2013 in animation
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This is a list of events in animation in 2013.
Events
January
- January 6: In The Simpsons episode Homer Goes to Prep School singer Tom Waits is special guest voice.[1]
February
- February 24: 85th Academy Awards. For the first time someone from the animation industry, Seth MacFarlane, hosts the ceremony.
- Brave by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[2]
- Paperman by John Kahrs wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[2]
March
- March 10: The couch gag of The Simpsons episode Black Eyed, Please is animated by Bill Plympton. This is the second time he receives this honour. The episode is furthermore notable for featuring Richard Dawkins as special guest voice.[3]
April
- April 7: The first episode of Attack on Titan is broadcast.[4]
May
- May 7: 40th Annie Awards[5]
- May 12: The couch gag of The Simpsons episode The Fabulous Faker Boy is animated by the crew of Robot Chicken. In the same episode pop singer Justin Bieber is special guest voice.[6]
- May 19: In The Simpsons episode The Saga of Carl the family travels to Iceland. Rock group Sigur Rós is special guest artist.[7] The same evening another episode, Dangers on a Train airs, with Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) as special guest voice.[8]
July
- July 2: The Animation Domination High-Def block launches in the Fox Broadcasting Company.
October
- October 6: The couch gag of The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror XXIV is directed by Guillermo del Toro.[9]
- October: PBS Kids rebrands with new promos and bumpers and PBS Kids Go! discontinues.
November
- November 24: In the Family Guy episode Life of Brian Brian Griffin dies.[10]
December
- December 15: Due to negative fan reaction, Brian Griffin is revived in the Family Guy episode Christmas Guy.[11]
- December 18: The Hole is added to the National Film Registry.[12][13]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Frozen
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: Mr Hublot
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: The Garden of Words
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Frozen
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Koo! Kin-Dza-Dza
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Frozen
- César Award for Best Animated Film: Loulou l'Incroyable Secret
- European Film Award for Best Animated Film: The Congress
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Frozen
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Underdogs
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: The Wind Rises
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: Approved for Adoption
- Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | Legends of Chima | Cartoon Network | 2013–14 |
| February 11 | Lalaloopsy | Nick Jr. | 2013–15 |
| March 4 | Rocket Monkeys | Nickelodeon, Nicktoons | 2013–14 |
| March 23 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Nickelodeon | |
| March 25 | Max Steel (2013) | Disney XD | 2013–15 |
| April 15 | Henry Hugglemonster | Disney Junior | |
| April 19 | Creative Galaxy | Amazon Video | 2013–present |
| April 23 | Teen Titans Go! | Cartoon Network | 2013–present |
| May 25 | Sanjay and Craig | Nickelodeon | 2013–16 |
| May 26 | Avengers Assemble | Disney XD | 2013–19 |
| June 10 | Grojband | Cartoon Network | 2013–15 |
| June 15 | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | Disney XD | |
| June 28 | Mickey Mouse | Disney Channel | 2013–present |
| July 11 | Bee and PuppyCat | Cartoon Hangover | 2013–present |
| July 13 | Beware the Batman | Cartoon Network, Adult Swim | 2013–14 |
| Packages from Planet X | Disney XD | ||
| Camp Lakebottom | 2013–15 | ||
| Bounty Hunters | CMT | 2013 | |
| July 21 | Axe Cop | Fox | |
| High School USA! | 2013–15 | ||
| August 1 | The Awesomes | Hulu | |
| August 3 | Rabbids Invasion | Nickelodeon | 2013–17 |
| August 11 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Disney XD | 2013–15 |
| August 12 | PAW Patrol | Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. | 2013–present |
| August 16 | Wander Over Yonder | Disney Channel and Disney XD | 2013–16 |
| August 26 | Xiaolin Chronicles | Disney XD | 2013–15 |
| September 2 | Uncle Grandpa | Cartoon Network | 2013–17 |
| September 29 | Julius Jr. | Nick Jr. | 2013–15 |
| October 7 | Peg + Cat | PBS Kids | 2013–present |
| October 12 | Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch | Hub Network | 2013–14 |
| November 4 | Steven Universe | Cartoon Network | 2013–19 |
| November 10 | Barry Tales | YouTube | 2013–present |
| November 6 | Mother Up! | Hulu | 2013–14 |
| November 23 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | Fox, FXX | |
| Golan the Insatiable | 2013–15 | ||
| December 2 | Rick and Morty | Adult Swim | 2013–present |
| December 24 | Turbo FAST | Netflix | 2013–16 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Generator Rex | Cartoon Network | 2010–13 | Cancelled |
| January 7 | Motorcity | Disney XD | 2012–13 | |
| January 28 | Tron: Uprising | |||
| February 15 | Planet Sheen | Nicktoons | 2010–13 | |
| March 9 | Dan Vs. | The Hub | 2011–13 | |
| March 16 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Cartoon Network | ||
| March 25 | Sid the Science Kid | PBS Kids | 2008–13 | Ended |
| March 30 | The Problem Solverz | Cartoon Network | 2011–13 | Cancelled |
| April 5 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | 2010–13 | Ended | |
| May 5 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Disney XD | 2011–13 | |
| May 19 | The Cleveland Show | Fox | 2009–13 | Cancelled |
| May 22 | Almost Naked Animals | Cartoon Network | 2011–13 | |
| July 26 | Transformers: Prime | Hub Network | 2010–13 | Ended |
| August 2 | Battle for Dream Island | YouTube | 2010-2013; 2016–present | Cancelled |
| August 17 | Scaredy Squirrel | Cartoon Network | 2011–13 | Ended |
| August 25 | Speed Racer: The Next Generation | Nicktoons | 2008–13 | |
| September 4 | Futurama | Comedy Central | 1999–2013[14] | |
| September 28 | Bounty Hunters | CMT | 2013 | Cancelled |
| October 27 | Metalocalypse | Adult Swim | 2006–13 | Ended |
| November 16 | Pound Puppies | Hub Network | 2010–13 | Cancelled |
| December 2 | Mad | Cartoon Network | ||
| December 28 | Kaijudo | Hub Network | 2012–13 |
Deaths
January
- January 30: Patty Andrews, American singer (co-sang the Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet segment in Make Mine Music and Little Toot in Melody Time), dies at age 94.[15]
February
- February 16: Harald Siepermann, German comics artist and animator (Alfred Jodocus Kwak), dies at age 50.[16]
- February 17: Richard Briers, British actor (narrator of Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk, voice of Noddy in the 1975 Noddy TV series, voice of Fiver in Watership Down), dies at age 79.[17]
- February 21: Bob Godfrey, British animator (Roobarb, Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk, Henry's Cat and the Oscar-winning Great), dies at age 91.[18]
March
- March 20: Jack Stokes, British animator and film director (worked on Yellow Submarine and Roobarb), dies at age 92.[19]
- March 28: Manuel García Ferré, Argentine cartoonist and animator (Hijitus), dies at age 83.[20]
April
- April 13: József Gémes, Hungarian animator and film director (Heroic Times, Willy the Sparrow), dies at age 73.[21]
May
- May 7: Ray Harryhausen, American animator and special effects creator (Mighty Young, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans), dies at age 92.[22]
June
- June 20: John David Wilson, British animator and animation producer (Walt Disney Company, UPA, Fine Arts Films, the animated opening sequence of Grease, Peter Pan and the Pirates), dies at age 93.[23]
- June 29: Ryūtarō Nakamura, Japanese animated film director and animator (Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey, Ghost Hound, Despera), dies at age 58.[24]
July
- July 8: Eunice Macaulay, British animator and animated film producer (Special Delivery), dies at age 90.[25]
- July 30: Ron Dias, American animator and painter (worked for Don Bluth and Walt Disney Company), dies at age 76.[26]
August
- August 7: Hiroshi Ogawa, Japanese animator (worked for Shin-EI Animation) and animated film director (Crayon Shin-chan), dies from stomach cancer at age 62. [27]
October
- October 17: Lou Scheimer, American animation producer (founder of Filmation), voice actor (Dumb Donald in Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Orko and Stratos in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) and composer (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), dies at age 84.[28]
- October 21: José Luis Beltrán Coscojuela, aka Tran, Beltrán, Koski and Tranis, Spanish comics artist and animator, dies at age 82.[29]
- October 25: Marcia Wallace, American voice actor (voice of Edna Krabappel in The Simpsons), dies at age 70.[30]
December
- December 3: Avo Paistik, Estonian animated film director, animator and illustrator (Lend, Tolmuimeja, Klaabu, Nipi ja tige kala, Klaabu kosmoses, Naksitrallid, Naksitrallid II), dies at age 77.[31]
- December 24: Frédéric Back, Canadian animator and film director (Crac, The Man Who Planted Trees), dies at age 89.[32]
- December 26: Harold Whitaker, British animator and comics artist (worked on Animal Farm), dies at age 83.[33]
- December 31: James Avery, American voice actor (voice of Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Haroud Hazi Bin in Aladdin), dies at age 68.[34][35][36]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ "Black-Eyed, Please". Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ 「進撃の巨人」製作委員会. "放送情報" [Broadcast Information]. shingeki.tv (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2016. "ＭＢＳ 4月6日より 毎週土曜25時58分～ ※4月13日は26時10分～" See rest of article for other broadcasting times.
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- ^ "The Saga of Carl". Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Dangers on a Train". Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Treehouse of Horror XXIV". Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
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- ^ "Family Guy Episode Guide 2013 Season 12 - Christmas Guy, Episode 8". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections" (Press release). Washington Post. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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- ^ "Richard Briers". IMDb. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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- ^ "José Luis Beltrán Coscojuela". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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- ^ "Suri Avo Paistik". ERR. Dec 3, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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