«Brave","Rise of the Guardians" Y "Break up Ralph!»Are the great favorites this year for the Annie Awards, awards that reward the best of the year in the field of animation.
These three films have obtained ten nominations each, closely followed with eight «ParaNorman" Y "Hotel Transylvania«. «Frankenweenie»Is left with only five nominations and it should be noted that Tim Burton surprisingly will not compete for the best director award.
Best film
"Brave"
Frankenweenie
"Transylvania hotel"
"ParaNorman"
"Rise of the Guardians"
Pirates
"The Rabbi's Cat"
"Break up Ralph!"
Best Director
Genndy Tartakovsky for «Hotel Transylvania»
Johan Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux for "The Rabbi's Cat"
Remi Bezancon and Jean-Christophe Lie «Zarafa»
Rick Moore for "Wreck It Ralph!"
Sam Fell and Chris Butler "ParaNorman"
Best screenplay
"ParaNorman"
Pirates
"From Up on Poppy Hill"
Frankenweenie
"Brave"
"Break up Ralph!"
Best original music
"Rise of the Guardians"
"Adventures in Zambezia"
"Break up Ralph!"
"Secret of the Wings"
"Ice Age 4"
«Dr. Seuss' The Lorax »
"Transylvania hotel"
"Brave"
Better assembly
"Transylvania hotel"
"Rise of the Guardians"
"Secret of the Wings"
"Brave"
"Break up Ralph!"
Best production design
"Madagascar 3"
"Transylvania hotel"
"Ice Age 4"
"ParaNorman"
Pirates
"Rise of the Guardians"
Frankenweenie
"Brave"
Best storyboarding
Emmanuela Cozzi for «ParaNorman»
Johanne Matte for "Rise of the Guardians"
Leo Matsuda for "Wreck It Ralph!"
Lissa Treiman for "Wreck It Ralph!"
Rob Koo for "Madagascar 3"
Best vocal performance
Adam Sandler as Dracula in "Hotel Transylvania"
Alan Tudyk as King Candy in "Wreck-It Ralph!"
Atticus Shaffer as "E" Gore in "Frankenweenie"
Catherine O'Hara as Weird Girl in "Frankenweenie"
Imelda Staunton as Queen Victoria in "Pirates"
Jim Cummings as Budzo in "Adventures in Zambezia"
Jude Law as Pitch in "Rise of the Guardians"
Kelly MacDonald as Merida in "Brave"
Character animation in a movie
Dan Nguyen for "Brave"
David Pate for "Rise of the Guardians"
Jaime Landes for "Brave"
Phillppe LeBrun for "Rise of the Guardians"
Pierre Perifel for "Rise of the Guardians"
Travis Hathaway for "Brave"
Travis Knight for "ParaNorman"
Will Becher for "Pirates"
Character animation in a live action movie
"Life of Pi" (Orangutan)
"Life of Pi" (Tiger)
"The Avengers"
"The amazing Spider-man"
Animated Effects in an Animation Production
"ParaNorman"
"Ice Age 4"
"Rise of the Guardians"
"Brave"
"Break up Ralph!"
"Madagascar 3"
"Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
Animated effects in a live action production
"The Avengers"
"The Amazing Spider-Man"
"John Carter"
Battleship
Character design in a movie
"Break up Ralph!"
"Hotel Transylvania" (Carlos Grangel)
"Hotel Transylvania" (Carter Goodrich)
"Madagascar 3"
"ParaNorman"
«Dr. Seuss' The Lorax »
Best Animated Short
"Brad and Gary"
Bydlo
"Eyes on the Stars"
"Goodnight Mr. Foot"
"Kali the Little Vampire"
"Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare"
"Paperman"
"The Simpsons - 'Bill Plympton Couch Gag'"
More information - Animated films shortlisted for the Oscars
Source - annieawards.org