38th Annie Awards
The 38th Annual Annie Awards honoring the best in animation of 2010 was held February 5, 2011, at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon was the big winner winning 10 out of its 15 nominations, sparking a big controversy.
Production nominees
Nominations announced on December 6, 2010.Best Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation- Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment
- Tangled – Walt Disney Pictures
- The Illusionist – Django Films
- Toy Story 3 – Disney/Pixar
Best Animated Short Subject
- Coyote Falls - Warner Bros. Animation
- Enrique Wrecks the World - House of Chai
- The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger - Plymptoons Studio
- The Renter'' - Jason Carpenter
Best Animated Television Commercial
- Frito Lay Dips "And Then There Was Salsa" - LAIKA/house
- ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Winter Olympic Interstitial "Speed Skating" - DreamWorks Animation
- McDonald's "Spaceman Stu" - DUCK Studios
- Pop Secret "When Harry Met Sally" - Nathan Love
Best Animated Television Production
- Futurama - The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
- Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation
- “Arc Troopers” - Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
- The Simpsons - Gracie Films
Best Animated Television Production for Children
- Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios
- Cloudbread – GIMC
- Fanboy & Chum Chum - Nickelodeon, Frederator
- Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
Best Animated Video Game
- Heavy Rain - Quantic Dream
- Kirby's Epic Yarn - Good-Feel & HAL Laboratory
- Shank - Klei Entertainment Inc.
Individual Achievement Categories
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Brett Miller - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation- Andrew Young Kim - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
- Jason Mayer - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
- Sebastian Quessy - - Warner Bros. Pictures
- Kryzstof Rost - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Television Production
- Nicolas A. Chauvelot - "Scared Shrekless" - DreamWorks Animation
- Savelon Forrest - - ShadowMachine
- Elizabeth Havetine - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III – ShadowMachine
- Nideep Varghese - Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Feature Production
- Mark Donald - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
- Anthony Hodgson - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
- Jakob Hjort Jensen - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
- David Torres - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
- Quentin Miles - Clash of the Titans
Character Design in a Television Production
- Andy Bialk - The Ricky Gervais Show - W!LDBRAIN Entertainment
- Stephan DeStefano - Sym-Bionic Titan - Cartoon Network
- Gordon Hammond - T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon
- Steve Lam - Fanboy & Chum Chum - Nickelodeon, Frederator
Character Design in a Feature Production
- Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist - Django Films
- Carter Goodrich - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
- Timothy Lamb - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
Directing in a Television Production
- Bob Anderson - The Simpsons"' - Gracie Films
- Peter Chung - Firebreather - Cartoon Network Studios
- Duke Johnson - Frankenhole: Humanitas – ShadowMachine
- Gary Trousdale - Scared Shrekless'' - DreamWorks Animation
Directing in a Feature Production
- Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist - Django Films
- Pierre Coffin - Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment
- Mamoru Hosoda - Summer Wars – Madhouse/Funimation
- Lee Unkrich - Toy Story 3 – Pixar
Music in a Television Production
- J. Walter Hawkes - The Wonder Pets! - Nickelodeon Production & Little Airplane Productions
- Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer and John Powell - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
- Tim Long, Alf Clausen, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement - The Simpsons: Elementary School Musical - Gracie Films
- Shawn Patterson - Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special – ShadowMachine
Music in a Feature Production
- Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist - Django Films
- David Hirschfelder - - Warner Bros. Pictures
- Harry Gregson Williams - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
- Pharrell Williams, Heitor Pereira - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
Production Design in a Television Production
- Alan Bodner - Neighbors from Hell - 20th Century Fox Television
- Barry Jackson - Firebreather - Cartoon Network Studios
- Pete Oswald - Doubtsourcing - Badmash Animation Studios
- Scott Wills - Sym-Bionic Titan - Cartoon Network Studios
Production Design in a Feature Production
- Yarrow Cheney - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
- Eric Guillon - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
- Dan Hee Ryu - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Warner Bros. Pictures
- Peter Zaslav - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in a Television Production
- Sean Bishop - Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation
- Tom Owens - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
- Dave Thomas - Fairly OddParents – Nickelodeon
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
- Alessandro Carloni - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
- Paul Fisher - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
- Catherine Yuh Rader - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
- Gerard Butler as Stoick - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
- Steve Carell as Gru - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
- Cameron Diaz as Fiona - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
- Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Warner Bros. Pictures
Voice Acting in a Television Production
- Jeff Bennett as The Necronomicon - Fanboy & Chum Chum - Nickelodeon & Frederator
- Corey Burton as Baron Papanoida - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon Network
- Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon Network
- Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown - The Cleveland Show - Fox Television Animation
Writing in a Television Production
- Daniel Arkin - "Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Heroes on Both Sides" - Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
- Jon Colton Barry & Piero Piluso - "Phineas & Ferb: Nerds of a Feather" - Disney Channel
- Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham - "The Simpsons: Stealing First Base" - Gracie Films
- Michael Rowe - "Futurama" - The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Writing in a Feature Production
- Michael Arndt - Toy Story 3 – Pixar
- Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist – Django Films
- Dan Fogelman - Tangled - Disney
- Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons - Megamind – DreamWorks Animation