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

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
Country	United States
Presented by	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
First awarded	Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel ; The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Currently held by	The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Website	dfwcritics.com

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).

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Film	Director(s)	Nominees
1990	The Rescuers Down Under	Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel	DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp \|\| Bob Hathcock Naksitrallid \|\| Avo Paistik
1991	Beauty and the Beast	Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West \|\| Phil Nibbelink Rover Dangerfield \|\| James L. George and Bob Seeley
1992	Aladdin	John Musker and Ron Clements	Bebe's Kids \|\| Bruce W. Smith FernGully: The Last Rainforest \|\| Bill Kroyer
1993	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Henry Selick	Once Upon a Forest \|\| Charles Grosvenor We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story \|\| Dick Zondag and Ralph Zondag
1994	The Lion King	Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff	A Troll in Central Park \|\| Don Bluth The Swan Princess \|\| Richard Rich
1995	Toy Story	John Lasseter	The Pebble and the Penguin \|\| Don Bluth and Gary Goldman Pocahontas \|\| Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
1996	James and the Giant Peach	Henry Selick	The Hunchback of Notre Dame \|\| Gary Trousdale Space Jam \|\| Joe Pytka
1997	Anastasia	Don Bluth and Gary Goldman	Cats Don't Dance \|\| Mark Dindal Hercules \|\| Ron Clements and John Musker
1998	The Prince of Egypt	Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells	A Bug's Life \|\| John Lasseter Mulan \|\| Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook
1999	The Iron Giant	Brad Bird	Tarzan \|\| Kevin Lima and Chris Buck Toy Story 2 \|\| John Lasseter

2000s

Year	Film	Director(s)	Nominees
2000	Chicken Run	Peter Lord and Nick Park	The Emperor's New Groove \|\| Mark Dindal The Road to El Dorado \|\| Don Paul and Eric "Bibo" Bergeron
2001	Shrek	Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius \|\| John A. Davis Monsters, Inc. \|\| Pete Docter
2002	Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)	Hayao Miyazaki	Ice Age \|\| Chris Wedge Lilo & Stitch \|\| Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron \|\| Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook The Wild Thornberrys Movie \|\| Jeff McGrath and Cathy Malkasian
2003	Finding Nemo	Andrew Stanton	Brother Bear \|\| Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas \|\| Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore
2004	The Incredibles	Brad Bird	Shark Tale \|\| Vicky Jenson Shrek 2 \|\| Andrew Adamson
2005	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	Steve Box and Nick Park	Chicken Little \|\| Mark Dindal Corpse Bride \|\| Tim Burton and Mike Johnson Howl's Moving Castle – Hayao Miyazaki Madagascar \|\| Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
2006	Happy Feet	George Miller	Cars \|\| John Lasseter Flushed Away \|\| David Bowers Ice Age: The Meltdown \|\| Carlos Saldanha Monster House \|\| Gil Kenan
2007	Ratatouille	Brad Bird	Bee Movie \|\| Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith Persepolis \|\| Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud Shrek the Third \|\| Chris Miller Surf's Up \|\| Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
2008	WALL-E	Andrew Stanton	Bolt \|\| Chris Williams and Byron Howard Horton Hears a Who! \|\| Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino Kung Fu Panda \|\| John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa \|\| Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
2009	Up	Pete Docter	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs \|\| Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Coraline \|\| Henry Selick Fantastic Mr. Fox \|\| Wes Anderson The Princess and the Frog \|\| Ron Clements and John Musker

2010s

Year	Film	Director(s)	Nominees
2010	Toy Story 3	Lee Unkrich	Despicable Me \|\| Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud How To Train Your Dragon \|\| Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois The Illusionist \|\| Sylvain Chomet Tangled \|\| Nathan Greno and Byron Howard
2011	Rango	Gore Verbinski	Arthur Christmas \|\| Sarah Smith Cars 2 \|\| John Lasseter and Brad Lewis Kung Fu Panda 2 \|\| Jennifer Yuh Nelson Puss in Boots \|\| Chris Miller
2012	ParaNorman	Sam Fell and Chris Butler	Brave \|\| Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman Hotel Transylvania \|\| Genndy Tartakovsky Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted \|\| Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell, and Conrad Vernon Wreck-It Ralph \|\| Rich Moore
2013	Frozen	Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee	The Croods \|\| Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco Despicable Me 2 \|\| Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud Epic \|\| Chris Wedge Monsters University \|\| Dan Scanlon
2014	The Lego Movie^[1]	Phil Lord and Christopher Miller	Big Hero 6 \|\| Don Hall and Chris Williams The Book of Life \|\| Jorge R. Gutierrez The Boxtrolls \|\| Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable How to Train Your Dragon 2 \|\| Dean DeBlois
2015	Inside Out^[2]	Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen	Anomalisa \|\| Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Hotel Transylvania 2 \|\| Genndy Tartakovsky The Peanuts Movie \|\| Steve Martino Shaun the Sheep Movie \|\| Richard Starzak and Mark Burton
2016	Zootopia	Byron Howard and Rich Moore	Kubo and the Two Strings \|\| Travis Knight Moana \|\| Ron Clements and John Musker Ice Age: Collision Course \|\| Mike Thurmeier Finding Dory \|\| Andrew Stanton
2017	Coco^[3]	Lee Unkrich	Loving Vincent \|\| Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman Ferdinand \|\| Carlos Saldanha Cars 3 \|\| Brian Fee The Lego Batman Movie \|\| Chris McKay
2018	Isle of Dogs	Wes Anderson	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse \|\| Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman Incredibles 2 \|\| Brad Bird Ralph Breaks the Internet \|\| Rich Moore and Phil Johnston Mirai \|\| Mamoru Hosoda
2019	Toy Story 4^[4]	Josh Cooley	I Lost My Body \|\| Jérémy Clapin Frozen II \|\| Chris Buck And Jennifer Lee How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World \|\| Dean DeBlois Missing Link \|\| Chris Butler

2020s

Year	Film	Director(s)	Runners-up
2020	Soul	Pete Docter	Wolfwalkers \|\| Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
2021	Encanto^[5]	Jared Bush and Byron Howard	The Mitchells vs. the Machines \|\| Mike Rianda
2022	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio^[6]	Guillermo del Toro	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On \|\| Dean Fleischer Camp
2023	The Boy and the Heron^[7]	Hayao Miyazaki	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse \|\| Kemp Powers

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations

John Lasseter - 5 (one win)
Ron Clements and John Musker - 4 (one win)

References

[1] Resse Witherspoon squeezes into Dallas critics' 'Birdman' lovefest – UPROXX

[2] DFW Film Critics Association Dish Out 2015 Awards | Dallas Observer

[3] The Best Films of the Year, According to Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics : D Magazine

[4] DFW Film Critics Name "1917" Best Picture for 2019 - Focus Daily News

[5] Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association names 'The Power of the Dog' Best Movie - Daily Times

[6] DFW FILM CRITICS NAME "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" BEST FILM OF 2022

[7] THE HOLDOVERS Named Best Film of 2023 by Dallas Critics - ScreenAnarchy

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