2011 in animation
This is a list of events in animation in 2011.
Events
January
- January 9: The first episode of Bob's Burgers airs.[1]
February
- February 20: The Simpsons episode Angry Dad: The Movie premieres, guest starring Nick Park, the creator of Wallace and Gromit.[2]
- February 27: 83rd Academy Awards:
- Toy Story 3 by Lee Unkrich wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The song We Belong Together by Randy Newman from the same movie wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[3]
- The Lost Thing by Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[3]
March
- March 13:
- The first episode of BoBoiBoy airs.[4]
- In The Simpsons episode A Midsummer's Nice Dream premieres, guest starring Cheech and Chong.[5]
- March 22: The film Rio is released.[6]
- March 23: Sym-Bionic Titan is canceled after 20 episodes due to series creator Genndy Tartakovsky leaving Cartoon Network Studios to work with Sony Pictures Animation.
- March 26: The first episode of Larva airs.[7]
April
- April 1: Illumination releases their only hybrid film, Hop.
May
- May 1: The first episode of Raa Raa the Noisy Lion airs.[8]
- May 3:
- The first episode of The Amazing World of Gumball airs.[9]
- The first episode of Punky airs.[10]
- The first episode of The Looney Tunes Show airs.[11]
- May 22:
- The film Kung Fu Panda 2 premiers.[12]
- The Simpsons episode The Ned-Liest Catch airs, in which Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel become romantically involved, ending on a cliffhanger regarding whether or not they'll stay together.[13] Viewers are invited to vote over the matter. On September 25, at the start of the new season, the next episode The Falcon and the D'ohman reveals that they have indeed become a couple by viewer request.[14]
June
- June 1:
- Peter Dodd's Freddy Frogface premiers.[15]
- Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux' The Rabbi's Cat is released, based on Sfar's graphic novel of the same name.[16]
- June 18: The Walt Disney Company and Pixar release Cars 2, to mixed-to-negative reviews, becoming the lowest rated Pixar film.[17]
- June 27: Nickelodeon launches a revival of Winx Club with a one-hour special.[18]
- Specific date unknown: Dutch animator Rosto's The Monster of Nix is released, a mixture of live-action and animation, with the voices of Tom Waits, Terry Gilliam and The Residents.[19]
July
- July 15: Winnie the Pooh is released as the last traditionally-animated Disney film, before completely switching to computer animation.
- July 17: Goro Miyazaki's From Up on Poppy Hill premiers.[20]
August
- August 19: Alan Becker releases "Animator vs Animation III" on Newgrounds
- August 31: After 11 years the final episode of Between the Lions airs.
September
- September 12: The first episode of Detentionaire airs.[21]
- September 16: The film Top Cat: The Movie premiers.[22]
- September 21: The first episode of Plim Plim airs.[23]
- September 29: The Danish film Ronal the Barbarian is released.[24]
October
- October 2:
- The first episode of China, IL airs.[25]
- The Simpsons episode Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts premieres, with its couch gag being animated by John Kricfalusi.[26]
- October 16: Puss in Boots, a spin-off in the Shrek franchise, is first released.[27]
- October 18: The film Batman: Year One is first released.[28]
- October 23: Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson release The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, a CGI-film adaptation of the Belgian comics series Tintin.[29]
- October 27: A reboot of Beavis and Butt-Head first airs, but only lasts a season.[30]
November
- November 6: The Simpsons episode Replaceable You premieres, where the character Mrs. Glick dies.[31]
- November 11: The film Arthur Christmas is released by Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation.[32]
- November 18: The film Happy Feet Two is first released.[33]
- November 23: Jean-François Laguionie's The Painting premiers.[34]
December
- December 28: Bambi and A Computer Animated Hand are added to the National Film Registry.[35][36]
Specific date unknown
- Robert Morgan's Bobby Yeah premiers.[37]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Rango
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa[38]
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: The Rabbi's Cat
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Rango
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Leafie, A Hen into the Wild
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Rango
- César Award for Best Animated Film: The Rabbi's Cat
- European Film Award for Best Animated Film: Chico and Rita[39]
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Wrinkles
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: From up on Poppy Hill
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Hotarubi no Mori e
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Dan Vs. | The Hub | 2011–13 |
| January 3 | Wild Kratts | PBS Kids | 2011–present |
| January 7 | Almost Naked Animals | YTV | 2011–13 |
| January 9 | Bob's Burgers | Fox | 2011–present |
| January 14 | Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu | Cartoon Network | 2011–present |
| January 23 | Mongo Wrestling Alliance | Adult Swim | 2011 |
| January 24 | Bubble Guppies | Nick Jr. | 2011–present |
| February 5 | The DaVincibles | Seven Network | 2011–13 |
| February 14 | Jake and the Neverland Pirates | Disney Junior | 2011–16 |
| Mickey's Mousekersize | 2011 | ||
| February 28 | Robocar Poli | EBS | 2011–20 |
| March 13 | BoBoiBoy | TV3 | 2011–16 |
| March 26 | God, the Devil and Bob | NBC, Adult Swim | 2000; 2011 |
| April 1 | Scaredy Squirrel | YTV | 2011–13 |
| April 4 | The Problem Solverz | Cartoon Network | 2011–13 |
| May 3 | The Looney Tunes Show | Cartoon Network | 2011–14 |
| The Amazing World of Gumball | 2011–19 | ||
| May 24 | Soul Quest Overdrive | Adult Swim | 2011 |
| June 16 | Voltron Force | Nicktoons | 2011–12 |
| June 24 | Toy Story Toons | Disney Channel | |
| June 27 | Winx Club (revival) | Nickelodeon, Rai | 2011–19 |
| July 9 | Redakai: Conquer the Kairu | YTV | 2011–13 |
| July 29 | ThunderCats (reboot) | Cartoon Network | 2011–12 |
| August 1 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | ||
| September 3 | Rated A for Awesome | YTV | |
| September 19 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Nickelodeon | 2011–16 |
| September 22 | Justin Time | Family Channel | |
| October 2 | China, IL | Adult Swim | 2011–15 |
| October 23 | Secret Millionaires Club | The Hub | 2011–14 |
| October 27 | Beavis and Butt-Head (revival) | MTV | 1993–97; 2011 |
| Good Vibes | 2011 | ||
| October 30 | Allen Gregory | Fox | |
| November 11 | DC Nation Shorts | Cartoon Network | 2011–14 |
| Green Lantern: The Animated Series | 2011–13 | ||
| November 14 | Minnie's Bow-Toons | Disney Junior | 2011–16 |
| November 15 | Black Panther | BET | 2011 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 17 | WordWorld | PBS Kids | 2007–11 | Ended |
| January 24 | Robotomy | Cartoon Network | 2010–11 | Cancelled |
| February 25 | Mickey's Mousekersize | Disney Junior | 2011 | |
| March 26 | God, the Devil and Bob | NBC, Adult Swim | 2000; 2011 | |
| April 9 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Cartoon Network | 2010–11 | |
| May 7 | Zevo-3 | Nicktoons | ||
| May 24 | Soul Quest Overdrive | Adult Swim | 2011 | |
| May 31 | The Nutshack | Myx TV | 2007–11 | Ended |
| June 4 | Kid vs. Kat | Disney XD, YTV | 2009–11 | Cancelled |
| June 12 | The Mighty B! | Nicktoons | 2008–11 | |
| July 15 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | Disney XD, Teletoon | 2009–11 | |
| July 16 | Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 | Cartoon Network, Teletoon | ||
| July 23 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | The Hub | 2010–11 | |
| July 31 | Mongo Wrestling Alliance | Adult Swim | 2011 | |
| September 16 | Go, Diego, Go! | Nick Jr. | 2005−11 | Ended |
| October 14 | Peep and the Big Wide World | PBS Kids | 2004−11 | |
| The Super Hero Squad Show | Cartoon Network | 2009–11 | Cancelled | |
| November 7 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Nick at Nite | ||
| November 12 | Back at the Barnyard | Nicktoons | 2007–11 | Ended |
| November 18 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Cartoon Network | 2008–11 | |
| November 25 | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | Disney Channel | 2010–11 | Cancelled |
| November 29 | Black Panther | BET | 2011 | |
| December 18 | Allen Gregory | Fox | ||
| December 29 | Beavis and Butt-Head | MTV | 1993–97; 2011 | |
| Good Vibes | 2011 |
Deaths
January
- January 11: Tony Geiss, American screenwriter (An American Tail, The Land Before Time), dies at age 86.
- January 27:
- Boyd Kirkland, American television director (Batman: The Animated Series, X-Men: Evolution, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes), dies at age 60.
- Charlie Callas, American actor and comedian (voice of Elliott in Pete's Dragon), dies at age 86.
February
- February 10: Bill Justice, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 97.[40]
- February 12: Kenneth Mars, American actor (voice of King Triton in The Little Mermaid, Tuskernini in Darkwing Duck, Professor Screweyes in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Grandpa Longneck in The Land Before Time franchise), dies at age 75.
- February 21: Dwayne McDuffie, American comics and television writer (Monster in My Pocket, Beyond!, Static, Milestone Forever, Ben 10) and co-founder of Milestone Media, dies at age 49 of complications from emergency heart surgery.[41]
- February 22: Jean Dinning, American singer (sang the Blame It on the Samba segment in Melody Time), dies at age 86.
March
- March 20: Johnny Pearson, British composer (Captain Pugwash), dies at age 85.[42]
- March 23: Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress (voice of Maggie Simpson in The Simpsons episode Lisa's First Word, herself in the episode Krusty Gets Kancelled), dies at age 79.[43]
April
- April 4: Wayne Robson, Canadian actor (voice of Frank the frill-necked lizard in The Rescuers Down Under), dies at age 64.[44]
- April 17: Osamu Dezaki, Japanese film director, producer (co-founder of Madhouse) and screenwriter, dies at age 67.[45][46]
May
- May 10: Norma Zimmer, American actress (voice of White Rose in Alice in Wonderland), dies at age 87.[47]
- May 16: Bill Skiles, American stand-up comedian (voice of Monkeys in The Jungle Book), dies at age 79.
- May 20: Randy Savage, American professional wrestler and actor (voice of Rasslor in Dexter's Laboratory, Leonard "the Grey Ghost" Ghostal in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Master Sergeant Emily Dickinson Jones in Duck Dodgers, Sasquatch in The X's, thug actor in Bolt), dies at age 58.
June
- June 23: Fred Steiner, American composer and conductor (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, Tiny Toon Adventures), dies at age 88.
- June 25: Alice Playten, American actress (voice of Gloria in Heavy Metal, Baby Lickety-Split and Baby Moondancer in Generation 1 of My Little Pony, Poindexter in Felix the Cat: The Movie, Beebe Bluff in Doug), dies at age 63.
July
- July 23: Toyoo Ashida, Japanese film director and character designer (Fist of the North Star, Vampire Hunter D, The Mysterious Cities of Gold) and producer (Studio Live), dies at age 67.[48][49]
- July 29: Dominique Benicheti, French film director and producer, dies at age 68.[50]
- July 31: Carl Steven, American former child actor (voice of Pigpen and Franklin in Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown, Woody in Happily Ever After, Jamie Bingham in Fluppy Dogs, Young Fred Jones in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo), dies from a drug overdose at age 36.[51][52]
August
- August 22: Joan Gerber, American actress (voice of Mrs. Beakley in DuckTales), dies at age 76.
September
- September 4: Dave Hoover, American comics artist and animator (Wanderers, Starman, Captain America), dies at age 56.[53]
- September 14: Kevyn Wallace, American animator (Rocko's Modern Life), background artist (Freakazoid!, The Proud Family Movie, The Simpsons Movie) and layout artist (Bebe's Kids, Earthworm Jim, Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies from a car accident at age 48.[54]
- September 18: Tom Daly, Canadian film producer (My Financial Career), dies at age 93.[55]
October
- October 5:
- Steve Jobs, American business magnate (co-founder of Pixar), dies at age 56.
- Charles Napier, American character actor (voice of Duke Phillips in The Critic, General Hardcastle in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited, Cooley in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, original voice of the Sheriff in Squidbillies), dies at age 75.
November
- November 4: Sarah Watt, Australian film director and animator (The Way of the Birds), dies at age 53 from cancer.[56][57]
- November 18: Mark Hall, British animator and film producer (Cosgrove Hall Films, Danger Mouse), dies at age 75 from cancer.[58]
- November 30: Zdeněk Miler, Czech animator, film director, and illustrator (The Little Mole), dies at age 90.[59]
December
- December 1: Shingo Araki, Japanese film and television director (Mushi Production, Toei Animation, Tokyo Movie Shinshia) and producer (co-founder of Toei Animation), dies at age 72.[60]
- December 2: Bruno Bianchi, French animator and comics artist (Inspector Gadget, DIC Entertainment, SIP Animation), dies at age 56 from cancer.[61]
- December 5: Dan Mills, American animator (Beany and Cecil, Linus the Lionhearted, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Freddie as F.R.O.7, Asterix Conquers America, The Pagemaster, Cats Don't Dance, Family Guy) and storyboard artist (101 Dalmatians: The Series, Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II), dies at age 80.[62]
- December 7: Ricky Garduno, American animator and storyboard artist (¡Mucha Lucha!, Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island, The Buzz on Maggie, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Making Fiends, Family Guy), commits suicide at age 35.[63]
- December 15: Merlee Shapiro, Canadian actress (voice of the storyteller in Caillou), dies at an unknown age.[64]
- December 30: Ronald Searle, British illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (The Happiest Days of Your Life, Energetically Yours, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, Monte Carlo or Bust! and Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done), dies at age 91.[65]
See also
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External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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