THE SIMPSONS and FIREFLY were the big Emmy winners for animation and visual effects, respectively, at The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 2002-2003 Creative Arts Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements at the 55th Annual Emmy Awards presentation September 13, 2003, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

THE SIMPSONS continued its Emmy-winning streak for Animated Program (One Hour or Less, garnering eight in this category) while HANK AZARIA was honored for his voice over work as Moe in THE SIMPSONS episode “Baby Blues.” This was a previously announced juried award as was the Individual Achievement in Animation Awards AWN reported earlier, which went to Scott Willis, production designer, and Dan Krall, layout artist, for their work on Cartoon Network’s “Episode XXXII” on SAMURAI JACK. Marciek Albrecht also won one for his animation on HBO’s THROUGH A CHILD’S EYES: SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, "Imagine" and "Turn, Turn, Turn."

CHASED BY DINOSAURS, from Discovery Channel, won for Outstanding Animated Program (over one hour). The best visual effects for a miniseries, movie or special went to FRANK HERBERT’S CHILDREN OF DUNE, seen on the Sci Fi Channel. Both vfx winners used NewTek’s LightWave 3D as a key tool in their visual effect arsenal.

Independent Media, Production Company to the best commercial honors for its FISH, a promo for PBS.

Cable channel E! will broadcast the awards ceremony on Sept. 19. The rest of the Primetime Emmy Awards will be telecast on Sept. 21 on FOX.

The complete list of animation series and vfx winners presented during the creative awards follows:

ANIMATED PROGRAM (FOR PROGRAMMING LESS THAN ONE HOUR)
THE SIMPSONS, ”Three Gays Of The Condo,” FOX
Produced by Twentieth Century Fox TV and Grace Films, animation by Film Roman
James L. Brooks, Executive Producer
Matt Groening, Executive Producer
Al Jean, Executive Producer
Ian Maxtone-Graham, Co-Executive Producer/Writer
Matt Selman, Co-Executive Producer/Writer
Dan Greaney, Co-Executive Producer
Carolyn Omine, Co-Executive Producer
Tim Long, Co-Executive Producer
John Frink, Co-Executive Producer
Don Payne, Co-Executive Producer
Kevin Curran, Co-Executive Producer
Dana Gould, Co-Executive Producer
Larina Jean Adamson, Supervising Producer
Mike Wolf, Animation Executive Producer
Laurie Biernacki, Animation Producer
Rick Polizzi, Animation Producer
Matt Warburton, Writer
Mark Kirkland, Director
Jim Reardon, Supervising Director
Matthew Faughnan, Assistant Director
Milton Gray, Animation Timer

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM (FOR PROGRAMMING ONE HOUR OR MORE
CHASED BY DINOSAURS, Discovery Channel
VFX produced by Framestore CFC
Gaynelle Evans, Executive Producer
Adam Kemp, BBC Executive Producer
Tim Haines, Producer/Director/Writer
Jasper James, Producer/Director/Writer
Sharon Reed, Executive Producer of CGI
William Sargent, Executive Producer of CGI
Fiona Walkinshaw, Executive Producer of CGI
Mike Milne, Director of CGI

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A SERIES
FIREFLY, “Serenity”
Produced by Mutant Enemy Inc., in association with Twentieth Century Fox TV, vfx done by Zoic Studios
LONI PERISTERE, Visual Effects Supervisor FOX
KRISTEN LEIGH BRANAN, Visual Effects Coordinator
EMILE SMITH, Digital Effects Supervisor
ROCCO PASSIONINO, Digital Effects Supervisor
LEE STRINGER, CG Supervisor
KYLE TOUCHER, Animator
JARROD DAVIS, Animator
TERRY NAAS, Animator
CHRIS JONES, Compositing Supervisor

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
FRANK HERBERT’S CHILDREN OF DUNE, “ Night 1”
Produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment, Inc., in association with Blixa Film Produktion and Co. and Touchstone TV Prods., vfx by Area 51 Films
ERNEST FARINO, Visual Effects Supervisor SCI FI
TIM McHUGH, Visual Effects Producer
VÎT KOMRZY, Visual Effects Coordinator
ANDREW HARLOW, Lead Model Maker