The Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production (or Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production) is an Annie Award, awarded annually to the best animated feature film and introduced in 1996. It rewards directing for animated feature films. The recipients are directors as well as co-directors.
History The award was formerly called Best Individual Achievement: Directing in 1996, Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a Feature Production in 1997, and Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production from 1998 to 2001.
Multiple winners and nominations The award has matched up with the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature every year except for 1997, 2006, 2011 and 2020. It has been awarded 26 times. Pete Docter, Rich Moore, John Lasseter and Dean DeBlois have won it twice, and Brad Bird and Lee Unkrich hold a record of three wins.
Jeff Rowe, Mamoru Oshii, Nora Twomey, Ron Clements, Tim Johnson, Ash Brannon, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, David Silverman, Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha, Mark Dindal, John Musker, Sylvain Chomet, Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Sam Fell, Mamoru Hosoda, Don Hall, Tomm Moore, Genndy Tartakovsky, Chris Butler, Jennifer Lee, Benjamin Renner, Chris McKay, Byron Howard, and Makoto Shinkai have received two nominations each. Andrew Stanton, Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, Nick Park, Henry Selick and Rich Moore have received three nominations. John Lasseter, Chris Buck and Pete Docter, were nominated four times. Hayao Miyazaki, and Lee Unkrich both hold a record five nominations.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Film/TV Winners and nominees 1996 (24th) Toy Story John Lasseter Gargoyles Frank Paur Ghost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii The Hunchback of Notre Dame Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise James and the Giant Peach Henry Selick 1997 (25th) Hercules Ron Clements and John Musker Cats Don't Dance Mark Dindal Space Jam Bruce W. Smith and Tony Cervone 1998(26th) Mulan Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook Anastasia Don Bluth and Gary Goldman Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Karl Geurs Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Andy Knight 1999 (27th) The Iron Giant Brad Bird Tarzan Chris Buck and Kevin Lima The Prince of Egypt Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells Antz Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson A Bug's Life John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton
2000s Year Film Winners and nominees 2000 (28th) Toy Story 2 John Lasseter, Ash Brannon and Lee Unkrich The Tigger Movie Jun Falkenstein Princess Mononoke Hayao Miyazaki Dinosaur Eric Leighton and Ralph Zondag Chicken Run Peter Lord and Nick Park 2001 (29th) Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson The Emperor's New Groove Mark Dindal Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure Darrell Rooney and Jeannine Roussel 2002 (30th) Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki Treasure Planet Ron Clements and John Musker Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich and David Silverman Lilo & Stitch Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois Ice Age Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha 2003 (31st) Finding NemoAndrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet Looney Tunes: Back in Action Eric Goldberg Millennium Actress Satoshi Kon 2004 (32nd) The IncrediblesBrad Bird Shrek 2 Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon Home on the Range Will Finn and John Sanford The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Stephen Hillenburg Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Mamoru Oshii 2005 (33rd) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitNick Park and Steve Box Corpse Bride Mike Johnson and Tim Burton Howl's Moving Castle Hayao Miyazaki 2006 (34th) Over the HedgeTim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick Flushed Away David Bowers and Sam Fell Monster House Gil Kenan Cars John Lasseter Ice Age: The Meltdown Carlos Saldanha 2007 (35th) RatatouilleBrad Bird Surf's Up Ash Brannon and Chris Buck Shrek the Third Chris Miller and Raman Hui Persepolis Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi The Simpsons Movie David Silverman 2008 (36th) Kung Fu PandaMark Osborne and John Stevenson Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman $9.99 Tatia Rosenthal WALL-E Andrew Stanton The Tale of Despereaux Rob Stevenhagen and Sam Fell 2009 (37th) UpPete Docter Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Ponyo Hayao Miyazaki Coraline Henry Selick
2010s Year Film Winners and nominees 2010 (38th) How to Train Your DragonDean DeBlois and Chris Sanders The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet Summer Wars Mamoru Hosoda Despicable Me Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich 2011 (39th) Kung Fu Panda 2Jennifer Yuh Nelson Gnomeo & Juliet Kelly Asbury Winnie the Pooh Stephen Anderson and Don Hall Puss in Boots Chris Miller Rio Carlos Saldanha Rango Gore Verbinski 2012 (40th) Wreck-It RalphRich Moore Hotel Transylvania Genndy Tartakovsky The Rabbi's Cat Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux ParaNorman Sam Fell and Chris Butler Zarafa Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie 2013 (41st) Frozen Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee The Croods Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders Turbo David Soren Epic Chris Wedge Ernest & Celestine Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner 2014 (42nd) How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dean DeBlois Big Hero 6 Don Hall and Chris Williams Cheatin' Bill Plympton Song of the Sea Tomm Moore The Book of Life Jorge R. Gutierrez The Boxtrolls Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable The Lego Movie Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and Chris McKay The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Isao Takahata 2015 (43rd) Inside OutPete Docter Anomalisa Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Extraordinary Tales Raul Garcia The Prophet Roger Allers Shaun the Sheep Movie Mark Burton and Richard Starzak The Peanuts Movie Steve Martino Hotel Transylvania 2 Genndy Tartakovsky When Marnie Was There Hiromasa Yonebayashi 2016 (44th) Zootopia Byron Howard and Rich Moore Kubo and the Two Strings Travis Knight My Life as a Zucchini Claude Barras The Red Turtle Michaël Dudok de Wit Your Name Makoto Shinkai 2017 (45th) Coco Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert The Boss Baby Tom McGrath The Breadwinner Nora Twomey The Lego Batman Movie Chris McKay 2018 (46th) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney RothmanEarly ManNick ParkHotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationGenndy TartakovskyIncredibles 2Brad BirdRalph Breaks the InternetPhil Johnston and Rich Moore 2019 (47th) Klaus Sergio PablosMissing LinkChris ButlerI Lost My BodyJérémy ClapinFrozen 2Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck Weathering with YouMakoto Shinkai
2020s Year Film Winners and nominees 2020 (48th) WolfwalkersTomm Moore and Ross StewartCalamity JaneRémi Chayé Over the Moon Glen Keane Ride Your Wave Masaaki Yuasa Soul Pete Docter 2021 (49th)The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe Belle Mamoru Hosoda Encanto Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Charise Castro Smith Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Kenneth Ladekjær Luca Enrico Casarosa 2022 (50th) Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson Turning Red Domee Shi Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer Camp, Kirsten Lepore and Stephen Chiodo My Father's Dragon Nora Twomey Wendell & Wild Henry Selick 2023 (51st)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseJoaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson The Boy and the Heron Hayao Miyazaki Nimona Nick Bruno and Troy Quane Robot Dreams Pablo Berger and Benoît Feroumont Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears 2024 (52nd)The Wild Robot Chris Sanders Chicken for Linda! Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach Flow Gints Zilbalodis That Christmas Simon Otto Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham 2025 (53rd) KPop Demon Hunters Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans Arco Ugo Bienvenu, Adam Sillard and Anaëlle Saba Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han Scarlet Mamoru Hosoda
See also Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
References
External links Annie Awards: Legacy