Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

An annual award presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for excellence in animated feature films.

Academy Awards: Annual awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in filmmaking. This category is one of the Academy Awards, with its own eligibility and voting rules.
Shrek: A 2001 computer-animated comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. It won the inaugural Best Animated Feature award in 2002.
Academy Awards ceremony: An annual televised event at which the Academy presents its film awards. The new animated-feature category first appeared at the 74th ceremony in 2002.
Animated feature film: A motion picture whose running time is primarily created through animation. The award has helped establish animated features as a distinct class of theatrical filmmaking.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: A professional organization that recognizes achievements in film and supports the motion-picture industry. The Academy administers the award and determines its rules and winners.
Spirited Away: A 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Its 2003 win made it the first non-English-language winner.
Toy Story: A 1995 computer-animated film directed by John Lasseter and produced by Pixar. Its success helped establish computer-animated features as a prominent commercial form.
Animation in the United States: The history and production of animation in the United States. The award's rules and winners have influenced a major part of American animation culture.
Academy Award rules: The regulations governing eligibility, nominations, voting, and presentation of Academy Awards. These rules define what qualifies as an animated feature and how its winner is selected.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: A 2005 stop-motion animated comedy film directed by Nick Park and Steve Box. Its win demonstrated that stop-motion films could prevail over computer animation.

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