Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) to honor an outstanding animated film. Toy Story is the only franchise with multiple wins, winning for Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019).

Winners and nominees 1990s YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees 1990 The Rescuers Down Under Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp || Bob Hathcock Naksitrallid || Avo Paistik 1991 Beauty and the Beast Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise An American Tail: Fievel Goes West || Phil Nibbelink Rover Dangerfield || James L. George and Bob Seeley 1992 Aladdin John Musker and Ron Clements Bebe's Kids || Bruce W. Smith FernGully: The Last Rainforest || Bill Kroyer 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas Henry Selick Once Upon a Forest || Charles Grosvenor We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story || Dick Zondag and Ralph Zondag 1994 The Lion King Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff A Troll in Central Park || Don Bluth The Swan Princess || Richard Rich 1995 Toy Story John Lasseter The Pebble and the Penguin || Don Bluth and Gary Goldman Pocahontas || Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg 1996 James and the Giant Peach Henry Selick The Hunchback of Notre Dame || Gary Trousdale Space Jam || Joe Pytka 1997 Anastasia Don Bluth and Gary Goldman Cats Don't Dance || Mark Dindal Hercules || Ron Clements and John Musker 1998 The Prince of Egypt Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells A Bug's Life || John Lasseter Mulan || Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook 1999 The Iron Giant Brad Bird Tarzan || Kevin Lima and Chris Buck Toy Story 2 || John Lasseter

2000s YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees 2000 Chicken Run Peter Lord and Nick Park The Emperor's New Groove || Mark Dindal The Road to El Dorado || Don Paul and Eric "Bibo" Bergeron 2001 Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius || John A. Davis Monsters, Inc. || Pete Docter 2002 Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Hayao Miyazaki Ice Age || Chris Wedge Lilo & Stitch || Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron || Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook The Wild Thornberrys Movie || Jeff McGrath and Cathy Malkasian 2003 Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton Brother Bear || Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas || Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore 2004 The Incredibles Brad Bird Shark Tale || Vicky Jenson Shrek 2 || Andrew Adamson 2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Steve Box and Nick Park Chicken Little || Mark Dindal Corpse Bride || Tim Burton and Mike Johnson Howl's Moving Castle – Hayao Miyazaki Madagascar || Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath 2006 Happy Feet George Miller Cars || John Lasseter Flushed Away || David Bowers Ice Age: The Meltdown || Carlos Saldanha Monster House || Gil Kenan 2007 Ratatouille Brad Bird Bee Movie || Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith Persepolis || Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud Shrek the Third || Chris Miller Surf's Up || Ash Brannon and Chris Buck 2008 WALL-E Andrew Stanton Bolt || Chris Williams and Byron Howard Horton Hears a Who! || Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino Kung Fu Panda || John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa || Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath 2009 Up Pete Docter Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs || Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Coraline || Henry Selick Fantastic Mr. Fox || Wes Anderson The Princess and the Frog || Ron Clements and John Musker

2010s YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees 2010 Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich Despicable Me || Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud How To Train Your Dragon || Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois The Illusionist || Sylvain Chomet Tangled || Nathan Greno and Byron Howard 2011 Rango Gore Verbinski Arthur Christmas || Sarah Smith Cars 2 || John Lasseter and Brad Lewis Kung Fu Panda 2 || Jennifer Yuh Nelson Puss in Boots || Chris Miller 2012 ParaNorman Sam Fell and Chris Butler Brave || Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman Hotel Transylvania || Genndy Tartakovsky Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted || Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell, and Conrad Vernon Wreck-It Ralph || Rich Moore 2013 Frozen Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee The Croods || Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco Despicable Me 2 || Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud Epic || Chris Wedge Monsters University || Dan Scanlon 2014 The Lego MovieResse Witherspoon squeezes into Dallas critics' 'Birdman' lovefest – UPROXX Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Big Hero 6 || Don Hall and Chris Williams The Book of Life || Jorge R. Gutierrez The Boxtrolls || Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable How to Train Your Dragon 2 || Dean DeBlois 2015 Inside OutDFW Film Critics Association Dish Out 2015 Awards | Dallas Observer Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen Anomalisa || Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Hotel Transylvania 2 || Genndy Tartakovsky The Peanuts Movie || Steve Martino Shaun the Sheep Movie || Richard Starzak and Mark Burton 2016 Zootopia Byron Howard and Rich Moore Kubo and the Two Strings || Travis Knight Moana || Ron Clements and John Musker Ice Age: Collision Course || Mike Thurmeier Finding Dory || Andrew Stanton 2017 CocoThe Best Films of the Year, According to Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics : D Magazine Lee Unkrich Loving Vincent || Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman Ferdinand || Carlos Saldanha Cars 3 || Brian Fee The Lego Batman Movie || Chris McKay 2018 Isle of Dogs Wes Anderson Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse || Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman Incredibles 2 || Brad Bird Ralph Breaks the Internet || Rich Moore and Phil Johnston Mirai || Mamoru Hosoda 2019 Toy Story 4DFW Film Critics Name "1917" Best Picture for 2019 - Focus Daily News Josh Cooley I Lost My Body || Jérémy Clapin Frozen II || Chris Buck And Jennifer Lee How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World || Dean DeBlois Missing Link || Chris Butler

2020s YearFilmDirector(s)Runners-up 2020 Soul Pete Docter Wolfwalkers || Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart 2021 EncantoDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association names 'The Power of the Dog' Best Movie - Daily Times Jared Bush and Byron Howard The Mitchells vs. the Machines || Mike Rianda 2022 Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioDFW FILM CRITICS NAME "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" BEST FILM OF 2022 Guillermo del Toro Marcel the Shell with Shoes On || Dean Fleischer Camp 2023 The Boy and the HeronTHE HOLDOVERS Named Best Film of 2023 by Dallas Critics - ScreenAnarchy Hayao Miyazaki Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse || Kemp Powers 2024 The Wild Robot2024 Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) Winners Chris Sanders Flow || Gints Zilbalodis 2025 KPop Demon Hunters Maggie Kang Arco ||

Multiple wins and nominations Wins Brad Bird - 3 Pete Docter - 3 Byron Howard - 2 Hayao Miyazaki - 2 Nick Park - 2 Henry Selick - 2 Lee Unkrich - 2

Nominations John Lasseter - 5 (one win) Ron Clements and John Musker - 4 (one win) Chris Sanders - 3 (one win)

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