Awards Roundup: WGA Awards, Annie Awards & ASC Awards

A lot of awards got handed out this weekend, screenwriters, cinematographers and technicians working in the field of animation all had their moment in the spotlight as the Writers Guild of America, the American Society of Cinematographers and the Annie Awards were all held on February 1st.  Have a look below at all winners!

The Writers Guild of America handed out their best screenplays of the past year to Her and Captain Phillips as screenwriters Spike Jonze and Billy Ray were honoured for their work on the films.  While Her is now considered the frontrunner of sorts in the original screenplay as it's been winning awards left and right, Captain Phillips isn't facing 12 Years a Slave here as it will at the Oscars.  Sarah Polley's excellent and moving documentary on her family, Stories We Tell, won Best Documentary Screenplay for its unusual storytelling.  

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"Her," written by Spike Jonze (Warner Bros.)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"Captain Phillips," screenplay by Billy Ray; based on the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea" by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty (Columbia Pictures)

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

"Stories We Tell," written by Sarah Polley (Roadside Attractions)

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The 28th annual American Society of Cinematographers honoured cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki for his absolutely stunning work on Gravity.  He beat out other nominated works of Roger Deakins in Prisoners, Bruno Delbonnel in Inside Llewyn Davis and Phedon Papamichael for Nebraska. Lubezki now becomes the overwhelming favourite to win at the Oscars on March 3rd.

FEATURE FILM
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC
Gravity

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It was a big night for Walt Disney Animation's Frozen at the 41st Annie Awards winning 6 awards including Best Animated Feature, Best Direction, Best Music and Best Voice Acting for Josh Gad as the voice of the loveable snowman, Olaf. Disney Animation's short featuring Mickey Mouse, Get a Horse!, also nabbed the Best Animated Short Subject. Both of these films are also nominated for an Oscar in their respective categories. Director Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises picked up the award for the Best Writing for his last feature film before retirement. In the feature film categories, DreamWorks' The Croods and Pixar's Monsters University took home awards in the technical categories as well.


Here's a list of the full feature film winners:

Best Animated Feature
Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Animated Short Subject
Get A Horse!
- Walt Disney Animation Studios

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Jakob Jensen – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore – The Croods
- DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee – Frozen
- Walt Disney Animation Studios

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck – Frozen
- Walt Disney Animation Studios

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley – Frozen
- Walt Disney Animation Studios

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Dean Kelly – Monsters University
- Pixar Animation Studios

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf – Frozen
 – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Hayao Miyazaki – The Wind Rises
- Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures/The Walt Disney Studios

Editorial in an Animated Feature ProductionGreg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom – Monsters University
 – Pixar Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay Award - Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett

June Foray - Alice Davis

Ub Iwerks - Dragonframe