AWN is proud to present the first, official 27th Annual
Annie Awards showcase on the Internet, in conjunction
with ASIFA-Hollywood, The International Animated Film
Society. We are pleased to present exciting Quicktime
movie clips, images, and background information on many
of the nominees.
The 27th Annual
Annie Award winners are:
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation
"The Iron Giant",
Steve Markowski, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Effects Animation
"The Iron Giant",
Allen Foster, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject
"Bunny", Blue
Sky Studios
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Commercial
Condom "Sensitive",
Levi Strauss, Wild Brain, Inc.
Certificate of Merit
Melanie Crandall
Michael Mallory
June Foray Award (Significant and Benevolent Impact)
Dave Master
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an
Animated Television Production
"That Is the Story That's
Told by the Bard" (Song) Randy Rogel (Composer
and Lyricist), Warner Bros. Histeria!, Warner Bros. Television
Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an
Animated Feature Production
"The Iron Giant",
Michael Kamen (Composer), Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design
in an Animated Television Production
"Legends of the Dark Knight",
The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Glen Murakami, Warner
Bros. Television Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design
in an Animated Feature Production
"The Iron Giant",
Alan Bodner, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Home Video Production
"The Lion King II: Simba's
Pride", Walt Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Interactive
Production
"The Goddamn George Liquor
Program", Spumco, Inc.
Technical Achievement in the Field of Animation
Eric Daniels, for
the development of the Deep Canvas process in Tarzan,
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding
in an Animated Television Production
"Black Out",
Batman Beyond, Adam Van Wyk, Warner Bros. Television Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding
in an Animated Feature Production
"The Iron Giant",
Mark Andrews, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an
Animated Television Production
"Simpsons Bible Stories",
The Simpsons, Tim Long, Larry Doyle, and Matt Selman,
Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an
Animated Feature Production
"The Iron Giant",
Brad Bird and Tim McCanlies, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in
an Animated Television Production
"Bougie Nights",
The PJs, Mark Gustafson, Will Vinton Studios
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in
an Animated Feature Production
"The Iron Giant",
Brad Bird, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Winsor McCay Award (Lifetime Achievement)
Marcell Jankovics
- Award winning short film animator from the Pannonia
Studio in Hungary
Ray Patterson - One
of the animators of the great MGM unit during the Golden
Age, he worked on Tom and Jerry and sharpened his skills
with Tex Avery
Con Pederson - CGI
pioneer who worked on many projects including Ward Kimball's
Man in Space
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting
in an Animated Television Production
Rob Paulsen, as the
voice of Pinky, Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky, Elmyra
& The Brain, Warner Bros. Television Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting
in an Animated Feature Production
Eli Marienthal, as
the voice of Hogarth Hughes, The Iron Giant, Warner Bros.
Feature Animation
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Program
"The Simpsons",
Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
"The Iron Giant",
Warner Bros. Feature Animation