"Wreck-It Ralph" Tops 2013 Annie Awards

by Leroy Douresseaux

At the 40th Annual Annie Awards, Wreck-It Ralph won "Best Animated Feature of 2012," and the Annie Awards' equivalent of a "best director" prize went to Wreck-It Ralph's director, Rich Moore.  After also winning the "best animated feature" at the Producers Guild Awards, perhaps, Wreck-It Ralph is the favorite to win best animated feature Oscar.

The 40th Annual Annie Awards took place on February 2, 2013 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, California.

40th (2013) Annual Annie Awards Winners:

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature
•Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Animated Special Production
•Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem – Illumination Entertainment

Best Animated Short Subject
•Paperman – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Commercial
•NO NOMINATIONS

Best Animated Television Production For Preschool Children
•Bubble Guppies ‘A Tooth on the Looth’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Production For Children
•Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television Production
•Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ - Stoopid Buddy Studios

Best Animated Video Game
•Journey – Sony Computer Entertainment America

Best Student Film
•Head Over Heels – Timothy Reckart

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production
•Andy Hayes, Carl Hooper, David Lipton - Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
•Jerome Platteaux, John Sigurdson, Ryan Hopkins, Raul Essig, Mark Chataway ‘The Avengers’ – Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•Dan Driscoll ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production
•Travis Knight “ParaNorman’ – LAIKA/Focus Features

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production
•Erik de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl ‘Life of Pi - Tiger’ – Rhythm & Hues Studio

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•Robert Valley ‘Disney Tron: Uprising: The Renegade, Part I’ – Disney TV Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
•Heidi Smith ‘ParaNorman’ – LAIKA/Focus Features

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•John Eng ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: Animal House’ – DreamWorks Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production
•Rich Moore ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•John Paesano ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production
•Henry Jackman, Skrillex, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston, Yasushi Akimoto ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•Alberto Mielgo ‘Tron: Uprising: The Stranger’ – Disney TV Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
•Steve Pilcher ‘Brave’ – Pixar Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•Doug Lovelace ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man’ – DreamWorks Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
•Johanne Matte ‘Rise of the Guardians’ – DreamWorks Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines ‘Gravity Falls: Tourist Trapped’ – Disney TV Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
•Alan Tudyk as King Candy ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•Trey Parker – ‘South Park: Jewpacabra’ – Central Productions

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production
•Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee - Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
•Hugo Morales, Adam Arnold, Davrick Waeden, Otto Ferraye ‘Kung Fu Panda - Enter the Dragon’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
•Nicholas C. Smith, A.C.E, Robert Grahamjones, A.C.E., David Suther ‘Brave’ – Pixar Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS:
Winsor McCay Award — Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn

June Foray Award — Howard Green

Ub Iwerks Award — Toon Boom Animation Pipeline