Los Angeles ? “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit” picked up 15 nominations for the 33rd annual Annie Awards, leading the list of animation nominees.

The awards are presented by the International Animated Film Society and recognize the year’s best in animation from film, television, commercials and short subjects.

“Wallace and Gromit” is going head to head with “Chicken Little,” “Corpse Bride,” “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “Madagascar” for best animated feature.

Competing in the animated television category are “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends,” “My Life as a Teenage Robot,” “Star Wars: Close Wars II” and “The Batman.”

The awards will be presented Feb. 4.