This Saturday, November 2, The Animation Guild will host the 2019 Golden Awards luncheon (11 a.m.-4 p.m., Pickwick Gardens Magnolia Terrace in Burbank). This unique event celebrates animation artists, writers and technicians who have dedicated more than 50 years to the craft. The 2019 event marks 35 years since the first Golden Awards ceremony was held.
This year, TAG will present Golden Awards to 26 honorees:
Robert Alvarez
Dale Baer
Jane Baer
Sandra Benanati
David Brain
Jan Browning
Dale Case
Vicki Casper
Phil Cummings
Barbara Donatelli
Jerry Eisenberg
William Exter
Karl Fischer
Bob Foster
Milton Gray
Bill Hutten
Sylvia Keulen
Larry Leichliter
Mircea Mantta
Floyd Norman
Philip Phillipson
Bob Richardson
Kitty Schoentag
Eric Semones
Marianne Tucker
Dennis Venizelos
Tim Walker
Carla Washburn
The Animation Guild, also known as Local 839 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), was founded in 1952. As a labor union, TAG represents more than 5,000 artists, technicians and writers in the animation industry, advocating for workers to improve wages and conditions.
Learn more at animationguild.org.
