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Last month, James Gunn and Peter Safran announced three “younger-skewed” animated series: Starfire!, My Adventures with Green Lantern, and DC Superpowers, co-produced with Warner Bros. Animation.

For My Adventures with Green Lantern, it’s clear that the show won’t be part of the Dcu, as it takes place in the same universe as My Adventures with Superman. It follows Jessica Cruz, a teenager chosen to join the Green Lantern Corps, as she deals with the aftermath of an ancient war. The series is produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation, with My Adventures with Superman co-showrunner Jake Wyatt serving as executive producer.

The same applies to DC Superpowers. The show follows a group of new students at the Alliance School for Heroes, including Lightning, The Flash, Plastic Man, Aquagirl, Green Lantern, and Terra. Under the guidance of their principal, Martian Manhunter, they train to develop their powers and...

Many fans have questioned how wise it was of DC Studios to hold a press event last week that boiled down to them confirming that several of the projects they announced in 2023 have failed to come to fruition.

There were a handful of meaningful updates, though those were largely overshadowed by the fact the Dcu still doesn't have a Batman.

Three new animated TV shows were announced and, while they're primarily aimed at younger DC fans, the opportunity is there for older fans to have fun with these (especially as one of them is set in the same world as My Adventures with Superman).

That is, of course, My Adventures with Green Lantern, a series coming our way from executive producer Jake Wyatt and co-executive producer Stephanie Gonzaga.

"My Adventures with Green Lantern will follow high school student Jessica Cruz, who has her life upended when," according to the official logline,...

A collection of new animated series has been greenlit for James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Studios. The projects, announced at an industry briefing on Feb. 21, aim to bolster the Dcu brand with programming for "younger-skewing" audiences.

Per Variety, the updated animated lineup kicks off with My Adventures with Green Lantern, centering on high schooler Jessica Cruz, after she inherits a power ring. Notably, the title carries the same naming convention as My Adventures with Superman, Max's successful Superman anime, unrelated to the Dcu. Jake Wyatt spearheads the project as executive producer with Stephanie Gonzaga serving as co-executive producer.

RelatedJames Gunn Shares Update on Next Dcu Project After Superman

Filmmaker James Gunn talks about dividing his involvement between Superman, Peacemaker, and future DC releases, even teasing a new story in the works.

The slate also features DC's own hero academia series, DC Super Powers, which will follow the Alliance School for Heroes,...

Netflix and DreamWorks have partnered up for a massive slate of programming next year. In 2018, Netflix and DreamWorks Animated Television will debut six original shows. Some familiar titles and some brand new. Among the movies getting the small screen treatment are Trolls and The Boss Baby. In addition, TVweb is reporting that Netflix is rebooting the beloved 80s animated series, She-Ra, a spin-off of the old He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon.

First up is Trolls: The Beat Goes On, which arrives on January 18, 2018. Picking up where the film left off, Trolls: The Beat goes On is an all-new chapter in the endlessly upbeat adventures of the Trolls as Poppy, Branch and all of Troll Village keep the party going in their fantastical forest home. Executive produced by Matthew Beans (Robot Chicken), the series features Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect) and Amanda Leighton (This Is Us) as the voices...

Title: Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise Director(s): Zeb Wells, Seth Green Writers: Matthew Ireland Beans, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Douglas Goldstein, Seth Green, Geoff Johns, Breckin Meyer, Tom Root, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells Cast: Seth Green, Alex Borstein, Clancy Brown, Zac Efron, Nathan Fillion, Sarah Hyland, Breckin Meyer, Alfred Molina, Paul Reubens, Giovanni Ribisi, Tara Strong Running Time: 22 minutes, Rated Tvma(L) Special Features: The Making of #RCDC2VIP [9:31]; Bad Hair, Musical Numbers & Sequels [8:55]; The Ones That Got Away [7:07]; 20 Questions [13:25]; Cut Animatics[6 animatics]; Cut Sketches [2 sketches]; Chicken Nuggets [interactive disc feature]; Actors’ Commentary with Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Nathan [ Read More ]

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Welcome to Day 5 of our exclusive "Robot Chicken Kill of the Day" event, featuring our final hilariously gruesome kill! Have you been enjoying these? Let us know in the comments section what you thought of it!

From the Press Release

This October 8th, Robot Chicken returns to Blu-ray™ and DVD in all of its stop-motion – and Emmy® Award-winning – glory in the latest release from Adult Swim, Robot Chicken Season 6! The top-rated, animated television series from co-creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich continues to bring pop-culture parodies to life in the modern take on the variety/sketch show format that has become its trademark. Featuring all 20 episodes from the series’ latest season on Adult Swim, the Robot Chicken Season 6 Blu-ray and DVD boasts a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes footage and insider-access content – enough to satiate any fan of the series, Adult Swim, and pop culture.

In addition to extensive episode commentary for all 20 episodes,...

Welcome to Day 4 of our exclusive "Robot Chicken Kill of the Day" event, which features a new hilariously gruesome kill every day this week! We're in the home stretch, kids, so be good and just lay your head on the wooden stump while we grab out axes. Thanks!

From the Press Release

This October 8th, Robot Chicken returns to Blu-ray™ and DVD in all of its stop-motion – and Emmy® Award-winning – glory in the latest release from Adult Swim, Robot Chicken Season 6! The top-rated, animated television series from co-creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich continues to bring pop-culture parodies to life in the modern take on the variety/sketch show format that has become its trademark. Featuring all 20 episodes from the series’ latest season on Adult Swim, the Robot Chicken Season 6 Blu-ray and DVD boasts a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes footage and insider-access content – enough to satiate any fan of the series,...

Welcome to Day 3 of our exclusive "Robot Chicken Kill of the Day" event, which features a new hilariously gruesome kill every day this week! So who's next to meet the great plastic ruler in the sky? Read on to find out!

From the Press Release

This October 8th, Robot Chicken returns to Blu-ray™ and DVD in all of its stop-motion – and Emmy® Award-winning – glory in the latest release from Adult Swim, Robot Chicken Season 6! The top-rated, animated television series from co-creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich continues to bring pop-culture parodies to life in the modern take on the variety/sketch show format that has become its trademark. Featuring all 20 episodes from the series’ latest season on Adult Swim, the Robot Chicken Season 6 Blu-ray and DVD boasts a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes footage and insider-access content – enough to satiate any fan of the series, Adult Swim, and pop culture.

In...

Welcome to Day 2 of our exclusive "Robot Chicken Kill of the Day" event, which will feature a new hilariously gruesome kill every day this week! Why? Because that's just how we roll. Enough jibba jabba! Watch. Laugh. Repeat.

From the Press Release

This October 8th, Robot Chicken returns to Blu-ray™ and DVD in all of its stop-motion – and Emmy® Award-winning – glory in the latest release from Adult Swim, Robot Chicken Season 6! The top-rated, animated television series from co-creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich continues to bring pop-culture parodies to life in the modern take on the variety/sketch show format that has become its trademark. Featuring all 20 episodes from the series’ latest season on Adult Swim, the Robot Chicken Season 6 Blu-ray and DVD boasts a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes footage and insider-access content – enough to satiate any fan of the series, Adult Swim, and pop culture.

In addition to extensive episode commentary for all 20 episodes,...

Around these parts we're big fans of Cartoon Network's "Robot Chicken." If you have to ask why, you obviously have yet to see a single demented segment of it! In celebration of Season 6 hitting Blu-ray/DVD, we're hosting a special "Kill of the Day" every day this week! Let the games begin!

From the Press Release

This October 8th, Robot Chicken returns to Blu-ray™ and DVD in all of its stop-motion – and Emmy® Award-winning – glory in the latest release from Adult Swim, Robot Chicken Season 6! The top-rated, animated television series from co-creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich continues to bring pop-culture parodies to life in the modern take on the variety/sketch show format that has become its trademark. Featuring all 20 episodes from the series’ latest season on Adult Swim, the Robot Chicken Season 6 Blu-ray and DVD boasts a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes footage and insider-access content – enough to satiate any fan of the series,...

Comic-Con released their full schedule of events and panels for for Friday, July 19th! It looks like another great day at the event, and we're excited to be there to cover as much as we can for you!

Friday will include panels for The World's End, Kick-Ass 2, Riddick, The Walking Dead, "DC Comics Justice League: Trinity War", Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Game of Thrones, "Marvel: Cup O' Joe," Robocop, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Veronica Mars, Robot Chicken, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and more!

To see the full panel and event line-up, click here. Below you'll find a few noteworthy panels. Stay tuned for all your Comic-Con awesomeness!

Friday, July 19

Star Wars Comics: Here and Now

What is the current state of Star Wars comics? Join Dark Horse editor Randy Stradley and Star Wars creators Carlos D'Anda, Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, Doug Wheatley,...

Friday’s Comic-Con schedule has landed! And it’s totally packed with action, from Simon Pegg’s latest The World’s End panel to a special Veronica Mars presentation.

In case you missed it, click here to see Thursday’s schedule and below you’ll see Friday’s TV and movie highlights. For more info and the complete schedule head over to the official Comic-Con site.

10:00am-11:00am, Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Cartoon Network: Regular Show: Care to join the not so regular cast and crew for an eventful hour of over the top regular?...

Comic-Con International has announced the schedule for the second day of San Diego Comic-Con 2013 on Friday, July 18. You can clickHere to check out the full schedule, including comic book-related events, but we have pulled out all the movie, DVD, and TV-related panels right here. Take a look at what this day has to offer.

10:00 Am - 11:00 Am Cartoon Network: Regular Show

Care to join the not so regular cast and crew for an eventful hour of over the top regular? Yeeeeeeeeuh you do! Check out exclusive content and get the inside scoop on your favorite slackers and some of their closest friends. The panel features: Regular Show creator J.G. Quintel (voice of Mordecai), William Salyers (voice of Rigby), Sam Marin (voice of Benson, Pops, and Muscle Man), Sean Szeles (supervising director), Matt Price (writer), and storyboard artists Toby Jones and Calvin Wong. Part of the back-to-back Regular Show/Adventure Time Panel Extravaganza,...

Press Release:

No Superhero is Spared from Sketch Comedy Satire in the

All-New Adult Swim Blu-ray™ and DVD Robot Chicken DC Comics Special Iconic Superheroes Get Stop-Motion Skewering on Blu-Ray and DVD with Release of

Annie Award-Winning Special and Two Plus Hours of Bonus Features, Available July 9, 2013

This July, the Robot Chicken television series heads back to Blu-ray™ and DVD – and this time, the DC Comics universe is at the center of its Emmy® Award-winning stop-motion lampooning. Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, in partnership with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, continues to build its repertoire of dishing out hilarious sketch comedy parodies in the all-new Adult Swim Blu-ray and DVD release, Robot Chicken DC Comics Special. The special, which boasts an all-star cast as well as characters Robot Chicken fans have grown to love, provides a unique take on some of the most iconic superheroes from the DC Comics universe – along...

This July, the Robot Chicken television series heads back to Blu-ray and DVD - and this time, the DC Comics universe is at the center of its Emmy Award-winning stop-motion lampooning. Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, in partnership with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, continues to build its repertoire of dishing out hilarious sketch comedy parodies in the all-new Adult Swim Blu-ray and DVD release, Robot Chicken DC Comics Special. The special, which boasts an all-star cast as well as characters Robot Chicken fans have grown to love, provides a unique take on some of the most iconic superheroes from the DC Comics universe - along with others whose powers can't really be called "super." It will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on July 9, 2013 for the suggested retail price of $19.98 and $14.98, respectively.

With more than two hours of bonus content created by the special's producers, including deleted scenes, commentaries, outtakes and more,...

With Comic Con 2012 kicking off in sunny San Diego this week, theTVaddict.com thought now might be as good a time as any to share our definitive list of Must See TV Panels.

Wednesday July 11

6:00-9:45Pm: Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings— Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition, with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of five of the most highly anticipated TV series pilots of the 2012-13 television season: 666 Park Avenue, Arrow, The Following, Revolution and Cult. (Ballroom 20)

Thursday July 12

10:30-11:30Pm: Battlestar Galactica: So Say We All: Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek, Capt Apollo) hosts a 35th anniversary preview panel and fan discussion of the Battlestar universe, politics, philosophy, and 35 year history. Joining Hatch are Jane Espenson (producer/writer, Battlestar and Caprica), Lili Bordan (actress, Blood and Chrome), Michael Taylor (Battlestar, Caprica, Blood and Chrome), Toni Graphia...

Comic-Con International has released the full schedules for the second full day at the Con, Friday, July 13. We have pulled out all the movie, DVD, and TV-related events right here. You can also clickHere to check out the events happening on Wednesday and Thursday.

Friday, July 13th

10:00-11:00 Community: School is Back in Session

Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Alison Brie from the hit Sony TV comedy have graduated to the Convention Center in advance of their fourth season. Join your favorite Greendale study group for a panel and Q&A to find out firsthand what surprises are in store for the show's return to NBC this fall. Ballroom 20

10:00-11:00 Hasbro Studios: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Panelists from Hasbro Studios and The Hub TV Network's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic share details of the making of the...

Adult Swim announced their Comic-Con panels and events today. There will be tons of great content and stars in attendance this year so start making your schedules now. Stars in attendance will include Rob Corddry, Paul Scheer, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Seth Green, and the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler. There are many more creators, producers and actors in attendance. Keep reading for more information.

Official Press Release:

This year at San Diego Comic-Con, Adult Swim will once again own the convention room at the Hilton Bayfront – Indigo Ballroom (located directly next to the convention center) for a day of Adult Swim programming featuring creators, producers and actors from The Venture Bros., Childrens Hospital, Ntsf:sd:suv::, Robot Chicken, Aqua Something/ Squidbillies, and Black Dynamite. Adult Swim stars will include Rob Corddry, Paul Scheer, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Seth Green, and the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler. Fans will also get an exclusive...

Press Release:

Adult Swim Rocks 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International Series Panels All-Day on Friday, July 13

This year at San Diego Comic-Con, Adult Swim will once again own the convention room at the Hilton Bayfront – Indigo Ballroom (located directly next to the convention center) for a day of Adult Swim programming featuring creators, producers and actors from The Venture Bros., Childrens Hospital, Ntsf:sd:suv::, Robot Chicken, Aqua Something/ Squidbillies, and Black Dynamite. Adult Swim stars will include Rob Corddry, Paul Scheer, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Seth Green, and the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler. Fans will also get an exclusive preview of some of the new series coming to the network. Fans can also stop by the Adult Swim booth #3949 to shop for exclusive items and play the Cat Grab for prizes.

Below is a schedule of series panels, fan events and signings at 2012 Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, July 12 – Sunday,...

EW has put together a guide of all the TV madness happening at Comic-Con this year. Whether you’re dying to know what’s going down next season on Glee, searching for the inside scoop on buzzy new shows like Arrow, or just hoping to catch a glimpse of Ian Somerhalder speak, there’s a panel that’s got you covered. Drop in to learn what’s going on with your favorite television programs, and be sure to keep checking back to this page as we update with more panel info and star appearances as they become available. Comic-Con takes...

Yes even Adult Swim joined the upfronts fray last week, and has now announced its forthcoming programming for 2012-2013. Back for more of what they do best are favorites Robot Chicken, Ntsf:sd:suv, and Children’s Hospital, along with newcomer Newsreaders, an animated Harold and Kumar, and the return of Toonami.

Adult Swim Announces Largest Programming Schedule Ever for 2012-13 Basic Cable’s #1 Network In Total Day With Adults 18-34 and 18-49 Offers Up 9 New Series/Specials, 8 Pilots and 10 Returning Series. Childrens Hospital Spin-off Newsreaders and Animated Harold & Kumar Make The List, Fan Favorite Toonami Returns to Saturday Nights

Adult Swim, basic cable’s #1 network with young adults for seven consecutive years, sets out to “control” the night by announcing a slate of new and returning programming at its annual Upfront presentation in New York City. Hours before their annual event featuring a scheduled performance by Grammy Award-winning rap artist T.I.,...

In the proud tradition of Robot Chicken: Star Wars, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II, and Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III, comes the announcement of a new Robot Chicken target homage: the DC superheroes universe. And wait until you see the voice cast – Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern! Neil Patrick Harris as Two-Face! Megan Fox as Lois Lane! Yowzers!

Seth Green, who will be voicing Batman, Aquaman, and Robin, and directing the one-time special, told THR

“Having been raised on DC Comics and the Super Friends vs. Legion of Doom, it’s exciting to tell a whole Robot Chicken story within this awesome universe.”

Expected to premiere in the fall, the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special will be a half hour special on Cartoon Network‘s Adult Swim. It is co-written by head writers/co-executive producers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root along with Robot Chicken writers Green, Senreich,...

DC Comics characters are getting the "Robot Chicken" treatment in a new Cartoon Network special. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Robot Chicken" creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are getting a one-time DC Comics special on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. The special is set to air in the fall.

According to TV Guide, Green will voice Batman, Robin and Aquaman, Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens will voice the Riddler, Neil Patrick Harris will play Two-Face, Alfred Molina will be heard as Lex Luthor, Nathan Fillion is voicing Green Lantern, Megan Fox will play Lois Lane and Breckin Meyer is voicing Superman.

Additional voices will be provided by "Robot Chicken" co-creator Sebreich, Abe Benrubi, Alex Borstein, Clare Grant, Tara Strong, Tom Root and Zeb Wells.

"Having been raised on DC Comics and the Super Friends vs. Legion of Doom, it's exciting to tell a whole 'Robot Chicken' story within this awesome universe,...

DC Comics characters are getting the "Robot Chicken" treatment in a new Cartoon Network special. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Robot Chicken" creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are getting a one-time DC Comics special on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. The special is set to air in the fall.

According to TV Guide, Green will voice Batman, Robin and Aquaman, Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens will voice the Riddler, Neil Patrick Harris will play Two-Face, Alfred Molina will be heard as Lex Luthor, Nathan Fillion is voicing Green Lantern, Megan Fox will play Lois Lane and Breckin Meyer is voicing Superman.

Additional voices will be provided by "Robot Chicken" co-creator Sebreich, Abe Benrubi, Alex Borstein, Clare Grant, Tara Strong, Tom Root and Zeb Wells.

"Having been raised on DC Comics and the Super Friends vs. Legion of Doom, it's exciting to tell a whole 'Robot Chicken' story within this awesome universe,...

The 100th episode of Robot Chicken, the Emmy Award&#174-winning series, premieres Sunday, Jan. 15 at 11:30 p.m. (Et/Pt) on Adult Swim. Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and their Stoopid Monkey Productions banner, Robot Chicken uses stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format.

"I'm proud and a bit shocked that we reached this milestone," said Seth Green. "It's great to work with people you like and we are thrilled that the show's fans continue to support our show and that our guest stars still like to come and play with us."

To celebrate this momentous milestone for the series, Adult Swim has launched a five-day live action web cam event that asks and answers the probing question: 'What happens when a robot and a live chicken are left alone in a motel room?' Fans can...

Of all the hilarity that the fine folks at Adult Swim have brought into the world, one of their most successful offerings has without a doubt been Robot Chicken. With little more than gumption and heinous amounts of old action figures, the show has been skewering pretty much everything in pop culture for the past six years.

To hear more about the show, we attended the Robot Chicken panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, featuring co-creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and head writer Tom Root. Here's how it all went down:

The panel included writer, Matthew Beans, voice talent and writer Breckin Meyer, writer Zeb Wells, co-head writer Doug Goldstein, co-head writer Tom Root, co-creator Matthew Senreich, co-creator Seth Green. The new Robot Chicken DVD will feature nine unaired episodes, including the 100th episode, and almost two hours of behind-the-scenes extras. The panel started with a clip of what's to...

Seth Green is all up in the internet lately. The trailer for his new Crackle series Issues just dropped, and now comes word that he’s launching a new dedicated YouTube channel, Stoopid Monkey, based around the title card of Green and partner Matt Senreich’s Robot Chicken production company. The YouTube channel put out its first video today (below), a short teaser for the combination live-action and stop-motion animation series that will put out two new episodes each Friday for 10 weeks starting this Friday (July 15). The show follows “the misadventures of Stoopid Monkey, Biggie and Qt as they interact with real people.” Animation is being handled by Buddy System Studios with John Harvatine IV, Eric Towner and David Brooks directing. Matthew Beans is head writer on the series and shares producing duties with Nakia Trower-Shuman, Steve Tzirlin and Terence Liff. Related News:Seth Green Gets Animated, Superheroes Have ‘Issues...

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich have teamed up on a new live-action/stop-motion series on YouTube. The duo won an Emmy last year for Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken. Deadline reports that Stoopid Monkey will be released each Friday for 10 weeks beginning July 15. The show follows "the misadventures of Stoopid Monkey, Biggie and Qt as they interact with real people."

Green and Senreich's Stoopid Monkey Productions are partnering on the project with Joe Kavanagh, who launched the Harry Potter, Batman and Justice League action figure brands for Mattel. The comedy series will be directed by John Harvatine IV, Eric Towner and David Brooks for Buddy System Studios, where the animation work is being done. The script was penned  by Matthew Beans, and he is producing the sketch shorts with Steve Tzirlin, Nakia Trower-Shuman and Terence Liff.

Sounds like a perfect use of YouTube for this type of series. If this project goes over well,...

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, who won an Emmy last year for Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken, are teaming for a live-action/stop-motion series on YouTube. Two new episodes of Stoopid Monkey will be released each Friday for 10 weeks beginning July 15. The show follows the misadventures of Stoopid Monkey, Biggie and Qt as they interact with real people. Green and Senreich's Stoopid Monkey Productions are teaming on the project with Joe Kavanagh, who launched the Harry Potter, Batman and Justice League action figure brands for Mattel. John Harvatine IV, Eric Towner and David Brooks are directing for Buddy System Studios, where the animation work is being done. Matthew Beans wrote and is producing the sketch shorts with Steve Tzirlin, Nakia Trower-Shuman and Terence Liff. "We are beyond excited to be part of YouTube's creator-friendly program and thrilled to team with Joe and our friends at Buddy System Studios," said Green and Senreich,...

Here's the full list of winners from the 38th annual Annie Awards. DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon sept the awards with 10 trophies including the award for Best Animated Feature, which is what I hoped would happen. That was my favorite animated movie of the year.

Pixar / Disney Boycotted the awards because they feel that the International Animated Film Society voters favor DreamWorks even though Up won the Best Animated Feature award last year. As much as I love Pixar animation, just because they don't win an award doesn't mean it's the end of the world, and I don't see why they feel they need to boycott. Just because they are Pixar doesn't mean every movie they make has to win.

According to THR "two years ago, questions about the voting were raised when Dwa's Kung Fu Panda swept the Annies feature categories, winning ten trophies and shutting out Pixar's Wall-e,...

The Vince Lombardi Trophy wasn't the only piece of hardware handed out this weekend. The 38th annual Annie Awards took place as well with the DreamWorks film How to Train Your Dragon sweeping many of the regular awards (which was to be expected with Disney/Pixar boycotting the awards [1] because of judging procedures they feel favor DreamWorks.) The highlight of the night, however, was when director Brad Bird was awarded one of three Windsor McCay Awards for career achievement (The others went to Eric Goldberg and Matt Groening). Bird couldn't be there to accept in person so he video taped an acceptance speech from the Vancouver set of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. Most of the video package highlighted Bird's incredibly varied history in animation (including The Simpsons, The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and more) but then things take a turn for the worse. Check it out after the jump...

The Annie Awards, Animation's Highest Honor, went all the way for DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon!" The fun, animated film, originally received 15 nominations and won 10 trophies including Best Animated Feature.

Given by the International Animated Film Society, the 38th annual Annie Awards was not without controversy. Apparently, Disney and Pixar announced they would no longer participate in the annual awards because of their concerns over how the event is judged.

The studios claimed the Annie Awards have always been slighted towards DreamWorks Animation. And this year, both DreamWorks film ("How to Train Your Dragon") and TV ("Kung Fu Panda Holiday") topped the Annie Awards.

"Dragon," featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrara, Jonah Hill, and Craig Ferguson, beat Annie contenders such as Universal's "Despicable Me," Disney's "Tangled," Sony Pictures Classics' "The Illusionist," and Pixar's "Toy Story 3" for best animated feature. (Check out...