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ANNIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS REVEALED
The nominations for the 43rd Annual Annie Awards were announced on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Thirteen UCLA TFT alumni have involvement with the following nominated films and TV series:
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
Erick Oh (M.F.A. '10), animator
David Vasquez (B.A. ’90), animator
BEST ANIMATED SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Niko & The Sword of Light
Rob Hoege (M.F.A. '96), writer and executive producer
BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Sheriff Callie's Wild West (Episode: #201A "The Good, the Bad & the Yo-Yo")
Joe Ansolabehere (M.A. '83), writer
Steven Universe (Episode: "JailBreak")
Maureen Mlynarczyk (M.F.A. '98), additional sheet timer (animation)
BEST GENERAL AUDIENCE ANIMATED TELEVISION/BROADCAST PRODUCTION
BoJack Horseman (Episode: "Brand New Couch")
Amy Winfrey (M.F.A. '00), director, UCLA TFT lecturer
Will Forte (B.A. '93), actor
Ryan Perez (B.A. '02), staff writer The Simpsons (Episode: "Halloween of Horror")
Mike B. Anderson (M.F.A. '90), director
Sam Grinberg (M.F.A. '15), animation production assistant
Richard Sakai (B.A. '77), producer
David Silverman (B.A. '79), consulting producer
Daniel Vega (M.F.A. '09), animation digital production assistant
The ceremony takes place on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Posted: December 7, 2015
UPDATED: February 8, 2016: Inside Out earned the Best Animated Feature prize; The Simpsons' episode "Halloween of Horror" won in the Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for a General Audience category.