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The 36th Annual Annie Awards were a special event held on January 30, 2009. These awards celebrate the very best in animation from the year 2008. The ceremony took place at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. A movie called Kung Fu Panda was a huge winner, taking home 11 awards, which was almost every award it was nominated for!

Top Animated Productions

Best Animated Feature Film

This award is for the best animated movie of the year.

Best Animated Movie for Home Viewing

This award recognizes the best animated film released directly for home entertainment, like on DVD or Blu-ray.

  • Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (Winner)
  • Batman: Gotham Knight
  • Justice League: The New Frontier

Best Animated Short Film

This award is for the best animated film that is usually much shorter than a feature film.

  • Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (Winner)
  • Presto
  • Sebastian’s Voodoo

Best Animated TV Show

This award goes to the best animated television series.

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (Winner)
  • King of the Hill
  • Phineas and Ferb
  • The Simpsons

Best Animated TV Show for Kids

This award specifically honors animated television shows made for children.

Best Animated Video Game

This award celebrates the best animated video game.

  • Kung Fu Panda (Winner)
  • Dead Space
  • WALL-E

Amazing Individual Achievements

Best Animated Effects

This award is for the best special effects in an animated production, like explosions, water, or smoke.

Best Character Animation in a Movie

This award recognizes the animators who bring characters to life in feature films.

  • James Baxter – Kung Fu Panda (Winner)
  • Victor Navone – WALL-E
  • Dan Wagner – Kung Fu Panda

Best Character Animation in a TV Show

This award is for animators who make characters move and act in television productions.

Best Character Design in a Movie

This award honors the artists who create the look of the characters in animated movies.

Best Character Design in a TV Show

This award is for the artists who design the characters for animated television shows.

Best Directing in a Movie

This award goes to the directors who guide the entire animated feature film production.

Best Directing in a TV Show

This award recognizes the directors of animated television productions.

Best Music in a Movie

This award is for the best musical score in an animated feature film.

Best Music in a TV Show or Short Film

This award recognizes the best music created for animated television shows or short films.

  • Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John Powell – “Secrets of the Furious Five” (Winner)
  • Kevin Kiner – “Star Wars The Clone Wars: Rising Malevolence”
  • Guy Moon – Back at the Barnyard “Cowman: The Uddered Avenger”

Best Production Design in a Movie

This award is for the overall visual style and design of an animated feature film, including sets and environments.

  • Tang Heng “Kung Fu Panda” (Winner)
  • Ralph Eggleston “Wall·E”
  • Paul Felix “Bolt”

Best Production Design in a TV Show or Short Film

This award recognizes the visual design for animated television shows or short films.

  • Tang Heng “Secrets of the Furious Five” (Winner)
  • Andy Harkness “Glago’s Guest”
  • Raymond Zibach “Secrets of the Furious Five”

Best Storyboarding in a Movie

This award is for the artists who create the visual plan (storyboards) for an animated feature film.

  • Jen Yuh Nelson – “Kung Fu Panda” (Winner)
  • Alessandro Carloni – “Kung Fu Panda”
  • Ronnie Del Carmen – “Wall·E”

Best Storyboarding in a TV Show or Short Film

This award recognizes the artists who create the storyboards for animated television shows or short films.

  • Chris Williams “Glago’s Guest” (Winner)
  • Butch Hartman – Fairly OddParents “Mission: Responsible”
  • Andy Schuhler – “Secret of the Furious Five”

Best Voice Acting in a Movie

This award honors the actors who lend their voices to characters in animated feature films.

  • Dustin Hoffman – Voice of Shifu – “Kung Fu Panda” (Winner)
  • Ben Burtt – Voice of Wall·E – “Wall·E”
  • James Hong – Voice of Mr. Ping – “Kung Fu Panda”
  • Ian McShane – Voice of Tai Lung – “Kung Fu Panda”

Best Voice Acting in a TV Show or Short Film

This award is for the actors who provide voices for characters in animated television shows or short films.

  • Ahmed Best – Voice of Jar Jar Binks – “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” (Winner)
  • Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Peter Griffin – Family Guy “I Dream of Jesus”
  • Dwight Schultz – Voice of Mung Daal – Chowder “Apprentice Games”

Best Writing in a Movie

This award goes to the writers who create the story and dialogue for animated feature films.

  • Jon Aibel & Glenn Berger – “Kung Fu Panda” (Winner)
  • Etan Cohen and Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath – “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
  • Ari Folman – “Waltz With Bashir”

Best Writing in a TV Show or Short Film

This award recognizes the writers of animated television shows or short films.

  • Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells, Breckin Meyer – “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” (Winner)
  • Joel H. Cohen – The Simpsons “The Debarted”
  • Paul McEvoy and Todd Berger – “Secrets of the Furious Five”
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