The 2012 Annie Awards were held last night, and critical favorite Rango ended up deservedly taking home the Best Animated Feature award. Gore Verbinskiâs quirky western also took home the award for Best Writing in a Feature Production, Best Editing, and the Members Favorite Award, but lost Best Directing to Kung Fu Panda 2âs Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Bill Nighy won Best Voice Acting for Arthur Christmas, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes took home the Character Animation in a Live Action Feature Production award.On the television side of things, The Simpsons was awarded the top prize as well as Best Directing and Best Writing. Heading into the Academy Awards, Rango is our clear frontrunner. The Adventures of Tintin was pegged as the filmâs biggest competition at the Oscar ceremony, but the Steven Spielberg film was ultimately left out of the nominations. Hit the jump to see the full list of Annie Awards Winners.Animated FeatureRango â Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films ProductionDirecting in a Television ProductionMatthew Nastuk âThe Simpsonsâ â Gracie FilmsDirecting in a Feature ProductionJennifer Yuh Nelson âKung Fu Panda 2â â DreamWorks AnimationGeneral Audience Animated TV ProductionThe Simpsons â Gracie FilmsVoice Acting in a Television ProductionJeff Bennett as Kowalski âPenguins of Madagascarâ â Nickelodeon and DreamWorks AnimationVoice Acting in a Feature ProductionBill Nighy as Grandsanta âArthur Christmasâ â Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman AnimationsWriting in a Television ProductionCarolyn Omine âThe Simpsons -Treehouse of Horror XXIIâ â Gracie FilmsWriting in a Feature ProductionJohn Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit âRangoâ â Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films ProductionsEditing in Television ProductionTed Machold, Jeff Adams, Doug Tiano, Bob Tomlin âPenguins of Madagascarâ â Nickelodeon and DreamWorks AnimationEditing in a Feature ProductionCraig Wood, A.C.E. âRangoâ â Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films ProductionAnimated Television Production â PreschoolDisney Jake and the Never Land Pirates â Disney Television AnimationAnimated Television Production â ChildrenThe Amazing World of Gumball â Cartoon Network in Association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio SoiAnimated Special ProductionKung Fu Panda â Secrets of the Masters â DreamWorks AnimationAnimated Short SubjectAdam and Dog â Minkyu LeeAnimated Television CommercialTwinings âSeaâ â PsyopAnimated Video GameInsanely Twisted Shadow Planet â Shadow Planet Productions, Gagne/FuelcellMusic in a Television ProductionGrace Potter, Michael Giacchino âPrep & Landing: Naughty vs. Niceâ â Walt Disney Animation StudiosMusic in a Feature ProductionJohn Williams âTintinâ â Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/MarshallProduction Design in a Television ProductionMark Bodnar, Chris Tsirgiotis, Sue Mondt and Daniel Elson âSecret Mountain Fort Awesomeâ â Cartoon Network StudiosProduction Design in a Feature ProductionRaymond Zibach âKung Fu Panda 2â â DreamWorks AnimationStoryboarding in a Television ProductionBarry W. Johnson âPrep & Landing: Naughty vs. Niceâ â Walt Disney Animation StudiosStoryboarding in a Feature ProductionJeremy Spears âWinnie The Poohâ â Walt Disney Animation StudiosAnimated Effects in an Animated ProductionKevin Romond âTintinâ â Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/MarshallAnimated Effects in a Live Action ProductionFlorent Andorra âTransformers: Dark of the Moonâ â Industrial Light & MagicCharacter Animation in a Television ProductionChad Sellers âPrep & Landing: Naughty vs. Niceâ â Walt Disney Animation StudiosCharacter Animation in a Feature ProductionJeff Gabor âRioâ â Blue Sky StudiosCharacter Animation in a Live Action ProductionEric Reynolds âRise of the Planet of the Apesâ â 20th Century FoxCharacter Design in a Television ProductionBill Schwab âPrep & Landing: Naughty vs. Niceâ â Walt Disney Animation StudiosCharacter Design in a Feature ProductionMark âCrashâ McCreery âRangoâ â Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films ProductionMembers Favorite AwardRangoJune Foray AwardArt LeonardiWinsor McCay AwardWalt PeregoyRonald SearleBørge Ring
2012 Annie Award Winners Announced; RANGO Named Best Animated Feature
2012 Annie Award Winners. Rango won Best Animated Feature and Best Writing, while Kung Fu Panda 2 won Best Directing in a Feature Production.