Despicable,' 'Dragon' up for top Annie

Nominations for the 38th annual Annie Awards, which are to honor 2010's best offerings in animation, were announced Monday. The winners are to be announced at a ceremony Feb. 5 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles.

The nominees in this year's Best Short Subject category include "Coyote Falls," "Day & Night," "Enrique Wrecks the World," "The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger" and "The Renter."

In the running for the Best Animated Television Production prize are "Futurama," "Kung Fu Panda Holiday," "Scared Shrekless," "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "The Simpsons."

Nominations for Best Animated Television Production for Children are "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Fanboy & Chum Chum," "Adventure Time," "Regular Show" and "Cloudbread."

"This has been an unprecedented year for animation, as the high quality of work represented by our nominees will attest," ASIFA-Hollywood President Antran Manoogian said in a statement Monday. "On behalf of ASIFA-Hollywood, we congratulate all of the nominees and their respective studios."

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