Annie Award Winners 2007

[S0ftBallL CiiCk x3]

Once again, the Pixar film sweeps the awards, the television awards focus exclusively on comedy productions, and the entire anime world is completely swept under the carpet.

Same old same old.

I don't think much of these awards. They seem to be very heavily slanted toward productions that have large distribution networks or advertising budgets at the expense of more modest releases and television programs that may be slipping under the radar. This is why Family Guy, The Emperor's New School and Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends get nominations every years while shows like Avatar and JLU are virtually invisible. This suggests to me that the voting membership isn't putting a lot of effort to seeking out the lesser well-known nominees, and this casts doubt on the veracity of the awards. If a category has five nominees, and a voter has only seen two of them, can the vote really be called fair?

[fosho abdo]

I can't believe Chowder didn't win any award, but I saw the Pixar flim winning. Pixar defeats all! :evil:

[mannequinette]

1. How did El Tigre beat Chowder?
2. Chowder & El Tigre shouldn't even be in the same category with "The Little Einsteins" and "Thee Backyardigans."

[annnabellaaaxo]

*sigh*

And the animation industry's lust affair with PIXAR and Aardman continues . . .

[Dee J]

Why should anime even be nominated for Annies in the first place? It's not like any of it is even made in this country in the first place.

[fairy_boa]

The Annie Awards are supposed to recognize all forms of animation, not just U.S. productions.

I believe the last time an anime was nominated was in 2005 (Howl's Moving Castle).

[WynkenBlynkenNod]

What did Japan make in 2007 that should have been nominated?

[FunFungirl]

I do remember Spirited Away winning numerous Annies when it was nominated (though that was probably largely due to John Lassiter's involvement in the dub, and the animation industry continues to have a lust affair with anything PIXAR touches and hates everything not made by them). I believe Howl's Moving Castle was also nominated.

Also, Creature Comforts America was a British-made series and it won this year.

[An ESL Student]

I'm starting to dislike PIXAR. I already hate Aardman.

[funky_munky_1400]

Results were pretty obvious I guess, except for El Tigre winning Best Show. I just don't see how it could've won. It's not that good of a show. I mean, it is good, but not necessarily deserving of an award...you know what I mean? I'm bad at explaining stuff like this.