Were the Annie Award results ever in doubt?

It's Kung Fu Panda all over again. And I could have -- and did -- predict this would happen when ASIFA-Hollywood purged the Annies voting rolls of student and fan voters. The fact that Disney finally spoke out about the controversy and pulled their support from the show only solidified the end result.

Here are the winners of the Annie Awards, brought to you by Dreamworks Animation, where getting an ASIFA-Hollywood membership is allegedly just another perk of the job.

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature

* How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Best Animated Short Subject

* Day & Night – Pixar

Best Animated Television Commercial

* "Children's Medical Center" – DUCK Studios

Best Animated Television Production

* Kung Fu Panda Holiday – DreamWorks Animation

Best Animated Television Production for Children

* SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon

Best Animated Video Game

* Limbo – Playdead


INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES


Animated Effects in an Animated Production

* Brett Miller How To Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production

* David Pate Kung Fu Panda Holiday – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Feature Production

* Gabe Hordos How To Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

* Ryan Page – Alice in Wonderland – Sony Pictures

Character Design in a Television Production

* Ernie Gilbert T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon

Character Design in a Feature Production

* Nico Marlet How To Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Television Production

* Tim Johnson Kung Fu Panda Holiday – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Feature Production

* Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois How To Train Your Dragon DreamWorks Animation

Music in a Television Production

* Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr, Tuck Tucker SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon

Music in a Feature Production

* John Powell How To Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in a Television Production

* Richie Sacilioc Kung Fu Panda Holiday – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in a Feature Production

* Pierre Olivier Vincent How To Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in a Television Production

* Fred Gonzales T.U.F.F. Puppy – Nickelodeon

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

* Tom Owens How To Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Television Production

* James Hong as Mr. Ping Kung Fu Panda Holiday – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

* Jay Baruchel as Hiccup How To Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

Writing in a Television Production

* Geoff Johns, Matthew Beans, Zeb Wells, Hugh Sterbakov, Matthew Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Douglas Goldstein, Tom Root, Dan Milano, Kevin Shinick & Hugh Davidson Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III – ShadowMachine

Writing in a Feature Production

* William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders How to Train Your Dragon – DreamWorks Animation

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay Award — Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg, Matt Groening

June Foray Award — Ross Iwamoto

Ub Iwerks Award — Autodesk

Special Achievement — Waking Sleeping Beauty

Until ASIFA-Hollywood seriously looks into the issue of whether or not membership in its organization is given out as a perk of employment at Dreamworks as some have alleged, and until the independent and potentially balancing voices that are student and fan voters are restored to the voting pool of Annie voters, this will be the last time The Cartoon Geeks covers anything having to do with this allegedly and apparently tainted award.

Marvel pwn3d by Disney.

Well, Pixar did make the definitive Fantastic Four movie in The Incredibles, and Spidey and X-Men will remain at other studios due to contractual obligations, but the idea of the House of Mouse becoming the new owner of the Mighty Marvel Marching Society kind of gives me some pause.

This is the same studio which has been failing Miyazaki-sensei with their half-hearted support of Ponyo. This is a studio with a track record of neutering just about everything they touch. The angst-filled, violent world of the Marvel Superheroes is best done with an adult sensibility...this is why Sam Raimi is so effective with his Spidey movies. Would Disney sugarcoat their Marvel-based movies too much? Will Marvel superheroes start dying Disney Deaths?

There actually is some reason for hope that Disney will let Marvel be Marvel. Ain't It Cool News quotes Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada: "If you're familiar with the Disney/Pixar relationship, then you'll understand why this is a new dawn for Marvel and the comics industry." Will Quesada get the same kind of autonomy Lasseter gets at Disney/Pixar? This remains to be seen.