2nd Animation Source Choice Awards
Best in Animation 2012

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(Bold denotes nominees, * denotes winner)

Hosted by Skulblaka_Shur'tugal. Voting lasted January 1 through January 31, 2013. Winners were announced Febaruary 1 on a fan news.

BEST PICTURE
Brave *
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Ice Age: Continental Drift
A Letter to Momo
The Lorax
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Magic Tree House
Le Mécanique du coeur
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice
Rise of the Guardians
The Secret World of Arrietty
Wreck-It Ralph
Zarafa

BEST DIRECTOR
Mark Andrews (Brave)
Tim Burton (Frankenweenie)
Genndy Tartakovsky (Hotel Transylvania)
Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier (Ice Age: Continental Drift) *
Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda (The Lorax)
Sam Fell and Chris Butler (ParaNorman)
Peter Lord (The Pirates! Band of Misfits)
Peter Ramsey and William Joyce (Rise of the Guardians)
Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty)

FAN FAVORITE
The Adventures of the Red Airplane
Brave
Delhi Safari
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Justice League: Doom
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai
A Letter to Momo
The Lorax
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Magic Tree House
Le Mécanique du coeur
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice
Rise of the Guardians *
The Secret World of Arrietty
Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings
Wreck-It Ralph
Zarafa

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman and Irene Mecchi, Brave * (tie)
Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul, The Lorax
Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! Band of Misfits
David Lindsay-Abaire, Rise of the Guardians
Hayao Mizazaki and Keiko Niwa, The Secret World of Arrietty
Jennifer Lee and Phil Johnston, Wreck-It Ralph * (tie)

BEST SEQUEL SCREENPLAY
Michael Berg, Jason Fuchs and Mike Reiss, Ice Age: Continental Drift
Eric Darnell and Noah Baumbach, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Hideki Sonoda, Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice *

BEST VOICE ACTOR
Billy Connoly (“King Fergus” in Brave)
Danny DeVito (“The Lorax” in The Lorax)
Zac Efron (“Ted Wiggins” in The Lorax)
Hugh Grant (“The Pirate Captain” in The Pirates! Band of Misfits)
David Henrie (“Shawn” in The Secret World of Arrietty)
John Leguizamo (“Sid” in Ice Age: Continental Drift)
Vic Mignogna (“Keldeo” in Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice) * (tie)
John C. Reilly (“Wreck-It Ralph” in Wreck-It Ralph)
Chris Rock (“Marty the Zebra” in Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted)
Ray Romano (“Manny” in Ice Age: Continental Drift)
Adam Sandler (“Dracula” in Hotel Transylvania)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (“Norman Babcock” in ParaNorman)
Ben Stiller (“Alex the Lion” in Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted) * (tie)

BEST VOICE ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain (“Gia” in Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted)
Queen Letifah (“Ellie” in Ice Age: Continental Drift)
Jennifer Lopez (“Shira” in Ice Age: Continental Drift)
Kelly Macdonald (“Merida” in Brave) *
Bridgit Mendler (“Arrietty” in The Secret World of Arrietty)
Jada Pinkett Smith (“Gloria” in Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted)
Taylor Swift (“Audry” in The Lorax)
Emma Thompson (“Queen Elinor” in Brave)


BEST SCORE
Brave
Ice Age: Continental Drift
The Lorax
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice *
The Secret World of Arrietty

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Arrietty’s Song” – The Secret World of Arrietty
“How Bad Can it Be?” – The Lorax
“Into the Open Air” – Brave *
“Let it Grow” – The Lorax
“Touch the Sky” – Brave

FILM MOST LIKELY TO RECEIVE A SEQUEL
Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania *
The Lorax
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Secret World of Arrietty
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST 3D PRESENTATION
Brave *
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Ice Age: Continental Drift
The Lorax
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST ANIMATED VIDEO GAME
Angry Birds Space
Epic Mickey: The Power of Two *
Skylanders: Giants

BEST ANIMATED TV SERIES
Dragons: Riders of Berk *
The Legend of Korra
Green Lantern: The Animated Series

BEST NON-THEATRICAL FILM
Justice League: Doom *
Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings
Space Dogs

BEST NON-ENGLISH FILM
The Adventures of the Red Airplane (Brazil)
Delhi Safari (India)
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai (India)
A Letter to Momo (Japan) *
Magic Tree House (Japan)
Le Mécanique du coeur (France)
Zarafa (foreign film, France)

BEST ANIMATED FILM WINNER
Shrek (2001)
Spirited Away (2002)
Finding Nemo (2003)
The Incredibles (2004)
Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Wererabbit (2005)
Happy Feet (2006)
Ratatouille (2007)
WALL-E (2008)
Up (2009)
Toy Story 3 (2010) *
Rango (2011)

Films with multiple nominations:
Brave (11)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (9)
Ice Age: Cintinental Drift (5)
Pokemon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice (5)
Rise of the Guardians (5)
Wreck-it Ralph (4)
The Lorax (4)

Films with multiple wins:
Brave (5)
Pokemon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice (2)

 

1st Animation Source Choice Awards
Best in Animation 2011

Hosted by Skulblaka_Shur'tugal. Voting began January 1, 2012, and concluded February 29, 2012. The winners were announced live on March 15, and posted on Animation Source the following morning.

PDF of the nominees

THE NOMINEES (winners in bold)

Best Picture:
Rio
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Happy Feet Two
Kung Fu Panda 2
Pokemon the Movie White: Victini and Zekrom
Puss in Boots
Rango
Winnie the Pooh

Best Director:
Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Kung Fu Panda 2
Carlos Saldhana, Rio
Chris Miller, Puss in Boots
George Miller, Happy Feet Two
Gore Verbinski, Rango
 

Best Screenplay:
Don Rhymer, Josh Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia and Sam Harper, Rio
Hideki Sonoda, Pokemon the Movie White: Victini and Zekrom
John Logan, Rango

Best Voice Actor:
Jack Black, "Po" in Kung Fu Panda 2
Antonio Banderas, "Puss" in Puss in Boots
Johnny Depp, "Rango" in Rango
Jesse Eisenberg, "Blu" in Rio
George Lopez, "Rafael" in Rio

Best Voice Actress:
Anne Hathaway, "Jewel" in Rio
Angelina Jolie, "Tigress" in Kung Fu Panda 2
Emily Mortimer, "Holley Shiftwell" in Cars 2
Leslie Mann, "Linda Gunderson" in Rio
Nana Mizuki, "Victini" in Pokemon the Movie White: Victini and Zekrom

Best Sequel:
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Winnie the Pooh

Best Animation:
Rio
Cars 2
Happy Feet Two
Puss in Boots
Rango

Film Most Likely to Receive a Sequel:
Rio
The Adventures of Tintin
Rango
 

Best Score:
John Powell, Rio
Hans Zimmer and John Powell, Kung Fu Panda 2
Hans Zimmer, Rango
Henry Jackman, Puss in Boots
John Powell and Pink, Happy Feet Two

Best Song:
"How Wings (I Wanna Party)" from Rio
"Collision of Worlds", from Cars 2
"Real in Rio" from Rio

Fan Favorite:
Pokemon the Movie White: Victini and Zekrom
Kung Fu Panda 2
Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension
Puss in Boots
Rio

Favorite Character (Male):
Po, Kung Fu Panda 2
Blu, Rio
Lord Shen, Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss, Puss in Boots
Rafael, Rio

Favorite Character (Female):
Tigress, Kung Fu Panda 2
Gloria, Happy Feet Two
Jewel, Rio
Linda Gunderson, Rio
Red Riding Hood, Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil

Best Animated Video Game:
Rio Angry Birds
Puss in Boots
Transformers Animated

Best Animated TV Series:
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Pokemon Black and White

Best Non-Theatrical Film:
Pokemon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions
Open Season 3
Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension
 

Best Foreign-Release Film:
Un monstre a Paris (France)
Zambezia (South Africa)
Orla Frosnapper (Denmark)
Snowflake, Copito de Nieve, el gorila blanco (Spain)

Special Recognition: Best Film of 1999:
Toy Story 2
Fantasia 2000
Tarzan

Special Recognition: Best Digital Character of the 2000s:
Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)
Alvin, Simon and Theodore (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
Gollum (The Lord of the Rings)
Saphira (Eragon)
Yoda (Star Wars)

Fan Predicition: Best Film of 2012:
Brave
Frankenweenie
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Rise of the Guardians

 

Films with multiple nominations:
Rio (17)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (10)
Puss in Boots (8)
Rango (7)
Happy Feet Two (5)
Cars 2 (4)
Pokemon the Movie White: Victini and Zekrom (4)
The Adventures of Tintin (2)
Winnie the Pooh (2)
Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension (2)

Films with multiple wins:
Rio (8)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (5)