DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon dominated the nominations list for the 38th annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards is a prestigious international recognition on the years best of the best in the animation movie. Organized by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, once again, the nomination list has churned up some controvery yet again.
With How to Train Your Dragon garnered 15 nominations, there are some outcry over Pixar’s Toy Story 3 which only managed a distant 3 nominations. That’s weird – since Toy Story 3 has an almost 100% universal acclaimed and is one of those that will received a nod for Best Picture in the upcoming Academy awards.
Earlier this year, Disney and Pixar announced that they would no longer join the Annie Awards because of their concerns over how the event is to be judged. Apparently, anyone who bought a membership is eligible to vote and for that practice has given DreamWorks a huge advantage over the years. Nevertheless, it is important to note that 2008’s Wall-E lost out to Kung Fu Panda but 2009 saw Pixar’s Up into the victory.
According to THR:
ASIFA-Hollywood president Antran Manoogian said that while anyone can join ASIFA, only animation professionals are eligible to vote under a new rule established for this year's competition.The Annie Awards will be presented on February 5 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, Los Angeles. Here are some of the nominations up for grab:
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Despicable Me – Illumination Entertainment
How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorkS Animation
Tangled – Disney
The Illusionist – Django Films
Toy Story 3 – Disney/Pixar
BEST ANIMATED SHORT SUBJECT
Coyote Falls – Warner Bros Animation
Day & Night – Pixar
Enrique Wrecks the World - House of Chai
The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger - Plymptoons Studio
The Renter - Jason Carpenter
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Futurama - The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Kung Fu Panda Holiday - DreamWorks Animation
Scared Shrekless - DreamWorks Animation
Star Wars: The Clone Wars “Arc Troopers” - Lucasfilm Animation, Ltd.
The Simpsons - Gracie Films
For more of the nomination list, the complete list can be obtained from THR.