The 35th Annual Annie Awards aren't just about the animated movies, they also give nods to television productions as well.
Unlike the movie categories, where Disney/Pixar has thirteen nominations for Ratatouille, no one TV show is a clear winner as far as sheer number of nods. That may mean a lot more different productions adding "Annie winner" to their plaudits after February 8, 2008, which is when the awards get handed out.
Animation production company Shadowmachine has a total of 6 nominations for its shows, sharing the love equally between Moral Orel and Robot Chicken with 3 nominations each, including a Best Director nom for Seth ("Scott Evil") Green. Nickelodeon's El Tigre snagged four nominations, including a certain win in Character Design in an Animated Television Production for Jorge R. Gutierrez.
Best Home Entertainment Production
- Doctor Strange (MLG Productions)
- Futurama "Bender's Big Score" (The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television)
Best Animated Television Commercial
- CVS "Watering Can" (Acme Filmworks)
- Esurance "Homeowners" (Wild Brain)
- Idaho Lottery: "Twister" (Acme Filmworks)
- Oregon Lottery "Alaska" (Laika/house)
- Power Shares "Escape Average" (Acme Filmworks)
Best Animated Television Production
- Jane and the Dragon (Weta Productions Limited & Nelvana Limited)
- Creative Comforts America (Aardman Animations)
- Moral Orel (ShadowMachine)
- Robot Chicken Star Wars (ShadowMachine)
- Kim Possible (Walt Disney Television Animation)
Best Animated Television Production for Children
- Chowder (Cartoon Network Studios)
- El Tigre (Nickelodeon)
- Little Einsteins (Disney Channel)
- Peep and the Big Wide World (Discovery Kids)
- The Backyardigans (Nickelodeon)
Character Animation in a Television Production
- Elizabeth Harvatine - Moral Orel "Nature 2" (ShadowMachine)
- Monica Kennedy El Tigre (Nickelodeon)
- Eric Towner Robot Chicken (ShadowMachine)
Character Design in an Animated Television Production
- Jorge R. Gutierrez El Tigre "Fistful of Collars" (Nickelodeon)
Directing in an Animated Television Production
- Seth Green Robot Chicken Star Wars (ShadowMachine)
- David Hartman Tigger & Pooh "Turtles Need for Speed" (Walt Disney Television Animation)
- Raymie Muzquiz Squirrel Boy "Gumfight at the SOkay Corral" (Cartoon Network Studios)
- Howy Parkins The Emperor's New School "Emperor's New Musical" (Walt Disney Television Animation)
- Gary Trousdale Shrek The Halls (DreamWorks Animation)
Music in an Animated Television Production
- Alf Clausen & Michael Price The Simpsons "Yokel Chords" (Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox)
- Evan Lurie, Robert Scull & Steven Bernstein The Backyardigans "International Super Spy" (Nickelodeon)
- Drew Neumann & Gregory Hinde Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (Cartoon Network Studios)
Shawn Patterson El Tigre "Yellow Pantera" Nickelodeon
- James L. Venable & Jennifer Kes Remington Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends "The Bloo Superdude and the Magic Potato Power" (Cartoon Network Studios)
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production
- Ben Balistreri Danny Phantom Torrent of Terror (Nickelodeon)
- Aldin Baroza The Replacements "London Calling" (Walt Disney Television Animation)
- Dave Bennett Tom and Jerry Tales (Warner Bros. Animation)
- Steve Fonti Family Guy "No Chris Left Behind" (Fox TV Animation/Fuzzy Door Productions)
- Roy Meurin My Friends Tigger and Pooh "Good Night to Pooh" (Walt Disney Television Animation)
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
- Scott Adsit Voice of Clay Puppington Moral Orel (ShadowMachine)
- Madison Davenport Voice of Sophianna Christmas is Here Again! (Easy To Dream Entertainment)
- Tom Kenny Voice of SpongeBob SpongeBob SquarePants "Spy Buddies" (Nickelodeon)
- Eartha Kitt Voice of Yzma The Emperor's New School "Emperors New Musical" (Walt Disney Television Animation)
- Eddie Murphy Voice of Donkey Shrek The Halls (DreamWorks Animation)
Writing in an Animated Television Production
- C.H. Greenblatt & William Reiss Chowder "Burple Nurples" (Cartoon Network Studios)
Gene Grillo Back at the Barnyard "Cowman and Ratboy" (Nickelodeon)
- Ian Maxtone-Graham & Billy Kimball The Simpsons "24 Minutes" (Gracie Films)
- Christopher Painter Squirrel Boy "I Only Have Eye For You" (Cartoon Network Studios)
- Tom Sheppard My Gym Partner's A Monkey "The Butt of the Jake" (Cartoon Network Studios)
Dominic von Riedemann - Dominic is the Animated Film Feature Writer, and winner of 11 Suite 101 Editors' Choice Awards.
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