2010 in animation

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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. It does win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Academy Award for Best Original Score (by Michael Giacchino) though.[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 premiers.[2]
• March 28: The Simpsons episode The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed, in which the family visits Israel, is first broadcast.[3]

April

• April 3: The first episode of Igam Ogam airs.[4]
• April 5:
  • The first episode of Adventure Time is broadcast.[5]
  • The first episode of Angelo Rules airs.[6]
• 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 21 April, 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.[7]
• April 21: The fourth Shrek film, Shrek Forever After, is released by DreamWorks.[8]
• April 25: South Park is banned in Sri Lanka, as a direct result over the episode 200, which depicted Gautama Buddha snorting cocaine.[9]

May

• May 6: The final episode of King of the Hill is broadcast.[10]
• May 20: Shrek receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[11]

June

• June 16: Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist, based on a script by Jacques Tati, is first released.[12]
• 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.[13]

July

• July 17: Hiromasa Yonebayashi's Arrietty, based on the children's fantasy novel The Borrowers by Mary Norton, is first released.[14]

August

• August 17: Former Disney and Don Bluth animator Jeffrey J. Varab is arrested for fraud.[15]
• August 31: After more than 10 years on the air, PBS airs Dragon Tales for the last time on the PBS Kids block. The show has been on the network since September 6, 1999 the day of the rebrand.

September

• September 21: Tinker Bell receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[16]

October

• October 3: In The Simpsons episode Loan-a Lisa Mark Zuckerberg is special guest voice.[17]
• 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.[18]
• October 17: In The Simpsons episode MoneyBART the couch gag is designed by Banksy.[19]
• October 25: The first episode of Dragons et Princesses is broadcast.[20]

November

• November 7: Anime producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki drowns at age 75 [21] after falling off the research steamboat Yamato.[22]
• November 19: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando's Chico and Rita premiers.[23]
• November 26: The first episode of Young Justice is broadcast.[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 premiers.[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

Main article: List of animated feature films of 2010

Television series debuts

Main article: List of animated television series of 2010

Date	Title	Channel	Year
January 1	Battle for Dream Island	YouTube	2010–13; 2016–present
January 25	Team Umizoomi	Nick Jr.	2010–15
February 13	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil	Disney XD	2010–12
	SciGirls	PBS Kids Go!	2010–15
	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood	Adult Swim	2010–11
February 19	The Ricky Gervais Show	HBO	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
June 7	Neighbors from Hell	TBS	2010
June 27	Mary Shelley's Frankenhole	Adult Swim	2010–12
September 3	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 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, Cartoon Network
March 26	Ben 10: Alien Force	Cartoon Network	2008–10
March 27	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)	Fox Box, 4Kids TV, TheCW4Kids	2003–10
April 10	Dinosaur King	4Kids TV, TheCW4Kids	2007–10
May 6	King of the Hill	Fox, Syndication	1997–2010
May 31	The Backyardigans	Nick Jr.	2004–10
June 1	Totally Spies!	Cartoon Network	2001–10
June 21	6teen	Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network	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]

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 19: Rudy Larriva, American animator and director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA, the opening credits of The Twilight Zone), dies at age 94.[35]

March

• March 3: Anatoly Petrov, Russian animated film director and animator (Happy Merry-Go-Round, Polygon), dies at age 72.[36] He was survived by his wife Galina Barinova (born 1939) and their daughter Galina Petrova (1960—2016), also an artist and animator.[37]
• March 29: János Kass, Hungarian animator, illustrator, graphic designer and animated film director (Dilemma), dies at age 82.[38]

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.[39]
• April 15: Michael Pataki, American voice actor (The Cow in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, George Liquor in Ren & Stimpy, Sewer King in Batman: The Animated Series, the Chief in Boo Boo Runs Wild), passes away from cancer at age 72.[40][41][42]
• April 18: Allen Swift, American voice actor (Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff in Underdog, third voice of Mighty Mouse), dies at age 86.[43]

May

• 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.[44][45]
  • Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and animated film director (The Adventure of Sudsakorn), dies at age 81.[46]

July

• July 1: Ilene Woods, American actress and singer (voice of Cinderella in Cinderella), dies at age 81.[47]
• July 17: Pres Romanillos, American animator and animated film producer (Walt Disney Company, DreamWorks), dies at age 47.[48]
• July 24: John Callahan, American cartoonist (creator of the animated TV series Pelswick and John Callahan's Quads!), dies at age 59.[49]

August

• August 23: Kihachirō Kawamoto, Japanese puppet designer, animator and animated film director (The Book of the Dead), dies at age 85.[50]
• August 24:
  • Mitsuyo Seo, Japanese animator and film director (Momotarō no Umiwashi, Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei), dies at age 98.[51]
  • Satoshi Kon, Japanese manga artist and animator (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent, Paprika), dies at age 46 from pancreatic cancer.[52]

September

• September 1: Cammie King, American actress (voice of young Faline in Bambi), dies at age 76.[53]
• 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.[54]
• September 29: Tony Curtis, American actor (voiced Stony Curtis in The Flintstones episode The Return of Stony Curtis), dies at age 85.[55][56][57]

October

• October 20: Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher (voiced himself in the Duckman episodes Pig Amok and Love! Anger! Kvetching![58]), dies at age 79.[59]

November

• November 7: Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Japanese animator (Mushi Production), and animated film producer (Space Battleship Yamato), drowns at age 75 [21] after falling off the research steamboat Yamato.[22]

December

• December 15: John Sparey, American animator and animated film director (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, Ralph Bakshi, Warner Bros. Animation,...), dies at age 83.[60]

See also

• 2010 in anime

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