40th Annie Awards

40th Annie Awards
40th Annie Awards
Date	February 2, 2013
Site	Royce Hall; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by	Leonard Maltin,; Rob Paulsen,; Maurice LaMarche and; Seth Green
Organized by	ASIFA-Hollywood
Highlights
Best Animated; Feature	Wreck-It Ralph
Best Direction	Rich Moore; Wreck-It Ralph
Most awards	Wreck-It Ralph (5)
Most nominations	Brave, Rise of the Guardians, and Wreck-It Ralph (10)

The 40th Annual Annie Awards honoring the best in animation of 2012 were held on February 2, 2013 at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

Production nominees

Nominations announced on December 3, 2012

Best Animated Feature	Best Animated Special Production
Wreck-It Ralph—Walt Disney Animation Studios Brave—Pixar Frankenweenie—Walt Disney Pictures Hotel Transylvania—Sony Pictures Animation ParaNorman—Focus Features Rise of the Guardians—DreamWorks Animation The Pirates! Band of Misfits—Aardman Animations The Rabbi's Cat—GKIDS	Despicable Me Minion Mayhem—Illumination Entertainment Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1—Warner Bros. Animation Beforel Orel: Trust—Starburns Industries, Inc. Disney Tron: Uprising—Beck’s Beginning—Disney Television Animation Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury—DreamWorks Animation Justice League: Doom—Warner Bros. Animation
Best Animated Short Subject	Best Animated Television Production For Preschool Children
Paperman—Walt Disney Animation Studios Brad and Gary—Illumination Entertainment Bydlo—National Film Board of Canada Eyes on the Stars—StoryCorps Goodnight Mr. Foot—Sony Pictures Animation Kali the Little Vampire—National Film Board of Canada The Longest Daycare—Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television Bill Plympton Couch Gag—Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television	Bubble Guppies—"A Tooth on the Looth"—Nickelodeon Animation Studio Little Einsteins—"The Great Schubert's Guessing Game"—Disney Channel Chuggington—"Magnetic Wilson"—Ludorum Jake and the Never Land Pirates—"Peter Pan Returns"—Disney Television Animation Mickey Mouse Clubhouse—"Minnie's Pajama Party"—Disney Junior Doc McStuffins—"The Right Stuff"—Brown Bag Films Justin Time—"Marcello’s Meatballs"—Guru Studio
Best Animated Television Production For Children	Best General Audience Animated Television Production
Dragons: Riders of Berk—"How to Pick Your Dragon"—DreamWorks Animation Adventure Time—"Princess Cookie"—Cartoon Network Studios Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out—Threshold Animation Studios The Penguins of Madagascar—"Action Reaction"—Nickelodeon Animation Studio SpongeBob SquarePants—"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"—Nickelodeon Animation Studios The Amazing World of Gumball—"The Job"—Cartoon Network Studio Europe The Fairly OddParents—"Farm Pit"—Nickelodeon Animation Studios The Legend of Korra—"Welcome to Republic City"/"A Leaf in the Wind"—Nickelodeon Animation Studios	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special—Stoopid Buddy Studios Archer: Space Race, Part 1—Weissman Markovitz Communications for FX Bob's Burgers: Ear-sy Rider—20th Century Fox TV Motorcity: Blonde Thunder—Disney Television Animation Mad: FrankenWinnie/ParaMorgan—Warner Bros. Animation South Park: Raising the Bar—Central Productions
Best Animated Video Game	Best Student Film
Journey—Sony Computer Entertainment America Borderlands 2—Gearbox Software Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse—Heavy Iron Studios Skullgirls—Lab Zero Games	Head Over Heels—Timothy Reckart Can We Be Happy Now—Tahnee Gehm Defective Detective—Avner Geller & Stevie Lewis I Am Tom Moody—Ainslie Henderson Ladies Knight—Joseph Rothenberg Origin—Jessica Poon The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete—Adam Campbell, Elizabeth McMahill, Uri Lotan Tule Lake—Michelle Ikemoto

References

^ ^a ^b Wolfe, Jennifer (January 29, 2013). "Hosts Announced for 40th Annual Annie Awards". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
^ Tapley, Kristopher (December 3, 2012). "'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees". Hitfix. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

External links

[AWNHosts-1] Wolfe, Jennifer (January 29, 2013). "Hosts Announced for 40th Annual Annie Awards". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

[HitfixNominees-2] Tapley, Kristopher (December 3, 2012). "'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees". Hitfix. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

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Annie Awards
Category
Production awards	Best Animated Feature Best Animated Feature — Independent Best Animated Television Production for General Audience Best Animated Television Production for Children Best Animated Television Production for Preschool Children Best Animated Short Subject Best Animated Television Commercial Best Animated Special Production Best Limited Series Best Virtual Reality Production Best Student Film
Individual Achievement in Film	Outstanding Animated Effects - Animation Outstanding Animated Effects - Live Action Outstanding Character Animation in a Feature Production Outstanding Character Animation - Live Action Outstanding Character Design Outstanding Directing Outstanding Editorial Outstanding Music Outstanding Production Design Outstanding Storyboarding Outstanding Voice Acting Outstanding Writing
Individual Achievement in Television/ Broadcasting and Video Game	Outstanding Animated Effects Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game Outstanding Character Design Outstanding Directing Outstanding Editorial Outstanding Music Outstanding Production Design Outstanding Storyboarding Outstanding Voice Acting Outstanding Writing
Juried awards	Winsor McCay Award June Foray Award Ub Iwerks Award Special Achievement in Animation Certificate of Merit
Retired awards	Best Animated Home Entertainment Production Best Animated Video Game Best Animated Television Production
Award ceremonies	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood)