36th Annie Awards


The 36th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation for 2008, were held on January 30, 2009, at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. Below is a list of announced nominees. Kung Fu Panda received the most awards with 10, winning nearly all of its nominations, albeit amid controversy.

Production nominees

Nominations announced on December 1, 2008.

Best Animated Feature">Annie Award for Best Animated Feature">Best Animated Feature

Kung Fu Panda

Annie Award for Best Home Entertainment Production

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject

Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death

Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial

United Airlines "Heart"
  • * Giant Monster
  • * Long Legs Mr. Hyde
  • * Rotofugi: The Collectors
  • * Sarah

Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

Best Animated Television Production for Children

Avatar: The Last AirbenderNickelodeon

Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game

Kung Fu Panda

Individual Achievement

Animated Effects

Li-Ming Lawrence Lee – Kung Fu Panda

Character Animation in a Feature Production

James Baxter – Kung Fu Panda

Character Animation in a Television Production

Pierre Perifel – Secrets of the Furious Five

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

Nico MarletKung Fu Panda

Character Design in an Animated Television Production

Nico MarletSecrets of the Furious Five

Directing in an Animated Feature Production

John Stevenson and Mark OsborneKung Fu Panda

Directing in an Animated Television Production

Joaquim Dos SantosAvatar: The Last Airbender: "Sozin’s Comet: Into the Inferno"

Music in an Animated Feature Production

Hans Zimmer & John PowellKung Fu PandaDreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John PowellSecrets of the Furious FiveDreamWorks Animation

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

Tang Heng Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

Tang Heng Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

Jennifer Yuh NelsonKung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

Chris Williams Glago's Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios
  • * Butch HartmanFairly OddParents "Mission: Responsible" – Nickelodeon
  • * Andy Kelly – Ni Hao, Kai-Lan "Twirly Whirly Flyers" – Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
  • * Andy Schuhler – Secret of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
  • * Eddie Trigueros The Mighty B! "Name Shame"– Nickelodeon

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

Dustin Hoffman – Voice of Shifu – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
  • * Ben Burtt – Voice of WALL-E – WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
  • * James Hong – Voice of Mr. Ping – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
  • * Ian McShane – Voice of Tai Lung – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
  • * Mark Walton – Voice of Rhino – Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

Ahmed Best – Voice of Jar Jar BinksRobot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIShadowMachine
  • * Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Peter Griffin – Family Guy "I Dream of Jesus" – Fox TV Animation/Fuzzy Door Productions
  • * Dwight Schultz – Voice of Mung Daal – Chowder "Apprentice Games" – Cartoon Network Studios

Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Jonathan Aibel & Glenn BergerKung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation

Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells, Breckin MeyerRobot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIShadowMachine
  • * Joel H. CohenThe Simpsons "The Debarted" – Gracie Films/Fox TV
  • * Scott Kreamer – El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera "Mustache Love" – Nickelodeon
  • * Paul McEvoy and Todd BergerSecrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
  • * Chris WilliamsGlago's Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Juried award winners