# Annie Award for Best Animated Feature

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

### 2000s

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

### 2010s

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

### 2020s

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

## Multiple wins and nominations

Wins by Film franchises :
| Wins | Film franchises |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2 | Toy Story |
| 2 | Spider-Verse |
Nominations by Film franchises :
| Nominations | Film franchises |
| 4 | Shrek |
| 4 | Toy Story |
| 4 | Kung Fu Panda |
| 3 | Despicable Me |
| 3 | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2 | The Croods |
| 2 | Frozen |
| 2 | Ghost in the Shell |
| 2 | The Incredibles |
| 2 | Inside Out |
| 2 | Monsters, Inc. |
| 2 | Spider-Verse |
| 2 | Wallace & Gromit |
| 2 | Wreck-It Ralph |
Wins by Studio :
| Wins | Studio |
| 11 | Pixar Animation Studios |
| 8 | Walt Disney Studios |
| 6 | DreamWorks Animation |
| 3 | Sony Pictures Animation |
| 2 | Netflix Animation |
| 2 | Warner Bros. Animation |
Nominations by Studio :
| Nominations | Studio |
| 33 | Walt Disney Studios |
| 25 | Pixar Animation Studios |
| 25 | DreamWorks Animation |
| 9 | Sony Pictures Animation |
| 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 20th Century Fox |
| 7 | Aardman Animations |
| 7 | Laika |
| 7 | Netflix Animation |
| 4 | GKIDS |
| 4 | Studio Ghibli |
| 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Illumination Entertainment |
| 3 | Blue Sky Studios |
| 3 | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | Nickelodeon Movies |
| 3 | PDI/DreamWorks |
| 2 | Cartoon Saloon |
| 2 | Touchstone Pictures |
| 2 | Go Fish Pictures |
| 2 | Les Armateurs |
| 2 | Skellington Productions |
| 2 | Focus Features |
| 2 | Production I.G |
| 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Amblin Entertainment |
| 2 | Fox Animation Studios |