Created in 1972 by the International Animated Film Society, the Annie Awards, given last Saturday, have just seen the triumph of “Dragon Trainer” (by Dreamworks) winning 10 prices, and has also reported the boycotting by Disney/Pixar workers, protesting against the voting sessions.
Despite it, Disney was running the awards with “Rapunzel” and “Toy Story 3”, adding the short animation movie “Day & Night” which has won the Best Shot Movie Award.

According to The Guardian, Disney have often been suspicious about the manner in which the International Animated Film Society judge the contenders in spite of the fact that Disney and Pixar films have won the main award for six of the last ten years.

Here you are the list of the winning movies and awards at this edition of the Annie Awards 2011:

BEST ANIMATION MOVIE
Dragon Trainer – DreamWorks Animation – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsDksMy_Uoo

BEST ANIMATION SHORT MOVIE
Day & Night – Pixar – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0Ub7LLTm3A

BEST ANIMATED EFFECTS
Brett Miller’s “Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

BEST ARTIST OF AN ANIMATED PRODUCTION
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BEST ANIMATION OF CHARACTERS IN AN ANIMATED FILM
Gabe Hordos “Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

BEST ANIMATION OF CHARACTERS IN A LIVE-ACTION PRODUCTION
Ryan Page – Alice in Wonderland – Sony Pictures – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMkNrX60mA

BEST DESIGN OF THE CHARACTERS IN AN ANIMATED FILM
Nico Marlet “Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

BEST DIRECTION IN A FILM ANIMATION
Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois’ Train Your Dragon “- DreamWorks AnimationMIGLIOR PRODUCTION

DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED FILM
Pierre Olivier Vincent “Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

BEST ANIMATED FILM IN A STORYBOARD
Tom Owens’ Train Your Dragon “- DreamWorks Animation

BEST ORIGINAL DUBBING IN AN ANIMATED FILM
Jay Baruchel as the voice of Hiccup “Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

BEST SCREENPLAY IN AN ANIMATED FILM
William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders’ Train Your Dragon “- DreamWorks Animation

WINSOR McKay AWARDS
Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg, Matt Groening, June Foray, Ross Iwamoto

Ub Iwerks Award
Autodesk

Special Recognition
“Waking Sleeping Beauty”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE IN AN ANIMATED FILM
John Powell “Train Your Dragon” – DreamWorks Animation

by Ilaria Rebecchi