Annie Award for Best Animated Feature

Annual film award

Annie Award for Best Animated Feature

Awarded for| Excellence in film animation
Country| United States
Presented by| ASIFA-Hollywood
First awarded| Beauty and the Beast (1992)
Currently held by| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Website| annieawards.org

The Annie Award for Best Animated Feature is an Annie Award introduced in 1992, awarded annually to the best animated feature film.

## History

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In 1998, the award was renamed Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature,[1] only to revert to its original title again in 2001.

## Winners and nominees

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### 1990s

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Year  | Film  | Studios

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1992
(20th)
[2]
Beauty and the Beast | Walt Disney Pictures
Bebe's Kids | Hyperion, Paramount Pictures
FernGully: The Last Rainforest | 20th Century Fox, FAI Films, Kroyer Films
1993
(21st)
[3]
Aladdin | Walt Disney Pictures
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Once Upon a Forest | 20th Century Fox
1994
(22nd)
[4]
The Lion King | Walt Disney Pictures
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Warner Bros. Animation
The Nightmare Before Christmas | Touchstone Pictures, Skellington Productions
1995
(23rd)
[5]
Pocahontas | Walt Disney Feature Animation
A Goofy Movie | Walt Disney Television Animation
The Swan Princess | Rich Entertainment
1996
(24th)
[6]
Toy Story | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Balto | Universal Pictures, Amblimation
Ghost in the Shell | Shochiku, Production I.G.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Walt Disney Pictures
James and the Giant Peach | Walt Disney Pictures, Skellington Productions, Allied Filmmakers
1997
(25th)
[7]
Cats Don't Dance | Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Feature Animation, Warner Bros. Feature Animation, David Kirschner Productions
Hercules | Walt Disney Feature Animation
Space Jam | Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
1998
(26th)
[1]
Mulan | Walt Disney Feature Animation
Anastasia | 20th Century Fox, Fox Animation Studios
Quest for Camelot | Warner Bros. Feature Animation
I Married a Strange Person! | Bill Plympton
1999
(27th)
[8]
The Iron Giant | Warner Bros. Feature Animation
A Bug's Life | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
The Prince of Egypt | DreamWorks Animation
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Paramount Pictures
Tarzan | Walt Disney Pictures

### 2000s

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Year  | Film  | Studios/Distributor

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|

2000
(28th)
[9]
Toy Story 2 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Chicken Run | Aardman Animations, DreamWorks Animation, Pathé
Fantasia 2000 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
The Road to El Dorado | DreamWorks Animation
Titan A.E. | 20th Century Fox Animation, Fox Animation Studios, David Kirschner Productions
2001
(29th)
[10]
Shrek | DreamWorks Animation, PDI
Blood: The Last Vampire | IG Plus, IPA, Sony Computer Entertainment, SPE Visual Works
The Emperor's New Groove | Walt Disney Feature Animation
Osmosis Jones | Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Feature Animation
2002
(30th)
[11]
Spirited Away | Studio Ghibli
Ice Age | 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios
Lilo & Stitch | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Monsters, Inc. | Pixar Animation Studios
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | DreamWorks Animation
2003
(31st)
[12]
Finding Nemo | Pixar Animation Studios
Brother Bear | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Looney Tunes: Back In Action | Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Millennium Actress | Go Fish Pictures
The Triplets of Belleville | Les Armateurs
2004
(32nd)
[13]
The Incredibles | Pixar Animation Studios
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Go Fish Pictures
Shrek 2 | DreamWorks Animation, PDI
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, United Plankton Pictures
2005
(33rd)
[14][15]
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Aardman Animations, DreamWorks Animation
Chicken Little | Walt Disney Feature Animation
Corpse Bride | Laika Entertainment Production, Warner Bros. Pictures
Howl's Moving Castle | Walt Disney Pictures, Studio Ghibli
Madagascar | DreamWorks Animation, PDI
2006
(34th)
[16]
Cars | Pixar Animation Studios
Happy Feet | Warner Bros. Pictures, Animal Logic, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, Village Roadshow Pictures
Monster House | Amblin Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, ImageMovers
Open Season | Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation
Over the Hedge | DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures
2007
(35th)
[17]
Ratatouille | Pixar Animation Studios
Bee Movie | DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures
Persepolis | Sony Pictures Classics
The Simpsons Movie | 20th Century Fox Animation, 20th Century Fox
Surf's Up | Sony Pictures Animation
2008
(36th)
[18]
Kung Fu Panda | DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures
$9.99 | Sherman Pictures, Lama Films
Bolt | Walt Disney Animation Studios
WALL-E | Pixar Animation Studios
Waltz with Bashir | Bridgit Folman, Les Films D'ici, Razor Films, Sony Pictures Classics
2009
(37th)
[19]
Up | Pixar Animation Studios
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Sony Pictures Animation
Coraline | Laika
Fantastic Mr. Fox | 20th Century Fox
The Princess and the Frog | Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Secret of Kells | Cartoon Saloon

### 2010s

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Year  | Film  | Studios

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|

2010
(38th)
[20]
How to Train Your Dragon | DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures
Despicable Me | Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures
The Illusionist | Django Films
Tangled | Walt Disney Pictures
Toy Story 3 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
2011
(39th)
[21][22]
Rango | Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Pictures, Blind Wink Productions, GK Films
The Adventures of Tintin | Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, WingNut Films, Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Arthur Christmas | Aardman Animations, Sony Pictures Animation
Cars 2 | Pixar Animation Studios
A Cat in Paris | Folimage
Chico & Rita | Chico & Rita Distribution Limited
Kung Fu Panda 2 | DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures
Puss in Boots
Rio | 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox
Arrugas (Wrinkles) | Perro Verde Films, S.L.
2012
(40th)
[23]
Wreck-It Ralph | Walt Disney Animation Studios
Brave | Pixar Animation Studios
Frankenweenie | The Walt Disney Studios
Hotel Transylvania | Sony Pictures Animation
ParaNorman | Laika, Focus Features
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Aardman Animations, Sony Pictures Animation
The Rabbi's Cat | GKIDS
Rise of the Guardians | DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures
2013
(41st)
[24]
Frozen | Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Croods | DreamWorks Animation, 20th Century Fox
Despicable Me 2 | Illumination Entertainment
Ernest & Celestine | Les Armateurs
A Letter to Momo | Production I.G
Monsters University | Pixar Animation Studios
The Wind Rises | Studio Ghibli, Touchstone Pictures
2014
(42nd)
[25]
How to Train Your Dragon 2 | DreamWorks Animation, 20th Century Fox
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Studio Ghibli, GKIDS
Big Hero 6 | Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Book of Life | 20th Century Fox, Reel FX Animation Studios
The Boxtrolls | Laika, Focus Features
Cheatin' | Plymptoons Studio
The Lego Movie | Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Animation Group, Village Roadshow Pictures
Song of the Sea | Cartoon Saloon, GKIDS
2015
(43rd)
[26][27]
Inside Out | Pixar Animation Studios
Anomalisa | Paramount Pictures
The Good Dinosaur | Pixar Animation Studios
The Peanuts Movie | 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox
Shaun the Sheep Movie | Aardman Animations
2016
(44th)
[28][29]
Zootopia | Walt Disney Animation Studios
Finding Dory | Pixar Animation Studios
Kubo and the Two Strings | Laika
Kung Fu Panda 3 | DreamWorks Animation, 20th Century Fox
Moana | Walt Disney Animation Studios
2017
(45th)
[30][31]
Coco | Pixar Animation Studios
The Boss Baby | DreamWorks Animation, 20th Century Fox
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Cars 3 | Pixar Animation Studios
Despicable Me 3 | Illumination Entertainment
2018
(46th)
[32][33]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures Animation
Early Man | Aardman Animations
Incredibles 2 | Pixar Animation Studios
Isle of Dogs | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures
Ralph Breaks the Internet | Walt Disney Animation Studios
2019
(47th)
[34][35]
Klaus | Netflix Animation, The Spa Studios, Atresmedia Cine
Frozen II | Walt Disney Animation Studios
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures
Missing Link | Laika
Toy Story 4 | Pixar Animation Studios

### 2020s

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Year  | Film  | Studios

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2020
(48th)
[36][37]
Soul | Pixar Animation Studios
The Croods: A New Age | DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures
Onward | Pixar Animation Studios
Trolls World Tour | DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures
The Willoughbys | Netflix Animation, BRON Animation, Creative Wealth Media
2021
(49th)
[38][39]
The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Sony Pictures Animation
Encanto | Walt Disney Animation Studios
Luca | Pixar Animation Studios
Raya and the Last Dragon | Walt Disney Animation Studios
Sing 2 | Illumination
2022
(50th)
[40]
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Netflix, Double Dare You!, ShadowMachine, The Jim Henson Company
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | DreamWorks Animation
The Sea Beast | Netflix
Turning Red | Pixar Animation Studios
Wendell & Wild | Netflix, Monkeypaw, Gotham Group
2023
(51st)
[41][42]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures Animation
The Boy and the Heron | Studio Ghibli / Distributed by GKIDS
Nimona | Annapurna Animation, Netflix
Suzume | CoMix Wave Films Inc., STORY inc.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies
2024
(52nd)
[43] | Inside Out 2 | Pixar Animation Studios
Kung Fu Panda 4 | DreamWorks Animation
That Christmas | Locksmith Animation, Netflix
The Wild Robot | DreamWorks Animation
Ultraman: Rising | Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl | Aardman, Netflix

## Multiple wins and nominations

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Wins by Film franchises  Wins  | Film franchises

|

2  | How to Train Your Dragon
Toy Story
Spider-Verse

Nominations by Film franchises  Nominations  | Film franchises

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4  | Shrek
Toy Story
3  | Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
Kung Fu Panda
2  | The Croods
Frozen
Ghost in the Shell
The Incredibles
Monsters, Inc.
Spider-Verse
Wreck-It Ralph

Wins by Studio  Wins  | Studio

|

11  | Pixar Animation Studios
8  | Walt Disney Studios
5  | DreamWorks Animation
3  | Sony Pictures Animation
2  | Netflix Animation
Warner Bros. Animation

Nominations by Studio  Nominations  | Studio

|

33  | Walt Disney Studios
24  | Pixar Animation Studios
23  | DreamWorks Animation
9  | Sony Pictures Animation
Warner Bros.
8  | 20th Century Fox
6  | Aardman Animations
Laika
5  | Netflix Animation
4  | GKIDS
Studio Ghibli
Paramount Pictures
Illumination Entertainment
3  | Blue Sky Studios
Columbia Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
PDI/DreamWorks
2  | Cartoon Saloon
Touchstone Pictures
Go Fish Pictures
Les Armateurs
Skellington Productions
Focus Features
Production I.G
Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Fox Animation Studios

## See also

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* Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
* Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
* Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent
* Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture
* BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
* Japan Media Arts Festival
* Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
* Animation Kobe
* Tokyo Anime Award
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature
* Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

## References

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## External links

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* Annie Awards: Legacy

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* t
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Annie Award for Best Animated Feature

* Beauty and the Beast (1991)
* Aladdin (1992)
* The Lion King (1994)
* Pocahontas (1995)
* Toy Story (1996)
* Cats Don't Dance (1997)
* Mulan (1998)
* The Iron Giant (1999)
* Toy Story 2 (2000)
* Shrek (2001)
* Spirited Away (2002)
* Finding Nemo (2003)
* The Incredibles (2004)
* Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
* Cars (2006)
* Ratatouille (2007)
* Kung Fu Panda (2008)
* Up (2009)
* How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
* Rango (2011)
* Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
* Frozen (2013)
* How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
* Inside Out (2015)
* Zootopia (2016)
* Coco (2017)
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
* Klaus (2019)
* Soul (2020)
* The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
* Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
* Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

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* t
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Annie Awards

Category

Production
awards|

* Best Animated Feature
* Best Animated Feature — Independent
* Best Animated Television Production for General Audience
* Best Animated Television Production for Children
* Best Animated Television Production for Preschool Children
* Best Animated Short Subject
* Best Animated Television Commercial
* Best Animated Special Production
* Best Limited Series
* Best Virtual Reality Production
* Best Student Film

Individual
Achievement
in Film|

* Outstanding Animated Effects - Animation
* Outstanding Animated Effects - Live Action
* Outstanding Character Animation in a Feature Production
* Outstanding Character Animation - Live Action
* Outstanding Character Design
* Outstanding Directing
* Outstanding Editorial
* Outstanding Music
* Outstanding Production Design
* Outstanding Storyboarding
* Outstanding Voice Acting
* Outstanding Writing

Individual
Achievement in
Television/
Broadcasting
and Video Game|

* Outstanding Animated Effects
* Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
* Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game
* Outstanding Character Design
* Outstanding Directing
* Outstanding Editorial
* Outstanding Music
* Outstanding Production Design
* Outstanding Storyboarding
* Outstanding Voice Acting
* Outstanding Writing

Juried
awards|

* Winsor McCay Award
* June Foray Award
* Ub Iwerks Award
* Special Achievement in Animation
* Certificate of Merit

Retired
awards|

* Best Animated Home Entertainment Production
* Best Animated Video Game
* Best Animated Television Production

Award
ceremonies|

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* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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