Gleaming Gold Statuettes

The Creative Arts Emmy awards at the Nokia Theater (L.A.) were held tonight; animation of various stripes won a few of the trophies:

Outstanding Animated Program
South Park • "Raising The Bar" • Comedy Central • Central Productions

("South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were (sadly) absent. Just too freaking busy for late-afternoon award ceremonies.)

Outstanding Short Form Animated
Disney Mickey Mouse Croissant de Triomphe • Disney.com • Disney Television Animation



Other animation awards were ...

Governors Award
June Foray

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation* – Juried award
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror -- Paul Wee

And in the visual effects area ...

Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Game Of Thrones • Valar Dohaeris • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, Television 360, Startling Television and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Joe Bauer, Lead Visual Effects Supervisor
Jörn Grosshans, Visual Effects Supervisor
Doug Campbell, Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Kullback, Lead Visual Effects Producer
Stuart Brisdon, Special Effects Supervisor
Sven Martin, Lead Animation Supervisor
Jabbar Raisani, Visual Effects Plate Supervisor
Tobias Mannewitz, Visual Effects Concept Designer
Adam Chazen, Visual Effects Coordinator

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role
Banshee • Pilot • Cinemax • Tropper/Schickler Productions, One Olive
and Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with Cinemax Original Series
Armen V. Kevorkian, Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark E. Skowronski, VFX Producer
Jane Sharvina, 2D Supervisor
Rick Ramirez, 3D Artist
Jeremy Jozwik, 3D Artist
Mike Oakley, 3D Artist
Nick Sinnott, VFX Artist
Gevork Babityan, Compositing Artist
Andranik Taranyan, Compositing Artist

Congratulations to the winners; condolences to the losers. There's always next year.