A trio of newcomers are challenging Emmy Award veterans The Simpsons and South Park in the top animation category.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Thursday the nominations for the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with the Disney special Prep & Landing, the speculative science program Alien Earths, HBO’s The Ricky Gervais Show, The Simpsons and South Park all nominated in the outstanding animated program category
Cartoon Network dominated the outstanding short-format animated program category with five of the six nominees.
The winners will be announced in a gala ceremony Aug. 29 that will be broadcast on NBC. Creative arts winners will be announced in a separate ceremony Aug. 21.
Here are the nominees in the animation and visual-effects related categories:
Outstanding Animated Program
‘ Alien Earths, NGC, SkyWorks Digital, Inc.
‘ Prep & Landing, ABC, Walt Disney Animation Studios
‘ The Ricky Gervais Show, ‘Knob At Night,’ HBO, W!LDBRAIN and Media Rights Capital in association with HBO Entertainment
‘ The Simpsons, ‘Once Upon a Time in Springfield,’ FOX, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
‘ South Park, ‘200/201,’ Comedy Central, Central Productions
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program
‘ Adventure Time, ‘My Two Favorite People,’ Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios
‘ Chowder, ‘The Toots,’ Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios
‘ Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, ‘Racing the Schoolbus,’ Disney Channel, Walt Disney Television Animation
‘ The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, ‘Tee Hee Tummy Tums,’ Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios
‘ Robot Chicken, ‘Full-Assed Christmas Special,’ Cartoon Network, ShadowMachine
‘ Uncle Grandpa, cartoonnetwork.com, Cartoon Network Studios
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
‘ H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer, Archer, ‘Mole Hunt,’ FX Networks, FX Productions
‘ Dave Foley as Wayne, Prep & Landing, ABC, Walt Disney Animation Studios
‘ Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Cobra Commander, Movie Narrator, Robot Chicken, ‘Cannot Be Erased, So Sorry,’ Cartoon Network, ShadowMachine
‘ Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, The Simpsons, ‘Thursdays with Abie,’ FOX, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
‘ Hank Azaria as Moe Syzlak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, The Simpsons, ‘Moe Letter Blues,’ FOX, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
‘ Anne Hathaway as Princess Penelope, The Simpsons, ‘Once Upon A Time In Springfield,’ FOX, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Outstanding Commercial
‘ Anthem, Absolut, MJZ, Production Company
‘ Coke Finals, Coca-Cola, Wieden+Kennedy, Ad Agency
‘ Game, Mars Snack Food US/Snickers, BBDO New York, Ad Agency; MJZ, Production Company
‘ Green Police, Audi, Hungry Man, Production Company; Venables Bell & Partners, Ad Agency
‘ Human Chain, Nike, Wieden+Kennedy, Ad Agency; Smuggler, Production Company
‘ The Man Your Man Could Smell Like, Old Spice Body Wash, Wieden+Kennedy, Ad AgencyL MJZ, Production Company
Outstanding Non-Fiction Children’s Program
‘ The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special ‘ In 3-D! On Ice!, FOX, Warrior Poets. Morgan Spurlock, Executive Producer, Jeremy Chilnick, Executive Producer
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
‘ Caprica, ‘There is Another Sky,’ SyFy, Universal Cable Productions. Gary Hutzel, VFX Supervisor; Michael Gibson, VFX Producer; Doug Drexler, CGI Supervisor; Jesse Toves, CGI Artist; Kyle Toucher, CGI Artist; Pierre Drolet, CGI Modeler; Heather McAuliff, VFX Compositor; Derek Leadbetter, VFX Compositor; Dave Morton, CGI Artist
‘ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ‘Family Affair,’ CBS, A CBS Paramount Network Television production in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Sabrina Arnold, VFX Producer; Rik Shorten, VFX Supervisor; Steve Meyer, 2D Lead Artist; Derek Smith, 3D Lead Artist; Christina Spring, Compositor; Joshua Cushner, Visual Effects Cameraman; Tom Bremer, 3D Artist; Mark Byers, Special Effects Supervisor; Zach Zaubi, Compositor
‘ Stargate Universe, ‘Air,’ SyFy, Produced by MGM. Mark Savela, Visual Effects Supervisor; Michael Lowes, Key 3D Artist; Vivian Jim, Lead Visual Effects Compositor; Kodie MacKenzie, Key Visual Effects Compositor; Andrew Karr, Digital Effects Supervisor; Alec McClymont, Lead 3D Artist; Brenda Campbell, Lead Compositor; Craig VandenBiggelaar, Key Visual Effects Compositor
‘ Stargate Universe, ‘Space,’ SyFy, Produced by MGM. Mark Savela, Visual Effects Supervisor; Jamie Yukio Kawano, Lead 3D Artist; Krista McLean, Digital Effects Supervisor; Luke Vallee, Lead Visual Effects Compositor; Jason Gross, Visual Effects Supervisor; Steve Garrad, Visual Effects Producer; Chris Deroiche, Senior Animator; Robert Bourgeault, Lead CGI Artist
‘ V, Pilot, ABC, The Scott Peters Company and HDFilms in association with Warner Bros. Television. Andrew Orloff, VFX Supervisor; Karen Czukerberg, VFX Producer; Chris Zapara, 3D Supervisor; Johnathan R. Banta, 2D Lead Artist; Steve Graves, 3D Lead Artist; Christopher Irving, 2D Artist; Michael Cliett, 3D Artist; Roberto Biagi, On Set VFX Supervisor
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
‘ Ben 10: Alien Swarm, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios. Evan Jacobs, Visual Effects Supervisor; Sean McPherson, Visual Effects Supervisor; Andrew Orloff, Visual Effects Supervisor; Brent Young, Character Supervisor
‘ The Pacific, Part One, HBO, Playtone and DreamWorks in association with HBO Miniseries. John E. Sullivan, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor; Joss Williams, Special Effects Supervisor; Dave Taritero, Visual Effects Producer; Peter Webb, Visual Effects Supervisor; Dion Hatch, Visual Effects Supervisor; John P. Mesa, Visual Effects Supervisor; Jerry Pooler, Visual Effects Supervisor; Paul Graff, Visual Effects Supervisor
‘ The Pacific, Part Five, HBO, Playtone and DreamWorks in association with HBO Miniseries. John E. Sullivan, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor; Joss Williams, Special Effects Supervisor; Dave Taritero, Visual Effects Producer; David Goldberg, Visual Effects Supervisor; Angelo Sahin, On Set Visual Effects Supervisor – Senior SFX Technician; Marco Recuay, Digital Visual Effects Supervisor; William Mesa, Visual Effects Supervisor; Chris Bremble, Visual Effects Supervisor; Jerry Pooler, Visual Effects Supervisor
‘ Virtuality, NBC, Universal Media Studios, BermanBraun, Dog In A Boat Productions, Film 44. Gary Hutzel, VFX Supervisor; Michael Gibson, VFX Producer; Andrew Karr, CG Supervisor; Ryan Schroer, VFX Compositor; Pierre Drolet, CGI Modeler; Heather McAuliff, VFX Compositor; Derek Leadbetter, VFX Compositor; Alec McClymont, CGI Artist; Daniel Osaki, CGI Modeler
