Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is given each year for animated films. An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique, a significant number of the major characters are animated, and animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the running time. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first awarded in 2002 for films made in 2001.[1][2][3]

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Awarded forThe best animated film with a running time of more than 40 minutes, a significant number of the major characters animated, and at least 75 percent of the picture's running time including animation.
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
First awarded2001 (for Shrek)
Most recent winnerToy Story 4 (2019)
Websiteoscars.org

The entire AMPAS membership has been eligible to choose the winner since the award's inception. If there are sixteen or more films submitted for the category, the winner is voted from a shortlist of five films, which has happened nine times, otherwise there will only be three films on the shortlist.[4] Additionally, eight eligible animated features must have been theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated.

Animated films can also be nominated for other categories, but have rarely been so, other than in music categories. Beauty and the Beast (1991) was the first animated film nominated for Best Picture. Up (2009) and Toy Story 3 (2010) also received Best Picture nominations after the Academy expanded the number of nominees from five to ten.

Waltz with Bashir (2008) is the only animated film ever nominated for Best International Feature Film (though it did not receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature). The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) are the only animated films to ever be nominated for Best Visual Effects. Toy Story is the first and to date only franchise with multiple wins, thanks to Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019).

History

For much of the Academy Awards' history, AMPAS was resistant to the idea of a regular Oscar for animated features, considering there were simply too few produced to justify such consideration.[5] Instead, the Academy occasionally bestowed special Oscars for exceptional productions, usually for Walt Disney Pictures, such as for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1938,[6] and the Special Achievement Academy Award for the live action/animated hybrid Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1989[7] and Toy Story in 1996.[8] In fact, prior to the creation of the award, only one animated film was nominated for Best Picture: 1991's Beauty and the Beast, also by Walt Disney Pictures.[9]

By 2001, the rise of sustained competitors to Disney in the feature animated film market, such as DreamWorks Animation (founded by former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg), created an increase of film releases of significant annual number enough for AMPAS to reconsider.[10] The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first given out at the 74th Academy Awards,[11] held on March 24, 2002.[12] The Academy included a rule that stated that the award would not be presented in a year in which fewer than eight eligible films opened in theaters.[13] It recently got rid of that rule on April 23, 2019 to make voting for animated films more acceptable.[14]

People in the animation industry and fans expressed hope that the prestige from this award and the resulting boost to the box office would encourage the increased production of animated features. Some members and fans have criticized the award, however, saying it is only intended to prevent animated films from having a chance of winning Best Picture. DreamWorks had advertised heavily during the holiday 2001 season for Shrek, but was disappointed when the rumored Best Picture nomination did not materialize, though it was nominated for and ended up winning the inaugural Best Animated Feature award.[1]

The criticism of Best Animated Feature was particularly prominent at the 81st Academy Awards, in which WALL-E won the award but was not nominated for Best Picture, despite receiving widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike and being generally considered one of the best films of 2008.[15][16][17][18] This led to controversy over whether the film was deliberately snubbed of the nomination by the Academy. Film critic Peter Travers commented that "If there was ever a time where an animated feature deserved to be nominated for Best Picture, it's WALL-E." However, official Academy Award regulations state that any movie nominated for this category can still be nominated for Best Picture.[4]

In 2009, when the nominee slots for Best Picture were doubled to ten, Up was nominated for both Best Animated Feature and Best Picture at the 82nd Academy Awards, the first film to do so since the creation of the Animated Feature category. This feat was repeated the following year by Toy Story 3. Since 2010 onward, with the increasing competitiveness of the Animated Feature category, Pixar (a perennial nominee) did not receive nominations for several recent films considering the studio has released films of more mixed critical reaction and box office earnings, while Pixar's sister studio Disney Animation won their first three awards.[19]

In 2010, the Academy enacted a new rule regarding the motion capture technique employed in films such as Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol and Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, and how they might not be eligible in this category in the future. This rule was possibly made to prevent nominations of live-action films that rely heavily on motion capture, such as James Cameron's Avatar.

Winners and nominees
Andrew Stanton won in 2003 for Finding Nemo and again in 2008 for WALL-E.
Brad Bird won in 2004 for The Incredibles, and again in 2007 for Ratatouille.
Nick Park won in 2005 for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
George Miller won in 2006 for Happy Feet.
Pete Docter won in 2009 for Up and again in 2015 for Inside Out.
Lee Unkrich won in 2010 for Toy Story 3, and again in 2017 for Coco.
Chris Buck won in 2013 for Frozen.
Byron Howard won in 2016 for Zootopia.
Year Film Nominees
2001
(74th)
[12]
Shrek Aron Warner
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Steve Oedekerk & John A. Davis
Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter & John Lasseter
2002
(75th)
[20]
Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki
Ice Age Chris Wedge
Lilo & Stitch Chris Sanders
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Jeffrey Katzenberg
Treasure Planet Ron Clements
2003
(76th)
[21]
Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton
Brother Bear Aaron Blaise & Robert Walker
The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet
2004
(77th)
[22]
The Incredibles Brad Bird
Shark Tale Bill Damaschke
Shrek 2 Andrew Adamson
2005
(78th)
[23]
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Nick Park & Steve Box
Howl's Moving Castle Hayao Miyazaki
Corpse Bride Mike Johnson & Tim Burton
2006
(79th)
[24]
Happy Feet George Miller
Cars John Lasseter
Monster House Gil Kenan
2007
(80th)
[25]
Ratatouille Brad Bird
Persepolis Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud
Surf's Up Ash Brannon & Chris Buck
2008
(81st)
[26]
WALL-E Andrew Stanton
Bolt Chris Williams & Byron Howard
Kung Fu Panda John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
2009
(82nd)
[27]
Up Pete Docter
Coraline Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog John Musker & Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells Tomm Moore
2010
(83rd)
[28]
Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich
How to Train Your Dragon Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet
2011
(84th)
[29]
Rango Gore Verbinski
A Cat in Paris Alain Gagnol & Jean-Loup Felicioli
Chico & Rita Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal
Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Puss in Boots Chris Miller
2012
(85th)
[30]
Brave Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman
Frankenweenie Tim Burton
ParaNorman Sam Fell & Chris Butler
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Peter Lord
Wreck-It Ralph Rich Moore
2013
(86th)
[31]
Frozen Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, & Peter Del Vecho
The Croods Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco & Kristine Belson
Despicable Me 2 Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin & Chris Meledandri
Ernest & Celestine Benjamin Renner & Didier Brunner
The Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki & Toshio Suzuki
2014
(87th)
[32]
Big Hero 6 Don Hall, Chris Williams, & Roy Conli
The Boxtrolls Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable & Travis Knight
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dean DeBlois & Bonnie Arnold
Song of the Sea Tomm Moore & Paul Young
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Isao Takahata & Yoshiaki Nishimura
2015
(88th)
[33]
Inside Out Pete Docter & Jonas Rivera
Anomalisa Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson & Rosa Tran
Boy and the World Alê Abreu
Shaun the Sheep Movie Mark Burton & Richard Starzak
When Marnie Was There Hiromasa Yonebayashi & Yoshiaki Nishimura
2016
(89th)
[34]
Zootopia Byron Howard, Rich Moore & Clark Spencer
Kubo and the Two Strings Travis Knight & Arianne Sutner
Moana John Musker, Ron Clements & Osnat Shurer
My Life as a Courgette Claude Barras & Max Karli
The Red Turtle Michaël Dudok de Wit & Toshio Suzuki
2017
(90th)
[35]
Coco Lee Unkrich & Darla K. Anderson
The Boss Baby Tom McGrath & Ramsey Ann Naito
The Breadwinner Nora Twomey & Anthony Leo
Ferdinand Carlos Saldanha & Lori Forte
Loving Vincent Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman & Ivan Mactaggart
2018
(91st)
[36]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Incredibles 2 Brad Bird, John Walker & Nicole Paradis Grindle
Isle of Dogs Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales & Jeremy Dawson
Mirai Mamoru Hosoda & Yūichirō Saitō
Ralph Breaks the Internet Rich Moore, Phil Johnston & Clark Spencer
2019
(92nd)
[37]
Toy Story 4 Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen & Jonas Rivera
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Dean DeBlois, Bradford Lewis & Bonnie Arnold
I Lost My Body Jérémy Clapin & Marc Du Pontavice
Klaus Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh & Marisa Román
Missing Link Chris Butler, Arianne Sutner & Travis Knight

Studios with multiple nominations
Studio Wins Nominations Films
Pixar 10 13 Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Toy Story 3, Brave, Inside Out, Coco, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4
Disney Animation 3 11 Lilo & Stitch, Treasure Planet, Brother Bear, Bolt, The Princess and the Frog, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet
DreamWorks Animation 1 12 Shrek, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, Shark Tale, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, The Croods, How to Train Your Dragon 2, The Boss Baby, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Studio Ghibli 6 Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There, The Red Turtle (co-production)
Aardman 3 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Shaun the Sheep Movie
Nickelodeon 2 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Rango
Sony Surf's Up, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Laika 0 5 Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, Missing Link
Cartoon Saloon 3 The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner
Les Armateurs 2 The Triplets of Belleville, Ernest & Celestine
Blue Sky Ice Age, Ferdinand
Tim Burton Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie
American Empirical Pictures Fantastic Mr. Fox, Isle of Dogs

Medium breakdown

Foreign language films

The Academy Awards have also nominated a number of non-English language films.

Japanese nominees

All the Japanese films on this list have also been released with English language dubbing.

Studio Ghibli

Other films

French nominees

Les Armateurs

Other films

Other languages

See also

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