38th Annie Awards


The 38th Annual Annie Awards honoring the best in animation of 2010 was held February 5, 2011, at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon was the big winner winning 10 out of its 15 nominations, sparking a big controversy over Disney and Pixar's boycott.

Production nominees

Nominations announced on December 6, 2010.

Best Animated Feature

How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks AnimationDespicable Me – Illumination EntertainmentTangled – Walt Disney PicturesThe Illusionist – Django FilmsToy Story 3 – Disney/Pixar

Best Animated Short Subject

Day & Night – Disney/PixarCoyote Falls - Warner Bros. AnimationEnrique Wrecks the World - House of ChaiThe Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger - Plymptoons StudioThe Renter - Jason Carpenter

Best Animated Television Commercial

Children's Medical Center - DUCK Studios
  • Frito Lay Dips "And Then There Was Salsa" - LAIKA/house
  • ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Winter Olympic Interstitial "Speed Skating" - DreamWorks Animation
  • McDonald's "Spaceman Stu" - DUCK Studios & Kompost
  • Pop Secret "When Harry Met Sally" - Nathan Love

Best Animated Television Production

Futurama - The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox TelevisionScared Shrekless - DreamWorks AnimationKung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks AnimationStar Wars: The Clone Wars “Arc Troopers” - Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.The Simpsons - Gracie Films

Best Animated Television Production for Children

SpongeBob SquarePants – NickelodeonAdventure Time - Cartoon Network StudiosCloudbread – GIMCFanboy & Chum Chum - Nickelodeon, FrederatorRegular Show - Cartoon Network Studios

Best Animated Video Game

Limbo – PlaydeadHeavy Rain - Quantic DreamKirby's Epic Yarn - Good-Feel & HAL LaboratoryShank - Klei Entertainment Inc.

Individual Achievement Categories

Animated Effects in an Animated Production

Brett Miller - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production

David Pate - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Feature Production

Gabe Hordos - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
  • Mark Donald - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
  • Anthony Hodgson - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation
  • Jakob Hjort Jensen - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
  • David Torres - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

Ryan Page - Alice in Wonderland

Character Design in a Television Production

Ernie Gilbert - T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon

Character Design in a Feature Production

Nico Marlet - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Television Production

Tim Johnson - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
  • Bob Anderson - The Simpsons - Gracie Films
  • Peter Chung - Firebreather - Cartoon Network Studios
  • Duke Johnson - Frankenhole: Humanitas – ShadowMachine
  • Gary Trousdale - Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Feature Production

Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Music in a Television Production

Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker - SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon

Music in a Feature Production

John Powell - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in a Television Production

Richie Sacilioc - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
  • Alan Bodner - Neighbors from Hell - 20th Century Fox Television
  • Barry Jackson - Firebreather - Cartoon Network Studios
  • Pete Oswald - Doubtsourcing - Badmash Animation Studios
  • Scott Wills - Sym-Bionic Titan - Cartoon Network Studios

Production Design in a Feature Production

Pierre Olivier Vincent - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
  • Yarrow Cheney - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
  • Eric Guillon - Despicable Me - Illumination Entertainment
  • Dan Hee Ryu - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Peter Zaslav - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in a Television Production

Fred Gonzales - T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon
  • Sean Bishop - Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation
  • Tom Owens - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
  • Dave Thomas - Fairly OddParents – Nickelodeon

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

Tom Owens - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
  • Alessandro Carloni - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
  • Paul Fisher - Shrek Forever After - DreamWorks Animation
  • Catherine Yuh Rader - Megamind - DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

Jay Baruchel as Hiccup - How To Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Television Production

James Hong as Mr. Ping - Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation

Writing in a Television Production

Geoff Johns, Matthew Beans, Zeb Wells, Hugh Sterbakov, Matthew Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Douglas Goldstein, Tom Root, Dan Milano, Kevin Shinick & Hugh Davidson - "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III" – ShadowMachine

Writing in a Feature Production

William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders - How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation
  • Michael Arndt - Toy Story 3 – Pixar
  • Sylvain Chomet - The Illusionist – Django Films
  • Dan Fogelman - Tangled - Disney
  • Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons - Megamind – DreamWorks Animation