El sabado pasado se celebró en Los Angeles los premios Annie (cosiderados los Oscar de la animación). Carlos Grangel se llevó la estatuilla al mejor diseño de personajes por "Spirit".
Carlos Grangel que actualmente vive y trabaja en Barcelona es autor de los personajes tan conocidos como "El principe de egipto" o "El dorado".
Otro animador español, Sergio Pablos estaba nominado a mejor animación de personajes por "El planeta del tesoro".
Por otro lado, la genial producción japonesa "El viaje de Chihiro" ganó el Annie a mejor largometraje de animación.
Aquí tenéis una relación de todos los nominados y premiados (en negrita):
PRODUCTION CATEGORIES
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Home Video Production
"Land Before Time: Journey To Big Water" Universal Cartoon Studios
"Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun" A Nelvana Limited/Sparkling* Co-Production
"VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas" Big Idea Productions
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject
"Night of the Living Doo" Cartoon Network
"The Groovenians" Cartoon Network Studios
"The Tortoise and the Hare" Ray Harryhausen & Screen Novelties International
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Commercial
"Arrow" Lugz Shoes - Psyop
"Catch" AT&T - Acme Filmworks
"Courage" Cartoon Network - Cartoon Network
"Don't Mess" Dodge - Renegade Animation
"Every Move You Make" Sinai Hospital - Acme Filmworks
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production
"Disney's Kim Possible" Walt Disney Television Animation
"The Flinstones On The Rocks" Cartoon Network Studio
"Futurama" Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
"Invader Zim" Nickelodeon
"The Simpsons" Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production Produced for Children
"Disney's Kim Possible" Walt Disney Television Animation
"The Proud Family" Jambalaya Studios
"Rocket Power" Klasky Csupo
"Rolie Polie Olie" A Nelvana Limited/Sparkling* Co-Production
"Stanley" Cartoon Pizza, Inc.
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
"Ice Age" 20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios
"Lilo and Stitch" Walt Disney Pictures
"Miyazaki's Spirited Away" Studio Ghibli
"Monsters, Inc." Pixar Animation Studios
"Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" DreamWorks
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT
Character Animation
John Kahrs "Monsters, Inc."
Alex Kupershmidt "Lilo and Stitch"
Sergio Pablos "Treasure Planet"
Doug Sweetland "Monsters, Inc."
Mike Thurmeier "Ice Age"
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Peter de Sève - "Ice Age"
Peter de Sève - "Treasure Planet"
Carlos Grangel - "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
Chris Sanders - "Lilo and Stitch"
Ricky Vega Nierva - "Monsters, Inc."
Character Design in an Animated Television Production
Alex Kirwan "Time Squad - Mission JX4435: Clown Squad"
Dave Kupczyk "Ozzy & Drix"
Lynne Naylor-Reccardi "Samurai Jack Episode VI"
Paul Rudish "Powerpuff Girls - Members Only"
Shannon Tindle "The Proud Family - Forbidden Date"
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Ron Clements, John Musker "Treasure Planet"
Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders "Lilo and Stitch"
Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman "Monsters, Inc."
Hayao Miyazaki "Miyazaki's Spirited Away"
Chris Wedge (Director), Carlos Saldanha (Co-Director), "Ice Age"
Directing in an Animated Television Production
Dave Chlystek "Static Shock - The Big Leagues"
Rich Moore "Futurama - Roswell That Ends Well"
Chris Roman "Disney's Fillmore - To Mar A Stall"
Bruce W. Smith "The Proud Family - A Hero For Halloween"
Guy Vasilovitch "Oh Yeah! Cartoons - The Boy Who Cried Alien"
Effects Animation
Robert Bennett "Lilo and Stitch"
Yancy Lindquist "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
Jamie Lloyd "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
Kee Nam Suong "Treasure Planet"
Garrett Wren "Lilo and Stitch"
Music in an Animated Feature Production
Joe Hisaishi, "Miyazaki's Spirited Away"
Joel McNeely (score composer), Jonatha Brooke (singer/songwriter, "I'll Try"), They Might Be Giants (songwriters, "So To Be One of Us"), "Return to Never Land"
David Newman, "Ice Age"
Randy Newman, "Monsters, Inc."
Alan Silvestri, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu (Score and Song Writers), "Lilo & Stitch"
Music in an Animated Television Production
Guy Moon (composer), Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel (lyricists), "The Fairly Odd Parents"
Van Dyke Parks, Kevin Kiner, Grant Geissman, "Harold and the Purple
Crayon - Blame It on the Rain"
James L. Venable, "Samurai Jack - Episode I"
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Luc Desmarchelier "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
Harley Jessup "Monsters, Inc."
Brian McEntee "Ice Age"
Steven Olds "Treasure Planet"
Ric Sluiter "Lilo and Stitch"
Production Design in an Animated Television Production
Alan Bodner "Disney's Kim Possible"
Dan Krall "Samurai Jack - Episode I"
Rosalina Tchouchev "The Zeta Project"
Dave Wasson "Time Squad - Mission L4439: Keepin' It Real With Sitting Bull"
Scott Wills "Samurai Jack - Episode I"
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Ronnie Del Carmen "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
Larry Leker "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
Simon Wells "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production
Bryan Andrews "Samurai Jack Episode VII"
Todd Britton "Balto 2: Wolf Quest"
Seung Eun Kim "Jackie Chan Adventures - Queen of the Shadowkhan"
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Corey Burton as the voice of Captain Hook "Disney's Return To Neverland"
Daveigh Chase as the voice of Lilo "Lilo and Stitch"
Tim Hodge as the voice of Khalil "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie"
Brian Murray as the voice of John Silver "Treasure Planet"
Emma Thompson as the voice of Captain Amelia "Treasure Planet"
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Corey Burton as the voice of Ludwig Von Drake "Disney's House of Mouse"
Mike MacDonald as the voice of Rip "The Ripping Friends"
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Michael Berg, Michael J. Wilson, Peter Ackerman "Ice Age"
Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders "Lilo and Stitch
Hayao Miyazaki "Miyazaki's Spirited Away"
Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson "Monsters, Inc."
Writing in an Animated Television Production
Kit Boss - King of the Hill "Man Without A Country Club"
Norm Hiscock - King of the Hill "Bobby Goes Nuts"
James E. West II, T. Smith III "The Proud Family - I Had A Dream"
JURIED AWARDS
June Foray Award - significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation.
Girard R. Miller
Winsor McCay Award - Recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation
• Gene Hazelton
• Floyd Norman
• Robert and Richard Sherman
Special Achievement Annie - For Service to the American Animation Industry.
Lou Scheimer
Certificate Of Merit
• Frank Gladstone
•The Walter Lantz Foundation
