Suzanne Awards
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The Suzanne Award is awarded to animators using Blender 3D
annually since the second blender conference held in Amsterdam 2003. The categories of the Suzanne Awards have changed repeatedly since the first Suzanne Awards.
In the following lists, the people and works printed in bold type were the winners of their particular category for that particular year; the remaining entries were nominated but did not win.
The Official Blender Conference is held annually in October, in Amsterdam and is the highpoint of Blender activity each year. The Suzanne Awards were initiated to inspire, encourage and show off works that are created using Blender and to highlight the power of the software.
Blender (software)
Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, interactive 3D applications or video games. The current release version is 2.60, and was released on October 19, 2011...
annually since the second blender conference held in Amsterdam 2003. The categories of the Suzanne Awards have changed repeatedly since the first Suzanne Awards.
In the following lists, the people and works printed in bold type were the winners of their particular category for that particular year; the remaining entries were nominated but did not win.
Best Artwork
- Andreas Goralczyk (@ndy)
- Denis Castaneda (nastacc)
- Grzegory Rakoczy
- Jan Kurka
- Robert J. Tiess
Best Python Script
- MakeHuman Team
- Alan Dennis (RipSting)
- Jean-Michel Soler (jms)
- Anthony D'Agostino (Scorpius)
- Stefano Selleri (S68)
Best Coding Contribution
- Kester Maddock
- Alfredo de Greef
- Brecht van Lommel/Jens Ole Wund
- Matt Ebb
- Nathan Letwory
Best Animation, Original Idea or Story
- New Penguoen 2.38 by Enrico Valenza
- Plumiferos by Studio Manos Digitales
- Beagle by Jacob Kafka
Best Animation Artwork
- Esign by Chris Larkee
- Jake Rocks! by Thorsten Schlueter
- The Goat, the Boy and the Sun by Martin White
- treefrog.nature by Jason Pierce
Best Character Animation
- Cycles by Peter Haehnlein
- Laws of Motion by Robert J. Tiess
- Learning to Fly Grzegorz Rakoczy
- Alchemy Trailer by Jason Pierce
Best Online Art Gallery
- enricoceric (Enrico Cerica)
- Ecks (Jean-Sébastien Guillemette)
- Backiz (Eric Wessels)
- dannybear (Daniel Svavarsson)
- olaf (Olaf Arnold)
Best Character Animation
- Man in Man by Sago (Sacha Goedegebure)
- Home Sweet Home by pine (Mats Holmberg)
- DrCox by BenDansie (Ben Dansie)
- Private Bob Episode 1 by LGM (Nathan Dunlap)
- Animacao Sapo by Virgilio (Virgilio Vasconcelos)
Best Animation, Original Idea or Story
- Infinitum by rocketman (Sam Brubaker)
- Asylum by MadMesh
- Nocturnes by OTO
- Mental Flesh by Klepoth (Peter Hertzberg)
- The Ogre, the Wolf, the Little Girl, and the Cake by Tagyn (Laurent)
Best Designed Short Film
- Stop by Eoin Duffy
- Snakes Can Fly by Daniel Lima (Prenudos)
- Jungle Legend Series by Virgilio Vasconcelos (Virgilio)
- The Cathedral by Sebastian Koenig (Stullidpb)
- 8 by Krzysiek Ślaziński (Mallow)
Best Character Animation
- The Dance of the Bashfull Dwarf by Juan Pablo Bouza (Jpbouza)
- Soccer Exersize Nathan Dunlap (LGM)
- To Be or Not To Be by Pildanovak
- Pelados by Jorge Rausch (Bataraze)
- Prueba by Octavio Augusto Méndez Sánchez (Octavio)
Best Short Film
- Night of the Living Dead Pixels byJussi Saarelma, Jere Virta & Peter Schulman
- Blood by Yu Yonghai (Harrisyu)
- Out of the Box by Andy Dolphin (AndyD)
- Alchemy by Jason Pierce (Sketchy)
- Giants by Thomas Kristov (Thomislav86)
Best Designed Short Film
- Gameland by Yohann Mepa
- Glimpse of Light by Alex Glawion
- Troféu da Casa byDaniel Pinheiro Lima & Danilo Dias Soares
- Tape-à-l'oeil by Jean-Sebastien Guillemette
- 2008 Ann Arbor Film Festival, DVD Menu Compilation (A2f2) byPeter Traylor
Best Character Animation
- Interviews From the Future by Spark Digital Entertainment
- A Sad Sad Song by Beorn Leonard
- The Long Road to Animation by Francesco Calabrese
- Richie the Gecko by Jonathan Lax
- Orion Tear by Rogério Perdiz
Best Short Film
- Hanger No. 5 by Nathan Matsuda
- Pitch by Daniel Houghton
- Kala et le mystère de la banane magique by Georges Mignot
- Pisces by Juan Carlos Camardella
- The Beast by Roland Hess
Best Designed Short Film
- Evolution by Alex Glawion
- The Ballad of the M4 Carbine by Andrew Price
- Bello Paese (a beautiful country) by Claudio Castelli
- Protein Expressions by Monica Zoppè
- Button by Reynante M. Martinez
- Us and Them by Sávio Pedro
Best Character Animation
- Dragosaurio by Claudio Anduar
- The Dummy by Leon Beutl
- Mancandy Announces Durian by David Bolton
- Bounce to Space by Pablo Vasquez
- Tiku the Clock by Sagar Funde
- Untitled Animation by Tyler Termini
Best Short Film
- Memory by Ryusuke Furuya, Junichi Yamamoto
- The Death Grind by Barath Endre
- CommandANT Trailer by Ben Resnick
- Your Planet, Brighter by Daniel Houghton
- A Polish Winter by Dwarfed Films
- Barrel by Philip Aigner
Best Designed Short Film
- John el Esquizofrenico by Juan Carlos Montes
- Zotac Trailer by Kai Kostack
- Bluff by Stephan Mayr
- Midstraeti reel by Hjalti Hjalmarsson
- Materia by Samuli Jomppanen
Best Animation
- (Untitled) by Jarred De Beerr
- (Untitled) by Savio Pedro
- Hebring III by Andi Martin
- (Untitled) by Ivam Pretti
- Curse by Leon Beutl
Best Short Film
- Lista by Pawel Lyczkowski
- The Cup by Students of Pepe-School-Land
- A very little warrior by Endre Barath
- Taste Lab by Chris Burton
- Juan Del Monte by Juan Carlos Camardella
Best Designed Short Film
- Assembly: Life in Macrospace by Jonathan Lax and Ben Simonds from Gecko Animation Ltd.
- Dikta-Goodbye by Hjalti Hjalmarsson and Bjorn Daniel Svavarson
- Vacui Spacii- par IX: Infra by Martin Eschoyez
- Concrete Babylon- Pilot by Peter Hertzberg
- Rooms by Jakub Szczesniak
Best Character Animation
- Iceland Express Ad Campaign by Studio Midstraeti
- Heaven is a half pipe by Everton Schneider
- Les Recettes Animees d'Apollo by Sarah Laufer and Daniel Salazar
- Retweet to Sender by Hjalti Hjalmarsson
- The Light At The End by Chris Burton
Best Short Film
- Babioles by Mathieu Auvray
- Happy Hour by Team Highfive
- Here comes the mobster by Fab Design
- Box by Juan Carlos Camardella
- Si Nini by Johan Tri Handoyo
The Official Blender Conference is held annually in October, in Amsterdam and is the highpoint of Blender activity each year. The Suzanne Awards were initiated to inspire, encourage and show off works that are created using Blender and to highlight the power of the software.