The 38th Annie Awards ceremony, presented by the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, honored excellence in animation in the calendar year 2010.
Details
- Date: February 5, 2011
- Venue: Royce Hall, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Host: Paul Eiding
Highlights
The 38th Annie Awards celebrated the best in animated film, television, and video games produced in 2010. DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon was a dominant winner, taking home 10 awards, including the coveted Best Animated Feature. This marked a significant achievement for the film, which was highly praised by critics and audiences. Other notable nominees in the Best Animated Feature category included Pixar's Toy Story 3, which had been a critical and commercial success, as well as Despicable Me, Tangled, and The Illusionist. The ceremony served as a key event in the animation industry, recognizing both established talents and emerging productions.Major Categories and Winners
Some of the key categories and their respective winners at the 38th Annie Awards included:- Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon
- Best Animated Television Production: Kung Fu Panda Holiday
- Best Animated Short Subject: Day & Night
- Best Animated Video Game: Limbo
Individual Achievement Awards
The awards also recognized individual excellence across various crafts, with How to Train Your Dragon securing multiple wins in these categories:- Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production: Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders for How to Train Your Dragon
- Outstanding Writing in an Animated Feature Production: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, and Will Davies for How to Train Your Dragon
- Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: Jay Baruchel as Hiccup for How to Train Your Dragon
- Outstanding Character Animation in a Feature Production: Gabe Hordos for How to Train Your Dragon
- Outstanding Character Design in a Feature Production: Nico Marlet for How to Train Your Dragon
- Outstanding Production Design in a Feature Production: Pierre-Olivier Vincent for How to Train Your Dragon
- Outstanding Storyboarding in a Feature Production: Tom Owens for How to Train Your Dragon
- Outstanding Music in a Feature Production: John Powell for How to Train Your Dragon
Juried Awards
ASIFA-Hollywood also presented several special juried awards to individuals and technical achievements that have made lasting contributions to the art and industry of animation:- Winsor McCay Award (Lifetime achievement in animation): Burton Gillett, Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg
- June Foray Award (Significant and benevolent impact on the art and industry of animation): Kevin Koch
- Ub Iwerks Award (Technical advancements in the art or industry of animation): The original Disney multiplane camera
- Special Achievement: Waking Sleeping Beauty (documentary film)