Luckiest girl in VO or what!
While working on Uncle Grandpa with creator Pete Browngardt, lucky me also got to work with these fine fellows! Yes, that’s me with 3 Annie nominees! Watch the Annie Awards streaming live, 7pm, February 6th.
As the fittings progress, so does the dress.
I love my designer Alina Pizzano! She is creating such dreamy dress. The Golden Globes…
“Voice of the Annie Awards” 2016
It’s official! I’ve been asked to be the Announcer for the 43rd Annual Annie Awards. This is my 11th year running and I’m thrilled to be a part of the team….
Annie Award Nominations Announced
I’m super excited for this years contenders for best animated picture. “Best Animated Features nominations include: Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Cheatin’ (Plymptoons Studio), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DreamWorks Animation SKG), Song of the Sea (GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon), The Book of Life (Reel FX), The Boxtrolls (Focus Features/Laika), The LEGO Movie (Warner…
2014 Annie Awards
Tomorrow night is the 41st Annual Annie Awards. For those who didn’t get a ticket, or just wanted to watch from the comfort of your own home, here is the link to view it streaming live at 7pm. http://annieawards.org/watch-it-live/ For more info you can go to the Annie site at http://annieawards.org/ I’m excited to be announcing again this…
Red Carpet Follow Up Fun
I met a wonderful photographer, Billy Bennight, at the Annie Awards. These are some of his images. He wrote an article for LA Beat about the event. Click here on Billy to read his Annie experience! It is an award show like no other! Another photographer, Shelly Waldman, asked to do a photo shoot about the…
Backstage shots at the Annie Awarads
While the show was going on, I got to have a little fun with my Iphone. Here are some of those crazy-reverse-camera shots backstage. This is me with…
On Stage at The Annie Awards
My friend caught a picture of me on stage! As a voice over talent, you are usually heard, not seen. Thanks to Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen, I was introduced on stage and got a chance to strut my Alina Pizzano gown. Then it was back to announcing the next presenters. What a fun night!!! …
Red Carpet at The Annie Awards
Check out the first shot of my Alina Pizzano on the Red Carpet. 2013 Annie Awards. Hair and Make up by Kathleen Hagen. Haute couture and comfort. This dress is a dream! More photos to come.
Watch the Annie Awards Live
Once again the Annie Awards will be shown streaming live. Click Here to enjoy the best in Animation! February 2, 2013, 7pm PST
Final peek at the Pizzano -Red Carpet 2013
A sneak peek at my Alina Pizzano before I get to wear it down the Red Carpet tomorrow night. It is luscious!
The Hosts for the Annie Awards!
Comedy always has a rule of 3, and this year are we in for a treat! Rob Paulsen, Maurice LaMarche, & Leonard Maltin, will all 3 host the 40th Annual Annie Awards! And for the comedy 4th, a special appearance from Seth Green. I can’t imagine a better night of animation, fun, laughs and awards! Saturday night, February…
Count Down to Annies 2013
The awards show is this weekend and my Alina Pizzano dress is looking amazing. The artistry is beyond words. Pictures can tell you the colors, but can only hint at the texture and flow. Shelly Waldman a lovely gal and fabulous photographer, is shooting some “making of” shots & video, and will also be joining…
Shout out to Frank Gladstone
9 days until the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Frank Gladstone President of ASIFA Hollywood, explains it best, “…Historically, it (The Annies) has grown organically. It just didn’t appear on the scene, arriving like a bolt from Zeus. It grew from a little celebration of people who were retiring or had been in the business for a lot of…
Art Couture-Road to the Red Carpet 2013
Less than 2 weeks to the 40th Annual Annie Awards! The excitement is building and my dress is getting closer to the red carpet, stitch by stitch! Actually, my Pizzano design took a special, multi-needle machine to sew & create several 3-dimensional panels. The design is a work of art, the likes of which I’ve never seen! Each panel…
Annie Nod to Mark Vulcano
I am so excited for my good friend Mark Vulcano. He and the animation team he leads at Heavy Iron Studios, are up for an Annie Award for their work on the video game, Family Guy – Back to the Mutiverse . I’ve known Mark for years and this guy really knows his way around special effects…
The inside of couture-Road to the Red Carpet 2013
Now construction begins. Seriously, this is the inside of haute couture. Or in my case, the inside of my bodice. Alina has built the bodice of the dress and has put it on me inside out. She is nipping and tucking and making it fit like a glove. However, she also has to make sure it isn’t too tight,…
What are the Annie Awards?
When I tell people I am the announcer for the Annie Awards, people usually say, “the what awards?” And I usually reply, “It’s the highest award for animation, like the Oscars are for movies.” However; the Annie Awards are for all mediums of animation from film to television to video games to commercials and student films. Often…
I am the canvas! Road to the RC-2013
OMG! Alina is drawing on me!! Thank goodness I’m not that ticklish. Although I was surprised when she pulled out the marker, I could barely feel her markings and the ink didn’t soak through. Could you imagine?!! Many designers will create a muslin gown, or sheath and then proceed to draw their design directly on…
Annie Nod for Beans
I want to send a shout out to my friend Matt Beans for his Annie nomination on Robot Chicken’s ‘DC Comics Special’ – Stoopid Buddy Studios. It’s just so much fun to make fun of super heroes and super villains. Thanks for the great laughs! Keep ’em comin’. Wishing you good luck on February 2nd.
Concept to Couture 2013
Alina Pizzano pulled out her dream book and designed something long, stunning, and 3D just for me. Here is the sketch of the dress. It doesn’t show the cape off the left shoulder, that can be wrapped around me to keep the February chill at bay. (It gets really cold on the Red Carpet!) The swatch is a sample…
Road to the Red Carpet #2
Alina and I headed downtown to the garment district, to check out fabric. All those colors, textures and patterns were so overwhelming! Thank goodness Alina knew just what she was looking for, and this year, dahhhlings, it looks like we are going red! Oh, but don’t think solid red, oh no, red and then some!…
Annie Nomination for Kevin
I want to give a big shout out to my friend Kevin Michael Richardson and his Annie Nomination, for his role as Willem Viceroy, “Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja. Back in the day, I worked with Kevin on Homeboys From Outer Space. No, I didn’t make that up! It was a real show and funny…