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Juried Awards: Winsor McCay Award Home > Juried Awards > Winsor McCay Award June Foray I Ub Iwerks I Special Achievement I Certificate of Merit Since 1972, ASIFA-Hollywood has bestowed a very special award to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical work, music, professional teaching, and for other endeavors which exhibit outstanding contributions to excellence in animation. The Winsor McCay Award stands as one of the highest honors given to an individual in the animation industry. The list of recipients reads like a who's who in animation. From Max Fleischer to Daws Butler, and from Walt Disney to Gene Deitch, the honor's legacy to the history and craft of animation will continue to be a tribute to animation's finest. In 2007, three very special people will be honored with the prestigious award for their contributions to the art and industry of animation: John Canemaker, Glen Keane and John Kricfalusi.John Canemaker - Animation historian, educator, Oscar winning filmmaker. Canemaker's tomes on Windsor McCay and Felix The Cat, his numerous books on Disney history (The Nine Old Men, Mary Blair, etc.) are essential references. Canemaker is Chair of NYU's Animation Program and won an Academy Award for his animated short The Moon And The Son: An Imagined Conversation. Glen Keane - One of the leading lights in the current generation of Disney character animators, Keane's artistry has been the bedrock of many classic animated features since 1977. Most notably, Keane was lead animator of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, The Beast in Beauty and The Beast, and animated the characters Aladdin, Tarzan, Pocahontas in their respective Disney films. Aside from Disney he's worked on animated films of Star Trek and Alvin and the Chipmunks. John Kricfalusi - John Kricfalusi is one of the most original and outspoken directors working in animation today. His work on Ralph Bakshi's "Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures" and his own "Ren & Stimpy Show" reinvigorated television animation by introducing a new comedic attitude and sharp sense of design, along with expressive acting and storytelling. In addition to his work in episodic television, John has created comic books, toys, award winning commercials, rock videos and the internet's first cartoon series, "The Goddamn George Liquor Program". He is currently sharing his experience and expertise with young cartoonists on his blog, All Kinds of Stuff.
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