The animated film "Rise of the Guardians" was honored with the Hollywood Animation Award at the 16th Annual Hollywood
Film Awards Gala presented by The Los Angeles Times held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 22, 2012 in Beverly
Hills, California.
Directed by Peter Ramsey and written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire (“Rabbit Hole”), “Rise of the Guardians”
is based on the highly acclaimed series of children’s books by William Joyce. Joyce, who won an Oscar last year for his
animated short “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” was named by Newsweek as “one of the top 100 people
to watch in the new millennium. “Rise of the Guardians” stars the voice talents of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman,
Isla Fisher and Jude Law. Produced by Christina Steinberg and Nancy Bernstein and executive produced by Guillermo del
Toro, Michael Siegel, and William Joyce, the DreamWorks Animation feature film will be released by Paramount Pictures on
November 2012.
Said Bill Damaschke, Chief Creative Officer at DreamWorks Animation, “This award is a testament to the vision and
dedication of our director Peter Ramsey and our producers Christina Steinberg and Nancy Bernstein, who saw in William
Joyce’s beautifully written books a truly magical world that he was able to bring to life with the help of David Lindsay-
Abaire’s wonderful screenplay and, of course, the outstanding work by his entire filmmaking team. We could not be more
proud of the movie, or this recognition, and we thank Carlos and the Hollywood Film Awards for this great honor.”
