The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2008.
Winners and nominees 2000s Year Film Nominee(s) 2008 WALL-E Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins, Nigel Hardwidge Bolt Chris Williams, Byron Howard, John Murrah, Doug Bennett Kung Fu Panda Markus Manninen, Dan Wagner, Alex Parkinson, Raymond Zibach Roadside Romeo Pankaj Khandpur, Sherry Bharda, Shrirang Sathayem Suhael Merchant Waltz With Bashir Yoni Goodman, Yael Nahlieli 2009 Up Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera, Steve May, Gary Bruins 9 Ken Duncan, Jinko Gotoh, Daryl Graham, Joe Ksander Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Pete Nash, Chris Juen, Alan Hawkins, Mike Ford Coraline Henry Selick, Claire Jennings Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Melvin Tan, Galen Chu, Jeff Gabor, Anthony Nisi
2010s Year Film Nominee(s) 2010 How to Train Your Dragon Simon Otto, Craig Ring, Bonnie Arnold Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Zareh Naibandian, Simon Whiteley, Eric Leighton, Alex Weight Shrek Forever After Jason Reisig, Doug Cooper, Gina Shay, Teresa Cheng Tangled Clay Kaytis, John Kahrs, Glen Keane, Roy Conli Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson, Guido Quaroni, Michael Fong 2011 Rango Tim Alexander, Hal Hickel, Jacqui Lopez, Katie Lynch The Adventures of Tintin Jamie Beard, Joe Letteri, Meredith Meyer-Nichols, Eileen Moran Arthur Christmas Doug Ikeler, Chris Juen, Alan Short, Mandy Tankenson Kung Fu Panda 2 Melissa Cobb, Alex Parkinson, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Raymond Zibach Puss in Boots Joe M. Aguilar, Guillaume Aretos, Ken Bielenberg, Chris Miller 2012 Brave Mark Andrews, Steve May, Katherine Sarafian, Bill Wise Hotel Transylvania Lydia Bottegoni, James Crossley, Mike Ford, Daniel Kramer ParaNorman Chris Butler, Sam Fell, Travis Knight, Brad Schiff Rise of the Guardians Nancy Bernstein, David Prescott, Peter Ramsey, Christina Steinberg Wreck-It Ralph Sean Jenkins, Scott Kersavage, Rich Moore, Clark Spencer 2013 Frozen Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Peter Nash, Michael Ford, Chris Juen, Mandy Tankenson The Croods Jane Hartwell, Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, Markus Manninen Despicable Me 2 Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin Monsters University Kori Rae, Sanjay Bakshi, Jon Reisch, Scott Clark 2014 Big Hero 6 Don Hall, Chris Williams, Roy Conli, Zach Parrish The Boxtrolls Travis Knight, Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable, Brad Schiff How to Train Your Dragon 2 Bonnie Arnold, Dean DeBlois, Dave Walvoord, Simon Otto The Lego Movie Chris McKay, Amber Naismith, Jim Dodd, David Williams Rio 2 Carlos Saldanha, Bruce Anderson, John C. Donkin, Kirk Garfield 2015 The Good Dinosaur Sanjay Bakshi, Denise Ream, Michael Venturini, Jon Reisch Anomalisa Derek Smith, Rosa Tran, Joe Passarelli, John Joyce Hotel Transylvania 2 Karl Herbst, Skye Lyons, Alan Hawkins, Genndy Tartakovsky Inside Out Michael Fong, Jonas Rivera, Victor Navone, Paul Mendoza The Peanuts Movie Steve Martino, Michael J. Travers, Nick Bruno, Scott Carroll 2016 Kubo and the Two Strings Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner, Steve Emerson, Brad Schiff Finding Dory Angus MacLane, Lindsey Collins, John Halstead, Chris J. Chapman Moana Kyle Odermatt, Nicole P. Hearon, Hank Driskill, Ian Gooding The Little Prince Mark Osborne, Jinko Gotoh, Pascal Bertrand, Jamie Caliri Zootopia Scott Kersavage, Bradford S. Simonsen, David Goetz, Ernest J. Petti 2017Coco Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson, David Ryu, Michael K. O'Brien Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie David Soren, Mark Swift, Mireille Soria, David Dulac Cars 3 Brian Fee, Kevin Reher, Michael Fong, Jon Reisch Despicable Me 3 Pierre Coffin, Chris Meledandri, Kyle Balda, Eric Guillon The Lego Batman Movie Rob Coleman, Amber Naismith, Grant Freckelton, Damien Gray The Lego Ninjago Movie Gregory Jowle, Fiona Childton, Miles Green, Kim Taylor 2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Joshua Beveridge, Christian Hejnal, Danny Dimian, Bret St. Clair Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Pierre Leduc, Janet Healy, Bruno Chauffard, Milo Riccarand Incredibles 2 Brad Bird, John Walker, Rick Sayre, Bill Watral Isle of Dogs Mark Waring, Jeremy Dawson, Tim Ledbury, Lev Kolobov Ralph Breaks the Internet Scott Kersavage, Bradford Simonsen, Ernest J. Petti, Cory Loftis 2019Missing Link Brad Schiff, Travis Knight, Steve Emerson, Benoit Dubuc Frozen 2 Steve Goldberg, Peter Del Vecho, Mark Hammel, Michael Giaimo Klaus Sergio Pablos, Matthew Teevan, Marcin Jakubowski, Szymon Biernacki The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part David Burgess, Tim Smith, Mark Theriault. John Rix Toy Story 4 Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, Bob Moyer, Gary Bruins
2020s Year Film Nominee(s) 2020 Soul Pete Docter, Dana Murray, Michael Fong, Bill Watral Onward Dan Scanlon, Kori Rae, Sanjay Bakshi, Vincent Serritella Over the Moon Glen Keane, Gennie Rim, Céline Desrumaux, David Alexander Smith The Croods: A New Age Joel Crawford, Mark Swift, Betsyf Nofsinger, Jakob Hjort Jensen Trolls World Tour Walt Dohrn, Gina Shay, Kendal Cronkhite-Shaindlin, Matt Baer 2021 Encanto Scott Kersavage, Bradford Simonsen, Thaddeus P. Miller, Ian Gooding Luca Enrico Casarosa, Andrea Warren, David Ryu, Jon Reisch The Mitchells vs. the Machines Alan Hawkins, Carey A. Smith, Mike Lasker, Nicola Lavender Raya and the Last Dragon Kyle Odermatt, Osnat Shurer, Kelsey Hurley, Paul Felix Sing 2 Patrick Delage, Nathalie Vancauwenberghe, Christophe Lourdelet, Boris Jacq 2022 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Aaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey The Bad Guys Pierre Perifel, Damon Ross, Matt Baer, JP Sans Mad God Chris Morley, Phil Tippett, Ken Rogerson, Tom Gibbons The Sea Beast Joshua Beveridge, Christian Hejnal, Stirling Duguid, Spencer Lueders Strange World Steve Goldberg, Laurie Au, Mark Hammel, Mehrdad Isvandi Turning Red Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins, Danielle Feinberg, Dave Hale 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Alan Hawkins, Christian Hejnal, Michael Lasker, Matt Hausman Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Jon Biggins, Jim Lewis, Charles Copping, Matthew Perry Elemental Peter Sohn, Denise Ream, Sanjay Bakshi, Stephen Marshall Nimona Archie Donato, Yancy Lindquist, Theodore Ty, Anthony Kemp Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Matthieu Rouxel, Marie Balland, Jacques Daigle, Vincent Leroy 2024 The Wild Robot Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann, Jeff Budsberg, Jacob Hjort Jensen Inside Out 2 Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen, Sudeep Rangaswamy, Bill Watral Moana 2 Carlos Cabral, Tucker Gilmore, Ian Gooding, Gabriela Hernandez Transformers One Frazer Churchill, Fiona Chilton, Josh Cooley, Stephen King Ultraman: Rising Hayden Jones, Sean M. Murphy, Shannon Tindle, Mathieu Vig 2025 KPop Demon Hunters Joshua Beveridge, Jacky Priddle, Benjamin Hendricks, Clara Chan The Bad Guys 2 Pierre Perifel, Damon Ross, Matt Baer, Benjamin Willis Zootopia 2 Gregory Smith, Laurie Au, Marlon West, Shweta Viswanathan In Your Dreams Sacha Kapijimpangan Carey Smith, Nicola Lavender, Steve Pilcher Elio Claudia Chung Sanii, Mary Alice Drumm, Harley Jessup, Dave Quirus
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