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An eccentric, cheese-loving inventor and his loyal — and brilliant — four-legged companion were the toast of the animation industry as "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" cleaned up at the 33rd annual Annie Awards.

The movie earned best animated picture honors, along with kudos for animated effects (Jason Wen); character animation (Claire Billett); music in an animated feature production (Julian Nott); character design in an animated feature production (creator Nick Park); directing in an animated feature production (Park, Steve Box); production design in an animated feature production (Phil Lewis); storyboarding in an animated feature production (Bob Persichetti); voice acting in an animated feature production (Peter Sallis, who voices Wallace); and writing in an animated feature production (Box, Park, Bob Baker and Mark Burton).

33rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners

* Winners indicated in bold

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature

• Chicken Little – Walt Disney Feature Animation

• Corpse Bride – Warner Bros. Presents A Tim Burton/Laika Entertainment Production

• Howl’s Moving Castle – Walt Disney Studios/Studio Ghibli

• Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation

• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Best Home Entertainment Production

• Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows – Creative Capers Entertainment, Inc.

• Kronk’s New Groove – DisneyToon Studios

• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch – DisneyToon Studios

• Tarzan II – DisneyToon Studios

• The Batman vs Dracula – Warner Bros. Animation

Best Animated Short Subject

• The Fan and The Flower – Atomic Television/Plymptoons Productions

• Life in Transition – John R. Dilworth/Stretch Films, Inc.

• Milch – Klasky Csupo

• Moongirl – Laika/Entertainment

• The Moon and The Son: An Imagined Conversation – John Canemaker Productions

Best Animated Television Commercial

• ConocoPhillips "1975" - Ring of Fire

• They Might Be Giants “Bastard Wants to Hit Me” - Laika/House

• Coke "Futbol" - Laika/House

• GE "Tower"- Quiet Man Inc.

• United Airlines "Mr. Pants" - Acme Filmworks

Best Animated Television Production

• AVATAR: The Last Airbender - Nickelodeon

• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - Cartoon Network Studios

• My Life As A Teenage Robot – Nickelodeon/Frederator

• Star Wars: Clone Wars II Chapters 21-25 - Cartoon Network Studios

• The Batman - Warner Bros. Animation

Best Animated Video Game

• Psychonauts – Double Fine Productions, Inc.

• Resident Evil 4 – Capcom

• SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, PANTS! – THQ, Inc.

• Tak The Great Juju Challenge – THQ, Inc.

• Ultimate Spider-Man – Activision/Treyarch

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Animated Effects

• Matt Baer - "Madagascar " – DreamWorks Animation

• Rick Glumac - "Madagascar " – DreamWorks Animation

• Dale Mayeda – “Chicken Little” – Walt Disney Feature Animation

• Jason Wen - "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Martin Usiak – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation

• Claire Billett – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Spike Brandt – Tom & Jerry- “The Karate Guard” – Warner Bros. Animation

• Jay Grace – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Christopher Sadler – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Matt Shumway – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe” – Rhythm and Hues

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

• Carlos Grangel – “Corpse Bride” – Warner Bros. Presents A Tim Burton/Laika Entertainment Production

• William Joyce – “Robots” – 20^th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios

• Craig Kellman – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation

• Joe Moshier -  “Chicken Little” – Walt Disney Feature Animation

• Nick Park – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Character Design in an Animated Television Production

• Bryan Arnett – My Life As A Teenage Robot “Escape From Cluster Prime” - Nickelodeon

• Ernie Gilbert – The Fairly OddParent “The Good Old Days” - Nickelodeon

• Jorge Gutierrez – The Buzz on Maggie “Bella Con Carny” – Walt Disney Television Animation

• Luther McLaurin – “Catscratch” - Nickelodeon

• Shannon Tindle – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Go Goo Go” – Cartoon Network Studios

Directing in an Animated Feature Production

• Mike Johnson, Tim Burton “Corpse Bride” – Warner Bros. Presents A Tim Burton/Laika Entertainment Production

• Hayao Miyazaki “Howl’s Moving Castle” – Walt Disney Studios/Studio Ghibli

• Nick Park, Steve Box – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

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Directing in an Animated Television Production

• Gary Conrad - The Fairly OddParents “The Good Old Days” – Nickelodeon

• Craig McCracken - Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Duchess of Wails” – Cartoon Network Studios

• Dan Povenmire - Family Guy “PTV” – Fox TV Animation

• Dan Riba - Justice League Unlimited “Clash” – Warner Bros. Animation

• Peter Shin - Family Guy “North by North Quahog” – Fox TV Animation

Music in an Animated Feature Production

• Julian Nott – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”– Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Hans Zimmer – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Television Production

• Jeff Danna, Steve Sullivan – Zula Patrol “Case of the Missing Rings” – Zula USA LLC

• Thomas Chase Jones - The Batman “The Laughing Bat” – Warner Bros. Animation

• James L. Venable, Jennifer Kes Remington  - Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends “Duchess of Wails” – Cartoon Network Studios

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

• Ian Gooding, Dan Cooper, David Womersley, Mac George – “Chicken Little” - Walt Disney Feature Animation

• Dennis A. Greco “Lilo & Stitch 2” - DisneyToon Studios

• Yoriko Ito -  “Madagascar ” - DreamWorks Animation

• William Joyce & Steve Martino “Robots” - 20^th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios

• Phil Lewis “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”- Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in an Animated Television Production

• Alan Bodner - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee “Enter Sandman” - Cartoon Network Studios

• Michael Giaimo “Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi” - Renegade Animation

• Alex Kirwan “My Life as a Teenage Robot” - Nickelodeon

• Mike Moon, Craig McCracken, Dave Dunnet, Martin Ansolabehere - Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “A Lost Claus” - Cartoon Network Studios

• Nadia Vurbenova - Kim Possible “So The Drama” - Walt Disney Television Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

• Tom McGrath – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation

• Chris Otsuki – “Kronk’s New Groove” – DisneyToon Studios

• Bob Persichetti – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Catherine Rader – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation

• Michael Salter – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production

• Troy Adomitis – Kim Possible “So The Drama” – Walt Disney Television Animation

• Ben Balistreri – Danny Phantom “Identity Crisis” – Nickelodeon

• Dave Bullock – Kim Possible “So The Drama” – Walt Disney Television Animation

• Lauren MacMullan - AVATAR:The Last Airbender “The Deserter” - Nickelodeon

• Andrew Tan - Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends “A Froggy Day in Sunny Patch” – Nelvana Ltd.

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

• Helena Bonham Carter – Voice of Lady Campanula Tottington “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Ralph Fiennes – Voice of Victor Quartermaine “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Peter Sallis – Voice of Wallace “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Nicholas Smith – Voice of Reverend Clement Hedges “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” - Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production 

• Grey Delisle – Voice of Kitty - Danger Rangers “Fires & Liars” – Educational Adventures

• Johnny Hardwick – Voice of Dale Gribble - King of the Hill “Smoking and the Bandit” – 20^th Century Fox Television

• Tony Jay – Voice of Spiderus - Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends “A Froggy Day in Sunny Patch” – Nelvana Ltd.

• Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Stewie - Family Guy “Brian the Bachelor” – Fox TV Animation

• Rob Paulsen – Voice of Eubie “The Happy Elf” – Film Roman

Writing in an Animated Feature Production

• Steve Box, Nick Park, Bob Baker, Mark Burton “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

• Tony Leondis, Michael LaBash, Tom Rogers “Kronk’s New Groove” – DisneyToon Studios

• Hayao Miyazaki, Donald H. Hewitt, Cindy Davis Hewitt “Howl’s Moving Castle” – Walt Disney Studios/Studio Ghibli

Writing in an Animated Television Production

• Aaron Ehasz, John O’Bryan - AVATAR: The Last Airbender “The Fortune Teller” – Nickelodeon

• C.H. Greenblatt, Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell, Tim Hill – SpongeBob “Fear of a Krabby Patty” – Nickelodeon

• Christopher Painter - The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius “The Tomorrow Boys” – Nickelodeon/DNA Productions

• Johanna Stein, Jack Ferraiolo - O’Grady III “Old Cold” – Soup 2 Nuts

• Larry Swerdlove - Jakers! “Wish Upon A Story Part 1” – Mike Young Productions

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JURIED AWARDS

June Foray Award - Significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation.

• Mark Kausler

Winsor McCay Award - Recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation.

• Cornelius Cole

• Tyrus Wong

• Fred Crippen

Ub Iwerks Award

• Corpse Bride

Certificate of Merit

• Larry Loc

• “Dream on Silly Dreamer”

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