37th Annie Awards


The 37th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation for 2009, were held on February 6, 2010, at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.

Production category nominees

Nominations announced on December 1, 2009

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

UpCloudy with a Chance of MeatballsCoralineFantastic Mr. FoxThe Princess and the Frog

Best Home Entertainment Production

Futurama: Into the Wild Green YonderCurious George: A Very Monkey ChristmasGreen Lantern: First FlightOpen Season 2

Best Animated Short Subject

Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5 - shadowMachinePups of Liberty - Picnic PicturesSanta, The Fascist Years - PlymptoonsThe Rooster, the Crocodile and the Night Sky - Barley FilmsThe Story of Walls - Badmash Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Commercial

Spanish Lottery - "Deportees" - Acme Filmworks

Best Animated Television Production

Prep and Landing - ABC Family/Walt Disney Animation StudiosGlenn Martin, DDS - Tornante/Cuppa Coffee Studios/Rogers CommunicationsMerry Madagascar - DreamWorks AnimationThe Simpsons - 20th Century Fox/Gracie Films

Best Animated Television Production for Children

The Penguins of Madagascar - Nickelodeon Productions/DreamWorks AnimationMickey Mouse Clubhouse - Disney Television AnimationSpongeBob SquarePants - Nickelodeon ProductionsThe Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack - Cartoon Network StudiosThe Mighty B! - Nickelodeon Productions/Polka Dot Pictures/Paper Kite Productions

Individual achievement category nominees

Animated Effects

The Princess and the Frog - James MansfieldCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Tom KluyskensMonsters vs. Aliens - Scott Cegielski9 – Alexander FeiginUp - Eric Froemling

Character Animation in a Television Production

Character Design in a Feature Production

Coraline – Shane PrigmoreCoraline – Shannon TindleUp – Daniel Lopez Munoz

Character Design in a Television Production

Bill Schwab - Prep & Landing

Directing in a Television Production

Bret Haaland – The Penguins of Madagascar – Launchtime
  • Pam Cooke, Jansen Yee – American Dad: Brains, Brains & Automobiles
  • Rob Fendler – Popzilla
  • John Infantino, J. G. Quintel – The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Candy Casanova
  • Jennifer Oxley – ''The Wonder Pets: Help The Monster''

Directing in a Feature Production

Pete Docter – Up

Music in a Television Production

Michael Giacchino - Prep & Landing
Kevin Kiner - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Weapons Factory
Guy Moon - The Fairly OddParents: Wishology - The Big Beginning ‹https://annieawards.org/legacy/37th-annie-awards›

Music in a Feature Production

Coraline – Bruno CoulaisPonyo on the Cliff by the Sea – Joe HisaishiIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – John PowellUp – Michael Giacchino

Production Design in a Television Production

Mac George - Prep & Landing
Andy Harkness - Prep & Landing
Janice Kubo - Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Production Design in a Feature Production

Coraline – Tadahiro Uesugi9 – Christophe VacherCoraline – Chris AppelhansThe Princess and the Frog – Ian Gooding

Voice Acting in a Television Production

SpongeBob's Truth or Square - Tom KennyMerry Madagascar - Danny JacobsChowder: The Dinner Theater - Nicky JonesChowder: The Party Cruse - Dwight SchultzMerry Madagascar - Willow Smith

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

The Princess and the Frog - Jennifer CodyCoraline - Dawn FrenchMonsters vs. Aliens - Hugh LaurieIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - John LeguizamoThe Princess and the Frog - Jenifer Lewis

Writing in a Feature Production

Fantastic Mr. Fox – Wes Anderson and Noah BaumbachAstro Boy – David Bowers and Timothy HarrisCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – Phil Lord and Christopher MillerUp – Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy and Bob Peterson

Juried award winners