Genny Tartakovsky and Cartoon Network were double-winners in the primetime Emmy race for animation while STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE took series honors for visual effects at The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2003-2004 Creative Arts Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements at the 56th Annual Emmy Awards presentation September 12, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
The Birth of Evil episode of SAMURAI JACK, (the series was created by Tartakovsky), won for Animated Program (One Hour or Less) in a surprising win over THE SIMPSONS.
Dan Castellaneta was honored for his voice over work as various characters in THE SIMPSONS episode Today Im A Clown. This was a previously announced juried award as was the Individual Achievement in Animation Awards AWN reported earlier, which went to Seonna Hong, background stylist for her work on Nickelodeons The Wonderful World of Wizzley episode on MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT.
Tartakovsky picked up another Emmy when STAR WARS: CLONE WARS on Cartoon Network won for Outstanding Animated Program (over one hour). The best visual effects for a miniseries, movie or special went to DREAMKEEPER, PART 1, broadcast on ABC.
Thomas Thomas Films and the Fallon ad agency won the best commercial honors for its OUTFIT, a spot for Citibank Identity Theft Card Protection.
The rest of the Primetime Emmy Awards will be telecast on Sept. 19 at 8:00 pm on ABC.
The complete list of animation series and vfx winners presented during the creative awards follows:
ANIMATED PROGRAM (FOR PROGRAMMING LESS THAN ONE HOUR) SAMURAI JACK * The Birth of Evil * Cartoon Network * Cartoon Network StudiosGenndy Tartakovsky, Executive Producer/Producer/Writer/DirectorBrian A. Miller, Supervising ProducerDon Shank, WriterRobert Alvarez, Director/Sheet TimingRandy Myers, DirectorYu Mun Jeong, Animation DirectorJae Bong Koh, Animation DirectorJames Tim Walker, Sheet Timing
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM (FOR PROGRAMMING ONE HOUR OR MORE STAR WARS: CLONE WARS * Cartoon Network * Cartoon Network Studios in association with Lucasfilm Ltd.Brian A. Miller, Executive ProducerClaudia Katz, Executive ProducerGenndy Tartakovsky, Producer, Director, Story, Animation DirectorGeraldine Symon, ProducerJennifer Pelphrey, Supervising ProducerBryan Andrews, StoryMark Andrews, StoryDarrick Bachman, StoryPaul Rudish, StoryScott Vanzo, Director of Computer AnimationYu Mun Jeong, Animation DirectorRobert Alvarez, Sheet Timer
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION My Life As A Teenage Robot * The Wonderful World of Wizzley * NICKELODEON Seonna Hong, Background Stylist
OUTSTANDING VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE THE SIMPSONS * Today Im A Clown * FOXDan Castellaneta as various characters
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A SERIES STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE * Countdown * UPN * Paramount StudiosRonald B. Moore, Visual Effects SupervisorDaniel F. Curry, Visual Effects ProducerElizabeth Castro, Visual Effects CoordinatorPaul Hill, Lead Visual Effects CompositorGreg Rainoff, Lead Visual Effects AnimatorFred Pienkos, CGI SupervisorSean Scott, Lead CGI AnimatorERIC HANCE, Lead CGI AnimatorChris Zapara, Lead CGI Animator
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL DREAMKEEPER * PART 1 * ABC * Hallmark Entertainment in association with RTL Television GermanyNicholas Brooks, Visual Effects SupervisorSophie Leclerc, Visual Effects ProducerJohn Spooner, Visual Effects CameramanLudo Fealy, CGI SupervisorAlastair Hearsum, CGI SupervisorEve Ramboz, CGI SupervisorCharlie Noble, CGI SupervisorLuc Froehlicher, CGI SupervisorJohn Vegher, CGI Supervisor
OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL OUTFIT - Citibank Identity Theft Card Protection Thomas Thomas Films, Production CompanyFallon, Ad Agency
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