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Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

The claymation buddy film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit has scored 15 nominations, including best feature, for the 33rd annual Annie Awards.

The awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society, recognise the year's best in animation. Other contenders for best animated feature include Chicken Little, Corpse Bride, Howl's Moving Castle and Madagascar.

Wallace & Gromit won nominations for directing, writing, storyboarding, effects, music, character design and best animated feature. The film also dominated the voice acting category, with its four lead actors - Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Sallis and Nicholas Smith - all nominated. The Annie Awards will be presented on February 4.