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.
| Year | Film | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 [1] | 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 [2] | 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 | |
| Melvin Tan, Galen Chu, Jeff Gabor, Anthony Nisi |
| Year | Film | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 [3] | How to Train Your Dragon | Simon Otto, Craig Ring, Bonnie Arnold |
| 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 [4] | 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 [5] [6] | 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 [7] | 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 [8] | 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 [9] | 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 [10] | 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 | |
| 2017 [11] | Coco | Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson, David Ryu, Michael K. O'Brien |
| 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 | |
| 2018 [12] | 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 | |
| 2019 [13] | Missing 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 | |
| David Burgess, Tim Smith, Mark Theriault. John Rix | ||
| Toy Story 4 | Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, Bob Moyer, Gary Bruins | |
| Year | Film | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 [14] [15] | 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 | |
| Joel Crawford, Mark Swift, Betsyf Nofsinger, Jakob Hjort Jensen | ||
| Trolls World Tour | Walt Dohrn, Gina Shay, Kendal Cronkhite-Shaindlin, Matt Baer | |
| 2021 [16] | 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 [17] | 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 [18] | Alan Hawkins, Christian Hejnal, Michael Lasker, Matt Hausman | |
| 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 | |
| Matthieu Rouxel, Marie Balland, Jacques Daigle, Vincent Leroy |