The 36th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation for 2008, were held on January 30, 2009, at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.[1] Below is a list of announced nominees. Kung Fu Panda received the most awards with 10, winning nearly all of its nominations, albeit amid controversy.[2]

36th Annie Awards
DateJanuary 30, 2009 (2009-01-30)
SiteRoyce Hall
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted byTom Kenny[1]
Organized byASIFA-Hollywood
Highlights
Best Animated
Feature
Kung Fu Panda
Best DirectionJohn Stevenson and Mark Osborne
Kung Fu Panda
Most awardsKung Fu Panda (10)
Most nominationsKung Fu Panda (16)[1]

Production nominees

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Nominations announced on December 1, 2008.

Best Animated Feature

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Annie Award for Best Home Entertainment Production

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Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject

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Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial

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  • United Airlines "Heart"
    • Giant Monster
    • Long Legs Mr. Hyde
    • Rotofugi: The Collectors
    • Sarah

Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production

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Best Animated Television Production for Children

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Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game

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Individual Achievement

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Animated Effects

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Character Animation in a Feature Production

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Character Animation in a Television Production

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Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

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Character Design in an Animated Television Production

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Directing in an Animated Feature Production

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Directing in an Animated Television Production

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Music in an Animated Feature Production

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Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

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  • Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John PowellSecrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
    • Carl Finch & Brave Combo – Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns – CTTV Productions
    • Kevin KinerStar Wars The Clone Wars: Rising Malevolence – Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
    • Guy Moon – Back at the Barnyard Cowman: The Uddered Avenger – Nickelodeon/Omation
    • Guy MichelmoreGrowing Up Creepie: Rockabye Freakie – Taffy Entertainment LLC

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

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  • Tang Heng Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
    • Ralph Eggleston WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
    • Paul Felix Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
    • Evgeni Tomov The Tale Of Despereaux – Universal Pictures
    • Raymond Zibach Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

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  • Tang Heng Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
    • Andy Harkness Glago's Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios
    • Seonna Hong – The Mighty B! "Bee Patients" – Nickelodeon
    • Dan Krall – Chowder "The Heavy Sleeper" – Cartoon Network Studios
    • Raymond Zibach Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

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  • Jennifer Yuh NelsonKung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
    • Alessandro CarloniKung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
    • Ronnie Del CarmenWALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
    • Joe Mateo Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
    • Rob Stevenhagen – The Tale Of Despereaux – Universal Pictures

Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

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  • Chris Williams Glago's Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios
    • Butch HartmanFairly OddParents "Mission: Responsible" – Nickelodeon
    • Andy Kelly – Ni Hao, Kai-Lan "Twirly Whirly Flyers" – Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
    • Andy Schuhler – Secret of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
    • Eddie Trigueros The Mighty B! "Name Shame"– Nickelodeon

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

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  • Dustin Hoffman – Voice of Shifu – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
    • Ben Burtt – Voice of WALL-E – WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
    • James Hong – Voice of Mr. Ping – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
    • Ian McShane – Voice of Tai Lung – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
    • Mark Walton – Voice of Rhino – Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

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  • Ahmed Best – Voice of Jar Jar Binks – Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIShadowMachine
    • Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Peter Griffin – Family Guy "I Dream of Jesus" – Fox TV Animation/Fuzzy Door Productions
    • Dwight Schultz – Voice of Mung Daal – Chowder "Apprentice Games" – Cartoon Network Studios

Writing in an Animated Feature Production

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Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

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Juried award winners

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References

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  1. ^ a b c ASIFA-Hollywood (January 21, 2009). "SpongeBob's Tom Kenny to Host 36th Annual Annie Awards - January 30 At UCLA's Royce Hall" (Press release). PR Newswire. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ^ Carr, David (2009-02-19). "The Oscars - The Contenders, the Pools and the Show and the Hopes". NYTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
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