34th Annie Awards

Cars director John Lasseter on the red carpet at the 34th Annual Annie Awards. Photo by John B. Mueller Archived 2007-05-30 at the Wayback Machine.

Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche on the red carpet. Photo by John B. Mueller Archived 2007-05-30 at the Wayback Machine.

The ceremony for the 34th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation in 2006, was held on February 11, 2007 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.

The nominations were announced on December 4, 2006.

Winners are marked in bold text.

Production nominees

Best Animated Feature

Best Home Entertainment Production

Best Animated Short Subject

Adventure Time
Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot
No Time For Nuts
"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Don't Download This Song"

Best Animated Television Commercial

Candy Factory - "Ka-chew!"
ESPN - "Believe"
Hilton Hotels - "Dancing Couple"
St. Louis Zoo - "Giraffe"
United Airlines - "Dragon"

Best Animated Television Production

Best Animated Video Game

Individual achievement

Animated Effects

Scott Cegielski – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
Keith Klohn – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
David Stephens – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
Erdem Taylan – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
John David Thornton – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production

Line Andersen – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
Carlos Baena – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
Gabe Hordos – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
Bobby Podesta – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
Kristof Serrand – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production

Joshua Jennings – Moral Orel – ShadowMachine Films
Eileen Kohlhepp – Family Guy – Fox TV
Sihanouk Mariona – Robot Chicken – ShadowMachine Films
Yu Jae Myung – Avatar: The Last Airbender "The Blind Bandit" – Nickelodeon

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

Peter de Sève – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios
Carter Goodrich – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
Nicolas Marlet – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation

Character Design in an Animated Television Production

Ben Balistreri – Danny Phantom "King Tuck" – Nickelodeon
Mike Kunkel – The Life & Times of Juniper Lee "Party Monsters" – Cartoon Network Studios
Carlos Ramos – The X’s "Homebody" – Nickelodeon
Eric Robles – The X’s "You Only Sneeze Twice" – Nickelodeon

Directing in an Animated Feature Production

David Bowers & Sam Fell – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
Tim Johnson & Karey Kirkpatrick – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation
Gil Kenan – Monster House – Columbia Pictures ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
John Lasseter – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
Carlos Saldanha – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios

Directing in an Animated Television Production

Shaun Cashman – The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy “Hill Billy” – Cartoon Network Studios
Craig McCracken – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Bus the Two of Us” – Cartoon Network Studios
Guy Vasilovich – Growing Up Creepie “The Tell-Tale Poem” – Mike Young Productions
Giancarlo Volpe – Avatar: The Last Airbender “The Drill” – Nickelodeon

Music in an Animated Feature Production

John Debney – The Ant Bully – Warner Bros. Pictures Presents in Association with Legendary Pictures, a Playtone Production in Association with DNA Productions
Gordon Goodwin – Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas – Warner Bros. Animation
Laura Karpman – A Monkey’s Tale – Dedica Group
Randy Newman – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
John Powell – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios

Music in an Animated Television Production

Brad Benedict, Mark Fontana & Erik Godal – Squirrel Boy: "A Line in the Sandwich" (Cartoon Network Studios)
John King – Shorty McShorts' Shorts: "Boyz on Da Run Part 1" (Walt Disney Television Animation)
Steve Marston – Jakers!: "The Gift" (Mike Young Productions)
James L. Venable & Jennifer Kes Remington – Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: "One False Movie" (Cartoon Networks Studios)

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

William Cone – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
Andy Harkness – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
Michael Humphries – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
Paul Shardlow – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation
Pierre-Olivier Vincent – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features

Production Design in an Animated Television Production

Martin Ansolabehere – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Good Wilt Hunting” – Cartoon Network Studios
Alan Bodner - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee “Water We Fighting For” - Cartoon Network Studios
Bob Boyle – Wow! Wow! Wubbzy – “Tale of Tails” – Produced by Bolder Media, Inc. in association with Film Roman, a Starz Company.
Dan Krall – My Gym Partner’s A Monkey “Grub Drive” – Cartoon Network Studios
Sue Mondt – Camp Lazlo “Hard Days Samson” – Cartoon Network Studios

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

Thom Enriquez Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation
William H. Frake III Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios
Gary Graham Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation
Kris Pearn Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
Simon Wells Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features

Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production

Troy Adomitis - American Dragon: Jake Long “Breakout” – Walt Disney Television Animation
Ben Balistreri – Danny Phantom “Urban Jungle” – Nickelodeon
Li Hong – The X’s “You Only Sneeze Twice” – Nickelodeon
Shaut Nigoghossian – Danny Phantom “Reality Trip” – Nickelodeon
Adam Van Wyk – Hellboy “Sword of Storms” – Film Roman, a Starz Media Co.

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

Maggie Gyllenhaal – Voice of Zee – Monster House – Columbia Pictures ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
Sam Lerner – Voice of Chowder – Monster House – Columbia Pictures ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
Spencer Locke – Voice of Jenny – Monster House – Columbia Pictures ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
Ian McKellen – Voice of the Toad – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
Wanda Sykes – Voice of Stella – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production

Keith Ferguson – Voice of Blooregard – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Squeeze the Day” – Cartoon Network Studios
Eartha Kitt – Voice of Yzma – The Emperor’s New School “Kuzclone” – Walt Disney Television Animation
Mila Kunis – Voice of Meg Griffin – Family Guy “Barely Legal” – Fuzzy Door Productions
Russi Taylor – Voice of Ferny – Jakers! “Mi Galeon” – Mike Young Productions
Patrick Warburton – Voice of Kronk – The Emperor’s New School “Kuzclone” – Walt Disney Television Animation

Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Rich Burns – Brother Bear 2 – DisneyToon Studios
Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais and Chris Lloyd & Joe Keenan and Will Davies – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
Dan Harman, Rob Schrab & Pamela Pettler – Monster House – Columbia Pictures Presents an ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
Dan Fogelman – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris & Warren Coleman – Happy Feet – Warner Bros. Pictures Presents in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures, A Kennedy Miller Production in Association with Animal Logic Film

Writing in an Animated Television Production

Kirker Butler – Family Guy “Barely Legal” – Fuzzy Door Productions
Ian Maxtone-Graham – The Simpsons “The Seemingly Neverending Story” – Gracie Films
Tom Sheppard – My Gym Partner’s a Monkey “Nice Moustache” – Cartoon Network Studios
Dan Vebber – American Dad “American Dad Afterschool Special” – Fuzzy Door Productions/Underdog Productions
John Viener – Family Guy “The Griffin Family History” – Fuzzy Door Productions

Juried awards

June Foray Award

Significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation.

Stephen Worth

Winsor McCay Award

Recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation.

Ub Iwerks Award

None

Special Achievement

None