34th Annie Awards

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.

### Best Animated Feature

- ***Cars***
- _Happy Feet_
- _Monster House_
- _Open Season_
- _Over the Hedge_

### Best Home Entertainment Production

- ***Bambi II***
- _The Adventures of Brer Rabbit_
- _Winnie the Pooh: Shapes & Sizes_

### 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

- _Charlie and Lola_
- ***Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends***
- _King of the Hill_
- _The Fairly OddParents_
- _Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!_

### Best Animated Video Game

- ***Flushed Away: The Game***
- _Monster House_
- _SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab_

### 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

### 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.

- Bill Plympton
- Genndy Tartakovsky
- Andreas Deja

### Ub Iwerks Award

- None

### Special Achievement

- None

### Certificate of Merit

- Bill Matthews
- Michael Fallik
- Marc Deckter
- Eric Graf