The Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production (or Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production) is an Annie Award awarded annually, except in 1997, to the best animated feature film and introduced in 1996. It rewards screenwriting for animated feature films.

Awards for Best Writing were awarded in 1994 and 1995, but were also rewarding animated series. The award was formerly called Best Individual Achievement: Writing in 1996, and Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production from 1998 to 2002.

Winners and nominees 1990s Best Individual Achievement for Story Contribution in the Field of Animation Year Film Writer(s) 1994 (22nd) The Lion King Brenda Chapman (Head of Story) Batman: The Animated Series Paul Dini (Writer/Story Editor) Flintstones Family Christmas David Feiss (Story Artist) Mighty Max Gary Graham (Story Artist) Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby Iwao Takamoto (Story Artist)

Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Year Film Writer(s) 1996 (24th) Toy StoryAndrew Stanton, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow Gargoyles (for episode "Avalon") Lydia Marano Ghost in the Shell Kazunori Itō The Hunchback of Notre Dame Tab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, Jonathan Roberts James and the Giant Peach Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom 1997 (25th)Not awarded 1998(26th) Mulan Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, Raymond Singer, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Karl Geurs, Carter Crocker Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Flip Kobler, Cindy Marcus, Bill Motz, Bob Roth Anastasia Eric Tuchman, Susan Gauthier, Bruce Graham, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue Richard Tulloch 1999 (27th) The Iron Giant Brad Bird, Tim McCanlies Antz Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz A Bug's Life John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw Tarzan Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Pam Brady

2000s Year Film Writer(s) 2000 (28th)Toy Story 2 John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin, Chris Webb Chicken Run Karey Kirkpatrick Stuart Little M. Night Shyamalan, Greg Brooker 2001 (29th) ShrekTed Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S. H. Schulman The Emperor's New Groove Mark Dindal, Chris Williams, David Reynolds Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, Bruce Timm Osmosis Jones Marc Hyman 2002 (30th) Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki Ice Age Michael Berg, Michael J. Wilson, Peter Ackerman Lilo & Stitch Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders Monsters, Inc. Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson 2003 (31st) Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith Millennium Actress Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai Brother Bear Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman 2004 (32nd) The Incredibles Brad Bird Shrek 2 Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss Shark Tale Michael J. Wilson, Rob Letterman 2005 (33rd) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Steve Box, Nick Park, Mark Burton Kronk's New Groove Anthony Leondis, Michael LaBash, Tom Rogers Howl's Moving Castle Hayao Miyazaki 2006 (34th) Flushed AwayDick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, William Davies Brother Bear 2 Rick Burns Cars Dan Fogelman Monster House Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab, Pamela Pettler Happy Feet George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris, Warren Coleman 2007 (35th) Ratatouille Brad Bird The Simpsons Movie James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti Surf's Up Don Rhymer, Ash Brannon, Chris Buck, Chris Jenkins Persepolis Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud 2008 (36th) Kung Fu Panda Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Etan Cohen, Eric Darnell, Tom McGrathWaltz with Bashir Ari Folman Horton Hears a Who! Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio 2009 (37th) Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach Up Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy Astro Boy Timothy Harris, David Bowers Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Phil Lord and Chris Miller

2010s Year Film Writer(s) 2010 (38th) How to Train Your Dragon Chris Sanders, Will Davies, Dean DeBlois Toy Story 3 Michael Arndt The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet Tangled Dan Fogelman Megamind Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons 2011 (39th) Rango James Ward Byrkit, John Logan, Gore Verbinski Arthur Christmas Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith Gnomeo & Juliet Mark Burton, Rob Sprackling, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, John R. Smith, Kathy Greenberg, Emily Cook, Kelly Asbury, Steve Hamilton Shaw The Adventures of Tintin Steven Moffat, Joe Cornish, Edgar Wright Winnie the Pooh Jeremy Spears, Don Hall, Clio Chiang, Don Dougherty, Kendelle Hoyer, Brian Kesinger, Stephen Anderson, Nicole Mitchell 2012 (40th) Wreck-It Ralph Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee Brave Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi Frankenweenie John August From Up on Poppy Hill Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa, Karey Kirkpatrick ParaNorman Chris Butler The Pirates! Band of Misfits Gideon Defoe 2013 (41st) The Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki Ernest & Celestine Daniel Pennac Monsters University Dan Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon Frozen Jennifer Lee 2014 (42nd) The Lego Movie Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Big Hero 6 Robert L. Baird, Dan Gerson, Jordan Roberts How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dean DeBlois Song of the Sea Will Collins The Boxtrolls Irena Brignull, Adam Pava 2015 (43rd) Inside Out Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley Shaun the Sheep Movie Mark Burton, Richard Starzak When Marnie Was There Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, Hiromasa Yonebayashi 2016 (44th) Zootopia Jared Bush, Phil Johnston Kubo and the Two Strings Marc Haimes, Chris Butler My Life as a Zucchini Céline Sciamma The Red Turtle Michael Dudok de Wit, Pascale Ferran 2017 (45th) Coco Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich Loving Vincent Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Jacek Dehnel Mary and the Witch's Flower Riko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, David Freedman, Lynda Freedman The Breadwinner Anita Doron 2018 (46th) Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse Phil Lord, Rodney RothmanIncredibles 2Brad BirdMiraiMamoru Hosoda, Stephanie ShehRalph Breaks the InternetPhil Johnston, Pamela RibonTeen Titans Go! To the MoviesMichael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath 2019 (47th) I Lost My Body Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume LaurantFrozen 2 Jennifer LeeHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldDean DeBloisToy Story 4Andrew Stanton, Stephany FolsomWeathering with YouMakoto Shinkai

2020s Year Film Writer(s) 2020 (48th) Soul Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Mark Burton, Jon Brown Onward Dan Scanlon, Jason Headley, Keith Bunin Over the Moon Audrey Wells Wolfwalkers Will Collins 2021 (49th) The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe Belle Mamoru Hosoda Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Amin Nawabi Luca Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones Raya and the Last Dragon Qui Nguyen, Adele Lim 2022 (50th) Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm Turning Red Domee Shi, Julia Cho Eternal Spring Jason Loftus Inu-Oh Akiko Nogi 2023(51st) Nimona Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor The Boy and the Heron Hayao Miyazaki Robot Dreams Pablo Berger Suzume Makoto Shinkai Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit 2024(52nd) Flow Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža Inside Out 2 Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein Kensuke's Kingdom Frank Cottrell-Boyce Memoir of a Snail Adam Elliot 2025(53rd) KPop Demon Hunters Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang, and Chris Appelhans Elio Julia Cho, Mark Hammer and Mike Jones Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Liane-Cho Han, Aude Py, Maïlys Vallade, and Eddine Noël Scarlet Mamoru Hosoda Zootopia 2 Jared Bush

Multiple wins and nominations The following nominees have earned at least two wins:

Multiple wins 3 wins Brad Bird Pete Docter Andrew Stanton

2 wins Rita Hsiao Phil Johnston Phil Lord Hayao Miyazaki Chris Sanders

Multiple nominations 6 nominations Andrew Stanton

5 nominations Hayao Miyazaki

4 nominations Brad Bird Mark Burton Dean DeBlois Pete Docter

3 nominations Robert L. Baird Mamoru Hosoda Phil Johnston Mike Jones Karey Kirkpatrick Jennifer Lee Phil Lord Tab Murphy Chris Sanders Bob Tzudiker Noni White

2 nominations Ash Brannon Jared Bush Chris Butler Brenda Chapman Julia Cho Sylvain Chomet Will Collins William Davies Paul Dini Dan Fogelman Dan Gerson Rita Hsiao John Lasseter Meg LeFauve Irene Mecchi Christopher Miller Keiko Niwa Bob Peterson David Reynolds Jonathan Roberts Jeff Rowe Dan Scanlon Makoto Shinkai Joe Stillman Michael J. Wilson Hiromasa Yonebayashi

See also Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Graphic novel

References

External links Annie Awards: Legacy