The St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature is an award given by the St. Louis Film Critics Association, honoring the finest achievements in animated filmmaking.
History Toy Story was the only franchise with multiple wins, winning two times for Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019) until the Spider-Verse and Zootopia franchises won two times for their respective films, with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), and Zootopia (2016) and Zootopia 2 (2025).
Winners
2000s YearWinnerDirector 2004 The Incredibles Brad BirdShark Tale Vicky JensonShrek 2 Andrew Adamson and Kelly Asbury 2005no award given 2006 Cars John Lasseter and Joe RanftHappy Feet George MillerMonster House Gil Kenan 2007 Ratatouille Brad Bird and Jan PinkavaBee Movie Steve Hickner and Simon J. SmithSurf's Up Ash Brannon and Chris Buck 2008 WALL-E Andrew StantonBolt Chris Williams and Byron HowardKung Fu Panda John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne 2009 Up Pete DocterCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Phil Lord and Christopher MillerCoraline Henry SelickFantastic Mr. Fox Wes AndersonThe Princess and the Frog Ron Clements and John Musker
2010s YearWinnerDirector 2010 Toy Story 3 Lee UnkrichDespicable Me Pierre Coffin and Chris RenaudHow To Train Your Dragon Chris Sanders and Dean DeBloisThe Illusionist (L'Illusionniste) Sylvain ChometTangled Nathan Greno and Byron Howard 2011 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Steven SpielbergCars 2 John Lasseter and Brad LewisKung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh NelsonPuss in Boots Chris MillerRio Carlos Saldanha 2012 Wreck-It Ralph Rich MooreBrave Mark Andrews and Brenda ChapmanFrankenweenie Tim BurtonHotel Transylvania Genndy TartakovskyRise of the Guardians Peter Ramsey and William Joyce 2013 Frozen Chris Buck and Jennifer LeeThe Croods Chris SandersDespicable Me 2 Pierre Coffin and Chris RenaudMonsters University Dan ScanlonThe Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki 2014 The Lego Movie Phil Lord and Christopher MillerBig Hero 6 Don Hall and Chris WilliamsThe Boxtrolls Anthony Stacchi and Graham AnnableHow to Train Your Dragon 2 Dean DeBloisRio 2 Carlos Saldanha 2015 Inside Out Pete 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 Burton 2016 Zootopia2016-2017 Awards Season Winners Guide - IndieWireAwardsWatch - St. Louis Film Critics Association Winners: La La Lands Sing Its Way to the Top Byron Howard and Rich MooreApril and the Extraordinary World Christian Desmares and Franck EkinciFinding Dory Andrew StantonKubo and the Two Strings Travis KnightMoana Ron Clements and John Musker 2017 CocoThe 2017 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners - Next Best Picture Lee UnkrichCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie David SorenDespicable Me 3 Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda The Lego Batman Movie Chris McKayLoving Vincent Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney RothmanHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Genndy TartakovskyIncredibles 2 Brad BirdIsle of Dogs Wes AndersonRalph Breaks the Internet Rich Moore and Phil Johnston 2019 Toy Story 4 Josh CooleyFrozen 2 Chris Buck and Jennifer LeeHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Dean DeBloisKlaus Sergio PablosMissing Link Chris Butler
2020s YearWinnerDirector 2020 Soul Pete Docter and Kemp PowersOnward Dan ScanlonOver the Moon Glen KeaneThe Wolf House Joaquín Cociña and Cristobal LeónWolfwalkers Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart 2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike RiandaEncanto Jared Bush and Byron HowardFlee Jonas Poher RasmussenLuca Enrico CasarosaVivo Kirk DeMicco 2022 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer Camp Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood Richard Linklater Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro Turning Red Domee Shi Wendell & Wild Henry Selick 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseEvery Award Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Has Been Nominated For & Won - Screen RantThe 2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners - Next Best Picture Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson The Boy and the Heron Hayao Miyazaki Elemental Peter Sohn Robot Dreams Pablo Berger Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Jeff Rowe 2024 The Wild RobotThe 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners - Next Best PictureAwardsWatch - 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners:‘Dune: Part Two’ is Best Film Chris Sanders Flow Gints Zilbalodis Inside Out 2 Kelsey Mann Memoir of a Snail Adam Elliot Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham 2025 Zootopia 2 Jared Bush and Byron HowardKPop Demon Hunters Maggie Kang and Chris AppelhansArco Ugo BienvenuElio Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian MolinaNe Zha 2 Jiaozi
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