The Academy for Television Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here are the nominees in their animation-specific categories…
Outstanding Animated Program
- Bob’s Burgers • “O.T.: The Outside Toilet” • FOX • 20th Century Fox Television
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness • “Enter The Dragon” • Nickelodeon • DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon Productions
- Regular Show • “The Christmas Special” • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios
- The Simpsons • “Treehouse of Horror XXIII” • FOX • Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
- South Park • “Raising The Bar” • Comedy Central • Central Productions
Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
- Adventure Time • “Simon & Marcy” • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios
- Clarence • CartoonNetwork.com • Cartoon Network Studios
- Disney Mickey Mouse • “Croissant de Triomphe” • Disney.com • Disney Television Animation
- Regular Show • “A Bunch Of Full Grown Geese” • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios
- Robot Chicken • “Robot Chicken’s ATM Christmas Special” • Cartoon Network • A Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Production in association with Stoopid Monkey and Williams Street
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
- An Apology To Elephants • HBO • HBO Family • Lily Tomlin as Narrator
- Family Guy • “Brian’s Play” • FOX • Fox Television Animation • Seth MacFarlane as Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Peter Griffin
- Family Guy • “Lois Comes Out of Her Shell” • FOX • Fox Television Animation • Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa
- The Looney Tunes Show • “We’re In Big Truffle” • Cartoon Network • Warner Bros. Animation • Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
- Robot Chicken • “Hurtled From a Helicopter into a Speeding Train” • Cartoon Network • A Stoopid Buddy Stoodios production in association with Stoopid Monkey and Williams Street • Sam Elliott as Narrator
- Robot Chicken • “DC Comics Special” • Cartoon Network • A Stoopid Buddy Stoodios production in association with Stoopid Monkey and Williams Street • Seth Green as Aquaman, Batman, Nerd, Abin Sur, Martian Manhunter, Robin, Green Arrow
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