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In 2009, Dreamworks' ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' swept the Annie Awards in a surprising upset over the eventual Oscar-winner ''[[WALL-E]]'', which was shut out in every category. This surprised some people despite Kung Fu Panda dramatically out-grossing WALL-E at the box office. In an Oscar prediction article, ''[[New York Times]]'' writer David Carr noted, "Oscar watchers were stunned when ''Kung Fu Panda'' took all the awards from the International Animated Film Society. That was an inside job, full of backstage politics you don’t want to know about."<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/movies/awardsseason/20osca.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1]</ref> Animator [[Bill Plympton]] (himself a recipient of ASIFA's lifetime achievement award), also criticized the organization's balloting practices, writing in his blog, |
In 2009, Dreamworks' ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' swept the Annie Awards in a surprising upset over the eventual Oscar-winner ''[[WALL-E]]'', which was shut out in every category. This surprised some people despite Kung Fu Panda dramatically out-grossing WALL-E at the box office. In an Oscar prediction article, ''[[New York Times]]'' writer David Carr noted, "Oscar watchers were stunned when ''Kung Fu Panda'' took all the awards from the International Animated Film Society. That was an inside job, full of backstage politics you don’t want to know about."<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/movies/awardsseason/20osca.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1]</ref> Animator [[Bill Plympton]] (himself a recipient of ASIFA's lifetime achievement award), also criticized the organization's balloting practices, writing in his blog, |
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"I think that Jeffrey Katzenberg, who knows a good publicity opportunity when he sees it, bought ASIFA-Hollywood memberships for his entire studio, and then told them to vote the party line... The unfortunate reality is that it feels like the elections were rigged - they were bought! What a travesty." <ref>[http://plymptoons.com/scrapbook/scrap042509.html |
"I think that Jeffrey Katzenberg, who knows a good publicity opportunity when he sees it, bought ASIFA-Hollywood memberships for his entire studio, and then told them to vote the party line... The unfortunate reality is that it feels like the elections were rigged - they were bought! What a travesty." <ref>[http://plymptoons.com/scrapbook/scrap042509.html]</ref> |
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==Notable nominations== |
==Notable nominations== |
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Revision as of 16:59, 3 June 2009
| Annie Award | |
|---|---|
| Current: 36th Annie Awards | |
| Description | Excellence in film animation |
| Land |  Vereinigte Staaten |
| Presented by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
| First awarded | 1972 |
| Last awarded | 2008 |
| Website | http://annieawards.org |
The Annie Awards are presented by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation in the fields of producing, directing, animation, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, etc. In 1992 it began to honor animation as a whole, and created the category of Best Animated Feature.
Memberships in the ASIFA-Hollywood consist of three main categories: General Member, Patron and Student Member. Joining ASIFA-Hollywood is open to professionals, students and fans of animation, for a membership fee. All members of ASIFA-Hollywood may vote for the winners.[1]
Award categories
Production
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Animated Home Entertainment Production
- Best Animated Short Subject
- Best Animated Television Commercial
- Best Animated Television Production
- Best Animated Video Game
Individual achievement
- Animated Effects
- Character Animation in a Feature Production
- Character Animation in a Television Production
- Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
- Character Design in an Animated Television Production
- Directing in an Animated Feature Production
- Directing in an Animated Television Production
- Music in an Animated Feature Production
- Music in an Animated Television Production
- Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
- Production Design in an Animated Television Production
- Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
- Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production
- Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
- Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
- Writing in an Animated Feature Production
- Writing in an Animated Television Production
Juried awards
- June Foray Award
- Ub Iwerks Award
- Winsor McCay Award
- Special Achievement in Animation
- Certificates of Merit
Balloting controversies and criticism
2008
In 2008, the Annie Award nominees for "Best Short Subject" included two Walt Disney cartoons, a Pixar short, and two independent films: Picnic Pictures' "Chestnut Tree", and Don Hertzfeldt's popular short, Everything Will Be OK. Official rules for the Annie Awards state that voting members must view all nominated achievements in their entirety before casting their ballot for a winner. Members are directed to view the nominated films on a secure website.
When the online ballot launched on January 15, the two independent films were not included for voters to judge. ASIFA acknowledged this error over a week later, at which point all the votes were reportedly thrown out and the balloting system was reset. Voters were instructed to return and re-vote the category. "The Chestnut Tree" was now uploaded properly to the ballot, however Everything Will Be OK was again not included: this time, the online ballot only played a portion of this film's 17 minute running time to voters, abruptly cutting out in the middle of a scene. ASIFA again took several days to repair the ballot, but this time allowed voting to continue.
By the time the ballot officially closed on February 1, Everything Will Be OK was only available to voters for less than 24 hours of the entire 18 day voting period. [2]
Though ASIFA apologized to Don Hertzfeldt, they took no action to remedy (or further address) the admittedly unfair balloting and carried on with the event, awarding the prize to the Pixar short, "Your Friend the Rat". Reaction from animation fans and bloggers ranged from disappointment to outrage. [3]
2009
In 2009, Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda swept the Annie Awards in a surprising upset over the eventual Oscar-winner WALL-E, which was shut out in every category. This surprised some people despite Kung Fu Panda dramatically out-grossing WALL-E at the box office. In an Oscar prediction article, New York Times writer David Carr noted, "Oscar watchers were stunned when Kung Fu Panda took all the awards from the International Animated Film Society. That was an inside job, full of backstage politics you don’t want to know about."[4] Animator Bill Plympton (himself a recipient of ASIFA's lifetime achievement award), also criticized the organization's balloting practices, writing in his blog, "I think that Jeffrey Katzenberg, who knows a good publicity opportunity when he sees it, bought ASIFA-Hollywood memberships for his entire studio, and then told them to vote the party line... The unfortunate reality is that it feels like the elections were rigged - they were bought! What a travesty." [5]
Notable nominations
- Animated features that earned the most nominations:
- 16: The Incredibles (2004)
- 16: Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- 16: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- 13: Ratatouille (2007)
- 12: Finding Nemo (2003)
- 10: Mulan (1998)
See also
References
External links
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