Megan Ring to Lead Production for Viacom Media Networks

Megan Ring to Lead Production for Viacom Media Networks

September 24, 2018 12:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK -- Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today announced the appointment of Megan Ring as Executive Vice President (EVP), Production, Viacom Media Networks, effective immediately. She will report to Sarah Levy, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Viacom Media Networks.

In this newly created role, Ring will oversee domestic production for scripted, unscripted, short-form and live events across Viacom’s brand portfolio – including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, CMT, TV Land, Paramount Network and BET, and the studio production units launched by Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV – as well as for Viacom Digital Studios (VDS). She will work closely with creative executives, producers, and other partners across the organization to manage all aspects of Viacom’s production needs, from development to post-production, including with respect to budgeting, scheduling and staffing.

“Megan is a seasoned production executive with a proven record of ensuring Viacom shows are produced at the highest quality, on time and on budget,” said Levy. “As our brands accelerate their push into new distribution platforms and models, having someone as whip-smart and savvy as Megan at the helm of production further ensures our company’s continued success.”

Ring most recently served as Senior Vice President (SVP), Production, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT. Before joining Comedy Central in 2003, Ring was a freelance Producer/Line Producer with a focus on independent dramas and children’s entertainment, often involving production overseas. She began her career at Fast Forward Productions, a post-production facility, before holding a staff position with the independent production company Tapestry Films. She has also been involved with projects at iFilm.com and Fox TV Studios. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the Catholic University of America.

About Viacom

Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling entertainment content - including television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, games, consumer products, podcasts, live events and social media experiences - for audiences in 183 countries. Viacom's media networks, including Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, VH1, TV Land, CMT, Logo, Channel 5 (UK), Telefe (Argentina), Colors (India) and Paramount Channel, reach approximately 4.3 billion cumulative television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. Paramount Television develops, finances and produces original programming for television and digital platforms.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/viacom.

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MTV Networks Latin America Wins Miami-Dade County's First Filming Grant For Nickelodeon's 'I Am Frankie' Season 2

Florida - The first production to gain funding under Miami-Dade County’s new film incentive program is a 20-episode MTV Networks Latin America television series continuation. The incentives are geared to fill a gap left when Florida dropped its own film incentives system, a change that sent filming activity and employment in the state into a tailspin.

I Am Frankie

County commissioners acting on a committee’s recommendation approved the maximum incentive, $100,000, under the new county program created last July to Nickelodeon's I Am Frankie Season 2.

The commission’s Economic Development and Tourism Committee recommended the grant award on Thursday, December 14, 2017 and commissioners in a late addition to their agenda approved the grant five days later.

A second MTV Networks Latin America series, 75 one-hour episodes of Club 57, was also recommended for approval and was to have come before the same county committee in December but before the meeting withdrew its application.

For the second season of I Am Frankie, the network, a subsidiary of Viacom, is projecting 50 production days for the half-hour show with a total expenditure of $5.4 million. The network proposes to produce 80% of the productions in Miami and employ 96 county residents, beginning this month, with principal photography starting Monday, March 12.

The cast of I Am Frankie

The show, Deputy Mayor Jack Osterholt told commissioners via memo, centers on Frankie Gaines, who looks perfectly normal “but harbors a big secret: She functions as a high-tech computer, complete with internet access, extensive memory and more.”

“There’s a lot of interest out there for 2018, especially from independent film producers. We urge them to apply” for the incentive program, county Office of Film and Entertainment chief Sandy Lighterman told Miami Today before the grant award.

Citing the loss of millions in revenues in the county “in the absence of state incentives,” Commissioner Sally Heyman proposed the program in June.

To be eligible, companies must spend at least $1 million, film at least 70% of the production here, and hire at least 80% of vendors and contractors locally to receive a tax rebate not to exceed $100,000 per production.

Each year between 2010 and 2016, when Florida had a strong incentive program, film, television, digital media and other productions spent $160 million to $406 million in Miami-Dade, Ms. Heyman’s ordinance said. But after refusing to add new funding to the incentive program for four consecutive years, the state Legislature allowed it to end in 2016.

The grant application for I Am Frankie season two said approval of the tax rebate would be a determining factor in whether to film here or elsewhere. It listed Los Angeles and Atlanta as competitors for the project. In their application, MTV Networks Latin America also said that I Am Frankie season two would be photographed in various locations around Miami-Dade County, if successful.

In I Am Frankie Season 2, Frankie (Alex Hook) finally is fitting in and exploring what it means to be human with the help of her best friend, Dayton (Nicole Alyse Nelson). Things quickly become complicated when a new android arrives at Sepulveda High and the world learns that androids exist. And when WARPA comes back with a new threat, Frankie must struggle to keep her true identity a secret and keep her friends and family safe.

Club 57

The Club 57 series that withdrew its application had listed alternative locations in Colombia and Mexico. Its application cited an expenditure of more than $6.8 million, employing 110 Miami-Dade residents for the projected nine-month production period and producing 80% of the project in the area.

Both series will air on Nickelodeon: Filmed in the new state-of-the-art Viacom International Studios in Miami, I am Frankie was originally produced as Yo Soy Franky by Nickelodeon Latinoamérica in Colombia. The series is created by renowned Argentine writer Marcela Citterio. I am Frankie is produced by Paradiso Pictures and Nickelodeon Latin America, and airs on Nickelodeon channels worldwide; and Club 57 will be made for Nickelodeon Latinoamérica and Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil).

More Nick: Viacom Americas Working On Two New Nickelodeon Shows: 'Club 57' And 'Noobees'!

Original source: Miami Today.

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Nickelodeon's 'I Am Frankie' Season 2 To Begin Production During Early 2018

Florida - A 20-episode MTV Networks Latin America television series continuation heads the line to become the first recipient in Miami-Dade County’s new film incentive program, approved in July 2017.

I Am Frankie

Nickelodeon's “I Am Frankie Season 2” is to come before the county commission’s Economic Development and Tourism Committee today (12/14) to seek the maximum incentive, $100,000. The county administration has recommended approval.

A second series by the same network. 75 one-hour episodes of Club 57, was also recommended for approval and was to have come before the same committee today but before the meeting requested a withdrawal of its application. The future of the project, which was slated to begin production in January 2018, is currently unknown.

For the second season of I Am Frankie, Nickelodeon, a subsidiary of Viacom, is projecting 50 production days for the half-hour show with a total expenditure of $5.4 million. The network proposes to produce 80% of the productions in Miami and employ 96 county residents, beginning in early January, with principal photography starting Monday, March 12.

The show, said Deputy Mayor Jack Osterholt in a memo to commissioners, centers on Frankie Gaines (Alex Hook), who looks like any other human girl “but harbors a big secret: She functions as a high-tech computer, complete with internet access, extensive memory and more.”

In Season 2, Frankie finally is fitting in and exploring what it means to be human with the help of her best friend, Dayton (Nicole Alyse Nelson). Things quickly become complicated when a new android arrives at Sepulveda High and the world learns that androids exist. And when WARPA comes back with a new threat, Frankie must struggle to keep her true identity a secret and keep her friends and family safe.

“There’s a lot of interest out there for 2018, especially from independent film producers. We urge them to apply” for the incentive program, county Office of Film and Enertainment chief Sandy Lighterman recently told Miami Today.

Citing the loss of millions in revenues in Miami-Dade “in the absence of state incentives,” county Commissioner Sally Heyman proposed the program in June. To be eligible, companies must spend at least $1 million, film at least 70% of the production here, and hire at least 80% of vendors and contractors locally to receive a tax rebate not to exceed $100,000 per production.

“Everyone wants this done,” Ms. Heyman told one commission meeting before the incentive was approved. “My colleagues and I kept waiting for the state to step up and entice the industry back, especially to South Florida.”

Each year between 2010 and 2016 – when Florida had a well-funded incentive program – film, television, digital media and other productions spent $160 million to $406 million in Miami-Dade, her ordinance said. In addition to local crew salaries, auxiliary spending benefitted hotels, restaurants, suppliers and other businesses.

A 2012 study by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau found that television shows and movies filmed in the region reached more than 1.5 billion viewers, for an advertising value of $405 billion.

That same year, a study by the Visit Florida tourism board revealed that 23% of people interviewed reported that seeing a movie or television series filmed in the state guided their decision to travel to Florida.

But after refusing to add new funding to the incentive program for four consecutive years, the Florida Legislature allowed it to end in 2016
“This program is intended to reverse Miami-Dade County’s fortunes by increasing the number of television, film and entertainment productions shot and produced in Miami-Dade County,” Ms. Heyman’s ordinance said. “It is anticipated that this will ultimately stop many of the remaining jobs supported by the industry from leaving to other locations, and also create new job opportunities.”

The application for I Am Frankie says approval of the tax rebate is a determining factor in whether to film in Miami or elsewhere. It lists Los Angeles and Atlanta as competitors for the project.

Club 57

The Club 57 series that withdrew its application had listed alternative locations in Colombia and Mexico. Its application cited an expenditure of more than $6.8 million, employing 110 Miami-Dade residents for the projected nine-month production period and producing 80% of the project here.

Both series will air on Nickelodeon: I Am Frankie is being produced for Nickelodeon channels worldwide, and is the international adaptation of Yo Soy Franky, which was produced by Nickelodeon Latin America (Latinoamérica) in Colombia; and Club 57 will be made for Nickelodeon Latinoamérica and Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil).

I Am Frankie would be photographed in various locations around Miami-Dade County, the application states.

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Under Construction June 2016 | Inside the Studio | Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Check in on the progress of the brand new Nickelodeon Animation Studio! Set to open in Winter 2016, the new Nick Studios will be a state of the art creative complex in the heart of Burbank...and best of all, it'll be open to the public!:

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Nick Crowns New Nickelodeon Studios Complex With Logo

Construction on the brand-new Nickelodeon Studios is very nearly completed, and to celebrate, the writing team of Nickelodeon's brand new show, The Loud House and Jeff Sornig, an intern on the Nickelodeon animated series Pig Goat Banana Cricket, have shared fantastic photos of Nickelodeon adding one of the most important additions to the exterior of the networks new building - the world famous Nickelodeon logo - on Wednesday 20th April 2016, which you can check below!:

@TheLoudWriters: The new Nick building has officially been branded. It's looking pretty "siiiiiick" as Lincoln's bike gang would say.

@Sornigrafix: The new @NickAnimation building got a splash of awesome installed today! #NickAnimation25.

Set to open in Fall 2016, the new Nickelodeon Studios will be a state of the art creative complex in the heart of Burbank, California...and best of all, it'll be open to the public!

Nickelodeon Nominated For Several Awards In The 43rd Annie Awards

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the fantastic Nickelodeon News on the organizations official website, annieawards.org, that Nickelodeon has been nominated for 17 awards in the 43rd Annie Awards, including for "Harvey Beaks", "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", "Breadwinners", "Sanjay and Craig", "Fresh Beat Band of Spies", "PAW Patrol" and "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water"! Additionally, Nick Jr. UK's popular animated preschool series "Puffin Rock" has also been nominated for two awards in the 43rd Annie Awards!

The Annie Awards is a prestige annual awards show that honors the best in the field of animation. The winners of the 2015 Annie Awards will be announced at a black tie ceremony on Saturday 6th February 2016 at UCLA's Royce Hall.

Below is a full list of 43rd Annie Awards nominees from annieawards.org. Congratulations and good luck to Nickelodeon and everyone nominated in the 43rd Annie Awards!:

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature

Anomalisa - Paramount Pictures
Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios
Shaun the Sheep The Movie - Aardman Animations
The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios
The Peanuts Movie - Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation

Best Animated Special Production

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Warner Bros. Animation
He Named Me Malala - Parkes-MacDonald / Little Door
I Am A Witness - Moonbot Studios
Kite - Epic Games
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck - End of Movie, LLC
Niko and the Sword of Light - Titmouse, Inc. / Amazon Studios

Best Animated Short Subject

Carface - National Film Board of Canada
DISSONANCE - frameboX
If I was God - National Film Board of Canada
On Ice - Google/Evil Eye Pictures
Sanjay's Super Team - Pixar Animation Studios
World of Tomorrow - Don Hertzfeldt

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial

Chex Party Mix: "Holiday Magic" - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Man and Dog - Psyop
Michelin Total Performance: "All the Performances In Every Tire" - Moonbot Studios
We Are All Farmers - Acme Filmworks

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

Bubble Guppies - Episode: 326 - "Super Guppies!" - Nickelodeon Nelvana
PAW Patrol - Episode: 213, Pups Save A MerPup -Spin Master Nickelodeon
Pet er Rabbit - Episode: 216 - The Kitten and Pig Adventure - Nickelodeon Productions Silvergate Media
Sheriff Callie's Wild West - Episode: #201A "The Good, the Bad & the Yo-Yo" - Wild Canary Animation / Disney Junior
Transformers Rescue Bots - Episode: "I Have Heard The Robots Singing" - Hasbro Studios
Tumble Leaf - Episode: Mirror - Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children

Clarence - Episode: Turtle Hats - Cartoon Network
Gravity Falls - Episode: Not What He Seems - Disney Television Animation
Harvey Beaks - Episode: A Day of No To-Do - Nickelodeon
Sanjay & Craig - Episode: Street Dogg - Nickelodeon
Star vs. the Forces of Evil - Episode: Blood Moon Ball - Disney Television Animation
Steven Universe - Episode: Jail Break - Cartoon Network Studios
Wander Over Yonder - Episode: The Breakfast - Disney Television Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production

Bob's Burgers - Episode: Can't Buy Me Math - Twentieth Century Fox Television Bento Box Entertainment
BoJack Horseman - Episode: Brand New Couch - The Tornante Company
Moonbeam City - Episode: Quest for Aquatica - Titmouse, Inc. / Comedy Central
The Simpsons - Episode: Halloween of Horror - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television

Best Animated Feature-Independent

Boy and the World - Filme de Papel
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet - Ventanarosa
The Boy and the Beast - Studio Chizu
When Marnie Was There - Studio Ghibli

Best Student Film

Can I Stay? - Ringling College
Dodoba - Yon Hui Lee
ed - Taha Neyestani
Life Smartphone - Xie Chenglin
Mother - Stephanie Chiew
Nice To Meeteor You - Yizhou Li
Shift - Maria Cecilia Puglesi
The Casebook of Nips & Porkington - Melody Wang

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production

Home - DreamWorks Animation - Effects Lead: Greg Gladstone, Effects Lead: Tim Hoff, Effects Lead: Mark Newport, Effects Lead: Jason Rickwald, Effects Lead: Stephen Wood

Hotel Transylvania 2 - Sony Pictures Animation - Character Effects Supervisor: Chris Logan, Character Effects Supervisor: Brian Casper, Character Effects Lead: Gavin Baxter, Character Effects Lead: William Eckroat

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Effects Artist: Amit Baadkar, Effects Artist: Dave Hale, Effects Artist: Vincent Serritella, Second Unit & Crowds Animation, Supervisor: Paul Mendoza

Minions - Illumination Entertainment - Computer Graphic Supervisor: Frank Baradat, Computer Graphic Supervisor: Antonin Seydoux, Effects Supervisor: Milo Riccarand, Lighting & Composite Supervisor: Nicolas Brack

The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Effects Supervisor: Jon Reisch, Effects Lead: Stephen Marshall

Volumetric Clouds Architect: Magnus Wrenninge, Development & Effects Artist: Michael Hall, Effects Technical Lead: Michael K. O'Brien

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - Paramount Animation - Effects Animation Supervisor: Brice Mallier, FX Animation Supervisor: Paul Buckley, FX Animator: Brent Droog, FX Animator: Alex Whyte, Lead FX Animator: Jonothan Freisler

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

Jurassic World - Animated Effects - Universal Studios / Legendary Pictures - Effects TD Supervisor: Raul Essig,
Digital Artist: Roman Schmidt, Digital Artist: Mark Chataway, Digital Artist: Ryan Hopkins

Marvel's Avengers : Age of Ultron – Sokovia Destruction - Marvel Studios - Creature Sim Supervisor: Michael Balog, Creature Simulation Lead: Jim Van Allen, Effects Simulation Supervisor: Florent Andorra, Effects Lead: Georg Kaltenbrunner

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - Gotham Group 20th Century Fox - FX Supervisor: Ronnie Menahem, CG Supervisor: Pavani Rao Boddapati, Lighting TD: Francois Sugny, Models: Leslie Chan, FX TD: Nicolas Petit

The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies - New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) - WingNut Films 3Foot7, FX Supervisor: Ronnie Menahem, Lead FX TD: Brian Goodwin, FX Supervisor: Jason Lazaroff, Senior Environment Artist: Paul Harris, Lead Modeller: James Ogle

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

Dragons: Race to the Edge - Episode: "Have Dragon Will Travel, Part 2" - DreamWorks Animation Television, Lead Animator: Yong-Zhi Sun, Character: Heather, Windshear, Astrid, Hiccup

Dragons: Race to the Edge - Episode: "Have Dragon Will Travel, Part 1" - DreamWorks Animation Television, Character Animator: Chi-Ho Chan, Character: Heather, Windshear, Dagur, Savage, Hiccup, Toothless, Berserkers

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Episode: Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation, Character Animator: Alfonso Estrada, Character: Buddy, Jovie

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Episode: Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation, Character Animator: Scott Daros, Character: Buddy, Jovie, Fake Santa #1, fake santas

Peter Rabbit - Episode: 216 - The Kitten and Pig Adventure - Nickelodeon Productions Silvergate Media, Character Animator: Maurizio Parimbelli, Character: Peter, Benjamin, Lily, Mittens, Pig Robinson, Ducklings

Turbo FAST - Episode: "Turboldly Go" - DreamWorks Animation Television, Character Animator: Ryan MacNeil
Character: Smoove Move, Chet, Incidental, Characters, EFX

Wander Over Yonder - Episode: The Good Bad Guy - Disney Television Animation, Character Animator: Justin Nichols, Character: Lord Hater

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production

Home - DreamWorks Animation - Animation Supervisor: Mark Donald, Character: Various

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Animator: Allison Rutland, Character: All Characters

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Animator: Travis Hathaway, Character: All Characters

Minions - Illumination Entertainment - Animator: Hichem Arfaoui, Character: Herb & Scarlet Overkill, Kevin, Stuart & Bob

The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Animator: Mark C. Harris, Character: All Characters

The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Animator: K.C. Roeyer, Character: All Characters

The Peanut s Movie - Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation - Lead Animator: BJ Crawford, Character: Multiple Characters

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production

Jurassic World – Indominus Rex - Universal Studios / Legendary Pictures - VFX Animation Supervisor: Glen McIntosh, Associate Animation Supervisor: Kevin Martel, Lead Animator: Kyle Winkelman, Digital Artist: Rodrick Fransham, Creature Supervisor: Kaori Ogino

Marvel's Avengers : Age of Ultron – The Hulk - Marvel Studios - Assoc. Animation Supervisor: Jakub Pistecky, Animator: Gang Trinh, Animator: Craig Penn, Lead Animator: Mickael Coedel, Lead Animator : Yair Gutierrez

Marvel's Avengers : Age of Ultron – Ultron - Marvel Studios - Lead Animator: Peter Tan, Animator: Boonyiki Lim,
Animator: Sachio Nishiyama, Animator: Byounghee Cho, Animator: Roy Tan

The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies - AZOG - New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) - WingNut Films 3Foot7, Animation Supervisor: Aaron Gilman, Senior Facial Modeller: Howard Sly, Lead Animator: Matthew Riordan, Creature TD: Kevin Kelm, Lead Shader TD: Guillaume Francois

The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies - SMAUG - New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) - WingNut Films 3Foot7, Animation Supervisor: David Clayton, Creature Supervisor: Gios Johnston, Senior Modeller: Andreja Vuckovic, Lead Shader TD: Guillaume Francois, Senior Animator: Daniel Zettl

The Revenant – The Bear - Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Anonymous Content, M Productions, Appian Way, RatPac-Dune Entertainment - Animation Supervisor: Matthew Shumway, Lead Digital Artist: Adrian Millington, Digital Artist: Blaine Toderian, Digital Artist: Alexander Poei, Digital Artist: Kevin Lan

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Video Game

Armikrog - Pencil Test Studios, Inc. - Lead Animator: Mike Dietz Character: All Characters

Evolve - 2K Games - Character Animator: David Gibson, Character: Daisy, Goliath, Kraken

Invisible, Inc. - Klei Entertainment Inc. - Character Animator: Bruce Chang, Character: Decker, Central, Nika, Guards

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Breadwinners - Episode: Wrath of the Pizza Lord - Nickelodeon in association with Titmouse Canada
Animation, Inc. - Character Designer: Junpei Takayama, Character: DuckBuhdeuce Pizza Winner A, DuckSwaySway Pizza Winner A, Mushroom, Worker A, Onion Worker A, Pepperoni Worker A, Pizza Lord A, Pizza Lord, Mechanical Arms A, Pizza Lord Muscle A, Pizza Lord Fat A, Pizza Lord Small A, Spider A

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Episode: Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation, Character Designer: Craig Kellman, Character: Buddy, Jovie, Walter Hobbs, Michael Hobbs, Mr. Greenway, Chadwick & Matthews, Santa Claus, Background Characters

Harvey Beaks - Episode: Night Club Night - Nickelodeon - Character Designer: David Tilton Character:
Harvey in Club Suit Harvey in Leotard Club, Dance Circle Bouncer Club Incidentals, Bunny Protest DJ Dade on Sugar Techno, Bear in Club Outfit Jeremy as Bartender, Irving in Apron Miriam in Apron

Pickle and Peanut - Episode: Swim Lessons - Disney Television Animation - Lead Character Design: Tapan Gandhi, Character: Multiple

Pig Goat Banana Cricket - Episode: Pig Goat Banana Cricket High Five! - Nickelodeon
Co-Creator: Dave Cooper Character: Pig, Goat, Banana, Cricket, Captain Sassafras, Mr. Manelli, Dog Cart, Picklemart Mascot, Shragger, Rasta Rat, Love Comet, Burgerstein, Junior Ranger, Sneezy, Butt Monster Angel, Dog Cart, Babies, Design Supervisor: Mike Dougherty, Character: Incidental Store Clerk 0001, Incidental Animal 0049, Sludge Monster, Character Designer: Jennifer Wood, Character: Clerk McGirk I, Adult 0011, Kid
0012, Kid 0008, Adult 0037, Adult 0010, Animal 0052, Prince Mermeow, Animal 0031, Animal 0025, Animal 0016, Animal 0050, Animal 0008, Animal 000,2 Animal 0001, Animal 0007, Animal 0004, Animal 0003, Animal 0059, Animal 0048, Animal 0006, & more, Character Designer: Steve Hirt Character: Junior Ranger Elephant

Pig Goat Banana Cricket - Episode: Miss Cutesy Meow Meows - Nickelodeon - Character Designer: Gordon Hammond, Character: Incidental Scientist Crowd, Treehouse Bot Incidental Cab Driver, Character Designer: Steve Hirt Character: Pig in Picklemart Uniform Psychopath, Giraffe Pigeon Workers Movie Director Clam, Blaster Player 2 President of Planet as Muscle Man Exquisite Frog Incidental Clown, Incidental Production Assistant
Character Designer: Jennifer Wood, Character: Mr. Manelli Goat in Swimwear, Art Director: Mike Dougherty Character: Monster Weasel Banana Bot Dr. Eggplant Face

The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show - Episode: "New Sponsor/ Cleopatra" - DreamWorks Animation Television
Character Design Supervisor: Chris Mitchell, Character: Various, Character Designer: Keiko Murayama, Character: Various

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

Hotel Transylvania 2 - Sony Pictures Animation - Character Designer: Craig Kellman, Character: Dennis, Dennis Bat, Vlad, Wuzzlelumplebum, Brandon, Linda, Mike, Johnny's sister, Character Design: Stephen DeStefano, Character: Kelsey, Cronies

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Character Art Director: Albert Lozano, Character: All Characters, Character Artist: Chris Sasaki Character: All Characters

Minions - Illumination Entertainment - Character Designer: Eric Guillon Character: Herb Overkill, Scarlet Overkill, Minions, Yeti
The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Character Art Director: Matt Nolte Character: All Characters

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Archer - Episode: Edie's Wedding - FX Productions - Director: Bryan Fordney

Disney Mickey Mouse - Episode: Coned - Disney Television Animation - Director: Dave Wasson

Dragons : Race to the Edge - Episode: "Reign of Fireworms" - DreamWorks Animation Television, Director: TJ Sullivan

Elf: Buddy's Musical Chris tmas - Episode: Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation - Director: Mark Caballero, Director: Seamus Walsh

Gravity Falls - Episode: Northwest Mansion Mystery - Disney Television Animation - Director: Matt Braly

Mickey Mouse - Episode: Bottle Shocked - Disney TVA - Director: Heiko Drengenberg

Pickle and Peanut - Episode: Pickle the Falcon Master - Disney Television Animation - Director: Ken Wong

Steven Universe - Episode: The Test - Cartoon Network Studios - Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production

Anomalisa - Paramount Pictures - Director: Charlie Kaufman, Director: Duke Johnson

Extaordinary Tales - Melusine Productions and R&R Communications - Director: Raul Garcia

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Director: Pete Docter

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet - Ventanarosa - Director: Roger Allers

Shaun the Sheep The Movie - Aardman Animations - Director: Mark Burton, Director: Richard Starzak

The Peanut s Movie - Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation - Director: Steve Martino

When Marnie Was There - Studio Ghibli - Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Disney Mickey Mouse - Episode: ¡Feliz Cumpleaños! - Disney Television Animation - Composer: Christopher Willis

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Episode: Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation - Composer/Lyricist: Matthew Sklar, Composer/Lyricist: Christopher Guardino

Puffin Rock - Episode: Night Lights - Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Books - Composer/Lyricist: Einar Tonsberg

Sanjay & Craig - Episode: Street Dogg - Nickelodeon - Lyricist: Nick Bachman, Lyricist: Neil Graf, Composer: Matt Mahaffey, Composer/Lyricist: Jonathan Hylander (Music Editor)

Sheriff Callie's Wild West - Episode: #201A "The Good, the Bad & the Yo-Yo" - Wild Canary Animation / Disney Junior - Composer/Lyricist: Mike Himelstein, Lyricist: Joe Ansolabehere, Composer: Mike Barnett

The Venture Bros: All This And Gargantua-2 - Titmouse, Inc. / Adult Swim
Composer/Lyricist: J.G. Thirlwell

Wander Over Yonder - Episode: The Black Cube - Disney Television Animation - Composer: Andy Bean

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production

Anomalisa - Paramount Pictures - Composer: Carter Burwell

Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem - Warner Bros. Animation - Composer: Kevin Riepl

Boy and the World - Filme de Papel - Composer: Ruben Feffer, Composer: Gustavo Kurlat, Composer: GEM Grupo Experimental de Música, Composer/Lyricist: Emicida (No last name)

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Composer: Michael Giacchino

The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Composer: Mychael Danna, Composer: Jeff Danna

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Dawn of t he Croods - Episode: "Garden of Eaten" - DreamWorks Animation Television - Production Design: Jonathan Pyun, Production Design: Aaron Spurgeon, Production Design: Baptiste Lucas, Production Design: Margaret Wuller, Production Design: Ethan Becker

Fresh Beat Band of Spies - Episode: 107, Singing Pirate - Nickelodeon Productions 6 Point 2 Nelvana - Production Design: Ernie Gilbert, Production Design: Kristin Donner, Production Design: Steve Meyers, Production Design: Fred Gardner, Production Design: David Cole

Gravity Falls - Episode: Xpcveaoqfoxso (Weirdmageddon) - Disney Television Animation - Production Design: Ian Worrel, Production Design: Jeffrey Thompson

Pig Goat Banana Cricket - Episode: Happy Chalawunga! - Nickelodeon - Production Design: Dave Cooper, Production Design: Mike Dougherty, Production Design: Francis Giglio

Pig Goat Banana Cricket - Episode: Prank Thy Neighbor - Nickelodeon - Production Design: Dave Cooper, Production Design: Mike Dougherty, Production Design: Francis Giglio

Puffin Rock - Episode: Night Lights - Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Books - Production Design: Lily Bernard, Production Design: Marie Thorhauge, Production Design: Stefano Scapolan

The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show - Episode: "Peabody's Parents/Galileo" - DreamWorks Animation Televsion - Production Design: Kevin Dart
Production Design: Sylvia Liu, Production Design: Chris Turnham, Production Design: Eastwood Wong

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

Boy and the World - Filme de Papel - Production Design: Alê Abreu

He Named Me Malala - Parkes-MacDonald / Little Room - Production Design: Jason Carpenter

Home - DreamWorks Animation - Production Design: Emil Mitev

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Production Design: Ralph Eggleston

Minions - Illumination Entertainment - Production Design: Eric Guillon

Shaun the Sheep The Movie - Aardman Animations - Production Design: Matt Perry, Production Design: Gavin Lines

The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Production Design: Harley Jessup, Production Design: Sharon Calahan, Production Design: Bryn Imagire, Production Design: Noah Klocek, Production Design: Huy Nguyen

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Adventure Time - Episode: Walnuts & Rain - Cartoon Network Studios - Storyboard Artist: Tom Herpich

Disney Mickey Mouse - Episode: ¡Feliz Cumpleaños! - Disney Television Animation - Storyboard Artist: Alonso Ramirez Ramos

Dragons: Race to the Edge - Episode: Eye of the Beholder (Part 1 and 2) - Dreamworks Animation - Storyboard Artist: Heidi Jo Gilbert

Niko and the Sword of Light - Episode: (pilot) - Titmouse, Inc. / Amazon Studios - Storyboard Artist: Sung Jin Ahn, Storyboard Artist: Ben
Juwono, Storyboard Artist: David Woo, Storyboard Artist: Donna Lee

Steven Universe - Episode: Jail Break - Cartoon Network Studios - Storyboard Artist: Joe Johnston, Storyboard Artist: Jeff Liu, Storyboard Artist: Rebecca Sugar

The Adventures of Puss in Boots - Episode: "Hidden" - DreamWorks Animation Television - Storyboard Artist: Ben Juwono

Wander Over Yonder - Episode: The Breakfast - Disney Television Animation - Storyboard Artist: Justin Nichols

We Bare Bears - Episode: Burrito - Cartoon Network Studios - Storyboard Artist: Madeline Sharafian, Storyboard Artist: Manny Hernandez, Storyboard Artist: Bert Youn

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

Extraordinary Tales - Melusine Productions and R&R Communications - Storyboard Artist: Antonio Santamaria

Hotel Transylvania 2 - Sony Pictures Animation - Storyboard Artist: Mike Smukavic

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Storyboard Artist: Tony Rosenast

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Storyboard Artist: Domee Shi

Minions - Illumination Entertainment - Storyboard Artist: Habib Louati

The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Storyboard Artist: Bill Presing

The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Storyboard Artist: Rosana Sullivan

The Good Dinosaur - Pixar Animation Studios - Storyboard Artist: J.P. Vine, Storyboard Artist: Tony Rosenast, Storyboard Artist: Enrico Casarosa

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Bob's Burgers - Episode: Hawk & Chick - Twentieth Century Fox Television Bento Box Entertainment - Starring: Kristen Schaal Character: Louise, Belcher

Breadwinners - Episode: Movie Ducks - Nickelodeon in association with Titmouse Canada - Animation Inc.
Voiced By: Eric Bauza Character: Buhdeuce

Dawn of the Croods - Episode: "The First Picture Show", "School of Hard - Rocks" - DreamWorks Animation Television - "Lerk": Grey Griffin Character: Lerk

Dawn of t he Croods - Episode: "The First Picture Show," "Mom Genes" - DreamWorks Animation Television - "Amber": Larainne Newman Character: Amber

Pig Goat Banana Cricket - Episode: Underpants-Palooza - Nickelodeon - Voice Actor: Matt Jones Character: Pig

Star vs the Forces of Evil - Episode: Compilation from Series - Disney Television Animation - Alan Tudyk: Alan Tudyk Character: Ludo

The Adventures of Puss in Boots - Episode: Various - DreamWorks Animation Television - "Puss in Boots": Eric Bauza Character: Puss in Boots

Uncle Grandpa - Episode: Uncle Grandpa At The Movies - Cartoon Network Studios - Featured Voice: Kevin Michael Richardson, Character: Mr. Gus

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

Anomalisa - Paramount Pictures - Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh Character: Lisa Hesselman

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Cast: Amy Poehler Character: Joy

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Cast: Phyllis Smith Character: Sadness

Minions - Illumination Entertainment - Cast: Pierre Coffin Character: The Minions

Minions - Illumination Entertainment - Cast: Jon Hamm Character: Herb Overkill

The Peanuts Movie - Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation - Linus: Alex Garfin Character: Linus

The Peanuts Movie - Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation - Lucy: Hadley Belle Miller Character: Lucy

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - Paramount Animation - Cast: Tom Kenny Character: SpongeBob

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Adventure Time - Episode: The Diary - Cartoon Network Studios - Writer: Kent Osborne, Writer: Pendleton Ward, Writer: Jack Pendarvis, Writer: Jillian Tamaki, Writer: Adam Muto

Bob's Burgers - Episode: The Hauntening - Twentieth Century Fox Television Bento Box Entertainment - Writer: Steven Davis, Writer: Kelvin Yu

Gravity Falls - Episode: Not What He Seems - Disney Television Animation - Writer: Alex Hirsch, Writer: Shion Takeuchi, Writer: Josh Weinstein, Writer: Jeff Rowe, Writer: Matt Chapman

The Simpsons - Episode: I Won't Be Home For Christmas - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television - Writer: Al Jean

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Writer: Pete Docter, Writer: Meg LeFauve, Writer: Josh Cooley

Shaun the Sheep The Movie - Aardman Animations - Writer: Mark Burton, Writer: Richard Starzak

When Marnie Was There - Studio Ghibli - Writer: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

All Hail King Julien - Episode: "Body Double" - DreamWorks Animation Television - Nominee: David Craig, Nominee: Jeff Adams

Disney Mickey Mouse - Episode: Coned - Disney Television Animation - Nominee: Illya Owens

Dragons: Race to the Edge - Episode: "Dragon Eye of the Beholder, Part 1" - DreamWorks Animation Television - Nominee: John Laus

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Episode: Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas - Screen Novelties Warner Bros Animation - Nominee: Mike Wright

Lost Treasure Hunt - Episode: Columbus Voyage Revisited - Argosy Film Group - Nominee: Nolan Southerland, Nominee: William Kessler, Nominee: Benjamin Rush

Phineas and Ferb - Episode: Last Day of Summer - Disney Television Animation - Nominee: Anne Harting, Nominee: Shawn Lemmonier, Nominee: Lauren Crist, Nominee: Carmen Woods

Star vs the Forces of Evil - Episode: Storm the Castle - Disney Television Animation - Nominee: Ted Supa

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

Anomalisa - Paramount Pictures - Nominee: Garret Elkins
Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios - Nominee: Kevin Nolting
Kahlil Gibran's T he Prophet - Ventanarosa - Nominee: Jennifer Dolce
Shaun the Sheep The Movie - Aardman Animations - Nominee: Sim Evan-Jones

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay Award – for their career contributions to the art of animation

Joe Ranft
Phil Roman
Isao Takahata

June Foray Award – for their significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation

Don Hahn

Nickelodeon has also been named as a Platinum Sponsor of the 43rd Annie Awards.

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Nickelodeon Studios Construction Update - November 2015

Check in on the progress of the brand new Nickelodeon Animation Studio! Set to open in Fall 2016, the new Nickelodeon Studios will be a state of the art creative complex in the heart of Burbank, California...and best of all, it'll be open to the public!:



The new Nickelodeon Studios will be a state-of-the-art five-story glass structure that will unite the entire Nickelodeon family in a single facility and will be a hub for the entire animation industry.

As the new site will house both live action and Nicktoon productions, the studio will also officially change its name from Nickelodeon Animation Studio to simply Nickelodeon Studios.

The opening will coincide with Nickelodeon Animation's 25th anniversary in 2016 - the networks three original animated series, "Rugrats", "Doug" and "Ren & Stimpy" premiered on Sunday 11th August 1991 - and one of the goals for the new facility is to draw upon that history.

The creative campus is designed as an open and inviting space where employees feel the freedom and inspiration of an artists' retreat. Among the perks will be an on-site restaurant and coffee shop, a central courtyard with designated lecture space and a music room.

A Nickelodeon Studios app will include a rundown of events for the day including guest speakers, tours and screenings, and allow for easy communication and scheduling across all departments. Observing that creative ideas spring more frequently from casual interactions than forced meetings, Nickelodeon wants to seize the opportunity for greater collaboration and mobility between Nick’s various production arms.

More than just a base for Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon will open the studio up to the community with tours and programs targeted at aspiring animators, aficionados of the form and industry professionals.

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Nick Animation Unveils Time-Lapse Video Of The Construction Of The New Nickelodeon Studios

Get a bird's eye view of the future home of the Nickelodeon Animation Studio! Set to open in Fall 2016, the new Nickelodeon Studios, will be a state of the art creative complex in the heart of Burbank... and best of all, it'll be open to the public!:

Under Construction | Inside the Studio | Nickelodeon Animation Studio



The new Nickelodeon Studios will be a state-of-the-art five-story glass structure that will unite the entire Nickelodeon family in a single facility and will be a hub for the entire animation industry.

As the new site will house both live action and Nicktoon productions, the studio will also officially change its name from Nickelodeon Animation Studio to simply Nickelodeon Studios.

The opening will coincide with Nickelodeon Animation's 25th anniversary in 2016 - the networks three original animated series, "Rugrats", "Doug" and "Ren & Stimpy" premiered on Sunday 11th August 1991 - and one of the goals for the new facility is to draw upon that history.

The creative campus is designed as an open and inviting space where employees feel the freedom and inspiration of an artists' retreat. Among the perks will be an on-site restaurant and coffee shop, a central courtyard with designated lecture space and a music room.

A Nickelodeon Studios app will include a rundown of events for the day including guest speakers, tours and screenings, and allow for easy communication and scheduling across all departments. Observing that creative ideas spring more frequently from casual interactions than forced meetings, Nickelodeon wants to seize the opportunity for greater collaboration and mobility between Nick’s various production arms.

More than just a base for Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon will open the studio up to the community with tours and programs targeted at aspiring animators, aficionados of the form and industry professionals.

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Nickelodeon To Open State-Of-The-Art Production Facility In 2016

Variety is reporting the very exciting news in the following article that Nickelodeon is planning to unite the entire Nickelodeon family in a single facility called "Nickelodeon Studios" opening in Burbank, California in 2016!:

Nickelodeon Animation Builds New Facility Just in Time for 25th Anniversary

Nickelodeon Animation Studio has big plans for the future.

With 31 titles currently in production, including live action, movies and shorts, spread out across various L.A. areas from Glendale to Santa Monica, the company aims to unite the entire Nick family in a single facility opening in Burbank next year. And the studio hopes the new state-of-the-art five-story glass structure will become a hub for the entire animation industry.

“This will be the first time all our creative teams are actually together,” says Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon’s president of content development and production. “Currently, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ is being done in Glendale, ‘Dora the Explorer’ in downtown Burbank and ‘SpongeBob’ is housed at the animation studio. It will be the first time these major brands and creative hubs come together under one roof. I think it’s going to create a very exciting time and help next generation of creativity.”

Since the new site will house both live action and toon productions, the studio will also officially change its name from Nickelodeon Animation Studio to simply Nickelodeon Studios.

The opening coincides with Nickelodeon Animation’s 25th anniversary in 2016 — its three original series, “Rugrats,” “Doug” and “Ren & Stimpy” bowed in 1991 — and one of the goals for the new facility is to draw upon that history.

“We will tell our story throughout the whole building,” Hicks says. “When you walk in you’ll see the first creators. Our philosophy is creator-driven content, they are the ones who have a vision and we wrap a studio around them to support that vision.”

The creative campus is designed as an open and inviting space where employees feel the freedom and inspiration of an artists’ retreat. Among the perks: an on-site restaurant and coffee shop, a central courtyard with designated lecture space and a music room.

A Nickelodeon Studios app will include a rundown of events for the day including guest speakers, tours and screenings, and allow for easy communication and scheduling across all departments. Noting that he’s observed that creative ideas spring more frequently from casual interactions than forced meetings, Hicks wants to seize the opportunity for greater collaboration and mobility between Nick’s various production arms.

“We’ve had a lot of success with people going into live action from animation and vice versa,” he says. “We just want to increase that. And increase our student outreach to our internships. To be housed in one area of Los Angeles is the ultimate goal.”

More than just a base for Nickelodeon, Hicks vows to open the studio up to the community with tours and programs targeted at aspiring animators, aficionados of the form and industry pros.

“We want to be a hub of the animation community in California, with lecture series and open houses,” he says. “No matter where you’re from, you can come to Nickelodeon and see a lecture series from one of the greats talking about what they’re doing.”

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Nickelodeon Nominated For Several Awards In The 42nd Annie Awards

The Annie Awards has announced the fantastic Nickelodeon News on the organizations official website, annieawards.org, that the Nickelodeon has been nominated for several awards in the 42nd Annie Awards, an prestige annual awards show which honors the best in animation! The 2014 Annie Awards ceremony will be held on Saturday 31st January 2015 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The 42nd Annie Award nominations, presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, cover film, TV production, commercials, short subjects, video games, student films and honorary and achievement awards. The newest category, character animation in a video game, brings the total awards to 36.

In the Production categories, Nickelodeon Preschools' "Peter Rabbit" and "Wallykazam!" and Nick Jr. UK's "Zack & Quack" have been nominated for the "Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children" award, and Nickelodeon Animation Studio's "The Legend of Korra" has been nominated for the "Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children’s Audience" award.

In the Individual Achievement Categories, Zac Gorman, a storyboard artist and character designer at Nickelodeon Animation Studio, has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" 2014 Annie Award for his work work on Nickelodeon's digital series "Welcome to the Wayne"; Peter Lurye, George Gabriel and Chris Gifford have been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award for their musical work on Nickelodeon Preschool's "Dora and Friends: Into the City!"; Joaquim Dos Santos has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award for "Legend of Korra"; and stand-up comedian, actor, singer, impressionist, voice artist; comedian Carlos Alazraqui has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award for his portrayal of Denzel Q. Crocker (FAIRIES!!) on "Fairly Oddparents"; and Erez Gavish has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award his work on Nick Jr. UK's popular preschool series "Zack and Quack".

Congratulations and good luck to Nickelodeon and everyone nominated in the 42nd Annie Awards!

Below is a full list of 42nd Annie Awards nominees from annieawards.org:

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES___________________________

Best Animated Feature

* Big Hero 6 - 
Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Cheatin' - Plymptoons Studio
* How to Train Your Dragon 2 - DreamWorks Animation
* Song of the Sea - GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
* The Book of Life - Reel FX
* The Boxtrolls - Focus Features/Laika
* The LEGO Movie -Warner Bros. Pictures
* The Tale of The Princess Kaguya - GKIDS/Studio Ghibli

Best Animated Special Production

* Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey - Voyager Pictures LLC
* Dawn of the Dragon Racers - DreamWorks Animation
* How Murray Saved Christmas - Universal Television
* Polariffic - Bent Image Lab
* Toy Story That Time Forgot - Pixar Animation Studios

Best Animated Short Subject

* Coda
- 62 George Street
* Duet
- Glen Keane Productions
* Feast
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Inside Homer - The Simpsons Couch Gag (Episode #549) - Acme Filmworks
* Me and My Moulton
- National Film Board of Canada
* Silent -
Creative Artists Agency
* The Dam Keeper 
- Tonko House LLC
* The Raven - Moonbot Studios

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial

* Citizen M: "Swan Song" - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
* Flight of the Stories - Aardman Animations
* LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham 
- Plastic Wax

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

* Doc McStuffins 
- Disney Channel / Disney XD
* Peter Rabbit - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
* Tumble Leaf
- Amazon Studios
* Wallykazam! - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
* Zack & Quack
- Zodiak Kids

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children’s Audience

* Adventure Time
 - Cartoon Network
* Gravity Falls - 
Disney Television Animation
* Legend of Korra - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
* Over The Garden Wall
 - Cartoon Network
* Wander Over Yonder 
- Disney Television Animation

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Archer
 - FX Networks
* Back To Backspace
- Cartoon Network Studios
* Bob's Burgers
 - Bento Box Entertainment
* Rick and Morty 
- Starburns Industries, Inc.
* Mike Tyson Mysteries 
- Warner Bros. Animation
* Regular Show 
- Cartoon Network Studios
* The Simpsons
 - The Simpsons

Best Animated Video Game

* Forza Horizon 2 - Microsoft - Turn 10 Studios
* Valiant Hearts: The Great War - Ubisoft
* Child of Light - Ubisoft

Best Student Film

* After School - Junyi Xiao
* Dead Over Heels - Jose Matheu
* El Coyote
 - Javier Barboza
* Frog's Legs -
 Katie Tamboer
* My Big Brother 
- Jason Rayner
* Tiny Nomad 
- Toniko Pantoja

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES___________________

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production

* Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik - Big Hero 6 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
* James Jackson, Lucas Janin, Tobin Jones, Baptiste Van Opstal, Jason Mayer - How to Train Your Dragon 2
- DreamWorks Animation
* Fangwei Lee, Krzysztof Rost, Jihyun Yoon, Robert Chen - Mr. Peabody & Sherman -
DreamWorks Animation
* Mitul Patel, Nicolas Delbecq, Santosh Khedkar, Yash Argawal - Penguins of Madagascar
- DreamWorks Animation
* Augusto Schillaci, Erich Turner, Bill Konersman, Chris Rasch, Joseph Burnette - The Book of Life - Reel FX
* Rick Sevy, Peter Vickery, Kent Estep, Peter Stuart, Ralph Procida - The Boxtrolls
 - Focus Features/Laika
* Jayandera Danappal, Matt Ebb, Christian Epunan Hernandez, Danielle Brooks, Raphael Gadot - The LEGO Movie - Warner Bros. Pictures

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

* Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist - Edge of Tomorrow - Sony Pictures Imageworks
* Raul Essig, Karin Cooper, Rick Hankins, Owen Calouro - Noah - 
Industrial Light & Magic
* Charles-Felix Chabert, Daniel La Chapelle, Spencer Lueders, Klaus Seitschek, Chris Messineo - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 
- Sony Pictures Imageworks
* Areito Echevarria, Andreas Soderstrom, Ronnie Menahem, Christoph Sprenger, Kevin Romond - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - 
Weta Digital
* Michael Balog, Jim Van Allen, Rick Hankins, John Hansen - Transformers: Age of Extinction -
 Industrial Light & Magic
* Jeremy Hampton, Daniel Stern, Edmond Smith III, Hiroshi Tsubokawa, Daniel Jenkins - X-Men: Days of Future Past - 
Digital Domain

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

* Don Crum - Toy Story That Time Forgot - 
Pixar Animation Studios
* Carlo Vogele - Toy Story That Time Forgot 
- Pixar Animation Studios
* Ken Kim - Toy Story That Time Forgot - Pixar Animation Studios
* Michael Granberry - Tumble Leaf - Amazon Studios
* Teresa Drilling - Tumble Leaf - Amazon Studios
* Justin Nichols - Wander Over Yonder - Disney Television Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production

* Fabio Lignini - How to Train Your Dragon 2 
- DreamWorks Animation
* Steven "Shaggy" Hornby - How to Train Your Dragon 2
- DreamWorks Animation
* Thomas Grummt - How to Train Your Dragon 2
- DreamWorks Animation
* Ravi Kamble - Penguins of Madagascar
 - DreamWorks Animation
* Travis Knight - The Boxtrolls - Focus Features/Laika
* Malcolm Lamont - The Boxtrolls
- Focus Features/Laika
* Jason Stalman - The Boxtrolls - Focus Features/Laika

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production

* Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
 - Weta Digital
* Kevin Spruce, Dale Newton, Sidney Kombo, Chris Mullins, Brad Silby - Guardians of the Galaxy - Framestore
* Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois, Gios Johnston - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Weta Digital

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Video Game

* Mike Mennillo - Assassin's Creed Unity - Ubisoft
* Don't Starve: Console Edition - Klei Entertainment Inc.
* Alex Drouin - Child Of Light - Ubisoft

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Andy Suriano - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
* Benjamin Balistreri - Wander Over Yonder 
- Disney Television Animation
* Zac Gorman - Welcome to the Wayne - Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

* Shiyoon Kim, Jin Kim - Big Hero 6
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Timothy Lamb, Joe Moshier - Mr. Peabody & Sherman - 
DreamWorks Animation
* Craig Kellman, Joe Moshier, Stevie Lewis, Todd Kurosawa - Penguins of Madagascar
 - DreamWorks Animation
* Sang Jun Lee, Jason Sadler, José Manuel Fernandez Oli - Rio 2 
- Blue Sky Studios
* Tomm Moore, Marie Thorhauge, Sandra Anderson, Rosa Ballester Cabo - Song of the Sea
 - GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
* Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez - The Book of Life - Reel FX
* Mike Smith - The Boxtrolls
 - Focus Features/Laika

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Yuasa Masaaki, Eunyoung Choi - Adventure Time
 - Cartoon Network
* Bryan Fordney - Archer
 - FX Networks
* Jennifer Coyle & Bernard Derriman - Bob's Burgers
 - Bento Box Entertainment
* Aaron Springer - Disney Mickey Mouse 
- Disney Television Animation
* Rob Renzetti - Gravity Falls
 - Disney Television Animation
* Robert Alvarez, Ken Bruce, Larry Leichliter - Over The Garden Wall - 
Cartoon Network
* Matthew Nastuk - The Simpsons
 - The Simpsons
* David Thomas - Wander Over Yonder - 
Disney Television Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production

* Don Hall & Chris Williams - Big Hero 6
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Bill Plympton - Cheatin'
 - Plymptoons Studio
* Dean DeBlois - How to Train Your Dragon 2
 - DreamWorks Animation
* Tomm Moore - Song of the Sea
 - GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
* Jorge R. Gutierrez - The Book of Life
 - Reel FX
* Anthony Stacchi & Graham Annable - The Boxtrolls
 - Focus Features/Laika
* Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Directors; Chris McKay, Co-Director - The LEGO Movie - Warner Bros. Pictures
* Isao Takahata - The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
 - GKIDS/Studio Ghibli

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Christopher Willis - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
* Peter Lurye, George Gabriel, Chris Gifford - Dora and Friends: Into the City! - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
* Jay Vincent, Michael Kramer, Jeppe Riddervold, Erin Chapman - Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
 - Jam
* Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter & Michael McCuistion - Marvel's Avengers Assemble
 - Dynamic Music Partners
* Nathan Barr & Lisbeth Scott - Tumble Leaf
 - Amazon Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production

* Nicole Renaud, Composer - Cheatin'
 - Plymptoons Studio
* John Powell, Jónsi - How to Train Your Dragon 2
 - DreamWorks Animation
* Danny Elfman - Mr. Peabody & Sherman
- DreamWorks Animation
* Bruno Coulais & Kila - Song of the Sea
- GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
* Joe Hisaishi - The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
- GKIDS/Studio Ghibli

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Kara Vallow, Brent Woods, Lucas Gray & Andrew Brandou - Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
 - Voyager Pictures LLC
* Joseph Holt - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
* Narina Sokolova - Mickey Shorts
- Disney
* Kevin Dart, Chris Turnham, Jasmin Lai & Elle Michalka - The Powerpuff Girls - Cartoon Network
* Antonio Canobbio, Khang Le, Mark Taihei, Howard Chen & Brandon Cuellar - Turbo FAST - 
DreamWorks Animation
* Alex Kirwan, Chris Tsirigotis, Alexander Duckworth, Janice Kubo & Francis Giglio - Wander Over Yonder - Disney Television Animation
* Erez Gavish - Zack & Quack - Zodiak Kids

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

* David James, Ruben Perez, Priscilla Wong, Timothy Lamb & Alexandre Puvilland - Mr. Peabody & Sherman
- DreamWorks Animation
* Adrien Merigeau - Song of the Sea - 
GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
* Simon Varela & Paul Sullivan - The Book of Life 
- Reel FX
* Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure & August Hall - The Boxtrolls
 - Focus Features/Laika
* Grant Freckelton - The LEGO Movie
 - Warner Bros. Pictures

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Heiko Drengenberg - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
* Luke Weber, Alonso Ramirez Ramos, Neil Graf & Steve Heneveld - Gravity Falls 
- Disney Television Animation
* Joaquim Dos Santos - Legend of Korra -Nickelodeon Animation Studio
* Nathaniel Villanueva & Douglas Lovelace - Star Wars Rebels
 - Disney Channel / Disney XD
* Brad Ableson, Matthew Faughnan & Stephen Reis - The Simpsons
 - Film Roman
* Louise Smythe - Toy Story That Time Forgot 
- Pixar Animation Studios
* Mark Ackland - Wander Over Yonder - Disney Television Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

* Marc E. Smith - Big Hero 6
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Truong "Tron" Son Mai - How to Train Your Dragon 2
 - DreamWorks Animation
* Piero Peluso - Planes: Fire & Rescue
 - Disneytoon Studios
* John Hurst - Rio 2
 - Blue Sky Studios
* Rodrigo Castro - Rio 2
- Blue Sky Studios
* Julian Nariño - The Boxtrolls
 - Focus Features
* Emanuela Cozzi - The Boxtrolls
 - Focus Features/Laika

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Bill Farmer as the voices of Goofy and Grandma - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
* Carlos Alazaraqui as the voice of Crocker - Fairly Oddparents - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
* Seth Green as the voice of Robot Chicken Nerd - Robot Chicken 
- Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

* Cyndi Lauper as the voice of Nurse Cyndi - Henry & Me - Reveal Animation Studios
* Andy Garcia as the voice of Eduardo - Rio 2 
- Blue Sky Studios
* Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher - The Boxtrolls
 - Focus Features/Laika
* Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Fish - The Boxtrolls 
- Focus Features/Laika

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Darrick Bachman - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
* Dave Tennant, David P. Smith, Chris Mitchell & Will Mata - The Powerpuff Girls
 - Cartoon Network
* Rob LaZebnik - The Simpsons
 - 20th Century Fox
* Tim Long - The Simpsons - 20th Century Fox
* Steve Purcell - Toy Story That Time Forgot - 
Pixar Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production

* Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson & Jordan Roberts - Big Hero 6
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Dean DeBlois - How to Train Your Dragon 2
 - DreamWorks Animation
* Will Collins - Song of the Sea 
- GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
* Irena Brignull & Adam Pava - The Boxtrolls
 - Focus Features/Laika
* Phil Lord & Christopher Miller - The Lego Movie
 - Warner Bros. Pictures

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

* Illya Owens - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
* Ernesto Matamoros - Dragons: Defenders of Berk
 - DreamWorks Animation Television
* Mike Elias - Family Guy
 - Super 78
* David Suther, Bradley Furnish & David Condolora - Toy Story That Time Forgot
 - Pixar Animation Studios
* Todd Raleigh & Doug Vito - Turbo FAST
 - DreamWorks Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

* Tim Mertens - Big Hero 6 
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
* John K. Carr - How to Train Your Dragon 2 - DreamWorks Animation
* Dan Molina, Mark Keefer & Karen Hathaway - Planes: Fire & Rescue - 
Disneytoon Studios
* Darragh Byrne - Song of the Sea
 - GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
* David Burrows, Todd Hansen, Doug Nicholas, Jonathan Tappin & Courtney O'Brien-Brown - The LEGO Movie 
- Warner Bros. Pictures

JURIED AWARDS__________________________________

Winsor McCay Award

June Foray Award

Ub Iwerks

Special Achievement Award

Certificate of Merit

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Dan Schneider Unveils "Henry Danger" Logo, Filming Location And Shooting Schedule

To help raise money for Children Mending Hearts, a charity dedicated to empowering disadvantaged youth through educational and arts programs that build empathy and global citizenry, Dan Schneider's production company Schneider's Bakery Productions, Inc. recently gave Children Mending Hearts a very special gift to auction on Charitybuzz for people to bid on - a trip for four people to visit the studio set where Dan will be filming Nickelodeon's upcoming brand-new crime-fighting comedy series "Henry Danger"!

As part of the auctions listing, Children Mending Hearts and Dan Schneider have unveiled new information about Dan's all-new sitcom, "Henry Danger", as well as the shows planned logo, above.

According to Children Mending Hearts, Nickelodeon Productions and Schneider's Bakery are due to start shooting "Henry Danger" at a location in Burbank, California, and that production for season one is currently scheduled to start in August 2014 and finish in November 2014.

Created and written by hitmaker Dan Schneider (iCarly, Sam & Cat) and Dana Olsen (George of the Jungle, Inspector Gadget), "Henry Danger" is a brand-new crime-fighting comedy features 13-year-old Henry (Jace Norman) who lands a part-time job as Danger Boy, a sidekick-in-training to super crime fighter Captain Man (Cooper Barnes, The Perfect Host). Their colorful adventures throw Henry's otherwise ordinary life absurdly out of balance, yet he must keep his new job a secret from his best friends Charlotte (Riele Downs, The Best Man Holiday) and Jasper (Sean Ryan Fox).

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Nickelodeon Nominated For Several Awards In The 41st Annie Awards

The Annie Awards has announced the fantastic Nickelodeon News on the organizations official website, annieawards.org, that the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Productions have been nominated for several awards in the 41st Annie Awards, an prestige annual awards show which honors the best in animation! The 2013 Annie Awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, USA.

In the Production categories, Nickelodeon Preschools "Bubble Guppies
" and "Peter Rabbit" have been nominated for the "Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children" award, and Nick Animation Studio's "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" and "The Legend of Korra" have been nominated for the "Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children’s Audience" award.

In the Individual Achievement Categories, Colin Heck, a director of Nickelodeon Animation's "The Legend of Korra", has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award, composer Guy Moon has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award for his work on Nick's "T.U.F.F. Puppy", along with composer and lyricist Peter Lurye, composer Stuart Kollmorgen and music producer, musician and songwriter Peter Zizzo for their work on Nickelodeon Preschool Animation's "Peter Rabbit
" series, Angela Sung (Background Designer), William Niu (Background Designer), Christine Bian (Prop Designer), Emily Tetri (Background Painter), Frederic Stewart (Background painter) have been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award for their production work on "The Legend of Korra"
, Piero Piluso has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" Annie Award for his work on "Monsters vs. Aliens", Eric Bauza has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award for providing the voice of Foop in the "Fairly Odd Parents", Katie Mattila has been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award for her work on the NickToon "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness", and Adam Arnold, Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen have been nominated for the "Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" award for their work on "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness", along with Myra Lopez, Ana Adams, Justin Baker for their work on "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"!

Congratulations and good luck to Nickelodeon and everyone nominated in the 41st Annie Awards!

Below is a full list of 41st Annie Awards nominees from annieawards.org:

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES___________________________

Best Animated Feature

A Letter to Momo - 
GKIDS
Despicable Me 2 - 
Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Ernest & Celestine
 - GKIDS
Frozen - 
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Monsters University - 
Pixar Animation Studios
The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
The Wind Rises
 - Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures

Best Animated Special Production

Chipotle Scarecrow
 - Moonbot Studios
Listening Is an Act of Love
 - StoryCorps
Room on the Broom - 
Magic Light Pictures
Toy Story OF TERROR!
- Pixar Animation Studios

Best Animated Short Subject

Despicable Me 2 - Puppy
 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Get A Horse!
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Gloria Victoria
 - National Film Board of Canada
My Mom is an Airplane
 - Acme Filmworks
The Numberlys - 
Moonbot Studios

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial

Despicable Me 2 - Cinemark
 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal
Pictures Sound of the Woods – Acme Filmworks
The Polar Bears Movie
 - Scott Free Productions/RSA Films

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

Bubble Guppies
 - Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
Disney Sofia the First
 - Disney Television Animation
Doc McStuffins
 - Brown Bag Films
Justin Time
 - Guru Studio
Peter Rabbit - Nickelodeon Productions/Silver Gate Media

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children's Audience

Adventure Time - 
Cartoon Network Studios
Beware the Batman
 - Warner Bros. Animation
Disney Gravity Falls
 - Disney Television Animation
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Regular Show - 
Cartoon Network Studios
Scaredy Squirrel - 
Nelvana Ltd.
Teen Titans Go!
 - Warner Bros. Animation
The Legend of Korra
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Archer
 - FX Networks
Bob's Burgers - 
Bento Box Entertainment
Disney Tron Uprising
 - Disney Television Animation
Futurama
 - 20th Century Fox Television
Motorcity
 - Titmouse Inc.

Best Animated Video Game

Diggs Nightcrawler
 - Moonbot Studios
Tiny Thief
 - 5 ANTS
The Last of Us - 
Naughty Dog

Best Student Film

Chicken or the Egg
 - Ringling College of Art and Design
Kellerkind - Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
Miss Todd
 - Kristina Yee
Move Mountain
 - Kirsten Lepore
SEMÕFORO - 
University of Southern California
The Final Straw
 - Ringling College of Art and Design
Trusts & Estates
 - CalArts
Wedding Cake - 
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES___________________

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production

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

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

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

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

Brad Schaffer - Friendship All-Stars of Friendship: Wrong Number
 - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Eric Urban - Ubermansion
 - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
JC Tran Quang Thieu - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
David DeVan - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios Character
Kureha Yokoo - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios Character
Keith Kellogg - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lucasfilm Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production

Thom Roberts - Epic
 - Blue Sky Studios
Jonathan Del Val – Despicable Me 2
 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Jakob Jensen - The Croods - 
DreamWorks Animation
John Chun Chiu Lee - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
Kitaro Kosaka – The Wind Rises - 
Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures
Tony Smeed - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Patrick Imbert - Ernest & Celestine
 - GKIDS

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production

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

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Craig McCracken - Disney Wander Over Yonder
 - Disney Television Animation
Paul Rudish - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
Andy Bialk - The Awesomes
 - Bento Box Entertainment 

Ben Adams - Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
Danny Hynes, Colin Howard - Steven Universe
 - Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
Sylvain Deboissy, Shannon Tindle - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
Craig Kellman – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 - 
Sony Pictures Animation
Chris Sasaki - Monsters University - 
Pixar Animation Studios
Christophe Lourdelet - A Monster in Paris
 - Shout! Factory 

Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2 - 
 Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Bill Schwab - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Colin Heck - The Legend of Korra
 - Nickelodeon Animation
Elaine Bogan - Dragons: Defenders of Berk
 - DreamWorks Animation
Stephan Franck - The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
 - Sony Pictures Animation
John Aoshima - Disney Gravity Falls
 - Disney Television Animation
Aaron Springer - Disney Mickey Mouse - 
Disney Television Animation
Angus MacLane - Toy Story OF TERROR!
 - Pixar Animation Studios
Harold Harris - Justin Time - Guru Studio

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production

Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
David Soren - Turbo - 
DreamWorks Animation
Chris Wedge - Epic
 - Blue Sky Studios
Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier - Ernest & Celestine
 - GKIDS
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Alan Williams - Estefan – BYU Center for Animation
Guy Moon - T.U.F.F. Puppy - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Peter Lurye, Stuart Kollmorgen, Peter Zizzo - Peter Rabbit
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Kevin Kliesch, Craig Gerber, John Kavanaugh - Disney Sofia the First
 - Disney Television Animation
Christopher Willis - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
Andy Bean - Disney Wander Over Yonder
 - Disney Television Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production

Alan Silvestri - The Croods - 
DreamWorks Animation
Henry Jackman - Turbo
 - DreamWorks Animation
Mark Mothersbaugh – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2
 - Sony Pictures Animation
Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2
 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Danny Elfman - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
Randy Newman - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios 

Dominic Lewis - Free Birds - 
Reel FX

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Angela Sung, William Niu, Christine Bian, Emily Tetri, Frederic Stewart - The Legend of Korra
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Liz Artinian, Ray Feldman, Chris Fisher, George Fort - The Venture Bros.
“What Color is Your Cleansuit?” - Titmouse Inc.
Steven Sugar, Emily Walus, Sam Bosma, Elle Michalka, Amanda Winterstein - Steven Universe
”Gem Glow” - Cartoon Network Studios
Lynna Blankenship, Dima Malanitchev, Debbie Peterson, Charles Ragins, Jefferson R. Weekley - The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
Christophe Vacher - Transformers Prime ‘Beast Hunters’
- Hasbro Studios
Nick Jennings, Sandra Calleros, Teri Shikasho, Ron Russell, Martin Ansolebehere - Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique R. Louis - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2
 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Michael Knapp, Greg Couch, William Joyce - Epic
 - Blue Sky Studios
Zaza, Zyk - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Piero Piluso - Monsters vs. Aliens
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Douglas Lovelace - Dragons: Riders of Berk
 - DreamWorks Animation
Adam Ford, Deke Wightman, Kevin Mellon, Justin Wagner, Benji Williams - Archer
 - FX Networks 

Alonso Ramos-Ramirez - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
Daniel Chong - Toy Story of TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
Alonso Ramos-Ramirez - Gravity Falls - 
Disney Television Animation
Guillermo Del Toro, Guy Davis, Ralph Sosa - The Simpsons -- "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" -- Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
Paul Watling - Justin Time - 
Guru Studio

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

Steven MacLeod - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
Eric Favela – Despicable Me 2 - 
 Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Dean Kelly - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
Jason Hand - Planes
- Disneytoon Studios
John Ripa - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Eric Bauza as the voice of Foop - Fairly Odd Parents
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy - Disney Mickey Mouse - 
Disney Television Animation
Chris Diamantopoulos as the voice of Mickey Mouse - Disney Mickey Mouse - 
Disney Television Animation
Mark Hamill as the voice of Skips and Walks - Regular Show
 - Cartoon Network Studios
Tom Kenny as the voice of Ice King - Adventure Time - 
Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

Paul Giamatti as the voice of Chet - Turbo
 - DreamWorks Animation
Terry Crews as the voice of Earl – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2
 - Sony Pictures Animation
Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lucy – Despicable Me 2
 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Steve Carell as the voice of Gru – Despicable Me 2
 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Pierre Coffin as the voice of Minions - Despicable Me 2
 - Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Katie Mattila - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball - The Simpsons
- “Dark Knight Court” – Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox
Lewis Morton - Futurama
 - 20th Century Fox Television
Matt Price, John Infantino, Mike Roth, Michele Cavin, Sean Szeles - Regular Show - 
Cartoon Network Studios 

Michael Price - The Simpsons
- “Dangers on a Train” – Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Daniel Pennac - Ernest & Celestine
 - GKIDS
Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon - Monsters University - 
Pixar Animation Studios
Miyazaki Hayao 
- Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures
Jennifer Lee - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Adam Arnold, Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Myra Lopez, Ana Adams, Justin Baker - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Lynn Hobson - Dragons: Defenders of Berk - 
DreamWorks Animation
Illya Owens - Disney Mickey Mouse - 
Disney Television Animation
Axel Geddes, Kathy Graves, Chloe Kloezeman - Toy Story OF TERROR!
 - Pixar Animation Studios
Paul D. Calder - Futurama
 - 20th Century Fox Television
Paul Douglas - Adventure Time
 - Cartoon Network Studios
Jason W.A. Tucker - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - 
Lucasfilm Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

Darren Holmes - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
James Ryan - Turbo
 - DreamWorks Animation
Fabienne Alvarez-Giro - Ernest & Celestine - 
GKIDS
Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
Jeff Draheim - Frozen - 
Walt Disney Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS__________________________________

Winsor McCay Award — Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett

June Foray Award — Alice Davis

Ub Iwerks — DZED Systems for Dragonframe stop-motion animation software

Special Achievement Award — Creative Talent Network (CTN)

Certificate of Merit — “I Know That Voice” (Documentary)

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