2010 in animation
The year 2010 involved animation-related events.
Events
March
- March 7: 82nd Academy Awards:
- For the second time in the history of the Academy since 1991 an animated feature film is nominated for Best Picture, but loses: Up by Pete Docter. However, it does win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Academy Award for Best Original Score (by Michael Giacchino).[1]
- Logorama by Nicolas Schmerkin wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[1]
- March 26: The DreamWorks film How to Train Your Dragon premieres.[2]
- March 28: The Simpsons episode The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed, in which the family visits Israel, is first broadcast.[3]
April
- April 5:
- The first episode of Adventure Time is broadcast, helping revive Cartoon Network, and their first cartoon to debut since The Secret Saturdays in October 2008.[4]
- April 14: The South Park episode 200 is broadcast, which portrays the Prophet Muhammad, though as a censored image. The episode leads to serious controversy, riots and death threats. A week later, on April 21, the next episode 201 continues the Muhammad storyline, but is notably censored, with several lines of dialogue muted. After their broadcast both episodes are pulled from syndication, removed from the series' website and don't air anywhere else in the world.[5]
- April 25: South Park is banned in Sri Lanka, as a direct result over the episode 200, which depicted Gautama Buddha snorting cocaine.[6]
May
- May 3: The first episode of Everything's Rosie airs.
- May 6: After more than 12 years of being on the air, King of the Hill aired its final episode on Fox.[7]
- May 20: Shrek receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[8]
- May 21: Shrek Forever After premieres.[9]
- May 26: The final episode of Kabouter Wesley is broadcast.[10]
June
- June 16: Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist, based on a script by Jacques Tati, is first released.[11]
- June 19: Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud's Despicable Me premieres. The Minions characters will prove so popular that they'll eventually receive a spin-off film.[12]
July
- July 17: Hiromasa Yonebayashi's Arrietty, based on the children's fantasy novel The Borrowers by Mary Norton, is first released.[13]
August
- August 17: Former Disney and Don Bluth animator Jeffrey J. Varab is arrested for fraud.[14]
- August 28: Disney and Pixar's, Toy Story 3, becomes the first animated film to gross over $1 billion.
- August 31: After more than 11 years on the air, PBS airs Dragon Tales for the last time on the PBS Kids block.
September
- September 3: The first episode of Sidekick airs.
- September 21: Tinker Bell receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[15]
October
- October 3: In The Simpsons episode Loan-a Lisa first airs, guest starring Mark Zuckerberg.[16]
- October 10:
- Discovery Kids relaunched to The Hub.
- The first episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is broadcast, which becomes an unexpected success.[17]
- October 17: In The Simpsons episode MoneyBART the couch gag is designed by Banksy.[18]
- October 25: The first episode of Dragons et Princesses is broadcast.[19]
November
- November 5: The DreamWorks Animation film, Megamind premieres.
- November 7: Anime producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki drowns at age 75[20] after falling off the research steamboat Yamato.[21]
- November 19: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando's Chico and Rita premieres.[22]
- November 24: Tangled, the 50th animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios is released.
- November 26: The first episode of Young Justice is broadcast.[23]
- November 29: The first episode of Transformers: Prime is broadcast and also became a success too from The Hub like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.[24]
December
- December 12: In The Simpsons episode Donnie Fatso Fat Tony dies, but is replaced by his similar-looking cousin Fit Tony.[25]
- December 15: The film A Cat in Paris by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol premieres.[26]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya[27]
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Piercing I
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3
- César Award for Best Animated Film: The Illusionist
- European Film Award for Best Animated Film: The Illusionist
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Chico and Rita
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: Arrietty
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: The Tatami Galaxy
- Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Colorful
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | Team Umizoomi | Nick Jr. | 2010–15 |
| Handy Manny's School for Tools | Playhouse Disney | 2010–11 | |
| February 13 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Disney XD | 2010–12 |
| SciGirls | PBS Kids Go! | 2010–15 | |
| February 19 | The Ricky Gervais Show | HBO, Channel 4 | 2010–12 |
| March 1 | Hero: 108 | Cartoon Network | |
| March 7 | Pink Panther and Pals | 2010 | |
| March 17 | Ugly Americans | Comedy Central | 2010–12 |
| April 5 | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network | 2010–18 |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | 2010–13 | ||
| April 23 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | 2010–12 | |
| Generator Rex | 2010–13 | ||
| May 5 | Monster High | YouTube | 2010–15 |
| June 7 | Neighbors from Hell | TBS | 2010 |
| June 24 | Futurama | Comedy Central | 2010–13 |
| June 27 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Adult Swim | 2010–12 |
| September 3 | Sidekick | YTV | 2010–13 |
| Fish Hooks | Disney Channel | 2010–14 | |
| September 6 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | PBS Kids | 2010–18 |
| Regular Show | Cartoon Network | 2010–17 | |
| Mad | 2010–13 | ||
| NFL Rush Zone | Nicktoons | 2010–14 | |
| September 17 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Cartoon Network | 2010–11 |
| September 22 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Disney XD | 2010–13 |
| October 2 | Planet Sheen | Nickelodeon | |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | 2010–15 | ||
| October 10 | The Twisted Whiskers Show | The Hub | 2010 |
| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | 2010–19 | ||
| Pound Puppies | 2010–13 | ||
| Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures | 2010–15 | ||
| October 11 | Zevo-3 | Nicktoons | 2010–11 |
| Maryoku Yummy | The Hub | 2010 | |
| October 15 | The Adventures of Chuck and Friends | 2010–12 | |
| October 25 | Robotomy | Cartoon Network | 2010–11 |
| November 18 | Dick Figures | Mondo, YouTube | 2010–15 |
| November 22 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | YTV, Treehouse TV | 2010–15 |
| November 26 | G.I. Joe Renegades | The Hub | 2010–11 |
| Young Justice | Cartoon Network, DC Universe | 2010–present | |
| November 29 | Transformers: Prime | The Hub | 2010–13 |
| December 3 | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | Disney Channel | 2010–11 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | It's a Big Big World | PBS Kids | 2006–10 | Ended |
| January 30 | The Secret Saturdays | Cartoon Network | 2008–10 | |
| February 21 | Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | Nick Jr. | 2006–10 | |
| March 13 | Chaotic | TheCW4Kids, Teletoon | ||
| March 26 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Cartoon Network | 2008–10 | |
| May 6 | King of the Hill | Fox, Syndication | 1997–2010 | |
| May 31 | The Backyardigans | Nick Jr. | 2004–10 | |
| June 21 | 6teen | Teletoon | 2005–10 | |
| July 26 | Neighbors from Hell | TBS | 2010 | Cancelled |
| August 7 | Chowder | Cartoon Network | 2007–10 | Ended |
| August 23 | Pink Panther and Pals | 2010 | Cancelled | |
| August 30 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | 2008–10 | Ended | |
| October 8 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Nick Jr. | 2007–10 | Cancelled |
| October 9 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Playhouse Disney | Ended | |
| November 4 | Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman | PBS Kids Go! | 2006–10 | |
| November 15 | Maryoku Yummy | The Hub | 2010 | Cancelled |
| November 22 | Between the Lions | PBS Kids | 2000–10 | Ended |
| December 1 | The Twisted Whiskers Show | The Hub | 2010 | Cancelled |
Deaths
January
- January 1: John Freeman, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Peanuts specials, Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears, DePatie-Freleng), dies at age 93.[28]
- January 8: Art Clokey, American animator, director (Gumby, Davey and Goliath) and voice actor (voice of Pokey in Gumby), dies at age 88.[29][30][31]
- January 10: Barry Blitzer, American television writer (Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 80.
February
- February 4: Te Wei, Chinese comics artist and animator (The Proud General), dies at age 94.[32]
- February 11: Marvin Stein, American comics artist, animator and illustrator, dies at age 85.[33][34]
- February 18: Fernando Krahn, Chilean artist, comics artist, illustrator and animator (El Crimen Perfecto), dies at age 75.[35]
- February 19: Rudy Larriva, American animator and director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA, the opening credits of The Twilight Zone), dies at age 94.[36]
March
- March 3: Anatoly Petrov, Russian film director and animator (Happy Merry-Go-Round, Polygon), dies at age 72.[37] He was survived by his wife Galina Barinova (born 1939) and their daughter Galina Petrova (1960—2016), also an artist and animator.[38]
- March 29: János Kass, Hungarian animator, illustrator, graphic designer and film director (Dilemma), dies at age 82.[39]
April
- April 6:
- Tom Ray, American animator and animated film director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, John Sutherland Productions, MGM, DePatie-Freleng, Ralph Bakshi, Chuck Jones, Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Film Roman, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs), dies at age 90.[40]
- Eddie Carroll, Canadian actor (voice of Jiminy Cricket since 1973), dies at age 76.
- April 7: Betty Paraskevas, American writer and lyricist (co-creator of The Kids from Room 402, Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, and Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse), dies from pancreatic cancer at age 80.[41]
- April 15: Michael Pataki, American voice actor (voice of the Cow in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, George Liquor in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Sewer King in Batman: The Animated Series, the Chief in Boo Boo Runs Wild), dies from cancer at age 72.[42][43][44]
- April 17: Carl Macek, American voice actor, writer, and producer (English dub of Robotech), dies at age 58.
- April 18: Allen Swift, American voice actor (Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff in Underdog, third voice of Mighty Mouse), dies at age 86.[45]
- April 23: Eiji Kusuhara, Japanese-born British actor (voice of Dr. Kamikazi in Robotboy), dies at age 63.[46]
May
- May 21: Howard Post, American animator, cartoonist, and comic strip and comic book writer-artist (Famous Studios), dies at age 83.
- May 26: Pat Stevens, American actress (second voice of Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise), dies at age 64.
- May 27:
- Peter Keefe, American animated TV series producer (Voltron, Denver the Last Dinosaur, Widget) and co-founder of Zodiac Entertainment, dies at age 57 from throat cancer.[47][48]
- Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and film director (The Adventure of Sudsakorn), dies at age 81.[49]
- May 28: Gary Coleman, American actor and comedian (voice of Andy LeBeau in The Gary Coleman Show, Kevin in Waynehead, himself in The Simpsons, episodes "Grift of the Magi", "A Tale of Two Springfields", and "Day of the Jackanapes", Night of the Living Doo, various Characters in Robot Chicken), dies at age 42.
July
- July 1: Ilene Woods, American actress and singer (voice of Cinderella in Cinderella), dies at age 81.[50]
- July 15: Peter Fernandez, American actor and director (voiced the title character in Speed Racer, additional characters in Courage the Cowardly Dog), dies at age 83.
- July 17:
- Pres Romanillos, American animator and animated film producer (Walt Disney Company, DreamWorks), dies at age 47.[51]
- Shirley Silvey, American animator (worked for Upa, Jay Ward), dies at age 82. [52][53]
- July 24: John Callahan, American cartoonist (creator of Pelswick and John Callahan's Quads!), dies at age 59.[54]
August
- August 7: Alex Johns, American production coordinator (The Ren & Stimpy Show) and producer (Futurama, Olive, the Other Reindeer, The Ant Bully), dies at age 43.[55]
- August 9: George DiCenzo, American actor (voice of Hordak in She-Ra: Princess of Power, the title character in Blackstar), dies at age 70.
- August 19: Christopher Shea, American former child actor (original voice of Linus in the Peanuts television specials), dies at age 52.[56]
- August 23:
- George David Weiss, American songwriter (Fun and Fancy Free), dies at age 89.
- Kihachirō Kawamoto, Japanese puppet designer, animator and film director (The Book of the Dead), dies at age 85.[57]
- August 24:
- Mitsuyo Seo, Japanese animator and film director (Momotarō no Umiwashi, Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei), dies at age 98.[58]
- Satoshi Kon, Japanese manga artist and animator (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent, Paprika), dies at age 46 from pancreatic cancer.[59]
September
- September 1: Cammie King, American actress (voice of young Faline in Bambi), dies at age 76.[60]
- September 7: Glenn Shadix, American actor (voice of the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Brain and Monsieur Mallah in Teen Titans), dies at age 58.[61]
- September 10: Billie Mae Richards, Canadian actress (voice of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Tenderheart Bear in The Care Bears), dies at age 88.
- September 17: Bill Littlejohn, American animator (worked for and at Van Beuren Studio, Tom & Jerry, Walter Lantz, Jay Ward Productions, Animation Inc., Fine Arts Films, The Ink Tank, the Peanuts Christmas specials), dies at age 96.[62]
- September 29: Tony Curtis, American actor (voiced Stony Curtis in The Flintstones episode "The Return of Stony Curtis"), dies at age 85.[63][64][65]
October
- October 16: Barbara Billingsley, American actress (voice of Nanny in Muppet Babies), dies at age 94.
- October 19: Tom Bosley, American actor (voice of Harry Boyle in Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, the title character in The World of David the Gnome, Geppetto in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night), dies at age 83.
- October 20: Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher (voiced himself in the Duckman episodes Pig Amok and Love! Anger! Kvetching![66]), dies at age 79.[67]
- October 22: Alex Anderson, American cartoonist (co-creator of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Crusader Rabbit), dies at age 90.
- October 29: Takeshi Shudo, Japanese scriptwriter (Pokemon), dies at age 61.
November
- November 7: Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Japanese animator (Mushi Production), and film producer (Space Battleship Yamato), drowns at age 75[20] after falling off the research steamboat Yamato.[21]
- November 25: Michel Douay, French comics artist, illustrator and animator (worked for Paul Grimault's studio) dies at age 95.[68]
December
- December 15: John Sparey, American animator and film director (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Ralph Bakshi, Warner Bros. Animation), dies at age 83.[69]
See also
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External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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