Bros,\u201d Episode: Hostile Makeover, Titmouse, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Student Film\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCitipati,\u201d Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFISHWITCH,\u201d Adrienne Dowling<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Abyss,\u201d Liying Huang<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Wrong End of the Stick,\u201d Terri Matthews<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTwiddly Things,\u201d Adara Todd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Animated Effects in an Animated Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings,\u201d Laika; Lead Effects Artist: David Horsley; CG Look Development Lead: Eric Wachtman; Senior Compositor: Timur Khodzhaev; Compositor: Daniel Leatherdale; Lead CG Lighter: Terrance Tomberg<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKung Fu Panda 3,\u201d DreamWorks Animation; Effects Sequence Lead: Matt Titus; Effects Sequence Lead: Jeff Budsberg; Effects Sequence Lead: Carl Hooper; Effects Sequence Lead: Louis Flores; Effects Sequence Lead: Jason Mayer<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoana,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Head of Effects Animation: Marlon West; Effects Lead: Erin V. Ramos; Effects Lead: Blair Pierpont; Foundation Effects Lead: Ian J. Coony; Effects Lead: John M. Kosnik<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Red Turtle,\u201d Studio Ghibli, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions; Special Effects Supervisor: Mouloud Oussid<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Effects Lead: Thom Wickes; Effects Lead: Henrik F\u00e4lt; Effects Animator: Dong Joo Byun; Effects Animator: Rattanin Sirinaruemarn; Effects Animator: Sam Klock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Animated Effects in a Live Action Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cDeepwater Horizon,\u201d Lionsgate; The Rig; \u00a0Effects TD Supervisor: Raul Essig; Digital Artist : Mark Chataway; Lead Digital Artist : George Kuruvilla; Digital Artist : Mihai Cioroba<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDoctor Strange,\u201d Marvel, Mirror Dimension; FX Supervisor: Georg Kaltenbrunner; Digital Artist : Michael Marcuzzi; Digital Artist : Thomas Bevan; Digital Artist: Andrew Graham; Digital Artist: Jihyun Yoon<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGhostbusters,\u201d Iloura; Animator: Terry Bannon; Animator: Nicholas Tripodi; Animator: Daniel Fotheringham; Animator: Matt Weaver; Animator: Julien Boudou<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe BFG,\u201d Amblin Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures; Lead Effects TD: Claude Schitter; Senior Previs Animator: Benjaman Folkman; Senior Effects TD: Gary Boyle; FX Supervisor: David Caeiro; CG Supervisor: Luke Millar<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarcraft,\u201d Legendary\/Universal; Magic; Legendary\/ Universal; FX Supervisor: John Hansen; Lead Artist: George Kuruvilla; Lead Artist: Alexis Hall, Lead Artist: Gordon Chapman; Lead Artist: Ben O\u2019Brien<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Character Animation in an Animated Television\/Broadcast Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAtomic Puppet,\u201d Mercury Filmworks, Gaumont Animation, Technicolor; Character Animator: Barry Kennedy; Characters: Disastro, Phil Felt, Joey Felt, Old<\/li>\n<li>Man, Atomic Puppet, Mookie, Vivian Felt, Smoke Monster, Principal Wartickle, Sword Sister (Paulina), Were-chicken, Chicken, Mr. Inkwood, Cornelius (Octopus), Atomic Android, incidental characters<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDreamWorks Trollhunters,\u201d Episode: Becoming, Part 1, DreamWorks Animation Television; Character Animator: Mike Chaffe; Characters: Blinky, Aaarrrgghh!!<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Snowy Day,\u201d \u00a0\u00a0Amazon Studios and Karrot Entertainment; Lead Animator: Rob Thomson; Character: Peter, Mom, Nana and other various characters<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTumble Leaf,\u201d Episode: Thinking Outside The Hoop \/ Fig\u2019s HayMaze-ing Wander, Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment; Lead Animator: Dan MacKenzie; Characters: Fig, Hedge, Stick, Okra, Maple, Pine, Buckeye, Gourd, Chickens<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTumble Leaf,\u201d Episode: Mighty Mud Movers \/ Having a Ball, Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment; Lead Animator: Joe Heinen; Characters: Fig, Hedge, Stick, Buckeye, Pine, Beetles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFinding Dory,\u201d Pixar Animation Studios; Character Development and Animation: Erick Oh; Characters: All Characters<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings\u201d Laika; Animator: Jan Maas; Characters: Multiple<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKung Fu Panda 3,\u201d DreamWorks Animation; Animation Supervisor: Ludovic Bouancheau; Characters: Various<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Animator: Dave Hardin Charactes: Judy Hopps, Stu Hopps, Bonnie Hopps, Chief Bogo, Nick Wilde,<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Animator: Chad Sellers; Characters: Mr. Big, Koslov, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Flash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Character Animation in a Live Action Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCaptain America: Civil War,\u201d Marvel Studios; Spider-man; ILM Animation Supervisor: Steve Rawlins; CG Lead Artist: Ebrahim Jahromi; Associate Animation Supervisor: Cedric Lo; CG Lead Artist: Stephen King; Digital Artist: Yair Gutierrez<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGames of Thrones,\u201d HBO, Episode: Battle of the Bastards; Visual Effects By Iloura: Nicholas Tripodi; Visual Effects By Iloura: Dean Elliott; Visual Effects By Iloura: James Hollingworth; Visual Effects By Iloura: Matt Weaver<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Jungle Book,\u201d \u00a0Walt Disney Pictures; Animation Supervisor: Andrew R. Jones; Animation Supervisor: Peta Bayley; Animation Supervisor: Gabriele Zucchelli; Character Supervisor: Benjamin Jones<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Jungle Book,\u201d Walt Disney Pictures; Animation Supervisor: Andrew R. Jones; Senior Animation Supervisor: Paul Story; Animation Supervisor: Dennis Yoo; Motion Editor: Eteuati Tema; Senior Facial Modeller: Andrei Coval<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarcraft ,\u201d Legendary\/Universal; Orcs; Animation Supervisor: Hal Hickel; Digital Artist : Jee Young Park; Digital Artist: Kai-Hua Lan; Animation Supervisor: Cedric Lo; Animation Supervisor: KimHuat Ooi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Character Animation in a Video Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Legends,\u201d Ludia Inc.; Character Animator: Lucio Mennillo; Character: Donatello Vision; Character Animator: Martine Quesnel; \u00a0Character: Leonardo Vision; Character Animator: Alexandre Cheff; Character: Donatello LARP; Character Animator: Laura Gorrie; Character: Leatherhead LARP; Lead Animator: Guillaume Charrin; Character: Raphael Vision<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTitanfall 2,\u201d Respawn Entertainment; Character Animator: Ranon Sarono, Character: Jack Cooper, BT-7274, Weapons; Character Animator: Shawn Wilson; Character: BT-7274, Creatures; Lead Animator: Mark Grigsby Character: BT-7274, Jack Cooper, Viper, Weapons; Lead Animator: Paul Messerly Character: BT-7274, Jack Cooper, AI; Character Animator: Moy Parra, Character BT-7274, Villains<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUncharted 4: A Thief\u2019s End,\u201d Naughty Dog; Lead Animator: Jeremy Yates Character: All; Lead Animator: Almudena Soria Character: All; Lead Animator: Eric Baldwin Character: All; Lead Animator: Paul Davies Character: All; Lead Animator: Tom Bland Character: All; Witcher 3 Expansion Packs \u2013 Character Animation Reel; CDProjekt Red Lead Animator: Sebastian Kalemba; Character: Directing role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Character Design in an Animated Television\/Broadcast Production\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCounterfeit Cat,\u201d Episode: 28 Seconds Later, Tricon Kids &amp; Family and Wildseed Kids; Art Director: Rapha\u00ebl Chabassol; \u00a0Character: Full cast: Max, Gark, Betty, etc.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDreamWorks Trollhunters,\u201d Episode: Win, Lose or Draal, DreamWorks Animation Television; Character Designer: Victor Maldonado, Character: All Characters; Character Designer: Alfredo Torres, Character: All Characters; Character Designer: Jules Rigolle, Character: All Characters<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPig Goat Banana Cricket,\u201d Episode: It\u2019s Time to Slumber Party, Nickelodeon; Character Designer: Jennifer Wood, Character: Various<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRain or Shine,\u201d Google Spotlight Stories\/Nexus Studios; Character Design: Robin Davey, Character: Multiple<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWander Over Yonder,\u201d Episode: The Night Out, Disney Television Animation; Character Designer: Benjamin Balistreri, Character: Various<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Character Design in an Animated Feature Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings,\u201d Laika; Character Designer: Shannon Tindle, Characters: Multiple<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoana,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Art Director Characters: Bill Schwab, Characters: Moana, Maui, Pua, Heihei, Tamatoa, Kakamora, Lalotai Characters (Realm of Monsters); Visual Development Artist: Jin Kim, \u00a0Charactesr: Moana, Maui, Gramma Tala, Sina, Ancestor Wayfinders, Lalotai Characters (Realm of Monsters), Te K\u0101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Secret Life of Pets,\u201d Illumination Entertainment; Character Design by: Eric Guillon Character: All<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrolls,\u201d DreamWorks Animation; Art Director: Tim Lamb, Characters: Trolls; Character Designer: Craig Kellman, Characters: Bergens<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Character Design : Cory Loftis, Characters: Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps, Flash, Chief Bogo, Clawhauser, Mr. Big, Fru Fru, Koslov, Bellwether, Yax, Finnick, Doug, Mr. and Mrs. Otterton, Duke Weaselton, Misc. Characters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directing in an Animated Television\/Broadcast Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA Love Story,\u201d Passion Pictures; Director: Saschka Unseld<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAdventure Time,\u201d Episode: Bad Jubies, Cartoon Network Studios; Director: Kirsten Lepore<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOpen Season: Scared Silly,\u201d Episode: Open Season: Scared Silly; Sony Pictures Animation; Director: David Feiss<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPearl,\u201d Google Spotlight Stories\/Evil Eye Pictures; Director: Patrick Osborne<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWander Over Yonder,\u201d Episode: My Fair Hatey, Disney Television Animation; Director: Dave Thomas; Director: Eddie Trigueros; Director: Justin Nichols<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directing in an Animated Feature Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings,\u201d Laika; Director: Travis Knight<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy Life as a Zucchini,\u201dGKids; Director: Claude Barras<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Red Turtle,\u201d Studio Ghibli, \u00a0Wild Bunch, \u00a0Why Not Productions; Director: Michael Dudok de Wit<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYour Name.,\u201d CoMix Wave Films; Director: Makoto Shinkai<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Director: Byron Howard; Director: Rich Moore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Music in an Animated Television\/Broadcast Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBob\u2019s Burgers,\u201d Episode: Glued, Where\u2019s My Bob?, Bento Box Entertainment; Composer: Loren Bouchard; Composer: John Dylan Keith<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDisney Mickey Mouse,\u201d Episode: Dancevidaniya, Disney Television Animation; Composer: Christopher Willis<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDreamWorks Trollhunters,\u201d Episode: Becoming, Part 1, DreamWorks Animation Television; Composer: Alexandre Desplat; Composer: TimDavis<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPearl,\u201d Google Spotlight Stories\/Evil Eye Pictures; Composer: Scot Stafford; Composer\/Lyricist: Alexis Harte; Composer\/Lyricist: JJ Wiesler<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStar Wars Rebels,\u201d Episode: #2-24: Twilight of the Apprentice, LucasfilmLtd. \/ Disney XD; Composer: Kevin Kiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Music in an Animated Feature Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBatman: Return of the Caped Crusaders,\u201d Warner Bros. Animation; Composer: Kristopher Carter; Composer: Lolita Ritmanis; Composer: Michael McCuistion<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSing,\u201d Illumination Entertainment; Composer: Joby Talbot<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Little Prince,\u201d Netflix and On Animation Studios; Composer: Hans Zimmer; Composer: Richard Harvey; Composer\/Lyricist: Camille<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Red Turtle,\u201d Studio Ghibli, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions; Composer: Laurent Perez del Mar<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Secret Life of Pets,\u201d Illumination Entertainment, Composer: Alexandre Desplat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Production Design in an Animated Television Broadcast Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAdventure TIme,\u201d Episode: Bad Jubies; Bix Pix Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Frederator Studios; Production Design: Jason Kolowski<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPearl,\u201d Google Spotlight Stories\/Evil Eye Pictures; Production Design: Tuna Bora<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPuffin Rock,\u201d Episode: The First Snow, Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears and Penguin for Netflix; Production Design: Lily Bernard<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRain or Shine,\u201d Google Spotlight Stories\/Nexus Studios; Production Design: Robin Davey<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Mr. Peabody &amp; Sherman Show,\u201d Episode: The Wrath of Hughes, DreamWorks Animation Television; Production Design: Kevin Dart; Production Design: Sylvia Liu; Production Design: Chris Turnham; Production Design: Eastwood Wong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Production Design in an Animated Feature Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings,\u201d Laika; Production Design: Nelson Lowry; Production Design: Trevor Dalmer; Production Design: August Hall; Production Design: Ean McNamara<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKung Fu Panda 3,\u201d DreamWorks Animation; Production Design: Raymond Zibach; Production Design: Max Boas<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Little Prince,\u201d Netflix and On Animation Studio; Production Design: Lou Romano; Production Design: Alexander Juhasz; Production Design: Celine Desrumaux<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrolls,\u201d DreamWorks Animation; Production Design: Kendal Cronkhite; Production Design: Tim Lamb<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Production Design: David Goetz; Production Design: Matthias Lechner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Storyboarding in an Animated Television\/Broadcast Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAtomic Puppet,\u201d Episode: Sick Day, Mercury Filmworks, Gaumont Animation, Technicolor; Storyboard Artist: Kyle Marshall<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDisney Mickey Mouse,\u201d Episode: Road Hogs, Disney Television Animation; Storyboard Artist: Heiko Von Drengenberg<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDreamWorks Trollhunters,\u201d Episode: Win, Lose or Draal, DreamWorks Animation Television; Storyboard Artist: Hyunjoo Song<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMilo Murphy\u2019s Law,\u201d Episode: Going the Extra Milo, Disney Television Animation; Storyboard Artist: Dan Povenmire; Storyboard Artist: Kyle Menke<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Adventures of Puss in Boots,\u201d Episode: Prey Time, DreamWorks Animation Television; Storyboard Artist: Ben Juwono<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFinding Dory,\u201d Pixar Animation Studios; Storyboard Artist: Trevor Jimenez<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings,\u201d Laika; Storyboard Artist: Mark Garcia<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoana,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Storyboard Artist: Normand Lemay<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrolls,\u201d DreamWorks Animation; Storyboard Artist: Claire Morrissey<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Storyboard Artist: Dean Wellins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Voice Acting in an Animated Television\/Broadcast Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBoJack Horseman,\u201d Episode: Multiple Episodes; Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix; Alison Brie as Diane Nguyen<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOpen Season: Scared Silly,\u201d Episode: Open Season: Scared Silly; Sony Pictures Animation; Will Townsend as Mr. Weenie<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSplash and Bubbles,\u201d Episode: #102 I Only Have Eyespots\/Double Bubbles; The Jim Henson Company and Herschend Entertainment; Puppeteer Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as: Bubbles<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStar Wars Rebels,\u201d Episode: #3-05: Hera\u2019s Heroes, LucasfilmLtd. \/ Disney XD; Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Mr. Peabody &amp; Sherman Show,\u201d Episode: Ponce de Le\u00f3n; DreamWorks Animation Television; Carlos Alazraqui as Ponce de Le\u00f3n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings,\u201d Laika; Art Parkinson as Kubo<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoana,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Auli\u2019i Cravalho as Moana<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStorks,\u201d Warner Animation Group; Katie Crown as Tulip<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrolls,\u201d DreamWorks Animation; Zooey Deschanel as Bridget<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios\u2019 Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Writing in an Animated Television\/Broadcast Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBob\u2019s Burgers,\u201d Episode: The Hormone-iums, Bento Box Entertainment; Writer: Lizzie Molyneux; Writer: Wendy Molyneux<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGravity Falls.\u201d Episode: Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls, Disney TV Animation; Writer: Shion Takeuchi; Writer: Mark Rizzo; Writer: Jeff Rowe; Writer: Josh Weinstein; Writer: Alex Hirsch<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPuffin Rock \u2013 The First Snow,\u201d Episode: 59; Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Random House; Writer: Davey Moore<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Simpson,\u201d Episode: Barthood, Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television; Writer: Dan Greaney<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Simpsons,\u201d Episode: The Burns Cage; Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television; Writer: Rob LaZebnik<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Writing in an Animated Feature Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cKubo and the Two Strings,\u201d Laika; Writer: Marc Haimes; Writer: Chris Butler<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy Life as a Zucchini,\u201d GKids; Writer: C\u00e9line Sciamma<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Red Turtle,\u201d Studio Ghibli, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions; Writer:Michael Dudok de Wit; Writer: Pascale Ferran<\/li>\n<li>\u201cZootopia,\u201d Walt Disney Animation Studios; Writer: Jared Bush; 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