Intenso periodo di premiazioni quello dei primi mesi dell’anno. Così, in attesa dei riconoscimenti per eccellenza (alias i fatidici Oscar in programma il 26 febbraio) e passando per gli AGD Awards (i premi dell’Art Directors Guild, il sindacato degli scenografi) di cui vi abbiamo appena parlato, ecco che anche il cinema d’animazione rivendica un proprio spazio. E l’occasione per celebrarsi arriva con gli Annie Awards: i “trofei” conferiti dai membri della ASIFA-Hollywood, la sezione di Hollywood della Association Internationale du Film d’Animation.
Il riconoscimento più importante quest’anno è andato a Rango che si è aggiudicato il titolo di Best Animated Feature. Il primo film d’animazione dell’Industrial Light And Magic fondata da George Lucas si è inoltre accaparrato anche altri quattro titoli tra cui quello per la Miglior sceneggiatura e montaggio.
Ma anche la DreamWorks, ovviamente, non esce a mani vuote: Kung Fu Panda 2 può infatti vantare il premio per la Miglior regia a Jennifer Yuh, oltre a altri riconoscimenti minori.
Per le musiche vince John Williams per Le avventure di Tintin – Il segreto dell’Unicorno.
Da sottolineare infine che gli Annie Awards premiano anche i prodotti di animazione per il piccolo schermo. Per la TV, il vincitore del Best General Audience Animated TV Production è stato un cult come I Simpson.
La 39° edizione degli Annie Awards si è svolta ieri al Royce Hall dell’Univerisità della California a Los Angeles. La serata è stata condotta dal comico, attore e doppiatore Patton Oswalt (sua è la voce di Remy nella versione originale di Ratatouille).
Qui sotto l’elenco completo dei premi
Animated Feature
Rango – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Directing in a Television Production
Matthew Nastuk “The Simpsons” – Gracie Films
Directing in a Feature Production
Jennifer Yuh Nelson “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
General Audience Animated TV Production
The Simpsons – Gracie Films
Voice Acting in a Television Production
Jeff Bennett as Kowalski “Penguins of Madagascar” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Bill Nighy as Grandsanta “Arthur Christmas” – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Writing in a Television Production
Carolyn Omine “The Simpsons -Treehouse of Horror XXII” – Gracie Films
Writing in a Feature Production
John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Productions
Editing in Television Production
Ted Machold, Jeff Adams, Doug Tiano, Bob Tomlin “Penguins of Madagascar” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Editing in a Feature Production
Craig Wood, A.C.E. “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Animated Television Production – Preschool
Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates – Disney Television Animation
Animated Television Production – Children
The Amazing World of Gumball – Cartoon Network in Association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi
Animated Special Production
Kung Fu Panda – Secrets of the Masters – DreamWorks Animation
Animated Short Subject
Adam and Dog – Minkyu Lee
Animated Television Commercial
Twinings “Sea” – Psyop
Animated Video Game
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet – Shadow Planet Productions, Gagne/Fuelcell
Music in a Television Production
Grace Potter, Michael Giacchino “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Music in a Feature Production
John Williams “Tintin” – Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Production Design in a Television Production
Mark Bodnar, Chris Tsirgiotis, Sue Mondt and Daniel Elson “Secret Mountain Fort Awesome” – Cartoon Network Studios
Production Design in a Feature Production
Raymond Zibach “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in a Television Production
Barry W. Johnson “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Jeremy Spears “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Kevin Romond “Tintin” – Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Florent Andorra “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” – Industrial Light & Magic
Character Animation in a Television Production
Chad Sellers “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Jeff Gabor “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Eric Reynolds “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” – 20th Century Fox
Character Design in a Television Production
Bill Schwab “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Design in a Feature Production
Mark “Crash” McCreery “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Members Favorite Award
Rango
June Foray Award
Art Leonardo
Winsor McCay Award
Walt Peregoy
Ronald Searle
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