Precursor: 22nd Annie Awards Nominations (2013)

After a few years where DreamWorks dominated these awards, Disney & Pixar have done exceptionally well once again. Tying for the most nominated gives them added respectability. The Wind Rises makes an appearance, but without Miyazaki in Best Director. Apparently, his time at the top of the animation heap has finally come to an end, being pushed out by computer animation. His film isn’t likely to win based solely on his film’s lack of nominations. However, never count him out entirely. At this point, Frozen looks to be nigh unbeatable here. (Commentary added 12:27a, 12/2/13)

Nomination Tallies

(10) Frozen, Monsters University
(9) Despicable Me 2, The Croods
(6) Ernest & Celestine, Turbo
(5) Epic
(3) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, The Wind Rises

The Nominations

Best Animated Feature

A Letter to Momo
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
Monsters University
The Croods
The Wind Rises

Best Animated Short Subject

Despicable Me 2 – Puppy
Get A Horse!
Gloria Victoria
My Mom is an Airplane
The Numberlys

Best Animated Effects, Animation

Alen Lai, David Quirus, Diego Garzon Sanchez, Ilan Gabai – Epic
David Jones – Dragons: Defenders of Berk
Joshua Jenny, Jason Johnston, Matthew Wong, Eric Froemling, Enrique Vila – Monsters University
Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer – The Croods
Greg Gladstone, Nikita Pavlov, Allen Ruilova, Matt Titus, Can Yuksel – Turbo

Best Animated Effects, Live Action

Jonathan Paquin, Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, Adrien Toupet – Man Of Steel
Ben O’Brien, Karin Cooper, Lee Uren, Chris Root – Star Trek: Into Darkness
Dan Pearson, Jay Cooper, Jeff Grebe, Amelia Chenoweth – Star Trek: Into Darkness
Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran, Florian Witzel – Pacific Rim

Best Character Animation, Animated Feature

Thom Roberts – Epic
Jonathan Del Val – Despicable Me 2
Jakob Jensen – The Croods
John Chun Chiu Lee – Monsters University
Kitaro Kosaka – The Wind Rises
Tony Smeed – Frozen
Patrick Imbert – Ernest & Celestine

Best Character Animation, Live Action Feature

Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Gollum
Dave Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chan, Matthew Cioffi, Guillame Francois – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Goblin King
Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins, Kyle Winkelman – Pacific Rim

Best Character Design

Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore – The Croods
Sylvain Deboissy, Shannon Tindle – Turbo
Craig Kellman – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2
Chris Sasaki – Monsters University
Christophe Lourdelet – A Monster in Paris
Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2
Bill Schwab – Frozen

Best Directing

Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco – The Croods
David Soren – Turbo
Chris Wedge – Epic
Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier – Ernest & Celestine
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee – Frozen

Best Music

Alan Silvestri – The Croods
Henry Jackman – Turbo
Mark Mothersbaugh – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2
Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2
Danny Elfman – Epic
Randy Newman – Monsters University
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck – Frozen
Dominic Lewis – Free Birds

Best Production Design

Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique R. Louis – The Croods
Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2
Michael Knapp, Greg Couch, William Joyce – Epic
Zaza, Zyk – Ernest & Celestine
Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi – Monsters University
Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley – Frozen

Best Storyboarding

Steven MacLeod – The Croods
Eric Favela – Despicable Me 2
Dean Kelly – Monsters University
Jason Hand – Planes
John Ripa – Frozen

Best Voice Acting

Paul Giamatti as the voice of Chet – Turbo
Terry Crews as the voice of Earl – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2
Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lucy – Despicable Me 2
Steve Carell as the voice of Gru – Despicable Me 2
Pierre Coffin as the voice of Minions – Despicable Me 2
Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike – Monsters University
Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf – Frozen

Best Writing

Daniel Pennac – Ernest & Celestine
Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon – Monsters University
Miyazaki Hayao – The Wind Rises
Jennifer Lee – Frozen

Best Editing

Darren Holmes – The Croods
James Ryan – Turbo
Fabienne Alvarez-Giro – Ernest & Celestine
Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom – Monsters University
Jeff Draheim – Frozen