DreamWorks Animation has just notified us that they have posted online clips (including story reels) from Madagascar and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit that are available to the public for viewing but more specifically to be used for purposes of voting by ASIFA-Hollywood members in the 2005 Annie Awards. More here:

In an effort to help ASIFA-Hollywood members familiarize themselves with the work of each Annie Award nominee before casting their vote, DreamWorks Animation posted online the judging material submitted for Madagascar (http://www.dreamworks.com/madagascar_awards.html) and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
(http://www.dreamworks.com/wandg_awards.html).

The following is now available online for your Annie consideration:

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

(http://www.dreamworks.com/wandg_awards.html)

Category #7 – Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Jason Wen (clip)

Category #8 – Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Jay Grace (clip)
Christopher Sadler (clip)
Claire Billett (clip)

Category #9 – Character Design in an Animated Feature
Nick Park (slide show)

Category #15 – Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Lewis (slide show)

Category #17 – Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Michael Salter – “Finale, Part 3: Dogfight” (story reel)
Bob Persichetti – “Space Hopper Chase” (story reel)

Madagascar (http://www.dreamworks.com/madagascar_awards.html)

Category #7 – Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Matt Baer (clip)
Rick Glumac (clip)
Martin Usiak (clip)

Category #9 – Character Design in an Animated Feature
Craig Kellman (slide show)

Category #15 – Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Yoriko Ito (slide show)

Category #17 – Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Catherine Rader – “Reunion” (story reel)
Tom McGrath – “Lost at Sea” (story reel)

For a full list of nominees and more information on the Annie Awards, please visit the official Annie Awards website. Ballots were mailed to ASIFA-Hollywood members a few days ago, and are due back on January 20th.