30th Annie Awards explained

30th
Annie Awards

February 1, 2003

----Best Feature Film:
Spirited Away----Best Television Program:
The Simpsons----Best Home Video Production:
----Best Short Subject:
The Tortoise and the Hare

The 30th Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2002 were held on February 1, 2003, in California, USA.^[1]

Production nominees

Best Animated Feature	Best Animated Television Production
Spirited Away – Studio Ghibli Ice Age – 20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios Lilo & Stitch – Walt Disney Pictures Monsters, Inc. – Pixar – DreamWorks	The Simpsons – Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television Kim Possible – Walt Disney Television Animation – Cartoon Network Studios Futurama – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television Invader Zim – Nickelodeon
Best Animated Home Video Production	Best Animated Short Subject
– A Nelvana Limited/Sparkling* Co-Production – Universal Cartoon Studios VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas – Big Idea Productions	The Tortoise and the Hare – Ray Harryhausen & Screen Novelties International Night of the Living Doo – Cartoon Network The Groovenians – Cartoon Network Studios
Best Animated Television Commercial	Best Animated Television Production Produced for Children
Courage – Cartoon Network – Cartoon Network Arrow – Lugz Shoes – Psyop Catch – AT&T – Acme Filmworks Don't Mess – Dodge – Renegade Animation Every Move You Make – Sinai Hospital – Acme Filmworks	Rolie Polie Olie – A Nelvana Limited/Sparkling* Co-Production Kim Possible – Walt Disney Television Animation The Proud Family – Jambalaya Studios Rocket Power – Klasky Csupo Stanley – Cartoon Pizza, Inc.

Outstanding individual achievements

Character Animation	Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Doug Sweetland – "Monsters, Inc." John Kahrs – "Monsters, Inc." Alex Kupershmidt – "Lilo & Stitch" Sergio Pablos – "Treasure Planet" Mike Thurmeier – "Ice Age"	Carlos Grangel – "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" Peter de Sève – "Ice Age" Peter de Sève – "Treasure Planet" Chris Sanders – "Lilo & Stitch" Ricky Vega Nierva – "Monsters, Inc."
Character Design in an Animated Television Production	Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Lynne Naylor-Reccardi – "Samurai Jack Episode VI" Alex Kirwan – "Time Squad – Mission JX4435: Clown Squad" Dave Kupczyk – "Ozzy & Drix" Paul Rudish – "The Powerpuff Girls – "Members Only"" Shannon Tindle – "The Proud Family – Forbidden Date"	Hayao Miyazaki – "Spirited Away" Ron Clements, John Musker – "Treasure Planet" Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders – "Lilo & Stitch" Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman – "Monsters, Inc." Chris Wedge (director), Carlos Saldanha (co-director) – "Ice Age"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annie Awards :: 30th Annie Awards. annieawards.org. 1 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170209203325/http://annieawards.org/30th-annie-awards. 9 February 2017. live.