Prize Catches (A Tongue-In-Cheek Tribute to Finding Nemo)
The evening of Feb. 7, 2004 was a magic one for Pixar; no less than nine Annie Awards went to its outstanding feature film Finding Nemo. While Nemo’s domination of the Annies seems impressive enough, the entire story has not been told. The briny blockbuster, which became the animated box office champ of all time, combined for an unprecedented 37 Annies and Oscars including awards in categories created especially for this unique film. Your humble scribe went behind the scenes at Glendale and Los Angeles to talk with the awards committees and as a result I am able to bring you the full and entire list of Annie Awards and Oscars that were actually presented to Finding Nemo: Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature: Finding Nemo Best Directing: Lee Unkrich, Andrew Stanton Best Voice Acting: Ellen DeGeneres (Dory) Best Music: Thomas Newman Best Writing: Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, Dave Reynolds Best Production Design: Ralph Eggleston Best Character Animation: Doug Sweetland Best Character Design: Ruby Nierva Best Effects Animation: Martin Nguyen Best Mass Murder by a Saltwater Predator: Barracuda Best Jellyfish Envenomation in an Animated Theatrical Feature: Carybdea alata
Best Portrayal of Sequelae to a Closed-Head Trauma: Dory Best Clinical Demonstration of Relapse in a 12-Step Program: Bruce the Shark Best Appearance By a Biological Mother in A Disney Production (or Co-Production) for Longer Than Five Minutes or Three Lines of Dialogue: Coral Best Analysis of Dental Repair Technique by a Piscine: Bloat Best Purchase of an Aquatic Pet Via eBay: Peach “Rats With Wings” Award for Special Achievement by Maritime Scavengers: The seagulls Best Idea for a Theme Park Ride: “The Porcelain Express” Best Vocal Performance by a Pedantic Stingray: Mr. Ray, “The Species Song” Outstanding Group Impersonation of a Clownfish Award: School of Moonfish Most Often-Repeated Address in an Animated Feature: 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney Best Tribute to John Kricfalusi: Mount Wannahockaloogie “Chicken Run” Award for Best Mass Escape by Anthromophic Animals: Bloat, Jacques, Peach, Gill, Deb, Bubbles, Gurgle Best Practical Application of Child Development Theory by a Sea Turtle: Crush Speed Grooming Award: Jacques Most Innocuous Gang Initiation Ritual in an Animated Feature: The Ring of Fire
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Cool! That's a clever way of looknig at it!
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