27th Annual Annie Award Nominees

The Annie Award nominees as listed by ASIFA-Hollywood in the following categories are:

Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Home Video Production:

THE LAND BEFORE TIME VI: THE SECRET OF SAURUS ROCK, Universal Cartoon Studios
THE LION KING II: SIMBA'S PRIDE, Walt Disney Television Animation
POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD, Walt Disney Television Animation
SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND, Warner Home Video in association with Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.

Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature:

A BUG'S LIFE, Walt Disney Pictures in association with Pixar Animation Studios
SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT, Paramount Pictures
TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, DreamWorks Pictures

Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Interactive Production:

THE GODDAMN GEORGE LIQUOR PROGRAM, Spumco, Inc.

Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject:

AL TUDI TUHAK (LONG, LONG AGO), Tod Polson
BUNNY, Blue Sky Studios
LIVING FOREVER, FableVision Studios
MORE, Bad Clams Productions in association with Swell Productions and Flemington Pictures

Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Commercial:

"PERFORMANCE FLEECE," Old Navy, Spumco, Inc.
"GNOME," Hollywood Gum, Ring of Fire
"TWEETY," Kraft Foods/Miracle Whip, Warner Bros. Classic Animation
"CELEBRATE BEING IN THE DARK," San Francisco Film Society, Wild Brain, Inc.
"CONDOM 'SENSITIVE,' " Levi Strauss, Wild Brain, Inc.

Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Program:

BATMAN BEYOND, Warner Bros. Television Animation
FUTURAMA, The Curosity Co. in association with 20th Century Fox Television
KING OF THE HILL, 20th Century Fox Television in association with Deedle-Dee Productions, Judgemental Films, and 3 Arts Entertainment
THE NEW BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVERTURES, Warner Bros. Television Animation
THE SIMPSONS, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation:

Ken Duncan, TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
Glen Keane, TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
Steve Markowski, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Jim van der Keyl, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Dean Wellins, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Effects Animation:

Peter De Mund, TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
Allen Foster, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Michel Gagné,THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Joel Krasnove, ANGRY BEAVERS, Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Jamie Lloyd, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, DreamWorks Pictures

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production:

Mark Gustafson, "Bougie Nights," THE PJS, Will Vinton Studios
John McIntyre, "Mommie Fearest," THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, Cartoon Network Studios
Nelson Recinos, "How I Spent My Weekend," STEVEN SPIELBERG PRESENTS PINKY, ELMYRA & THE BRAIN, Warner Bros. Television Animation
Dave Wasson, "Max & His Special Problem," OH YEAH! CARTOONS!, Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production:

Brad Bird, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, DreamWorks Pictures
Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson, ANTZ, DreamWorks Pictures and PDI
John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, A BUG'S LIFE, Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios
Kevin Lima and Chris Buck, TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production:

Walter Murphy (Composer), Seth MacFarlane and David Zuckerman (Lyricists), Main Title, FAMILY GUY, 20th Century Fox Television
Randy Rogel (Composer and Lyricist), "That Is the Story That's Told by the Bard" (Song), WARNER BROS.' HISTERIA!, Warner Bros. Television Animation
J. Eric Schmidt and Cameron Patrick (Composers), "The San Francisco Beat" (Episode), THE SYLVESTER & TWEETY MYSTERIES, Warner Bros. Television Animation
Stephen James Taylor (Composer), "Pluto's Arrow Error" (Episode), DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSEWORKS, Walt Disney Television Animation

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production:

Phil Collins (Composer and Lyricist), "Two Worlds" (Song), TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
Michael Kamen (Composer), THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Tom Snow (Composer), Marty Panzer and Jack Feldman (Lyricists), "We Are One" (Song), THE LION KING II: SIMBA'S PRIDE, Walt Disney Television Animation
Scott Warrender (Composer) and Joss Whedon (Lyricist), "My Lullaby" (Song), THE LION KING II: SIMBA'S PRIDE, Walt Disney Television Animation
Harry Gregson Williams and John Powell (Composers), ANTZ, DreamWorks Pictures and PDI

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television Production:

Paul Harrod, "Boyz 'N' The Woods," THE PJS, Will Vinton Studios
Craig Kellman, "Uh Oh Dynamo," THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, Cartoon Network Studios
Glen Murakami, "Legends of the Dark Knight," THE NEW BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVENTURES, Warner Bros. Television Animation
Sue Rose, "Friday," 4WD (FOUR WOMEN DRIVING), Walt Disney Television Animation
Jay Stephens, "Sacred Identity," JETCAT, PorchLight Entertainment

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production:

John Bell, ANTZ, DreamWorks Pictures and PDI
Alan Bodner, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
William Cone, A BUG'S LIFE, Walt Disney Pictures in association with Pixar Animation Studios
Daniel St. Pierre, TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
Mark Whiting, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production:

Alex Kirwan, "The Man with No Nose," OH YEAH! CARTOONS!, Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Bob McKnight, "William Tell Overture," DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSEWORKS, Walt Disney Television Animation
Mitch Schauer, "The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up," THE ANGRY BEAVERS, Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Adam Van Wyk, "Black Out," BATMAN BEYOND, Warner Bros. Television Animation
Dave Wasson, "Max & His Special Problem," OH YEAH! CARTOONS!, Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production:

Mark Andrews, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Lorna Cook, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, DreamWorks Pictures
Kevin O'Brien, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Brian Pimental, TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
Dean Wellins, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production:

Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, "Rebirth Part I," BATMAN BEYOND, Warner Bros. Television Animation
Jim Dauterive, "Hank's Cowboy Movie," KING OF THE HILL, 20th Century Fox Television in association with Deedle-Dee Productions, Judgemental Films, and 3 Arts Entertainment
Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, "Lawsuit," SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, Cartoon Network Productions, Inc.
Ken Keeler, "The Series Has Landed," FUTURAMA, The Curiosity Co. in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Tim Long, Larry Doyle, and Matt Selman, "Simpsons Bible Stories," THE SIMPSONS, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production:

Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz, ANTZ, DreamWorks Pictures and PDI
Brad Bird and Tim McCanlies, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw, A BUG'S LIFE, Walt Disney Pictures in association with Pixar Animation Studios
Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, and Noni White, TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Pam Brady, SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT, Paramount Pictures

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production:

Charlie Adler, as the voice of Cow, COW AND CHICKEN, Cartoon Network Studios
Tara Charendoff, as the voice of Bubbles, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, Cartoon Network Studios
Eddie Murphy, as the voice of Thurgood Stubbs, THE PJS, Imagine TV in association with Touchstone TV
Rob Paulsen, as the voice of Pinky, STEVEN SPIELBERG PRESENTS PINKY, ELMYRA & THE BRAIN, Warner Bros. Television Animation
Cree Summer, as the voice of Elmyra, STEVEN SPIELBERG PRESENTS PINKY, ELMYRA & THE BRAIN, Warner Bros. Television Animation

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production:

Mary Kay Bergman, as the voice of Sheila Broflovski, SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT, Paramount Pictures
Minnie Driver, as the voice of Jane, TARZAN, Walt Disney Pictures
Ralph Fiennes, as the voice of Rameses, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT,
DreamWorks Pictures
Eli Marienthal, as the voice of Hogarth Hughes, THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Suzanne Pleshette, as the voice of Zira, THE LION KING II: SIMBA'S PRIDE, Walt Disney Television Animation

THE ANNIE AWARD RECIPIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES ARE:

Technical Achievement in the Field of Animation:

Eric Daniels, for the development of the Deep Canvas process in TARZAN, Walt Disney Feature Animation

June Foray Award (Significant and Benevolent Impact):

Dave Master

Winsor McCay Award (Lifetime Achievement):

Marcell Jankovics - Award winning animator and director from the Pannonia Studio in Hungary whose films include SYSYPHUS and the feature, FEHERLOFIA, SON OF THE WHITE MARE.
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, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

Certificate of Merit:

Melanie Crandall
Michael Mallory