ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominees for the 2003 Annie Awards, placing Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo in the lead with 12 nods including individual achievement categories. Disney’s Brother Bear is a close runner-up with eight nominations. The winners will be announced Feb. 7 at the annual awards ceremony at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, Calif.
In the category of Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature, Nemo and Brother Bear are up against Go Fish Pictures’ Millennium Actress, Sony Pictures Classics’ The Triplets of Belleville and Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes: Back In Action. However, Bear directors Aaron Blais and Robert Walker were left off the Best Director list, which includes Sylvain Chomet for Triplets, Eric Goldberg for Looney Tunes, Satoshi Kon for Actress and Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich for Nemo.
On the television side, Nickelodeon’s My Life as a Teenage Robot from Frederator Inc. leads the pack with five nominations, including nods for directing, production design and voice acting. Cartoon Network’s Samurai Jack is close behind with four, including directing, character design and production design. It’s also up for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production, along with Cartoon Network’s Captain Sturdy from Renegade Animation, Nickelodeon’s The Fairly OddParents, Fox’s The Simpsons from Gracie Films and MTV’s Spider-Man Animated Series from Adelaide Prods. Inc.
2003 Annie Award nominations by category
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Brother Bear – Walt Disney Pictures
Finding Nemo – Pixar Animation Studios
Looney Tunes: Back In Action – Warner Bros.
Millennium Actress – Go Fish Pictures
Triplets of Belleville – Les Armateurs
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Home Entertainment Production
101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure – DisneyToon Studios
The Animatrix – Silver Pictures/Warner Home Video
Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase Nelvana Limited/Sparkling
Disney’s Stitch! The Movie – Walt Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject
Ananda – Vinton Studios
Boundin – Pixar Animation Studios
Boys Night Out – Barley Films LTD
Destino – Walt Disney Pictures
Nibbles – Acme Filmworks
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Commercial
Bombay “Drift” – Psyop Inc.
Colorado Lottery “Woodcut” – Acme Filmworks
Lamisil: “It’s Alive” – Wild Brain Inc.
Wisconsin Lottery “Casino” – Acme Filmworks
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production
Captain Sturdy – Renegade Animation
The Fairly OddParents – Nickelodeon
Samurai Jack – Cartoon Network Studios
The Simpsons – Gracie Films
Spider-Man Animated Series – Adelaide Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production Produced For Children
ChalkZone – Nickelodeon
Duck Dodgers – Warner Bros. Animation
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks – Mike Young Productions, Inc.
JoJo’s Circus – Cartoon Pizza, Inc. and Cuppa Coffee Studios
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius – Nickelodeon & DNA Productions
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Character Animation
Anthony DeRosa – Looney Tunes: Back In Action
Dave DeVan – Finding Nemo
Byron Howard – Brother Bear
Gini Santos – Finding Nemo
Doug Sweetland – Finding Nemo
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Rune Brandt Bennicke – Brother Bear
Carter Goodrich – Sinbad
Ricky Nierva – Finding Nemo
Character Design in an Animated Television Production
Andrew Bialk – The Powerpuff Girls: "Save Mojo"
Matt Danner – Xiaolin Showdown
Andy Suriano – Samurai Jack – "Episode XXXV"
Shannon Tindle – The Proud Family: "Culture Shock”
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Sylvain Chomet – The Triplets of Belleville
Eric Goldberg – Looney Tunes: Back In Action
Satoshi Kon – Millennium Actress
Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich – Finding Nemo
Directing in an Animated Television Production
Mike Gasaway – The Adventures Jimmy Neutron: “Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion!”
Steven Dean Moore – The Simpsons: “‘Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky”
Rob Renzetti – My Life As A Teenage Robot: “Ragged Android”
Genndy Tartakovsky – Samurai Jack: “The Birth of Evil”
Darrell Van Citters – Captain Sturdy: “The Originals”
Effects Animation
Martin Nguyen – Finding Nemo
Justin Ritter – Finding Nemo
Dave Stephens – Haunted Mansion
Jason Wolbert – Brother Bear
Madoka Yasuet – Piglet’s Big Movie
Music in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Collins & Mark Mancina – Brother Bear
Harry Gregson-Williams – Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Thomas Newman – Finding Nemo
Music in an Animated Television Production
Alf Clausen, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Ken Keeler – The Simpsons: “Dude, Where’s My Ranch?”
Robert Kral, Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd – Duck Dodgers: “Shiver Me Dodgers”
Ken Keeler – Futurama: “The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings”
Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion, Andy Sturmer – Teen Titans: “Divide & Conquer”
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Ralph Eggleston – Finding Nemo
Seth Engstrom – Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Bill Perkins – 101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure
Robh Ruppel – Brother Bear
Raymond Zibach – Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Production Design in an Animated Television Production
Seonna Hong – My Life As A Teenage Robot
Joseph Holt – My Life As A Teenage Robot
Scott Wills – Samurai Jack–The Birth of Evil
Mark Whiting – Duck Dodgers
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Holly Forsyth – The Jungle Book 2
Sharon Forward – The Jungle Book 2
Chris Otsuki – The Jungle Book 2
Dave Prince The Jungle Book 2
Dean Roberts – 101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production
Tim Divar – He Man & The Masters of the Universe"Power of Grayskull"
Enrique Braxton May – ChalkZone: "Pumpkin Love”
Kyle Menke – Spider-Man: "Keeping Secrets”
Dave Thomas – The Fairly OddParents: "Pipe Down”
Matt Youngberg – Teen Titans: "Switched”
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Joe Alaskey as the voice of Daffy Duck – Looney Tunes: Back In Action
Jim Cummings as the voice of Kaa – The Jungle Book 2
Ellen DeGeneres as the voice of Dory – Finding Nemo
Miyoko Shoji as the voice of Chiyoko Fujiwara – Millennium Actress
Jeremy Suarez as the voice of Koda – Brother Bear
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Bob Bergen as the voice of Eager Young Space Cadet – Duck Dodgers
Jeff Garcia as the voice of Sheen Estevez – The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: "Nightmare in Retroville”
Janice Kawaye as the voice of Jenny – My Life As A Teenage Robot
Candi Milo as the voice of Mrs. Wakeman – My Life As A Teenage Robot
Tara Strong as the voice of Dannon O’Mallard – Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Sylvain Chomet – The Triplets of Belleville
Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai – Millennium Actress
Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith – 101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure
Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman – Brother Bear
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, Dave Reynolds – Finding Nemo
Writing in an Animated Television Production
Paul Dini – Justice League: "Comfort & Joy”
Tony Gama-Lobo, Rebecca May – King of the Hill: "Reborn to be Wild”
Patric Verrone – Futurama: "The Sting”
William Waldner – Captain Sturdy: "The Originals”
Matt Warburton – The Simpsons: "Three Gays of the Condo”
Juried Awards
June Foray Award – Significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation
Martha Sigall
Winsor McCay Award – Recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation
Gene Deitch, John Hench and Thurl Ravenscroft
Ub Iwerks Award
Scott Johnston
Certificate of Merit
David Derks and Mike Judge/Don Hertzfeldt (Team)
