40th Annie Awards | |
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Date | February 2, 2013 |
Site | Royce Hall Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Hosted by | Leonard Maltin, Rob Paulsen, Maurice LaMarche and Seth Green [1] |
Organized by | ASIFA-Hollywood |
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Best Animated Feature | Wreck-It Ralph |
Best Direction | Rich Moore Wreck-It Ralph |
Most awards | Wreck-It Ralph (5) |
Most nominations | Brave , Rise of the Guardians , and Wreck-It Ralph (10) [2] |
The 40th Annual Annie Awards honoring the best in animation of 2012 were held on February 2, 2013 at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. [1]
Nominations announced on December 3, 2012
Best Animated Feature | Best Animated Special Production |
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Best Animated Short Subject | Best Animated Television Production For Preschool Children |
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Best Animated Television Production For Children | Best General Audience Animated Television Production |
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Best Animated Video Game | Best Student Film |
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