Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is the award for the best animated movie. It is given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy Awards, or Oscars, are the oldest award for movies. This award for animation was started in 2001.

Only movies at least 40 minutes long are eligible for the award.

The Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards have followed the academy's example. Both now present similar awards.

Results
The following table shows the nominees and the winners. The winners are in bold print with a yellow background.

 Year Movie Recipient 2001(74th) Shrek (DreamWorks/PDI) Aron Warner Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Paramount/Nickelodeon) John A. DavisSteve Oedekerk Monsters, Inc. (Disney/Pixar) Pete DocterJohn Lasseter 2002(75th) Spirited Away (Studio Ghibli) Hayao Miyazaki Ice Age (Fox/Blue Sky) Chris Wedge Lilo & Stitch (Disney) Chris Sanders Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (DreamWorks) Jeffrey Katzenberg Treasure Planet (Disney) Ron Clements 2003(76th) Finding Nemo (Disney/Pixar) Andrew Stanton Brother Bear (Disney) Aaron BlaiseRobert Walker The Triplets of Belleville (Diaphana Films) Sylvain Chomet 2004(77th) The Incredibles (Disney/Pixar) Brad Bird Shark Tale (DreamWorks/PDI) Bill Damaschke Shrek 2 (DreamWorks/PDI) Andrew Adamson 2005(78th) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Aardman/DreamWorks) Steve BoxNick Park Corpse Bride (Warner Bros.) Tim BurtonMike Johnson Howl's Moving Castle (Studio Ghibli) Hayao Miyazaki 2006(79th) Happy Feet (Warner Bros./Village Roadshow/Animal Logic) George Miller Cars (Disney/Pixar) John Lasseter Monster House (Columbia/Amblin/ImageMovers Digital) Gil Kenan 2007(80th) Ratatouille (Disney/Pixar) Brad Bird Persepolis (Sony Pictures Classics) Marjane SatrapiVincent Paronnaud Surf's Up (Columbia/Sony Pictures Animation) Ash BrannonChris Buck 2008(81st) WALL-E (Disney/Pixar) Andrew Stanton Bolt (Disney) Chris WilliamsByron Howard Kung Fu Panda (DreamWorks/PDI) John Wayne StevensonMark Osborne 2009(82nd) Up (Disney/Pixar) Pete Docter Coraline (Focus Features/LAIKA) Henry Selick Fantastic Mr. Fox (20th Century Fox/Regency) Wes Anderson The Princess and the Frog (Disney) John MuskerRon Clements The Secret of Kells (Cartoon Saloon) Tomm MooreNora Twomey 2010(83rd)Toy Story 3 (Disney/Pixar)Lee Unkrich How to Train Your Dragon (DreamWorks/PDI) Chris SandersDean DeBlois The Illusionist (Pathé Pictures/Sony Pictures Classics) Sylvain Chomet 2011(84th)Rango (Paramount/Nickelodeon/Blind Wink/GK Films/ILM)Gore Verbinski A Cat in Paris (Folimage with Digit Anima, France 3 Cinéma, Lumière, Lunanime, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone) Alain GagnolJean-Loup Felicioli Chico & Rita (Isle of Man Film/Magic Light Pictures/Disney/CinemaNX) Fernando TruebaJavier Mariscal Kung Fu Panda 2 (DreamWorks) Jennifer Yuh Nelson Puss in Boots (DreamWorks) Chris Miller

Related pages
 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film

 References 

 Other websites 
 Academy Awards Database - AMPAS 

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