Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film

The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature is one of the annual film awards by the Chicago Film Critics Association since 2007. Toy Story is the only franchise with multiple wins, winning two times for Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019).

Winners 2000s YearWinnerDirector(s)2007RatatouilleBrad BirdBeowulfRobert ZemeckisMeet the RobinsonsSteve AndersonPersepolisVincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi The Simpsons MovieDavid Silverman2008WALL-EAndrew StantonBoltByron Howard and Chris WilliamsKung Fu PandaMark Osborne and John StevensonThe Tale of DespereauxSam Fell and Robert StevenhagenWaltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)Ari Folman2009UpPete DocterCoralineHenry SelickFantastic Mr. FoxWes AndersonPonyoHayao MiyazakiThe Princess and the FrogRon Clements and John Musker

2010s YearWinnerDirector(s)2010Toy Story 3Lee UnkrichDespicable MeChris Renaud and Pierre CoffinHow To Train Your DragonChris Sanders and Dean DeBloisThe IllusionistSylvain ChometTangledNathan Greno and Byron Howard2011RangoGore VerbinskiThe Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the UnicornSteven SpielbergArthur ChristmasSarah SmithPuss in BootsChris MillerWinnie the PoohStephen Anderson and Don Hall2012ParaNormanSam Fell and Chris ButlerBraveMark Andrews and Brenda ChapmanFrankenweenieTim BurtonThe Secret World of ArriettyHiromasa YonebayashiWreck-It RalphRich Moore2013The Wind RisesHayao MiyazakiThe CroodsKirk DeMicco and Chris SandersFrom Up on Poppy HillGorō MiyazakiFrozenChris Buck and Jennifer LeeMonsters UniversityDan Scanlon2014The Lego MoviePhil Lord and Christopher MillerBig Hero 6Don Hall and Chris WilliamsThe BoxtrollsGraham Annable and Anthony StacchiHow to Train Your Dragon 2Dean DeBloisThe Tale of the Princess KaguyaIsao Takahata2015Inside OutPete Docter and Ronnie del CarmenAnomalisa Charlie Kaufman and Duke JohnsonThe Good Dinosaur Peter SohnThe Peanuts Movie Steve MartinoShaun the Sheep Movie Richard Starzak and Mark Burton2016Kubo and the Two StringsTravis Knight Moana Ron Clements and John MuskerThe Red Turtle Michaël Dudok de WitTower Keith MaitlandZootopia Byron Howard and Rich Moore2017CocoLee UnkrichThe Breadwinner Nora TwomeyThe Lego Batman Movie Chris McKayLoving Vincent Dorota Kobiela and Hugh WelchmanYour Name Makoto Shinkai2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney RothmanRoma named Best Picture by Chicago Film Critics Association|Consequence of SoundIncredibles 2 Brad BirdIsle of Dogs Wes AndersonRalph Breaks the Internet Rich Moore & Phil JohnstonRuben Brandt, Collector Milorad Krstić2019Toy Story 4Josh CooleyChicago Film Critics Give Best Picture To "Parasite" And Best Director To Bong Joon Ho — DeadlineFrozen 2 Chris Buck and Jennifer LeeHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Dean DeBloisI Lost My Body Missing Link Chris Butler

2020s YearWinnerDirector(s)2020 Wolfwalkers Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart'Nomadland' chosen as 2020's best movie by Chicago film critics - Chicago Sun-TimesOnward Dan Scanlon A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Will Becher and Richard Phelan Soul Pete Docter and Kemp Powers The Wolf House Joaquín Cociña and Cristobal León2021 Flee Jonas Poher RasmussenWest Side Story Leads the 2021 Chicago Critics Nominees|Festivals & Awards|Roger Ebert.comJane Campion's The Power of the Dog Leads Chicago Critics Awards with SevenBelle Mamoru HosodaEncanto Jared Bush and Byron HowardLuca Enrico CasarosaThe Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike Rianda2022 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Guillermo del ToroApollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood Richard LinklaterMad God Phil TippettMarcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer CampTurning Red Domee Shi2023 The Boy and the Heron Hayao MiyazakiLeo Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, and David WachtenheimRobot Dreams Pablo BergerSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. ThompsonTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Jeff Rowe2024 Flow Gints ZilbalodisThe 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Winners - Next Big Picture'The Brutalist' called best of 2024 by Chicago Film Critics Association - Chicago Sun-TimesInside Out 2 Kelsey MannMemoir of a Snail Adam ElliotWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Nick Park and Merlin CrossinghamThe Wild Robot Chris Sanders2025 KPop Demon Hunters Maggie Kang and Chris AppelhansArco Ugo BienvenuBoys Go to Jupiter Julian GlanderLittle Amélie or the Character of Rain Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho HanZootopia 2 Jared Bush and Byron Howard

See also Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film

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