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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney's 'Wreck-It Ralph' won the Best Animated Feature honor at the 40(th) Annual Annie Awards held Saturday, February 2 at UCLA's Royce Hall. This year's expanded list of categories topped 30, honoring many more nominees and team entries as in years past. New to the awards this year was the addition of the Best Student Film. A live streaming of the ceremony was made available again to animation enthusiasts as well as those who were unable...

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Why have just one when you can have four! Former Annie Awards host and movie reviewer Leonard Maltin and voice actors Rob Paulsen & Maurice Lamarche will share hosting duties, along with a special appearance by long time Annies presenter-favorite, actor and animation industry professional Seth Green at this year's 40(th) Annual Annie Awards set for Saturday, February 2 at UCLA's Royce Hall. Celebrating the best in...

BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 40(th) Annual Annie Awards(TM) recognizing the year's best in the field of animation. The Annie Awards cover 30 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Special Production, Commercials, Short Subjects and Outstanding Individual Achievements. The slate of nominations for Best Animated Features this year includes: Brave...

BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its 'Call for Entries' for the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Submissions will be accepted beginning September 3. The Annie Award is recognized by the entertainment industry as the highest and most prestigious honor given in animation by the animation industry. The 40th Annual Annie Awards ceremony is set for Saturday, February 2, 2013, at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles....

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures 'Rango' took top honors as the Best Animated Feature at the 39th Annual Annie Awards, Saturday, February 4, at UCLA's Royce Hall. With the expanded list of categories from 25 to 28, and the addition of two new categories - Editing and Best Animated Special Production - this year's show honored more nominees than in the past. Also new to the ceremony was the live streaming of the event at www.annieawards.org/watch-it-live....

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patton Oswalt, who was recently nominated by the Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles Film Critics' Associations for his performance in the film Young Adult starring opposite Charlize Theron, will host this year's 39th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at UCLA's Royce Hall. "The Annies are where the real weirdos hang, and it's a visual feast just to have a drink with them," says Oswalt, irreverent as always. "I can't...

BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 39th Annual Annie Awards(TM) recognizing the year's best in the field of animation. The Annie Awards cover 28 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Special Production, Commercials, Short Subjects and Outstanding Individual Achievements. The slate of nominations for Best Animated Features tops 10 this year and include: A Cat in...

BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its 'Call for Entries' for the 39th Annual Annie Awards. The Annie Award is recognized by the entertainment industry as the highest and most prestigious honor given in animation by the animation industry. The 39th Annual Annie Awards ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2012, at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The 2011 Annie Awards will be presented in 28...

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Kenny, the voice of the wildly successful film and television character 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' is set to host this year's 38th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at UCLA's Royce Hall. The black-tie evening begins with a pre-reception at 5 p.m. followed by the Annie Awards ceremony at 7 p.m. and post-award party immediately following the ceremony. All events will be held at Royce Hall. "ASIFA-Hollywood is thrilled to have...

BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces nominations today for the 38th Annual Annie Awards(TM) recognizing the year's best in the field of animation including best animated feature, television production, commercials, short subjects, video games and outstanding individual achievements. The 2010 nominations for Best Animated Features are: Despicable Me (Illumination Entertainment); How to Train Your Dragon (DreamWorks...