BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film

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BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
Awarded forExcellence in animated films
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
First award1955
Currently held byWallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
Websitehttp://www.bafta.org/

The BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film is a film award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the annual British Academy Film Awards. BAFTA is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, and video games (and formerly also for children's film and television).

Introduced in 1955 as both short and featured-length animated films, primarily selected feature-length films have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Animated Film at an annual ceremony since 2006, as the category separated to more short-format animated films as BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation.

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

Note: For awards prior to the 2000s, the dates listed below refer to the years in which the award ceremonies took place (which is how they are dated on the BAFTA website). From 2006 onwards, the dates in the tables below refer to the years of the films' eligibility, not to the ceremonies' dates.

1950s (inauguration)

Year Film Director(s) Producer(s) Country
1955
(8th)[1]
 Árie prérie (Song of the Prairie, 1949)
Little Brave Heart
Power to Fly
The Unicorn in the Garden William Hurtz
1956
(9th)[2]
 Blinkity Blank Norman McLaren
Animal Farm
Down a Long Way
Fudget's Budget
Lady and the Tramp Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Magoo Express
1957
(10th)[3]
 Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo
Calling All Salesmen
Christopher Crumpet's Playmate
The History of the Cinema
The Invisible Moustache of Raoul Dufy
Love and the Zeppelin
Rythmetic
1958
(11th)[4]
 Pan-Tele-Tron
Earth is a Battlefield
The Magic Fluke
The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep (La Bergère et le Ramoneur)
1959
(12th)[5]
 The Little Island
The Juggler of Our Lady
The Blackbird (Le Merle)

1960s

Year Film Recipient(s) Country
1960
(13th)[6]
 The Violinist Ernest Pintoff
Beep Peep
Dom Walerian Borowczyk, Jan Lenica
Short and Suite Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart[a]
1961
(14th)[7]
 Universe Roman Kroitor, Colin Low
The Interview Ernest Pintoff
Piccolo Dušan Vukotić
1962
(15th)[8]
 One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Do It Yourself Cartoon Kit
For Better... For Worse
1963
(16th)[9]
 The Apple
Four Line Conics
The Travelling Tune
1964
(17th)[10][11]
 Automania 2000[b]
The Critic[b]
1965
(18th)[12]
 The Insects Jimmy T. Murakami[13]
1966
(19th)[14][15]
 Be Careful Boys Vera Linnecar, Nancy Hanna, Keith Learner
The Bargain[16] Beryl Stevens
Birds, Bees And Storks John Halas
The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra Harold Whitaker
1967
(20th)[17]
 Not awarded.[c]
1968
(21st)[18][19]
 Notes On A Triangle René Jodoin
Tidy Why Bill Sewell
Toys Grant Munro
1969
(22nd)[20][21]
 Dance For Two (Pas de deux) Norman McLaren
The Hand Jiří Trnka
The House That Jack Built Ron Tunis
The Question John Halas

1970s

Year Film Recipient(s) Country
1970
(23rd)[22]
 Not awarded.[c]
1971
(24th)[23][24]
 Henry Nine 'Til Five Bob Godfrey
Children And Cars John Halas
Espolio Sidney Goldsmith
It's Tough to Be a Bird Ward Kimball
1972
(25th)[25]
 Not awarded.[c]
1973
(26th)[26]
 Not awarded.[c]
1974
(27th)[27]
 Tchou Tchou
Balablok
1975
(28th)[28]
 Hunger (La Faim)
Cat's Cradle
1976
(29th)[29]
 Great Bob Godfrey
The Owl Who Married a Goose Caroline Leaf (advised by Co Hoedeman)
1977
(30th)[30]
 Not awarded.[d]
1978
(31st)[31]
 Not awarded.[d]
1979
(32nd)[32]
 Not awarded.[d]

1980s

Year Film Recipient(s) Country
1980
(33rd)[33]
 Not awarded.[d]
1981
(34th)[34]
 The Three Inventors Michel Ocelot
Bio Woman Bob Godfrey
The Cube Kamil Pixa
Seaside Woman Oscar Grillo

2000s (re-inauguration)

Year Film Director(s) Producer(s) Country
2006
(60th)
[35][36]
Happy Feet George Miller, Warren Coleman, Judy Morris Bill Miller, George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Philip Hearnshaw United States
Australia
Cars John Lasseter, Joe Ranft Darla K. Anderson United States
Flushed Away David Bowers, Sam Fell Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Simon Nye United Kingdom
United States
2007
(61st)
[37]
Ratatouille Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava Brad Lewis, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Galyn Susman United States
Shrek the Third Chris Miller, Raman Hui Aron Warner, Andrew Adamson, Denise Nolan Cascino United States
The Simpsons Movie David Silverman James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, Richard Sakai
2008
(62nd)
[38]
WALL-E Andrew Stanton Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins, John Lasseter United States
Persepolis Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Marc-Antoine Robert France
Iran
Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli, Roman Paul Israel
2009
(63rd)
[39]
Up Pete Docter, Bob Peterson Jonas Rivera, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton United States
Coraline Henry Selick Claire Jennings United States
Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Allison Abbate, Steven Rales

2010s

Year Film Director(s) Producer(s) Country
2010
(64th)
[40]
Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich Darla K. Anderson, John Lasseter, Nicole Paradis Grindle United States
Despicable Me Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud John Cohen, Janet Healy, Chris Meledandri United States
How to Train Your Dragon Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois Bonnie Arnold, Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Michael Connolly, Tim Johnson
2011
(65th)
[41]
Rango Gore Verbinski John B. Carls, Graham King, Gore Verbinski United States
The Adventures of Tintin Steven Spielberg Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg United States
New Zealand
Arthur Christmas Sarah Smith Steve Pegram, Chris Juen United Kingdom
United States
2012
(66th)
[42]
Brave Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Katherine Sarafian United States
Frankenweenie Tim Burton Tim Burton, Allison Abbate United States
ParaNorman Sam Fell, Chris Butler Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner
2013
(67th)
[43]
Frozen Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Peter Del Vecho United States
Despicable Me 2 Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Janet Healy, Chris Meledandri United States
Monsters University Dan Scanlon Kori Rae
2014
(68th)
[44]
The Lego Movie Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Dan Lin, Roy Lee United States
Denmark
Australia
Big Hero 6 Don Hall, Chris Williams Roy Conli United States
The Boxtrolls Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable Travis Knight, David Ichioka
2015
(69th)
[45]
Inside Out Pete Docter Jonas Rivera United States
Minions Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy United States
Shaun the Sheep Movie Richard Starzak, Mark Burton Paul Kewley, Julie Lockhart United Kingdom
2016
(70th)
[46]
Kubo and the Two Strings Travis Knight Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner United States
Finding Dory Andrew Stanton Lindsey Collins United States
Moana Ron Clements, John Musker Osnat Shurer
Zootopia Byron Howard, Rich Moore Clark Spencer
2017
(71st)
[47][48]
Coco Lee Unkrich Darla K. Anderson United States
Loving Vincent Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman Hugh Welchman, Ivan Mactaggart, Sean Bobbitt Poland
United Kingdom
My Life as a Courgette Claude Barras Armelle Glorennec, Éric Jacquot, Marc Bonny Switzerland
France
2018
(72nd)
[49][50]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Phil Lord United States
Incredibles 2 Brad Bird John Walker United States
Isle of Dogs Wes Anderson Jeremy Dawson United States
Germany
2019
(73rd)
[51]
Klaus Sergio Pablos Jinko Gotoh Spain
United States
Frozen II Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Peter Del Vecho United States
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Will Becher, Richard Phelan Paul Kewley United Kingdom
Toy Story 4 Josh Cooley Mark Nielsen United States

2020s

Year Film Director(s) Producer(s) Country
2020
(74th)
[52]
Soul Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Dana Murray United States
Onward Dan Scanlon Kori Rae United States
Wolfwalkers Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, Stéphan Roelants United Kingdom
Ireland
Luxembourg
France
2021
(75th)
[53]
Encanto Jared Bush, Byron Howard Yvett Merino, Clark Spencer United States
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen Denmark
United States
Luca Enrico Casarosa Andrea Warren United States
The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike Rianda Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Kurt Albrecht
2022
(76th)
[54]
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley United States
Mexico
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer Camp Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey United States
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Joel Crawford Mark Swift
Turning Red Domee Shi Lindsey Collins
2023
(77th)
[55]
The Boy and the Heron Hayao Miyazaki Toshio Suzuki Japan
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Sam Fell Steve Pegram, Leyla Hobart United Kingdom
Elemental Peter Sohn Denise Ream United States
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, Christina Steinberg
2024
(78th)
[56]
 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham Richard Beek United Kingdom
Flow Gints Zilbalodis Matīss Kaža Latvia
Inside Out 2 Kelsey Mann Mark Nielsen United States
The Wild Robot Chris Sanders Jeff Hermann United States

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Listed as "Evelyn Lambert" on BAFTA website.
  2. ^ a b BAFTA's website lists both Automania 2000 and The Critic as winners.[10][11]
  3. ^ a b c d The cited archived version of the BAFTA website specifically states "Category not awarded this year".
  4. ^ a b c d The cited archived version of the BAFTA website does not specifically state that this category was not awarded in this year.

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