Prep & Landing has received Annie noms for Best Animated Television Production, Writing, Character Animation, Character Design, Production Design and Storyboarding.

SWS: That it was all done. I have to say that just watching it go through every department, and, for me, just seeing the whole thing rendered and lit was amazing. You look at it from story sketch to that is such a huge different. I didn't know quite what to expect.

KD: We had our vision what we hoped it would look like and it was really gratifying and surpassed our expectations. For me, the most gratifying thing was we had such a really talent crew that clearly invested themselves in the project. I don't know if it had to do with it being a holiday special, but as directors, we fostered an atmosphere that allowed for a lot of deliberation and debate and I think it worked out pretty well.

Bill Desowitz is senior editor of AWN & VFXWorld.