Tag "Emmy"

‘Futurama’ Wins Emmy for Best Animated Show

September 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Mark another win for Bender, Fry and the hard-working gang at Comedy Central’s Futurama. Exec produced by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen and Ken Keeler, the episode “The Late Philip J. Fry” took home the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program on Saturday (Sep. 10) at the Creative Emmy Award ceremony. [...]

Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy Winners Announced

September 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today the juried winners for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Individual Achievement in Animation. These awards will be handed out during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, September 10th. The 2011 juried Emmy winners of Individual Achievement [...]

Neil Patrick Harris Visits Gender-Swapped ‘Adventure Time’

August 30, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris gets several more cool points next week when he guest stars on Cartoon Network’s hit series Adventure Time. The How I Met Your Mother star will voice the character of Prince Bubblegum in a special episode of Pendleton Ward’s show on Monday, Sept. 5 at [...]

Simon Smith to Direct ‘Penguins of Madagsacar’ Pic

August 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

The mischievous Penguins of Madgascar are getting their own movie, which will be directed by Simon Smith, director of the Shrek 4-D ride film and co-director of Bee Movie. The upcoming CG-animated DreamWorks movie will be penned by Megamind writers Brent Simons and Alan J. Schoolcraft and produced by Lara [...]

Disney Sets Cast, Release Details for ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Walt Disney Animation Studios has announced the official title and the names of key creatives and cast members for the theatrical CG-animated adventure film, Wreck-it Ralph. The film will be about a video-game villain looking to make good, and is directed by Emmy-winner Rich Moore, whose credits include the animated [...]