Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film explained

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
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Presenter:Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Country:United States
Year:Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Holder:The Boy and the Heron (2023)

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) to honor an outstanding animated film. Toy Story is the only franchise with multiple wins, winning for Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019).

1990s

YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees
1990 The Rescuers Down Under Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel
Bob Hathcock
  • Naksitrallid
Avo Paistik
1991 Beauty and the Beast Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
Phil Nibbelink James L. George and Bob Seeley
1992 Aladdin John Musker and Ron Clements Bruce W. Smith
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas Charles Grosvenor Dick Zondag and Ralph Zondag
1994 The Lion King Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff Don Bluth Richard Rich
1995 Toy Story Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
1996 James and the Giant Peach
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gary Trousdale Joe Pytka
1997 Anastasia Don Bluth and Gary Goldman Mark Dindal Ron Clements and John Musker
1998 The Prince of Egypt Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells John Lasseter Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook
1999 The Iron Giant Brad Bird Kevin Lima and Chris Buck John Lasseter

2000s

YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees
2000 Chicken Run Peter Lord and Nick Park
2001 Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
John A. Davis
2002 Spirited Away
(Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
Hayao Miyazaki Chris Wedge
  • Lilo & Stitch
Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook Jeff McGrath and Cathy Malkasian
2003 Finding Nemo Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore
2004 The Incredibles Vicky Jenson Andrew Adamson
2005 Mark Dindal Tim Burton and Mike Johnson Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
2006 Happy Feet John Lasseter David Bowers
Carlos Saldanha
2007 Ratatouille Brad Bird Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud Chris Miller Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
2008 WALL-E Andrew Stanton Chris Williams and Byron Howard Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne
2009 Up Pete Docter Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Henry Selick Wes Anderson Ron Clements and John Musker

2010s

YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees
2010 Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois Sylvain Chomet Nathan Greno and Byron Howard
2011 Rango Gore Verbinski Sarah Smith John Lasseter and Brad Lewis Jennifer Yuh Nelson Chris Miller
2012 ParaNorman Sam Fell and Chris Butler Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman Genndy Tartakovsky
Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell, and Conrad Vernon Rich Moore
2013 Frozen Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Chris Wedge Dan Scanlon
2014 The Lego Movie[1] Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Jorge R. Gutierrez Dean DeBlois
2015 Inside Out[2] Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Genndy Tartakovsky Steve Martino Richard Starzak and Mark Burton
2016 Zootopia Byron Howard and Rich Moore Travis Knight Ron Clements and John Musker
Mike Thurmeier Andrew Stanton
2017 Coco[3] Lee Unkrich Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman Carlos Saldanha Brian Fee Chris McKay
2018 Isle of Dogs Wes Anderson
Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman Brad Bird Rich Moore and Phil Johnston Mamoru Hosoda
2019 Toy Story 4[4] Jérémy Clapin Chris Buck And Jennifer Lee
Dean DeBlois Chris Butler

2020s

YearFilmDirector(s)Nominees
2020 Soul Pete Docter Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart Dan Scanlon
Joel Crawford Glen Keane
2021 Encanto[5] Jared Bush and Byron Howard Mike Rianda
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio[6] Guillermo del Toro Dean Fleischer Camp
2023 The Boy and the Heron[7] Hayao Miyazaki
Kemp Powers

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations

Notes and References

  1. https://uproxx.com/hitfix/dallas-fort-worth-film-critics-association-winners-include-birdman-as-best-film-of-2014/ Resse Witherspoon squeezes into Dallas critics' 'Birdman' lovefest – UPROXX
  2. https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/dallas-fort-worth-film-critics-association-deems-spotlight-best-film-of-2015-7855057 DFW Film Critics Association Dish Out 2015 Awards | Dallas Observer
  3. https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2017/12/best-films-of-the-year/ The Best Films of the Year, According to Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics : D Magazine
  4. https://www.focusdailynews.com/dfw-film-critics-name-1917-best-picture-for-2019/ DFW Film Critics Name "1917" Best Picture for 2019 - Focus Daily News
  5. https://dailytimes.com.pk/859363/dallas-fort-worth-film-critics-association-names-the-power-of-the-dog-best-movie/ Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association names 'The Power of the Dog' Best Movie - Daily Times
  6. http://dfwcritics.com/dfw-film-critics-name-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-best-film-of-2022/ DFW FILM CRITICS NAME "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" BEST FILM OF 2022
  7. https://screenanarchy.com/2023/12/the-holdovers-named-best-film-of-2023-by-dallas-critics.html THE HOLDOVERS Named Best Film of 2023 by Dallas Critics - ScreenAnarchy