Monday, January 16, 2006
HIGH-PROFILE TALENT SLATED FOR 33RD ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS HONORING THE YEAR`S BEST ANIMATION
William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Craig T. Nelson and Brad Bird Scheduled to Present at February 4 Ceremony
BURBANK, CA (January 16, 2005) - A talented and eclectic group of presenters are scheduled to share the stage with host Tom Kenny at the 33rd Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, February 4 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA (216 N. Brand Blvd.). William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Brad Bird and Nick Park among others will hand out trophies for the year`s best animation before a crowd of nearly 1,000 industry insiders.
Animation`s biggest night will feature a who`s-who`s of performing and filmmaking prowess: William Shatner now starring in the highly-rated Boston Legal TV series and a lead voice in the upcoming animated features Over the Hedge and The Wild, Jason Alexander a frequent animation voice actor renowned for his indelible role on Seinfeld, Craig T. Nelson of last year`s blockbuster The Incredibles and currently starring in The Family Stone, the multi-talented Brad Bird perhaps best known as the writer and director of The Incredibles, Nick Park, creator and director of the nominated Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Seth MacFarlane creator of The Family Guy and the new animated series American Dad, and Lee Unkrich co-director of Toy Story II and Monsters Inc. Additional presenters to be announced and line-up is subject to change.
Tom Kenny returns to host the ceremony bringing his signature comedic edge and mastery of impersonation. The 33rd Annual Annie Awards gets underway with a black-tie pre-reception and red carpet arrivals starting at 3 pm; awards ceremony at 5 pm and a post event celebration immediately following at Milano`s Cucina Italiana (525 N. Brand Blvd.).
The Annie Awards recognize the year`s finest animation across film, television, short subjects and gaming in 22 categories covering overall excellence as well as individual achievement in areas ranging from production design, character animation, and effects animation to storyboarding, writing, directing, music and voice acting. Entries submitted for Annie consideration must be from productions that originally aired, were exhibited in an animation festival, or were commercially released in the United States between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005.
Nomination highlights of the 33rd Annual Annie Awards include 25 nods for DreamWorks Animation with 16 for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and nine for Madagascar both earning best animated feature nominations. Rounding out the Best Animated Feature category are Chicken Little (Walt Disney Feature Animation), Corpse Bride (Warner Bros. Presents A Tim Burton/Laika Entertainment Production) and Howl`s Moving Castle (Walt Disney Studios/Studio Ghibli). In the Home Entertainment category Disneytoon Studios dominated the category with 3 nominations for Kronk`s New Groove, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch, and Tarzan II. Across televison categories, Nickelodeon scored 12 nods. For a complete list of nominations, please log onto www.annieawards.com.
Prestigious juried awards will also be given. June Foray Award for significant impact to Mark Kausler; Winsor McCay Awards for lifetime achievement to Cornelius Cole, Tyrus Wong and Fred Crippen; Ub Iwerks Award for technical achievement to Corpse Bride and Certificates of Merit to Larry Loc and Dream on Silly Dreamer.
Tickets for the 33rd Annual Annie Awards are available to the public as space permits.
Contact the Alex Theatre Box office at (818) 243-2539. Admission is $75 per person and tickets include both pre and post receptions.
Sponsors of the 33rd Annual Annie Awards include Cartoon Network, Disneytoon Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, 20th Century Fox Animation, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Walt Disney Television Animation. Second-tier sponsors are Hignite`s Miracle Films, IDT Entertainment and Laika Entertainment. Media partner: awn.
ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest of an international network of chapters, supports a range of animation initiatives through its membership. In addition to the Annual Annie Awards projects include special animation events, classes and screenings, film and video archives and film preservation.
For information on the 33rd Annual Annie Awards visit www.annieawards.org or contact
ASIFA-Hollywood at (818) 842-8330. ¶ 12:01 PM
William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Craig T. Nelson and Brad Bird Scheduled to Present at February 4 Ceremony
BURBANK, CA (January 16, 2005) - A talented and eclectic group of presenters are scheduled to share the stage with host Tom Kenny at the 33rd Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, February 4 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA (216 N. Brand Blvd.). William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Brad Bird and Nick Park among others will hand out trophies for the year`s best animation before a crowd of nearly 1,000 industry insiders.
Animation`s biggest night will feature a who`s-who`s of performing and filmmaking prowess: William Shatner now starring in the highly-rated Boston Legal TV series and a lead voice in the upcoming animated features Over the Hedge and The Wild, Jason Alexander a frequent animation voice actor renowned for his indelible role on Seinfeld, Craig T. Nelson of last year`s blockbuster The Incredibles and currently starring in The Family Stone, the multi-talented Brad Bird perhaps best known as the writer and director of The Incredibles, Nick Park, creator and director of the nominated Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Seth MacFarlane creator of The Family Guy and the new animated series American Dad, and Lee Unkrich co-director of Toy Story II and Monsters Inc. Additional presenters to be announced and line-up is subject to change.
Tom Kenny returns to host the ceremony bringing his signature comedic edge and mastery of impersonation. The 33rd Annual Annie Awards gets underway with a black-tie pre-reception and red carpet arrivals starting at 3 pm; awards ceremony at 5 pm and a post event celebration immediately following at Milano`s Cucina Italiana (525 N. Brand Blvd.).
The Annie Awards recognize the year`s finest animation across film, television, short subjects and gaming in 22 categories covering overall excellence as well as individual achievement in areas ranging from production design, character animation, and effects animation to storyboarding, writing, directing, music and voice acting. Entries submitted for Annie consideration must be from productions that originally aired, were exhibited in an animation festival, or were commercially released in the United States between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005.
Nomination highlights of the 33rd Annual Annie Awards include 25 nods for DreamWorks Animation with 16 for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and nine for Madagascar both earning best animated feature nominations. Rounding out the Best Animated Feature category are Chicken Little (Walt Disney Feature Animation), Corpse Bride (Warner Bros. Presents A Tim Burton/Laika Entertainment Production) and Howl`s Moving Castle (Walt Disney Studios/Studio Ghibli). In the Home Entertainment category Disneytoon Studios dominated the category with 3 nominations for Kronk`s New Groove, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch, and Tarzan II. Across televison categories, Nickelodeon scored 12 nods. For a complete list of nominations, please log onto www.annieawards.com.
Prestigious juried awards will also be given. June Foray Award for significant impact to Mark Kausler; Winsor McCay Awards for lifetime achievement to Cornelius Cole, Tyrus Wong and Fred Crippen; Ub Iwerks Award for technical achievement to Corpse Bride and Certificates of Merit to Larry Loc and Dream on Silly Dreamer.
Tickets for the 33rd Annual Annie Awards are available to the public as space permits.
Contact the Alex Theatre Box office at (818) 243-2539. Admission is $75 per person and tickets include both pre and post receptions.
Sponsors of the 33rd Annual Annie Awards include Cartoon Network, Disneytoon Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, 20th Century Fox Animation, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Walt Disney Television Animation. Second-tier sponsors are Hignite`s Miracle Films, IDT Entertainment and Laika Entertainment. Media partner: awn.
ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest of an international network of chapters, supports a range of animation initiatives through its membership. In addition to the Annual Annie Awards projects include special animation events, classes and screenings, film and video archives and film preservation.
For information on the 33rd Annual Annie Awards visit www.annieawards.org or contact
ASIFA-Hollywood at (818) 842-8330. ¶ 12:01 PM
