Pixar's 'Up' wins big at animation industry Annie Awards!

Pixar's "Up" won the Best Animated Feature prize.

To no one’s surprise, Pixar’s critically acclaimed and smash hit “Up” won the top prize at the 37th Annual Annie Awards – the animation equivalent of the Oscars – while Laika animation’s “Coraline” and Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” both collected three awards apiece making the evening a win for all.

“Up” which earlier this week became only the second animated film to earn a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, won the Best Animated Feature award over “Coraline,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “The Secret of Kells” and “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” – the same films it will compete against in the Best Animated Feature category at the Oscars.

Additionally, “Up” director Pete Doctor took home the Best Direction prize for his work on the film. So suffice to say, the film’s success at the Oscars in the Best Animated Feature category is as good as a done deal.

Henry Selick’s stop-motion animated “Coraline” took home three awards – Best Character Design, Best Music and Best Production Design while Disney’s return to 2D animation "The Princess and the Frog" won notices for Best Animated Effects, Best Character Animation and Best Voice Acting.

Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” - my personal favorite film from the group - won the award for Best Writing.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS

Best Animated Feature
"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"
"Coraline"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Princess and the Frog"
"The Secret of Kells"
"Up"

Best Animated Short Subject
"Pups of Liberty"
"Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5"
"Santa, The Fascist Years"
"The Rooster, The Crocodile and The Night Sky"
"The Story of Walls"

Animated Effects
Scott Cegielski - "Monsters vs. Aliens"
Alexander Feigin - "9"
Eric Froemling - "Up"
Tom Kluyskens - "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"
James Mansfield - "The Princess and the Frog"

Character Animation in a Feature Production
Andreas Deja - "The Princess and the Frog"
Eric Goldberg - "The Princess and the Frog"
Travis Knight - "Coraline"
Daniel Nguyen - "Up"
Bruce Smith - "The Princess and the Frog"

Character Design in a Feature Production
Daniel Lopez Munoz - "Up"
Shane Prigmore - "Coraline"
Shannon Tindle - "Coraline"

Directing in a Feature Production
Wes Anderson – “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Pete Docter – “Up”
Christopher Miller, Phil Lord – “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
Hayao Miyazaki – “Ponyo”
Henry Selick – “Coraline”

Music in a Feature Production
Bruno Coulais – “Coraline”
Michael Giacchino – “Up”
Joe Hisaishi – “Ponyo”
John Powell – “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”

Production Design in a Feature Production
Christopher Appelhans – “Coraline”
Ian Gooding – “The Princess and the Frog”
Tadahiro Uesugi – “Coraline”
Christophe Vacher – “9”

Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Sharon Bridgeman – “Astro Boy”
Chris Butler – “Coraline”
Ronnie Del Carmen – “Up “
Tom Owens – “Monsters vs. Aliens”
Peter Sohn – “Up”

Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Jen Cody – Voice of Charlotte – “The Princess and the Frog”
Dawn French – Voice of Miss Forcible – “Coraline”
Hugh Laurie – Voice of Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. – “Monsters vs. Aliens”
John Leguizamo – Voice of Sid – “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur”
Jenifer Lewis – Voice of Mama Odie – “The Princess and the Frog”

Writing in a Feature Production
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach – “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy – “Up”
Timothy Hyde Harris and David Bowers – “Astro Boy”
Christopher Miller and Phil Lord – “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

SOURCE: ANNIE AWARDS