Annie Awards 2012: Winners & nominations (partial list)
Featuring the voice of Johnny Depp, Gore Verbinski’s animated Western Rango was named the year’s best at the 2012 Annie Awards ceremony held on Feb. 4 at Royce Hall in Los Angeles. Patton Oswalt hosted the proceedings.
Immediately below is a partial list of this year’s Annie Award winners and nominees.
Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
* Rango
Rio
WrinklesDirecting in a Feature Production
Carlos Saldanha, Rio
Chris Miller, Puss in Boots
Don Hall & Stephen Anderson, Winnie the Pooh
Gore Verbinski, Rango
* Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Kung Fu Panda 2
Kelly Asbury, Gnomeo & JulietStoryboarding in a Feature Production
Bob Logan, Puss in Boots
David Gosman & Josh Hayes, Rango
Gary Graham & Philip Craven, Kung Fu Panda 2
* Jeremy Spears, Winnie the Pooh
Kris Pearn, Arthur Christmas
Nelson Yokota, Gnomeo & Juliet
Scott Morse, Cars 2Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Ashley Jensen as Bryony, Arthur Christmas
* Bill Nighy as Grandsanta, Arthur Christmas
Gary Oldman as Shen, Kung Fu Panda 2
James Hong as Mr. Ping, Kung Fu Panda 2
Jemaine Clement as Nigel, Rio
Jim Cummings as Featherstone, Gnomeo & Juliet
Zach Galifianakis as Humpty Alexander Dumpty, Puss in BootsWriting in a Feature Production
Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Mark Burton, Kathy Greenburg, Emily Cook, Rob Sprackling, John R. Smith, Kelly Asbury, Steve Hamilton, Gnomeo & Juliet.
Brian Kesinger, Kendelle Hoyer, Don Dougherty, Clio Chang, Don Hall, Stephen Anderson, Winnie the Pooh.
* John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit, Rango.
Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham, Arthur Christmas.
Steve Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cronish, The Adventures of Tintin.Production Design in a Feature Production
Harley Jessup, Cars 2.
Paul Felix, Winnie the Pooh.
* Raymond Zilbach, Kung Fu Panda 2.
Tom Cardone, Kyle MacNaughton & Peter Chan, Rio.Editing in a Feature Production
Clare Knight, A.C.E., Kung Fu Panda 2.
* Craig Wood, A.C.E., Rango.
Eric Dapkewicz, Puss in Boots.
Michael Kahn, The Adventures of Tintin.
Stephen Schaffer, A.C.E., Cars 2.Music in a Feature Production
Henry Jackman, Puss in Boots
* John Williams, The Adventures of Tintin
Mikael Mutti, Siedah Garrett, Carlinhos Brown, Sergio Mendes, John Powell, Rio
Zooey Deschanel, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Henry Jackman, Robert Lopez, Winnie the PoohWinsor McCay Award: Walt Peregoy, Borge Ring, Ronald Searle
June Foray Award: Art Leonardi
Special Achievement Award: Depth Analysis
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