2007 in animation

The year 2007 in animation involved some animation-related events.

Events

• January 31 - The Boston bomb scare occurs and the U.S. Coast Guard and Boston Police shut down parts of Interstate 93, two bridges, and a section of the Charles River after the discovery of suspicious devices placed around the city. Turner Broadcasting released a statement that the items were marketing tools placed within ten U.S. cities for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• February 23 - After 8 years, Cartoon Network officially ends Fridays block.
• March 31 - Toonami commemorates its 10th anniversary.
• May 20 - The Simpsons reaches the landmark 400 episode milestone.
• November 12 - Nickelodeon promotes its very first SpongeBob SquarePants television movie, Atlantis SquarePantis, attracting 8.8. million viewers.

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille
• Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: Paprika
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille
• Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: 5 Centimeters Per Second
• BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Ratatouille
• César Award for Best Foreign Film: Waltz with Bashir
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Nocturna
• Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: Tekkonkinkreet
• Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: Summer Days with Coo
• Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Summer Days with Coo

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films: 2007

• April 13 - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
• May 18 - Shrek the Third
• July 27 - The Simpsons Movie
• November 2 - Bee Movie
• November 12 - Atlantis SquarePantis
• November 27 - Futurama: Bender's Big Score

Television series debuts

Main article: List of animated television series of 2007

• March 3 - El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera debuts on Nickelodeon (2007–08).
• August 17 - Phineas and Ferb debuts on Disney Channel (2007–Present).
• August 31 - Tak and the Power of Juju debuts on Nickelodeon (2007–09).
• September 3 - WordGirl debuts on PBS Kids (2007–present)
• September 29 - Back at the Barnyard debuts on Nickelodeon (2007–11).
• November 2 - Chowder debuts on Cartoon Network (2007–10).
• November 4 - Xavier: Renegade Angel debuts on Adult Swim (2007–09).
• November 5 - Ni Hao, Kai-Lan debuts on Nickelodeon (2007–11).
• December 26 - Transformers: Animated debuts on Cartoon Network (2007–09).

Television series endings

• February 10 - Catscratch ended on Nickelodeon (2005–07).
• April 9 - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee ended on Cartoon Network (2005–07).
• August 24 - Danny Phantom ended on Nickelodeon (2004–07).
• September 1 - American Dragon: Jake Long ended on Disney Channel (2005–07).
• September 7 - Kim Possible ended on Disney Channel (2002–07).
• September 27 - Squirrel Boy ended on Cartoon Network (2006–07).