The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2002. Since its inception, the award's title has gone through six title changes, and one major category shift. First awarded in 2002, the award was titled "Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture" and given to the best character animation in an animated film, with no specific character cited. This would change in 2004, when the category was re-titled "Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture", and given to visual effects artists for work on a specified character. as well as the voice actor for the character. The category was again re-titled in 2008, this time to "Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture". In 2015, it was titled "Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature", but changed in 2017 to "Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature", its current title.
Winners and nominees 2000s Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture Year Film Character Nominee(s) 2002 Stuart Little 2 Tony Bancroft, David Schaub, Eric Armstrong, Sean Mullen Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron James Baxter 2003 Finding Nemo Speaking Whale Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre Finding Nemo Inside the Whale Dave DeVan, Gini Santos Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture Year Film Character Nominee(s) 2004 The Incredibles Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible Craig T. Nelson, Bill Wise, Bill Sheffler, Bolhem Bouchiba The Polar Express Steamer Michael Jeter, David Schaub, Renato Dos Anjos, Roger Vizard Shark Tale Angie Renée Zellweger, Ken Duncan Shrek 2 Puss in Boots Antonio Banderas, Raman Hui 2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Gromit Loyd Price Madagascar King Julien Rex Grignon, Denis Couchon Robot Fendor Robin Williams, David Torres, Mark Piretti, Ben Williams 2006 Cars Mater Larry the Cable Guy, Mike Krummhoefener, Tom Sanocki, Nancy Kato Happy Feet Mumble's Banishment Damien Gray, Tim Gibson, Carl Prud 'Homme Monster House House Umberto Lazzari, Michael Kimmel, Kui Han Lee, Owen Demers 2007 Ratatouille Colette Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi, Paul Aichele Beowulf Beowulf Keith Smith, Scott Holmes, Pericles Michielin, Kenn McDonald Shrek the Third King Harold John Cleese, Guillaume Aretos, Tim Cheung, Sean MahoneySurf's Up Chicken Joe David Schaub, Moon Jun Kang, Brian Casper, Andreas Procopiou Cody David Schaub, Pete Nash, James Crossley, Shia LaBeouf Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Year Film Character Nominee(s) 2008 WALL-E Wall-E and Eve Truck Sequence Ben Burtt, Victor Navone, Austin Lee, Jay ShusterBolt Bolt Becky Bresee, Bob Davies, Renato Dos Anjos, Wayne Unten Jr. Rhino Adam Dykstra, Dave Gottlieb, Clay Kaytis, Hyrum Osmond Kung Fu Panda Po Jack Black, Dan Wagner, Nico Marlet, Peter Farson 2009 Up Carl Ed Asner, Ron Zorman, Brian Tindall, Carmen Ngai Coraline Coraline Travis Knight, Trey Thomas Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Buck Simon Pegg, Peter de Sève Monsters vs. Aliens B.O.B. David Burgess, Scott Cegielski, Terran Boylan, David Weatherley
2010s Year Film Character Nominee(s) 2010 How to Train Your Dragon Toothless Gabe Hordos, Cassidy Curtis, Mariette Marinus, Brent Watkins Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Digger Josh Murtack, James Cunliffe, Jessica Groom, Andrew Hunt Megamind Minion David Cross, Rani Naamani, Dick Walsh, Adrian Tsang Tangled Rapunzel Tony Smeed, Amy Smeed, Becky Bresee, Kira Lehtomaki 2011 Rango Rango Frank Gravatt, Kevin Martel, Brian Paik, Steve Walton The Adventures of Tintin Tintin Gino Acevedo, Gustav Ahren, Jamie Beard, Simon Clutterbuck Puss in Boots Puss in Boots Antonio Banderas, Ludovic Boouancheau, Laurent Caneiro, Olivier Staphylas Rio Nigel Diana Diriwaechter, Sang Jun Lee, Sergio Pablos, Aamir Tarin 2012 Brave Merida Travis Hathaway, Olivier Soares, Peter Sumanaseni, Brian Tindall Hotel Transylvania Dracula Bill Haller, Tim Pixton, Jorge Vigara The Pirates! Band of Misfits Band of Misfits Will Becher, Jay Grace, Loyd Price Wreck-It Ralph Vanellope von Schweetz John Kahwaty, Suzan Kim, Michelle Robinson, Tony Smeed 2013 Frozen Bringing the Snow Queen to Life Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, Chad Stubblefield, Wayne Unten The Croods Eep Line Andersen, Won Young Byun, Koji Morihiro, Chris De St. Jeor Epic Bomba Thom Roberts, Haven Gordon Cousins, Tim Bower, Daniel Lima Mary Katherine Jeff Gabor, Dylan Maxwell, Sang Jun Lee, Chris Pagoria 2014 Big Hero 6 Baymax Colin Eckart, John Kahwaty, Zach Parrish, Zack Petroc The Boxtrolls Archibald Snatcher Travis Knight, Jason Stalman, Michael Laubach, Kyle Williams How to Train Your Dragon 2 Hiccup Haddock Jakob Hjort Jensen, Fabio Lignini, Stephen Candell, Hongseo Park Rio 2 Gabi Jason Sadler, Ignacio Barrios, Drew Winey, Diana Diriwaechter Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature Year Film Character Nominee(s) 2015 Inside Out Joy Shawn Krause, Tanja Krampfert, Jacob Merrell, Alexis Angelidis The Good Dinosaur Spot Ana Gabriela Lacaze, Jacob Brooks, Lou Hamou-Lhadj, Mark C. Harris The Peanuts Movie Charlie Brown Matthew Doble, Steve Vanseth, Stephen Gressak, Nikki Tomaino Snoopy Jeff Gabor, Joseph Antonuccio, Ignacio Barrios, Sabine Heller 2016 Finding Dory Hank Jonathan Hoffman, Steven Clay Hunter, Mark Piretti, Audrey Wong Kubo and the Two Strings Kubo Jeff Riley, Ian Whitlock, Adam Lawthers, Jeremy Spake Monkey Andy Bailey, Dobrin Yanev, Kim Slate, Jessica Lynn Moana The Mighty Maui Mack Kablan, Nikki Mull, Matthew Schiller, Marc Thyng Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Year Film Character Nominee(s) 2017 Coco Hèctor Emron Grover, Jonathan Hoffman, Michael Honsel, Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto The Boss Baby Boss Baby Alec Baldwin, Carlos Puertolas, Rani Naamani, Joe Moshier Despicable Me 3 Balthazar Bratt Eric Guillon, Bruno Dequier, Julien Soret, Benjamin Fournet The Lego Ninjago Movie Garmadon Matthew Everitt, Christian So, Loic Miermont, Fiona Darwin Garma Mecha Man Arthur Terzis, Wei Hei, Jean-Marc Ariu, Gibson Radsavanh 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Miles Morales Marcos Kang, Chad Belteau, Humberto Rosa, Julie Bernier Gosselin Dr. Seuss' The Grinch The Grinch David Galante, Francois Boudaille, Olivier Luffin, Yarrow Cheney Incredibles 2 Helen Parr/Elastigirl Michal Makarewicz, Ben Porter, Edgar Rodriguez, Kevin Singleton Ralph Breaks the Internet Ralphzilla Dong Joo Byun, Dave K. Komorowski, Justin Sklar, Le Joyce Tong 2019 Missing Link Susan Rachelle Lambden, Brenda Baumgarten, Morgan Hay, Benoit Dubuc Frozen 2 The Water Nøkk Svetla Radivoeva, Marc Bryant, Richard E. Lehmann, Cameron Black Klaus Jesper Yoshimishi Tamura, Alfredo Cassano, Maxime Delalande, Jason Schwartzman Toy Story 4 Bo Peep Radford Hurn, Tanja Krampfert, George Nguyen and Becki Rocha Tower
2020s Year Film Character Nominee(s) 2020 Soul Terry Jonathan Hoffman, Jonathan Page, Peter Tieryas, Ron Zorman Onward Dad Pants Kristopher Campbell, Jonas Jarvers, Rob Jensen, Jacob Kuenzel Over the Moon Chang'e Siggi Orri Thorhannesson, Hyesok Kim, Javier Solsona, Alan Chen The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run SpongeBob Jacques Daigle, Guillaume Dufief, Adrien Montero, Liam Hill 2021 Encanto Mirabel Madrigal Kelly McClanahan, Sergi Caballer, Mary Twohig, Jose Luis "Weecho" Velasquez Luca Luca Gwendelyn Enderoglu, Laurie Nguyen Kim, Tanja Krampfert, Maria Lee The Mitchells vs. the Machines Katie Mitchell Lindsey Olivares, Kurt Judson, Soh-I Jeong, Rohini Kumar Raya and the Last Dragon Tuk Tuk Brian Menz, Punn Wiantrakoon, Erik Hansen, Vicky YuTzu Lin 2022 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Pinocchio Oliver Beale, Richard Pickersgill, Brian Leif Hansen, Kim Slate Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Geppetto Charles Greenfield, Peter Saunders, Shani Lang-Rinderspacher, Noel Estevez-Baker Strange World Splat Leticia Gillett, Cameron Black, Dan Lipson, Louis Jones Turning Red Panda Mei Christopher Bolwyn, Ethan Dean, Bill Sheffler, Kureha Yokoo 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Spot Christopher Mangnall, Craig Feifarek, Humberto Rosa, Nideep Varghese Elemental Ember Gwendelyn Enderoglu, Jared Fong, Jonathan Hoffman, Patrick Witting Elemental Wade Max Gilbert, Jacob Kuenzel, Dave Strick, Benjamin Su Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Superfly Gregory Coelho, Anne-Claire Leroux, Simon Cuisinier, Olivier Pierre 2024 The Wild Robot Roz Fabio Lignini, Yukinori Inagaki, Owen Demers, Hyun Huh Inside Out 2 Anxiety Alexander Alvarado, Brianne Francisco, Amanda Wagner, Brenda Lin Zhang Thelma the Unicorn Vic Diamond Guillaume Arantes, Adrien Montero, Anne-Claire Leroux, Gaspard Roche Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Gromit Jo Fenton, Alison Evans, Andy Symanowski, Emanuel Nevado
Films with Multiple Nominations 2 Nominations Bolt Epic Finding Nemo Kubo and the Two Strings The Lego Ninjago Movie The Peanuts Movie Surf's Up Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Elemental
Characters with Multiple Nominations 2 Nominations Puss in Boots
External links Visual Effects Society
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