The Annie Award for Best Animated Feature is an Annie Award introduced in 1992, awarded annually to the best animated feature film.
History In 1998, the award was renamed Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature, only to revert to its original title again in 2001.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Film Director(s) Companies 1992 (20th) Beauty and the Beast Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Bebe's Kids Bruce W. Smith Hyperion Studio, Hudlin Bros. and Paramount PicturesFernGully: The Last Rainforest Bill Kroyer 20th Century Fox, FAI Films, Kroyer Films, Interscope Communications, Youngheart Productions and Moonheart Entertainment 1993 (21st) Aladdin John Musker and Ron Clements Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Masami Hata and William Hurtz Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Toho-Towa and Hemdale Film CorporationOnce Upon a Forest Charles Grosvenor 20th Century Fox, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Endangered Film Company and ITV Cymru Wales (HTV) 1994 (22nd) The Lion King Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm Warner Bros. Animation, Dong Yang Animation, Spectrum Animation and Warner Bros. PicturesThe Nightmare Before Christmas Henry Selick Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Skellington Productions, Tim Burton Productions, DiNovi Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. 1995 (23rd) Pocahontas Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.A Goofy Movie Kevin Lima Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.The Swan Princess Richard Rich Rich Animation Studios, Nest Entertainment and New Line Cinema 1996 (24th) Toy Story John Lasseter Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Balto Simon Wells Universal Pictures, Amblimation and Amblin EntertainmentGhost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii Shochiku, Production I.G., Bandai Visual and Manga EntertainmentThe Hunchback of Notre Dame Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.James and the Giant Peach Henry Selick Walt Disney Pictures, Skellington Productions, Allied Filmmakers, Tim Burton Productions, DiNovi Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. 1997 (25th) Cats Don't Dance Mark Dindal Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Feature Animation, David Kirschner Productions and Warner Bros. Family EntertainmentHercules John Musker and Ron Clements Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Space Jam Joe Pytka Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Northern Lights Entertainment, Courtside Seats Productions and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment 1998 (26th) Mulan Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Anastasia Don Bluth and Gary Goldman 20th Century Fox, Fox Animation Studios, The Big Gun Project and Fox Family FilmsQuest for Camelot Frederik Du Chau Warner Bros. Feature Animation and Warner Bros. PicturesI Married a Strange Person! Bill Plympton Italtoons Corporation and Lions Gate Films 1999 (27th) The Iron Giant Brad Bird Warner Bros. Feature Animation and Warner Bros. PicturesA Bug's Life John Lasseter Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.The Prince of Egypt Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells DreamWorks Animation and DreamWorks PicturesSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Trey Parker Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy Central Films, Scott Rudin Productions and South Park StudiosTarzan Kevin Lima and Chris Buck Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.
2000s Year Film Director(s) Companies 2000 (28th) Toy Story 2 John Lasseter Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Chicken Run Peter Lord and Nick Park Aardman Animations, DreamWorks Animation, Pathé, Allied Filmmakers and DreamWorks PicturesFantasia 2000 Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Francis Glebas, Paul Brizzi, and Gaëtan Brizzi Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.The Road to El Dorado Eric "Bibo" Bergeron and Don Paul DreamWorks Animation and DreamWorks PicturesTitan A.E. Don Bluth and Gary Goldman 20th Century Fox Animation, Fox Animation Studios, David Kirschner Productions and 20th Century Fox 2001 (29th) Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson DreamWorks Animation, PDI/DreamWorks and DreamWorks PicturesBlood: The Last Vampire Hiroyuki Kitakubo IG Plus, Production I.G., Aniplex and Sony Computer EntertainmentThe Emperor's New Groove Mark Dindal Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Osmosis Jones Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Tom Sito, and Piet Kroon Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Feature Animation and Conundrum Entertainment 2002 (30th) Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli and TohoIce Age Chris Wedge 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century FoxLilo & Stitch Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook DreamWorks Animation and DreamWorks Pictures 2003 (31st) Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Brother Bear Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Looney Tunes: Back In Action Joe Dante Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Baltimore/Spring Creek Productions, Goldman Pictures and Lonely Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG.Millennium Actress Satoshi Kon Go Fish Pictures, Bandai Visual Company, Chiyoko Committee, Genco, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Madhouse, Inc., WOWOW and The KlockworxThe Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet Les Armateurs, Champion, Vivi Film, France 3 Cinéma, RGP France, BBC Bristol, BBC Worldwide, Diaphana Films, Cinéart, Alliance Atlantis and Tartan Films 2004 (32nd) The Incredibles Brad Bird Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Mamoru Oshii Go Fish Pictures, Production I.G and TohoShrek 2 Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon DreamWorks Animation, PDI/DreamWorks and DreamWorks PicturesThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Stephen Hillenburg Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and United Plankton Pictures 2005 (33rd) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Nick Park and Steve Box Aardman Animations, DreamWorks Animation and DreamWorks PicturesChicken Little Mark Dindal Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Corpse Bride Mike Johnson and Tim Burton Laika Entertainment, Tim Burton Productions, Patalex II Productions and Warner Bros. PicturesHowl's Moving Castle Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli and TohoMadagascar Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath DreamWorks Animation, PDI/DreamWorks and DreamWorks Pictures 2006 (34th) Cars John Lasseter Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Happy Feet George Miller Warner Bros. Pictures, Animal Logic, Kennedy Miller Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature ProductionsMonster House Gil Kenan Amblin Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, ImageMovers, Relativity Media and Sony Pictures ReleasingOpen Season Jill Culton and Roger Allers Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures ReleasingOver the Hedge Tim Johnson DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures 2007 (35th) Ratatouille Brad Bird Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.Bee Movie Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner DreamWorks Animation, Columbus 81 Productions and Paramount PicturesPersepolis Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud 2.4.7. Films, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Franche Connection Animations, Diaphana Distribution, Celluloid Dreams, Soficinéma, Sofica Europacorp and Sony Pictures ClassicsThe Simpsons Movie David Silverman 20th Century Fox Animation, Gracie Films, The Curiosity Company and 20th Century FoxSurf's Up Ash Brannon and Chris Buck Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Releasing 2008 (36th) Kung Fu Panda John Stevenson and Mark Osborne DreamWorks Animation, Dragon Warrior Media and Paramount Pictures$9.99 Tatia Rosenthal Sherman Pictures, Lama Films and the Australian Film Finance CorporationBolt Chris Williams and Byron Howard Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesWALL-E Andrew Stanton Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesWaltz with Bashir Ari Folman Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion GmbH and Sony Pictures Classics 2009 (37th) Up Pete Docter Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures ReleasingCoraline Henry Selick Pandemonium, Laika and Focus FeaturesFantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson 20th Century Fox, Indian Paintbrush, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Productions and American Empirical PicturesThe Princess and the Frog John Musker and Ron Clements Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesThe Secret of Kells Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey Les Armateurs, Vivi Film, Cartoon Saloon, France 2 Cinéma, Gébéka Films, Kinepolis Film Distribution and Buena Vista International
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