Coraline leads Annies nominations (2010)
Story by Jack Foley
HENRY Selick’s Coraline leads the field going into the Annies, picking up 10 nominations including best film.
Pixar’s Up followed closely behind with nine nods, while Disney’s The Princess & The Frog attracted eight.
The awards seek to recognise achievements in animation and include categories for best feature and best director.
Box office favourite Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is also in the running for best feature, along with Fantastic Mr Fox, Coraline, The Secret of Kelis, Up and The Princess & The Frog.
The winners will be announced on 6 February, 2010. Last year’s winner was Kung Fu Panda.
The main list of nominees is:
Best Animated Feature
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs — Sony Pictures Animation
Coraline — Laika
Fantastic Mr. Fox — 20th Century Fox
The Princess and the Frog — Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Secret of Kells — Cartoon Saloon
Up — Pixar Animation Studios
Best Home Entertainment Production
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas — Universal Animation Studios
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder — The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Green Latern: First Flight — Warner Bros. Animation
Open Season 2 — Sony Pictures Animation
SpongeBob vs. The Big One — Nickelodeon
Best Animated Short Subject
Pups of Liberty — Picnic Pictures
Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5 — ShadowMachine
Santa, The Fascist Years — Plymptoons
The Rooster, The Crocodile and The Night Sky — Barley Films
The Story of Walls — Badmash Animation Studios
Best Animated Television Production
Glenn Martin, DDS — Torante, Cuppa Coffee Studios & Rogers Communications
Merry Madagascar — DreamWorks Animation
Prep and Landing — ABC Family/Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Simpsons — Gracie Films
Best Animated Television Production for Children
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse — Disney Television Animation
SpongeBob SquarePants — Nickelodeon
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack — Cartoon Network Studios
The Mighty B! — Nickelodeon/Polka Dot Pictures/Paper Kite Productions
The Penguins of Madagascar — Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Directing in a Feature Production
Wes Anderson Fantastic Mr. Fox — 20th Century Fox
Pete Docter Up — Pixar Animation Studios
Christopher Miller, Phil Lord Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs — Sony Pictures Animation
Hayao Miyazaki Ponyo — Studio Ghibli
Henry Selick Coraline — Laika
Music in a Feature Production
Bruno Coulais Coraline — Laika
Michael Giacchino Up — Pixar Animation Studios
Joe Hisaishi Ponyo — Studio Ghibli
John Powell Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs — Blue Sky Studios