Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film

The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in animated filmmaking.

Winners

1990s YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees1999 The Iron Giant Brad BirdSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut || Trey Parker Toy Story 2 || John Lasseter

2000s YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees2000 Chicken Run Peter Lord and Nick ParkThe Emperor's New Groove || Mark Dindal The Road to El Dorado || Don Paul, Eric "Bibo" Bergeron2001 Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson Atlantis: The Lost Empire || Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Monsters, Inc. ||Pete Docter 2002 Spirited Away(Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Hayao MiyazakiIce Age || Chris Wedge Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron || Kelly Asbury2003 Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton Brother Bear || Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker Rugrats Go Wild || Norton Virgien, John Eng2004 The Incredibles Brad Bird Shrek 2 || Andrew Adamson Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie || Stephen Hillenburg2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Steve Box and Nick Park Chicken Little || Mark Dindal Corpse Bride || Tim Burton Madagascar || Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath Valiant || Gary Chapman 2006 Monster House Gil Kenan Cars || John Lasseter Happy Feet || George Miller, Ice Age: The Meltdown || Carlos Saldanha Over the Hedge || Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick 2007 Ratatouille Brad BirdMeet the Robinsons || Steve Anderson Shrek the Third || Chris Miller The Simpsons Movie || David Silverman Surf's Up || Ash Brannon, Chris Buck2008 WALL-E Andrew StantonBolt || Chris Williams, Byron Howard Kung Fu Panda || John Wayne Stevenson, Mark Osborne Ponyo || Hayao Miyazaki The Tale of Despereaux || Rob Stevenhagen, Sam Fell2009 Up Pete DocterCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs || Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Coraline || Henry Selick The Princess and the Frog || Ron Clements, John Musker The Secret of Kells aka. Brendan and the Secret of Kells || Tomm Moore

2010s YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees2010 Toy Story 3 Lee UnkrichAlpha and Omega || Anthony Bell Benjamin Gluck Despicable Me || Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud How To Train Your Dragon || Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois Tangled || Nathan Greno, Byron Howard 2011 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Steven SpielbergArthur Christmas || Sarah Smith Kung Fu Panda 2 || Jennifer Yuh Nelson Puss in Boots || Chris Miller Rio || Carlos Saldanha2012 Frankenweenie'Argo' Tops Florida Film Critics' Awards|IndieWire Tim BurtonBrave || Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman ParaNorman || Sam Fell, Chris Butler The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Peter Lord Wreck-It Ralph || Rich Moore2013 Frozen Chris Buck and Jennifer LeeThe Croods || Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco Despicable Me 2 || Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Monsters University || Dan Scanlon The Wind Rises || Hayao Miyazaki2014 The Lego Movie Phil Lord and Christopher MillerBig Hero 6 || Don Hall, Chris Williams The Boxtrolls || Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable How to Train Your Dragon 2 || Dean DeBlois Song of the Sea || Tomm Moore2015 Inside Out Pete Docter and Ronnie del CarmenAnomalisa || Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran Boy and the World || Alê Abreu Shaun the Sheep Movie || Mark Burton and Richard Starzak When Marnie Was There || Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura2016 Kubo and the Two StringsFlorida Film Critics Circle Awards Snub Moonlight, Award La La Land and The Lobster|Miami New Times Travis KnightZootopia || Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush Moana || Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall and Chris Williams Sausage Party || Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon2017 Coco Lee UnkrichLoving Vincent || Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman The Boss Baby || Tom McGrath The Breadwinner || Nora Twomey The Lego Batman Movie || Chris McKay2018 Mirai Mamoru HosodaSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse || Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman Incredibles 2 || Brad Bird Isle of Dogs || Wes Anderson2019 I Lost My Body Jérémy ClapinToy Story 4 || Josh Cooley Frozen 2 || Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World || Dean DeBlois Weathering with You || Makoto Shinkai

2020s YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees2020 SoulChicago Critics Select Nomadland, Florida Critics Pick First Cow|The Playlist Pete Docter Over the Moon || Glen Keane Ride Your Wave || Masaaki Yuasa The Wolf House || Joaquín Cociña and Cristobal León Wolfwalkers || Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart2021 EncantoFlorida Film Critics winners: 'The Power of the Dog,' Adam Driver wins Best Actor for 'Annette' - AwardsWatch Jared Bush and Byron Howard Belle || Mamoru Hosoda Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time || Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Katsuichi Nakayama, Mahiro Maeda Flee || Jonas Poher Rasmussen Josep || Aurel Luca || Enrico Casarosa and Jesse Andrews The Mitchells vs. the Machines || Mike Rianda2022 Turning Red Domee ShiGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio || Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson Inu-Oh || Masaaki Yuasa Marcel the Shell with Shoes On || Dean Fleischer Camp2023 The Boy and the Heron Hayao MiyazakiRobot Dreams || Pablo Berger Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse || Kemp Powers Suzume Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem2024 FlowThe 2024 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Winners - Next Best Picture Gints ZilbalodisThe Colors Within Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail || Adam Elliot The Wild Robot || Chris Sanders2025 Little Amélie or the Character of RainOne Win After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Pynchonesque Picture - Florida Film Critics Circle Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han100 Meters Arco || Ugo Bienvenu KPop Demon Hunters || Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans Zootopia 2 || Jared Bush and Byron Howard

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