Upholding All That Is Underrated - The Fannies Return With Fourth Annual Awards Show on TELETOON at Night

• The fourth annual edition of The Fannies premieres on Thursday, February 27, 2014 beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT on TELETOON at Night
  
• Hugely contested award highlights include "The John Stamos Lifetime Achievement in the Category of Hair", "Best Use of Cleavage" and "Best Dramatic Performance by a Robot"

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2014 /CNW/ - In this fast-paced pop culture world, industry respect and admiration is overrated! Bring on the robots and cleavage! TELETOON at Night's The Fannies returns as the ultimate awards season underdog, redefining "contender" for a lifetime. Hosted by "Fearless" Fred Kennedy (102.1 the Edge in Toronto), the show is taped in front of a live audience, and hands out awards for what really matters; robots, cleavage, man bums, hair and swords. The Fannies, now in its fourth edition, air on Thursday, February 27, starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT during TELETOON at Night's Fred at Night programming block.

"There is a definite need for rewarding people who bring good man bums and robot drama to our screens. Thankfully, we recognize this and The Fannies are coming back to fill that void in your life. Three hours of cleavage chatter and hair scrutiny can't go wrong, can it?" said Fred Kennedy, Host of The Fannies on TELETOON at Night.

This year's categories and nominees are as follows:  

Fan Choice Award for The Most Mind-blowing Video Game
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
GTA 5
The Last of Us

Best Use of Cleavage
Esme Bianco AKA Roz on Game of Thrones
Celebrity Chef and divorcee Nigella Lawson
Katie Cassidy AKA Laurel from Arrow 

Best Dramatic Performance by a Robot
Dorian from Almost Human played by Michael Ealy
Ultron from Marvel Comics Age of Ultron Event
Bender from Futurama  

Best Man Bum
Henry Cavill from Man of Steel
Charlie Hunnam in Sons of Anarchy
Seth Rogan for Bound 3 

John Stamos Lifetime Achievement in the Category of Hair
Bruce Willis
Christopher Walken
Will Ferrell

TELETOON at Night (@teletoonatnight) invites fans to join the conversation via Twitter using the hashtag #fannies as well as on the official Facebook page (facebook.com/TELETOONatNight) during the broadcast. Viewers can also vote for the Fan Choice Award on Facebook and via teletoonatnight.com until February 12, 2014.

About Fred at Night
"Fearless" Fred Kennedy (102.1 the Edge in Toronto) hosts the Fred at Night programming block every Friday from 9 p.m. to midnight ET. Fred introduces series episodes for the evening, shares his views on the animation style, characters and storylines and provides commentary on his many passions from music, comics, movies, technology, to celebrities and current events. Fred at Night airs on TELETOON at Night which caters to an audience of older teens and adults with a lineup of animated comedies such as Futurama, Archer, Robot Chicken and the TELETOON at Night Original series Fugget About It.

About TELETOON Canada Inc.
TELETOON Canada Inc. brings kids, youth and adults the best in animated and animation-related entertainment with five nationwide specialty television channels - TELETOON, TÉLÉTOON, TELETOON Retro, TÉLÉTOON Rétro and Cartoon Network. Select programming is available through On Demand, Mobile TV, iTunes and through TELETOON Canada's online properties. TELETOON Canada Inc. is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based media and entertainment company that creates, broadcasts and licenses content across a variety of platforms for audiences around the world. The Company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, television broadcasting, children's book publishing, children's animation and animation software. A publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CJR.B). For more information, please visit teletoon.com and corusent.com

SOURCE: TELETOON Canada Inc.

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