Awards

Boyhood

The Los Angeles Film Critics picked “Boyhood” as Best Picture of 2014 for their 40th Annual LAFCA Awards. “Boyhood” also received the awards for Best Director for Richard Linklater, Best Actress for Patricia Arquette, and Film editing for Sandra Adair.  The Grand Budapest Hotel snagged the Runner-up honors for Best Picture and Best Director, plus the awards for Screenplay for Wes Anderson, and Best Production design for Adam Stockhausen.  And in what is becoming a consistent trend, “Citizenfour” won the award for Best Documentary/nonfiction film, and “Ida” won for award for Best Foreign-language film.

The complete list of winners:

Picture: “Boyhood”
Runner-up: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,”

Director: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Runner-up: Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,”

Actor: Tom Hardy, “Locke”
Runner-up: Michael Keaton, “Birdman“

Actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Runner-up: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice“

Supporting actor: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Runner-up: Edward Norton, “Birdman“

Supporting actress: Agata Kulesza, “Ida”
Runner-up: Rene Russo, “Nightcrawler“

Screenplay: Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,”
Runner-up: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, “Birdman“

Foreign-language film: “Ida”
Runner-up: “Winter Sleep“

Documentary/nonfiction film: “Citizenfour”
Runner-up: “Life Itself“

Animation: “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”
Runner-up: “The Lego Movie“

Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
Runner-up: Dick Pope, “Mr. Turner“

Production design: Adam Stockhausen, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Runner-up: Ondrej Nekvasil, “Snowpiercer“

Music/score: Jonny Greenwood, “Inherent Vice,” and Mica Levi, “Under the Skin” (tie)

Film editing: Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”
Runner-up: Barney Pilling, “The Grand Budapest Hotel“

New Generation: Ava DuVernay, “Selma“

Douglas Edwards Independent/Experimental Film/Video: Walter Reuben, “The David Whiting Story“

Career achievement: Gena Rowlands

Special citation: Leonard Maltin

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Boyhood

The Boston Society of Film Critics has selected Boyhood as Best Film of 2014, in addition the film also snagged the honors for Best Director for Richard Linklater, Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer), Best Screenplay, and Best Ensemble Cast.  Citizenfour, the Edward Snowden documentary, snagged the award for Best Documentary. Last year’s winner for Best Film, 12 Years a Slave, went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture at the 2014 Academy Awards.

Complete list of 2014 winners 

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Best Picture  – Boyhood

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Best Actor – Michael Keaton for Birdman

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Best Actress – Marion Cotillard for The Immigrant and Two Days, One Night

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Best Supporting Actor –  J. K. Simmons for Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress –  Emma Stone for Birdman

Best Director – Richard Linklater for Boyhood

Best Screenplay –  (tie) Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo for Birdman & Richard Linklater for Boyhood

Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman

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Best Documentary – Citizenfour

Best Foreign-Language Film  (awarded in memory of Jay Carr) –  Two Days, One Night

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Best Animated Film – The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) – Sandra Adair for Boyhood

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Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) –  Dan Gilroy for Nightcrawler

Best Ensemble Cast –  Boyhood

http://youtu.be/VtgO0W3aTdQ

Best Use of Music in a Film – Inherent Vice

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CITIZENFOUR

“CITIZENFOUR,” the Edward Snowden documentary, won the International Documentary Association 2014 top award, Best Feature Award. CITIZENFOUR is described as a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA).

http://youtu.be/GiU2zinfotI

Poitras had already been working on a film about surveillance for two years when Snowden contacted her, using the name “CITIZENFOUR,” in January 2013.  He reached out to her because he knew she had long been a target of government surveillance, stopped at airports numerous times, and had refused to be intimidated. When Snowden revealed he was a high-level analyst driven to expose the massive surveillance of Americans by the NSA, Poitras persuaded him to let her film.

Best Feature Award

Citizenfour (WINNER)
Director: Laura Poitras
RADiUS-TWC, Participant Media, and
HBO Documentary Films

Best Short Award

Tashi and the Monk (WINNER)
Directors: Andrew Hinton, Johnny Burke
HBO Documentary Films

Best Curated Series Award

Independent Lens (WINNER)
Executive Producer: Sally Jo Fifer
Deputy Executive Producer: Lois Vossen
Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with PBS

Best Limited Series Award

Time of Death (WINNER)
Executive Producers: Cynthia Childs, Dan Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Alexandra Lipsitz
Co-Executive Producer: Miggi Hood, Sandy Shapiro
Showtime

Best Episodic Series Award

Our America with Lisa Ling (WINNER)
Executive Producers: Amy Bucher, Gregory Henry, Lisa Ling, David Shadrack Smith
OWN

Best Short Form Series Award

Planet Money Makes a T-shirt (WINNER)
Executive Producer: Alex Blumberg
NPR

David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award

This award recognizes exceptional achievement in non-fiction film and video production at the university level and brings greater public and industry awareness to the work of students in the documentary field.

My Dad’s a Rocker (WINNER)
Director: Zuxin Hou
University of Southern California

Humanitas Award

This award is given to a film that explores the hopes and fears of human beings who are very different in culture, race, lifestyle, political loyalties and religious beliefs in order to break down the walls of ignorance which separate us.

Limited Partnership (WINNER)
Director: Thomas G. Miller
PBS / Independent Lens

Pare Lorentz Award

The Pare Lorentz Award recognizes films that demonstrate exemplary filmmaking while focusing on the appropriate use of the natural environment, justice for all and the illumination of pressing social problems.

Tashi and the Monk (WINNER)
Directors: Andrew Hinton, Johnny Burke
HBO Documentary Films

ABCNews VideoSource Award

This award is given each year for the best use of news footage as an integral component in a documentary.

1971 (WINNER)
Director: Johanna Hamilton
Independent Lens/ PBS

Creative Recognition Award Winners

The Creative Recognition category recognizes special achievement in cinematography, editing, music and writing in films entered in the Feature Category.

Best Cinematography presented by Canon

Elevator
Cinematography By: Hatuey Viveros Lavielle

Best Editing

Last Days in Vietnam
Editing By: Don Kleszy

Best Music

Alfred and Jakobine
Music By: Nick Urata

Best Writing

Finding Vivian Maier
Written By: John Maloof & Charlie Siskel

2014 IDA Awards Honorees

Career Achievement Award

Robert Redford
The IDA presents its prestigious Career Achievement Award to Robert Redford, the acclaimed filmmaker and actor, ardent conservationist and environmentalist, and founder of the world-renowned Sundance Institute, dedicated to the support and development of independent film and theatre artists, and its Documentary Film Program, a leading creative and financial resource for contemporary-issue nonfiction filmmakers worldwide.

Pioneer Award

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato
The Pioneer Award is presented to acknowledge extraordinary contributions to advancing the nonfiction form and providing exceptional vision and leadership to the documentary community. This year, the Pioneer Award will be presented to Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, founders of World of Wonder Productions.

Preservation and Scholarship Award

Rithy Panh
Rithy Panh receives IDA’s Preservation and Scholarship award, which recognizes individuals or organizations that have made notable contributions to preserving significant motion picture archives and educating the public and industry about the role nonfiction filmmaking plays in society.

Emerging Documentary Award sponsored by Red Fire Films and Modern VideoFilm

Darius Clark Monroe
Houston native, Darius Clark Monroe is an award-winning filmmaker and MFA graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

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Interstellar

 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 87th Oscars.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

    “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
    “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
    “Godzilla”
    “Guardians of the Galaxy”
    “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”
    “Interstellar”
    “Maleficent”
    “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb”
    “Transformers: Age of Extinction”
    “X-Men: Days of Future Past”

The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist.  All members of the Visual Effects Branch will now be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 10, 2015.  Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.

The 87th Academy Awards® nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.  The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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Director Richard Linklater accepts an award for Best International Independent Film for Boyhood at the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014

The winners of the 17th Moët British Independent Film Awards were announced at the star-studded ceremony, held at Old Billingsgate, which was hosted by THE INBETWEENERS star, Simon Bird.  PRIDE won the most awards on the night, picking up Best British Independent Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.  Other major awards winner include Yann Demange won Best Director for ’71, Gugu Mbatha-Raw won Best Actress for BELLE and Brendan Gleeson won Best Actor for CALVARY.  Andrew Scott collected his award for Best Supporting Actor for PRIDE and Imelda Staunton took home her award for Best Supporting Actress also for her role in PRIDE.

As previously announced, Emma Thompson was awarded the coveted Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film, and Benedict Cumberbatch the Variety Award, which recognizes an actor, director, writer or producer who has helped to shine the international spotlight on the UK. The Special Jury Prize went to John Boorman. The Raindance Award was won by LUNA. 

The Moët British Independent Film Awards winners for 2014:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Pride

BEST DIRECTOR
Yann Demange –  ’71

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard –  20,000 Days on Earth

BEST SCREENPLAY
Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan –  Frank

BEST ACTRESS
Gugu Mbatha-Raw –  Belle

Brendan Gleeson accepts the Best Actor award for ‘Calvary’ at the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014

BEST ACTOR 
Brendan Gleeson – Calvary

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 
Imelda Staunton –  Pride

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR  
Andrew Scott – Pride 

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Sameena Jabeen Ahmed –  Catch Me Daddy

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
The Goob

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Stephen Rennicks – Music –  Frank

Producer Kristian Brodle, directors Mike Brett, and Steve Jamison, winners of the Best British Documentary award for “Next Goal Wins

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Next Goal Wins

BEST BRITISH SHORT
The Kármán Line

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Boyhood 

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Luna 

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
Emma Thompson 

Benedict Cumberbatch, winner of The Variety Award on stage with Mark Strong and Keira Knightley during The Moet British Independent Film Awards

THE VARIETY AWARD
Benedict Cumberbatch

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
John Boorman

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A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

The National Board of Review has named A MOST VIOLENT YEAR the 2014 Best Film of the Year. “A Most Violent Year is an exhilarating crime drama with a compelling story, outstanding performances, and an elegant cinematic style,” said Annie Schulhof, NBR President. “J.C. Chandor has given us a new and provocative perspective on the American Dream.”  The National Board of Review honors diverse members of the film community at their annual Awards Gala, which also acts as a fundraiser for student grant philanthropy.  Hosted by Lara Spencer, this year’s gala will take place on January 6, 2015 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

Below is a full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:

Best Film:  A Most Violent Year
Best Director:  Clint Eastwood – American Sniper
Best Actor (TIE):  Oscar Isaac – A Most Violent Year; Michael Keaton – Birdman
Best Actress: Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor:  Edward Norton – Birdman
Best Supporting Actress:  Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Best Original Screenplay:  Phil Lord & Christopher Miller – The Lego Movie
Best Adapted Screenplay:  Paul Thomas Anderson – Inherent Vice
Best Animated Feature:  How to Train Your Dragon 2
Breakthrough Performance:  Jack O’Connell – Starred Up & Unbroken
Best Directorial Debut:  Gillian Robespierre – Obvious Child
Best Foreign Language Film:  Wild Tales
Best Documentary:  Life Itself
William K. Everson Film History Award:  Scott Eyman
Best Ensemble:  Fury
Spotlight Award:  Chris Rock for writing, directing, and starring in – Top Five
NBR Freedom of Expression Award:  Rosewater
NBR Freedom of Expression Award:  Selma

Top Films

American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
Fury
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Lego Movie
Nightcrawler
Unbroken

Top 5 Foreign Language Films

Force Majeure
Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem
Leviathan
Two Days, One Night
We Are the Best!

Top 5 Documentaries

Art and Craft
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Keep On Keepin’ On
The Kill Team
Last Days in Vietnam

Top 10 Independent Films

Blue Ruin
Locke
A Most Wanted Man
Mr. Turner
Obvious Child
The Skeleton Twins
Snowpiercer
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Starred Up
Still Alice

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BOYHOOD

The New York Film Critics Circle announced their 2014 award winners earlier today and BOYHOOD snagged the top awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Richard Linklater and Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette. CITIZENFOUR, the Edward Snowden documentary, won the award for Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary) and Best Foreign Film went to the black and white gem IDA.  Best First Film award went to Jennifer Kent for THE BABADOOK.

The complete list of 2014 New York Film Critics Circle winners

2014 Awards

Best Picture
BOYHOOD

Best Director
Richard Linklater
BOYHOOD

Best Screenplay
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

 Best Actress
Marion Cotillard
THE IMMIGRANT, TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT

Best Actor
Timothy Spall
MR. TURNER

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette
BOYHOOD

Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons
WHIPLASH

Best Cinematographer
Darius Khondji
THE IMMIGRANT

Best Animated Film
The LEGO Movie

Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)
CITIZENFOUR

 Best Foreign Film
IDA

Best First Film
Jennifer Kent
THE BABADOOK

Special Award
Adrienne Mancia

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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations for its 42nd Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. The nominees for the top award, Best Animated Feature, include: Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Cheatin’ (Plymptoons Studio), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DreamWorks Animation SKG), Song of the Sea (Cartoon Saloon/GKIDS), The Book of Life (Reel FX), The Boxtrolls (Laika/Focus Features), The LEGO Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures), and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS).  The winners will be announced on Saturday, January 31st, 2015.

The complete list of nominations for 42nd Annual Annie Awards:

Best Animated Feature

Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios
Cheatin’ Plymptoons Studio
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation
Song of the Sea GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
The Book of Life Reel FX
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika
The LEGO Movie Warner Bros. Pictures
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya GKIDS/Studio Ghibli

Best Animated Special Production

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Voyager Pictures LLC
Dawn of the Dragon Racers DreamWorks Animation
How Murray Saved Christm Universal Television
Polariffic Bent Image Lab
Toy Story That Time Forgot Pixar Animation Studios

Best Animated Short Subject

Coda 62 George Street
Duet Glen Keane Productions
Feast Walt Disney Animation Studios
Inside Homer – The Simpsons Couch Gag (Episode #549) Acme Filmworks 
Me and My Moulton National Film Board of Canada
Silent Moonbot/Dolby (Creative Artists Agency)
The Dam Keeper Tonko House LLC
The Raven Moonbot Studios

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial

Citizen M: “Swan Song” Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Flight of the Stories Aardman Animations
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Plastic Wax

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

Doc McStuffins Disney Channel / Disney XD
Peter Rabbit Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Tumble Leaf Amazon Studios
Wallykazam! Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Zack & Quack Zodiak Kids

Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For a Children’s Audience

Adventure Time Cartoon Network
Gravity Falls Disney Television Animation
Legend of Korra Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Over The Garden Wall Cartoon Network
Wander Over Yonder Disney Television Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production

Archer FX Networks
Back To Backspace Cartoon Network Studios
Bob’s Burgers Bento Box Entertainment
Rick and Morty Starburns Industries, Inc.
Mike Tyson Mysteries Warner Bros. Animation
Regular Show Cartoon Network Studios
The Simpsons The Simpsons

Best Video Game

Forza Horizon 2 Microsoft – Turn 10 Studios
Valiant Hearts: The Great War Ubisoft
Child of Light Ubisoft

Best Student Film

After School Junyi Xiao
Dead Over Heels Jose Matheu
El Coyote Javier Barboza
Frog’s Legs Katie Tamboer
My Big Brother Jason Rayner
Tiny Nomad Toniko Pantoja

Achievement Categories

Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production

Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios, Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation, James Jackson, Lucas Janin, Tobin Jones, Baptiste Van Opstal, Jason Mayer
Mr. Peabody & Sherman DreamWorks Animation, Fangwei Lee, Krzysztof Rost, Jihyun Yoon, Robert Chen
Penguins of Madagascar DreamWorks Animation, Mitul Patel, Nicolas Delbecq, Santosh Khedkar, Yash Argawal
The Book of Life Reel FX, Augusto Schillaci, Erich Turner, Bill Konersman, Chris Rasch, Joseph Burnette
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika, Rick Sevy, Peter Vickery, Kent Estep, Peter Stuart, Ralph Procida
The LEGO Movie Warner Bros. Pictures, Jayandera Danappal, Matt Ebb, Christian Epunan Hernandez, Danielle Brooks, Raphael Gadot

Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

Edge of Tomorrow Sony Pictures Imageworks, Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist
Noah Industrial Light & Magic, Raul Essig, Karin Cooper, Rick Hankins, Owen Calouro
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Imageworks, Charles-Felix Chabert, Daniel La Chapelle, Spencer Lueders, Klaus Seitschek, Chris Messineo
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Weta Digital, Areito Echevarria, Andreas Soderstrom, Ronnie Menahem, Christoph Sprenger, Kevin Romond
Transformers: Age of Extinction Industrial Light & Magic , Michael Balog, Jim Van Allen, Rick Hankins, John Hansen
X-Men: Days of Future Past Digital Domain, Jeremy Hampton, Daniel Stern, Edmond Smith III, Hiroshi Tsubokawa, Daniel Jenkins

Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Toy Story That Time Forgot Pixar Animation Studios, Don Crum
Toy Story That Time Forgot Pixar Animation Studios, Carlo Vogele
Toy Story That Time Forgot  Pixar Animation Studios, Ken Kim
Tumble Leaf Amazon Studios, Michael Granberry
Tumble Leaf Amazon Studios, Teresa Drilling
Wander Over Yonder Disney Television Animation, Justin Nichols

Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production

How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation, Fabio Lignini
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation, Steven “Shaggy” Hornby
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation, Thomas Grummt
Penguins of Madagascar DreamWorks Animation, Ravi Kamble
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika, Travis Knight
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika, Malcolm Lamont
The Boxtrolls Focus Features, Jason Stalman

Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Weta Digital, Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic
Guardians of the Galaxy Framestore, Kevin Spruce, Dale Newton, Sidney Kombo, Chris Mullins, Brad Silby
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Weta Digital , Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois, Gios Johnston

Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game

Assassin’s Creed Unity Ubisoft, Mike Mennillo
Don’t Starve: Console Edition Klei Entertainment Inc.
Child Of Light Ubisoft, Alex Drouin

Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation, Andy Suriano
Wander Over Yonder Disney Television Animation, Benjamin Balistreri
Welcome to the Wayne Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Zac Gorman

Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios, Shiyoon Kim, Jin Kim
Mr. Peabody & Sherman DreamWorks Animation, Timothy Lamb, Joe Moshier
Penguins of Madagascar DreamWorks Animation, Craig Kellman, Joe Moshier, Stevie Lewis, Todd Kurosawa
Rio 2 Blue Sky Studios, Sang Jun Lee, Jason Sadler, José Manuel Fernandez Oli
Song of the Sea GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon, Tomm Moore, Marie Thorhauge, Sandra Anderson, Rosa Ballester Cabo
The Book of Life Reel FX, Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez 
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika, Mike Smith

Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Adventure Time Cartoon Network, Yuasa Masaaki, Eunyoung Choi
Archer FX Networks, Bryan Fordney
Bob’s Burgers Bento Box Entertainment, Jennifer Coyle & Bernard Derriman
Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation, Aaron Springer
Gravity Falls Disney Television Animation, Rob Renzetti
Over The Garden Wall Cartoon Network, Robert Alvarez, Ken Bruce, Larry Leichliter
The Simpsons The Simpsons, Matthew Nastuk
Wander Over Yonder Disney Television Animation, David Thomas

Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production

Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios, Don Hall & Chris Williams
Cheatin’ Plymptoons Studio, Bill Plympton
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation, Dean DeBlois
Song of the Sea GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon, Tomm Moore
The Book of Life Reel FX, Jorge R. Gutierrez
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika, Anthony Stacchi & Graham Annable
The LEGO Movie Warner Bros. Pictures, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Directors; Chris McKay, Co-Director
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya GKIDS/Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata

Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Christopher Willis
Dora and Friends: Into the City! Nickelodeon Animation Studio Peter Lurye, George Gabriel, Chris Gifford
Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Jam Jay Vincent, Michael Kramer, Jeppe Riddervold, Erin Chapman
Marvel’s Avengers Assemble Dynamic Music Partners Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter & Michael McCuistion
Tumble Leaf Amazon Studios  Nathan Barr & Lisbeth Scott

Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production

Cheatin’ Plymptoons Studio Nicole Renaud, Composer
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation John Powell, Jónsi
Mr. Peabody & Sherman DreamWorks Animation  Danny Elfman
Song of the Sea GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon Bruno Coulais & Kila
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya GKIDS/Studio Ghibli Joe Hisaishi

Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Voyager Pictures LLC Kara Vallow, Brent Woods, Lucas Gray & Andrew Brandou
Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation   Joseph Holt
Mickey Shorts Disney Narina Sokolova
The Powerpuff Girls Cartoon Network Kevin Dart, Chris Turnham, Jasmin Lai & Elle Michalka
Turbo FAST DreamWorks Animation Antonio Canobbio, Khang Le, Mark Taihei, Howard Chen & Brandon Cuellar
Wander Over Yonder Disney Television Animation Alex Kirwan, Chris Tsirigotis, Alexander Duckworth, Janice Kubo & Francis Giglio
Zack & Quack Zodiak Kids Erez Gavish

Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

Mr. Peabody & Sherman DreamWorks Animation David James, Ruben Perez, Priscilla Wong, Timothy Lamb & Alexandre Puvilland 
Song of the Sea GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon Adrien Merigeau
The Book of Life Reel FX  Simon Varela & Paul Sullivan
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure & August Hall
The LEGO Movie Warner Bros. Pictures  Grant Freckelton

Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Heiko Drengenberg
Gravity Falls Disney Television Animation Luke Weber, Alonso Ramirez Ramos, Neil Graf & Steve Heneveld
Legend of Korra Nickelodeon Animation Studio Joaquim Dos Santos
Star Wars Rebels Disney Channel / Disney XD Nathaniel Villanueva & Douglas Lovelace
The Simpsons Film Roman Brad Ableson, Matthew Faughnan & Stephen Reis
Toy Story That Time Forgot Pixar Animation Studios Louise Smythe
Wander Over Yonder Disney Television Animation  Mark Ackland

Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios  Marc E. Smith
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation Truong “Tron” Son Mai
Planes: Fire & Rescue Disneytoon Studios Piero Peluso
Rio 2 Blue Sky Studios  John Hurst
Rio 2 Blue Sky Studios Rodrigo Castro
The Boxtrolls Focus Features  Julian Nariño
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika Emanuela Cozzi

Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Bill Farmer as the voices of Goofy and Grandma
Fairly Oddparents Nickelodeon Animation Studio Carlos Alazaraqui as the voice of Crocker
Robot Chicken Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Seth Green as the voice of Robot Chicken Nerd

Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

Henry & Me Reveal Animation Studios Cyndi Lauper as the voice of Nurse Cyndi
Rio 2 Blue Sky Studios Andy Garcia as the voice of Eduardo
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Fish

Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Darrick Bachman
The Powerpuff Girls Cartoon Network Dave Tennant, David P. Smith, Chris Mitchell & Will Mata
The Simpsons 20th Century Fox Rob LaZebnik
The Simpsons 20th Century Fox Tim Long
Toy Story That Time Forgot Pixar Animation Studios Steve Purcell

Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production

Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson & Jordan Roberts
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation Dean DeBlois
Song of the Sea GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon Will Collins
The Boxtrolls Focus Features/Laika Irena Brignull & Adam Pava
The Lego Movie Warner Bros. Pictures Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Illya Owens
Dragons: Defenders of Berk DreamWorks Animation Television Ernesto Matamoros
Family Guy Super 78 Mike Elias
Toy Story That Time Forgot Pixar Animation Studios David Suther, Bradley Furnish & David Condolora
Turbo FAST DreamWorks Animation Todd Raleigh & Doug Vito

Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios Tim Mertens
How to Train Your Dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation John K. Carr
Planes: Fire & Rescue Disneytoon Studios Dan Molina, Mark Keefer & Karen Hathaway
Song of the Sea GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon  Darragh Byrne
The LEGO Movie Warner Bros. Pictures David Burrows, Todd Hansen, Doug Nicholas, Jonathan Tappin & Courtney O’Brien-Brown

Juried Awards

The Winsor McCay Award – For Lifetime Achievement Didier Brunner, Don Lusk and Lee Mendelson

The June Foray Award – for significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation Charles Solomon

The Ub Iwerks Award – for technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art or industry of animation DreamWorks Animation’s Apollo Software 

Special Achievement Award – recognizing the unique and significant impact on the art and industry of animation. The Walt Disney Family Museum

 via IndieWire

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The Green Prince

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their nominees for the 26th annual awards in the categories of documentary, TV series/specials and digital series. Nominees for the Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures include The Green Prince (Music Box Films), Life Itself (Magnolia Pictures), Merchants of Doubt (Sony Pictures Classics), Particle Fever (Abramorama/BOND 360) and Virunga (Netflix).

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:

The Green Prince (Music Box Films)
Life Itself (Magnolia Pictures)
Merchants of Doubt (Sony Pictures Classics)
Particle Fever (Abramorama/BOND 360)
Virunga (Netflix) 

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:

Breaking Bad (AMC): Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett
Downton Abbey (PBS): Producers: Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge
Game Of Thrones(HBO): Producers: David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Chris Newman, Greg Spence, Carolyn Strauss, D.B. Weiss
House Of Cards (Netflix): Producers: Dana Brunetti, Joshua Donen, David Fincher, David Manson, Iain Paterson, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, Beau Willimon
True Detective (HBO): Producers: Richard Brown, Carol Cuddy, Steve Golin, Woody Harrelson, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Matthew McConaughey, Nic Pizzolatto, Scott Stephens

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:

The Big Bang Theory (CBS):Producers: Faye Oshima Belyeu, Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro, Bill Prady
Louie (FX): Producers: Pamela Adlon, Dave Becky, M. Blair Breard, Louis C.K., Vernon Chatman, Adam Escott, Steven Wright
Modern Family(ABC): Producers: Paul Corrigan, Megan Ganz, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Sally Young, Danny Zuker
Orange Is The New Black (Netflix):Producers: Mark A. Burley, Sara Hess, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Neri Tannenbaum, Michael Trim, Lisa I. Vinnecour
Veep (HBO): Producers: Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell, Christopher Godsick, Armando Iannucci, Stephanie Laing, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Frank Rich, Tony Roche

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:

30 For 30 (ESPN):Producers: Andy Billman, John Dahl, Erin Leyden, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons
American Masters (PBS): Producers: Susan Lacy, Julie Sacks, Junko Tsunashima
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN): Producers:  Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig
COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey (FOX/NatGeo): Producers: Brannon Braga, Mitchell Cannold, Jason Clark, Ann Druyan, Livia Hanich, Steve Holtzman, Seth MacFarlane
Shark Tank (ABC): Producers: Becky Blitz, Mark Burnett, Bill Gaudsmith, Phil Gurin, Yun Lingner, Clay Newbill, Jim Roush, Laura Roush, Max Swedlow

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:

The Amazing Race (CBS): Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo
Dancing With The Stars (ABC): Producers: Ashley Edens Shaffer, Conrad Green, Joe Sungkur
Project Runway (Lifetime): Producers: Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Teri Weideman
Top Chef (Bravo): Producers: Daniel Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Murphy, Hillary Olsen
The Voice (NBC): Producers: Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, John De Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey Morrissey, Jim Roush, Kyra Thompson, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:

The Colbert Report (Comedy Central): Producers: Meredith Bennett, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC): Producers: David Craig, Ken Crosby, Doug DeLuca, Gary Greenberg, Erin Irwin, Jimmy Kimmel, Jill Leiderman, Molly McNearney, Tony Romero, Jason Schrift, Jennifer Sharron, Seth Weidner, Josh Weintraub
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO): Producers: TO BE DETERMINED
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO): Producers: Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Matt Wood
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Producers: Rob Crabbe, Jamie Granet Bederman, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen, Josh Lieb, Brian McDonald, Lorne Michaels, Gavin Purcell

The following programs were not vetted for producer eligibility this year, but winners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony on January 24:

 The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:

 24/7 (HBO)
Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Atlanta Falcons (HBO)
Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Cincinnati Bengals(HBO)
Inside: U.S. Soccer’s March To Brazil (ESPN)
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:

Dora The Explorer (Nickelodeon)
Sesame Street (Sprout)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon)
Toy Story OF TERROR! (ABC)
Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts Masterclass (HBO)

The Award for Outstanding Digital Series:

30 For 30 Shorts (http://espn.go.com/30for30/shorts)
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee(http://www.crackle.com/c/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee)
COSMOS: A National Geographic Deeper Dive(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkiFfAEB5M8)
Epic Rap Battles Of History (http://youtube.com/erb)
Video Game High School Season 3(https://www.youtube.com/user/freddiew)

 via Deadline

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