The 39th Annual Annie Awards honoring animated films took place on February 4th and Gore Verbinski's tale of a chameleon with identity issues turned out to be the big winner. Rango took home the Best Animated Feature, Character Design in a Feature Production, Writing in a Feature Production, and Editing awards. Other animated feature films earning Annie honors included Kung Fu Panda 2 (Directing, Production Design) and The Adventures of Tintin (Animated Effects in an Animated Production, Music).
Meanwhile, the Art Directors Guild also held their awards ceremony this weekend in Beverly Hills, revealing the best of 2011 with their annual Production Design Awards. The Academy might have snubbed the final Harry Potter film, however the Art Directors Guild found reasons to celebrate the fantasy film series. Executive producer David Heyman, producer David Barron, directors Christopher Columbus, Alfonso Cuaron, Mike Newell, and David Yates, creator and author J.K. Rowling, screenwriters Steve Kloves and Michael Goldenberg, production designer Stuart Craig, art director Neil Lamont, and set decorator Stephenie McMillan were the recipients of the Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery award. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 also won the Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film - Fantasy Film award. Hugo was named best Period Film and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was recognized as the best Contemporary Film.
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