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Invader ZIM
2001–2006
· TV Show
· 24 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #38
- IMDb #69
- Trakt #97
Every rating
An alien named Zim from the planet Irk is sent on a secret mission to conquer Earth, not realising that his leaders were just trying to get rid of him and hoped that he would die. Once there, Zim manages to disguise himself as a human child, but one boy named Dib sees through his disguise.
Details
- Created by
- Jhonen Vasquez
- Released
- 30 March 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Rated
- TV-Y7
- Episodes
- 46 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →1 major award won · 3 wins from 12 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards 2001 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Kyle Menke (Storyboard Artist) for " The Nightmare Begins " | Winner |
| 47th Annie Awards 2020 | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Richard Horvitz as Zim in Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Nominee |
| 67th Golden Reel Awards 2020 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Nominee |
| 30th Annie Awards 2002 | Best Animated Television Production | Invader Zim | Nominee |
| 49th Golden Reel Awards 2002 | Best Sound Editing in Television Animation | Invader Zim | Nominee |
| 29th Annie Awards 2001 | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production | Steve Ressel for "Dark Harvest" | Nominee |
| 29th Annie Awards 2001 | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production | Richard Horvitz as Zim | Nominee |
| 29th Annie Awards 2001 | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score in an Animated Television Production | Kevin Manthei | Nominee |
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Trailer — Invader ZIM
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Computer Voice / Old Kid / Brian (voice) / Minimoose / Computer / Precocious Kid / Kid in Crowd (voice)
12 awards — Invader ZIM
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53rd Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Kyle Menke (Storyboard Artist) for " The Nightmare Begins " | Winner |
29th Annie Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production | Steve Ressel for " The Nightmare Begins " | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime or Late Night Animated Television Production | Nickelodeon Animation Studio for Invader Zim | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production | Steve Ressel for "Dark Harvest" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score in an Animated Television Production | Kevin Manthei | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television Production | Jhonen Vasquez | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production | Richard Horvitz as Zim | Nominee |
World Animation Celebration Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Title Sequence | Jhonen Vasquez, Steve Ressel, Mary Harrington | Winner |
30th Annie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Television Production | Invader Zim | Nominee |
47th Annie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Richard Horvitz as Zim in Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Nominee |
49th Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing in Television Animation | Invader Zim | Nominee |
67th Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Nominee |