FILE - This Jan. 29, 2012 file photo shows actor Dick Van Dyke presenting the Life Achievement award onstage to Mary Tyler Moore at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Van Dyke will receive the Screen Actors Guild's highest honor: The Life Achievement Award. SAG-AFTRA co-president Ken Howard made the announcement Tuesday, Aug. 21, calling Van Dyke “an enormously talented performer whose work has crossed nearly every major category of entertainment.” The 86-year-old entertainer will receive the honor at the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony in January. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
'Wreck-It Ralph' claims high score at Annie Awards
Published: 06:02:28 AM, Sun 03 February 2013 UTC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walt Disney's video-game romp "Wreck-It Ralph" has won top animation honors at the Annie Awards.
The comedy hit about a video-game villain who wants to turn hero was named best animated feature at Saturday night's Annies, which are presented by the International Animated Film Society. "Wreck-It Ralph" won out over a field that included "Brave," ''Frankenweenie," ''ParaNorman" and "Hotel Transylvania."
With a voice cast led by John C. Reilly, "Wreck-It Ralph" dominated the film categories, also winning Annies for director Rich Moore, voice co-star Alan Tudyk and for its music and screenplay.
Among live-action films, "The Avengers" won the Annie for animated effects and "Life of Pi" won for character animation.
On the TV side, an episode of "Robot Chicken" won for best general audience animated show.
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