The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its nominations for the 2013 Primetime Emmys Thursday morning. Of particular interest for animation fans are the following categories and nominations.
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
Bob’s Burgers OT: The Outside Toilet (Fox)
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Enter the Dragon (Nickelodeon)
Regular Show The Christmas Special (Cartoon Network)
South Park Raising the Bar (Comedy Central)
The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror XXIII (Fox)
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORMAT ANIMATED PROGRAM
Adventure Time Simon and Marcy (Cartoon Network)
Clarence (cartoonnetwork.com)
Disney Mickey Mouse Croissant de Triomphe (Disney)
Regular Show A Bunch Of Full Grown Geese (Cartoon Network)
Robot Chicken Robot Chicken’s ATM Christmas Special (Cartoon Network)
OUTSTANDING VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Lily Tomlin as Narrator An Apology to Elephants
Seth MacFarlane as Brian Griffin/Peter Griffin/Stewie Griffin Family Guy – Brian’s Play
Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin/Trisha Takanawa Family Guy – Lois Comes Out of Her Shell
Sam Elliot as Narrator Robot Chicken – Hurtled From A Helicopter Into a Speeding Train
Seth Green as Abin Sur/Aquaman/Batman/Green Arrow/Martian Manhunter/Nerd/Robin Robot Chicken DC Comics Special
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig The Looney Tunes Show – We’re in Big Truffle
