While it's pretty much an inevitability that "Rango" will take Best Animated Film at the Oscars in a few weeks, the film received another boost this weekend at the Annie Awards.
Beating a field of ten including fellow Academy Award contenders "A Cat In Paris," "Chico & Rita," "Kung Fu Panda 2," and "Puss In Boots," the Gore Verbinski-directed, Johnny Depp-starring surreal, quasi-western took home the big prize at the show. Since its inception in 1992, the Annie Awards winner has only missed matching the evenual Oscar winner three times — so, we bet Verbinski is starting to get that acceptance speech written now. "Rango" also took writing, editing, character design and the award for "favorite" film as well. However, it was Jennifer Yuh Nelson who took the Best Directing prize for "Kung Fu Panda 2." Meanwhile, "The Adventures of Tintin" wasn't completely shut out, nabbing a prize for John Williams' score.
Take a look at the full list of winners below. And if you're making your Oscar picks, "Rango" seems like a sure bet at this point. [via Deadline]
Full List of Annie Award Winners
Animated Feature
Rango – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Directing in a Television Production
Matthew Nastuk “The Simpsons” – Gracie Films
Directing in a Feature Production
Jennifer Yuh Nelson “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
General Audience Animated TV Production
The Simpsons – Gracie Films
Voice Acting in a Television Production
Jeff Bennett as Kowalski “Penguins of Madagascar” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Bill Nighy as Grandsanta “Arthur Christmas” – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Writing in a Television Production
Carolyn Omine “The Simpsons -Treehouse of Horror XXII” – Gracie Films
Writing in a Feature Production
John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Productions
Editing in Television Production
Ted Machold, Jeff Adams, Doug Tiano, Bob Tomlin “Penguins of Madagascar” – Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Editing in a Feature Production
Craig Wood, A.C.E. “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Animated Television Production – Preschool
Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates – Disney Television Animation
Animated Television Production – Children
The Amazing World of Gumball – Cartoon Network in Association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi
Animated Special Production
Kung Fu Panda – Secrets of the Masters – DreamWorks Animation
Animated Short Subject
Adam and Dog – Minkyu Lee
Animated Television Commercial
Twinings “Sea” – Psyop
Animated Video Game
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet – Shadow Planet Productions, Gagne/Fuelcell
Music in a Television Production
Grace Potter, Michael Giacchino “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Music in a Feature Production
John Williams “Tintin” – Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Production Design in a Television Production
Mark Bodnar, Chris Tsirgiotis, Sue Mondt and Daniel Elson “Secret Mountain Fort Awesome” – Cartoon Network Studios
Production Design in a Feature Production
Raymond Zibach “Kung Fu Panda 2” – DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in a Television Production
Barry W. Johnson “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Jeremy Spears “Winnie The Pooh” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Kevin Romond “Tintin” – Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Florent Andorra “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” – Industrial Light & Magic
Character Animation in a Television Production
Chad Sellers “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Jeff Gabor “Rio” – Blue Sky Studios
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Eric Reynolds “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” – 20th Century Fox
Character Design in a Television Production
Bill Schwab “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Design in a Feature Production
Mark “Crash” McCreery “Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Members Favorite Award
Rango
June Foray Award
Art Leonardo
Winsor McCay Award
Walt Peregoy
Ronald Searle
Børge Ring