31st Annie Awards

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31st
Annie Awards

February 7, 2004


Best Feature Film:
Finding Nemo


Best Television Program:
The Simpsons


Best Home Video Production:
The Animatrix


Best Short Subject:
Boundin'

The 31st Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2003 were held on February 7, 2004, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. [1]

Contents

Production nominees

Best Animated FeatureOutstanding Achievement in an Animated Home Entertainment Production

Finding Nemo Pixar

The Animatrix Silver Pictures / Warner Home Video

Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short SubjectOutstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Commercial

Boundin' Pixar

Lamisil: "It's Alive – Wild Brain Inc.

  • Bombay "Drift" – Psyop Inc.
  • Colorado Lottery "Woodcut" – Acme Filmworks
  • Wisconsin Lottery "Casino" – Acme Filmworks
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television ProductionOutstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production Produced For Children

The Simpsons Gracie Films

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Nickelodeon Productions / DNA Productions

Individual achievement categories

Character AnimationCharacter Design in an Animated Feature Production

Doug Sweetland Finding Nemo Pixar

Ricky Nierva – Finding Nemo Pixar

Character Design in an Animated Television ProductionDirecting in an Animated Feature Production

Andy Suriano – Samurai Jack Cartoon Network Studios

Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich Finding Nemo Pixar

Directing in an Animated Television ProductionEffects Animation

Steven Dean Moore The Simpsons Gracie Films

Martin Nguyen – Finding Nemo Pixar

Music in an Animated Feature ProductionMusic in an Animated Television Production

Thomas Newman Finding Nemo Pixar

Alf Clausen, Ian Maxtone-Graham & Ken Keeler The Simpsons Gracie Films

Production Design in an Animated Television ProductionStoryboarding in an Animated Feature Production

Scott Wills – Samurai Jack Cartoon Network Studios

Sharon Forward – The Jungle Book 2Disneytoon Studios

  • Holly Forsyth – The Jungle Book 2 – Disneytoon Studios
  • Chris Otsuki – The Jungle Book 2 – Disneytoon Studios
  • Dave Prince – The Jungle Book 2 – Disneytoon Studios
  • Dean Roberts – 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure – Disneytoon Studios
Storyboarding in an Animated Television ProductionVoice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

Dave Thomas – The Fairly OddParents Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Ellen DeGeneres Finding Nemo Pixar

Voice Acting in an Animated Television ProductionWriting in an Animated Feature Production

Jeffrey Garcia The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius DNA Productions / Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson & David Reynolds Finding Nemo Pixar

Writing in an Animated Television Production

Matt Warburton - The Simpsons - Gracie Films

Juried awards

Winsor McCay Award
Gene Deitch, John Hench & Thurl Ravenscroft
for their career contributions to the art of animation
June Foray Award
Martha Sigall
for her significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation
Ub Iwerks Award
Scott Johnston
for technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art or industry of animation
Certificate of Merit
David Derks, Mike Judge/Don Hertzfeldt

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References

  1. "Annie Awards :: 31st Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.