Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture
Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture
Awarded for	Outstanding Production of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Country	United States
Presented by	Producers Guild of America
First award	2005
Currently held by	Michelle Wong for KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

The Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures is an award annually given since 2005.

Disney and Pixar's Toy Story is the first franchise with multiple wins, thanks to Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019). Sony's Spider-Verse films won in 2018 and 2023.

Information

Before the Producers Guild of America handed the first outstanding award on animation, animated films competed against live-action films in the Best Theatrical Motion Picture category. Two animated films were nominated in that category:

2001 – Shrek (lost to Moulin Rouge!)
2004 – The Incredibles (lost to The Aviator)

Since the inception of the Best Animated Motion Picture award, animated films can still be nominated for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. Two animated films were nominated since 2005:

2009 – Up (lost to The Hurt Locker)
2010 – Toy Story 3 (lost to The King's Speech)

Notes

† - indicates a winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
‡ - indicates a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year	Film	Studio(s)	Producer(s)	Ref.
2005 (17th)	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit †	Aardman Animations and DreamWorks Animation	Claire Jennings and Nick Park	^[1]
	Chicken Little	Walt Disney Feature Animation	Randy Fullmer
	Corpse Bride ‡	Laika Entertainment and Tim Burton Productions	Tim Burton and Allison Abbate
	Madagascar	DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images	Mireille Soria
	Robots	Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation	Jerry Davis, John C. Donkin, and William Joyce
2006 (18th)	Cars ‡	Pixar Animation Studios	Darla K. Anderson	^[2]
	Flushed Away	Aardman Animations and DreamWorks Animation	Cecil Kramer and Peter Lord
	Happy Feet †	Village Roadshow Pictures, Kennedy Miller Productions, and Animal Logic	Bill Miller, George Miller, and Doug Mitchell
	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation	Lori Forte
	Monster House ‡	Relativity Media, ImageMovers, and Amblin Entertainment	Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey
2007 (19th)	Ratatouille †	Pixar Animation Studios	Brad Lewis	^[3]
	Bee Movie	DreamWorks Animation	Jerry Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg, and Cameron Stevning
	The Simpsons Movie	20th Century Fox Animation, Gracie Films, Film Roman, AKOM Production, and Rough Draft Feature Animation	James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, and Richard Sakai
2008 (20th)	WALL-E †	Pixar Animation Studios	Jim Morris	^[4]
	Bolt ‡	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Clark Spencer and John Lasseter
	Kung Fu Panda ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Melissa Cobb
2009 (21st)	Up †	Pixar Animation Studios	Jonas Rivera	^[5]
	9	Bazelevs Animation, Relativity Media, Starz Animation, and Tim Burton Animations	Timur Bekmambetov, Tim Burton, Dana Ginsburg, and Jim Lemley
	Coraline ‡	Laika Entertainment and Pandemonium	Henry Selick and Claire Jennings
	Fantastic Mr. Fox ‡	20th Century Fox Animation, Indian Paintbrush, Regency Enterprises, American Empirical Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, and Dune Entertainment	Allison Abbate, Scott Rudin, Wes Anderson, and Jeremy Dawson
	The Princess and the Frog ‡	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Peter Del Vecho and John Lasseter

2010s

Year	Film	Studio(s)	Producer(s)	Ref.
2010 (22nd)	Toy Story 3 †	Pixar Animation Studios	Darla K. Anderson	^[6]
	Despicable Me	Illumination Entertainment	Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, and John Cohen
	How to Train Your Dragon ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Bonnie Arnold
2011 (23rd)	The Adventures of Tintin	Nickelodeon Movies, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, WingNut Films, Hemisphere Media Capital, and Studios Hergé	Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and Kathleen Kennedy	^[7]
	Cars 2	Pixar Animation Studios	Denise Ream
	Kung Fu Panda 2 ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Melissa Cobb
	Puss in Boots ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Latifa Ouaou and Joe M. Aguilar
	Rango †	Nickelodeon Movies, Blink Wink, GK Films, and Industrial Light & Magic	Gore Verbinski, Graham King, and John B. Carls
2012 (24th)	Wreck-It Ralph ‡	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Clark Spencer	^[8]
	Brave †	Pixar Animation Studios	Katherine Sarafian
	Frankenweenie ‡	Tim Burton Productions	Tim Burton and Allison Abbate
	ParaNorman ‡	Laika Entertainment	Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
	Rise of the Guardians	DreamWorks Animation	Christina Steinberg and Nancy Bernstein
2013 (25th)	Frozen †	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Peter Del Vecho	^[9]
	The Croods ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell
	Despicable Me 2 ‡	Illumination Entertainment	Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
	Epic	Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation	Lori Forte and Jerry Davis
	Monsters University	Pixar Animation Studios	Kori Rae
2014 (26th)	The Lego Movie	Village Roadshow Pictures, Lego System A/S, Vertigo Entertainment, Lin Pictures, Animal Logic, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, and Warner Animation Group	Dan Lin and Roy Lee	^[10]
	Big Hero 6 †	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Roy Conli
	The Book of Life	Reel FX Creative Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation	Aaron Berger, Brad Booker, Guillermo del Toro, and Carina Schulze
	The Boxtrolls ‡	Laika Entertainment	Travis Knight and David Ichioka
	How to Train Your Dragon 2 ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Bonnie Arnold
2015 (27th)	Inside Out †	Pixar Animation Studios	Jonas Rivera	^[11]
	Anomalisa ‡	Starburn Industries and Snoot Films	Rosa Tran, Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, and Dino Stamatopoulos
	The Good Dinosaur	Pixar Animation Studios	Denise Ream
	Minions	Illumination Entertainment	Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
	The Peanuts Movie	Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation	Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano, Paul Feig, and Michael J. Travers
2016 (28th)	Zootopia †	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Clark Spencer	^[12]
	Finding Dory	Pixar Animation Studios	Lindsey Collins
	Kubo and the Two Strings ‡	Laika Entertainment	Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
	Moana ‡	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Osnat Shurer
	The Secret Life of Pets	Illumination Entertainment	Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
2017 (29th)	Coco †	Pixar Animation Studios	Darla K. Anderson	^[13]
	The Boss Baby ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Ramsey Ann Naito
	Despicable Me 3	Illumination Entertainment	Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
	Ferdinand ‡	Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation	Lori Forte and Bruce Anderson
	The Lego Batman Movie	Warner Animation Group	Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Roy Lee
2018 (30th)	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse †	Sony Pictures Animation	Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Christina Steinberg	^[14]
	Dr. Seuss' The Grinch	Illumination Entertainment	Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
	Incredibles 2 ‡	Pixar Animation Studios	John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle
	Isle of Dogs ‡	Babelsberg Studio, Indian Paintbrush, and American Empirical Pictures	Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, and Jeremy Dawson
	Ralph Breaks the Internet ‡	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Clark Spencer
2019 (31st)	Toy Story 4 †	Pixar Animation Studios	Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera	^[15]
	Abominable	DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio	Suzanne Buirgy
	Frozen 2	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Peter Del Vecho
	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Brad Lewis and Bonnie Arnold
	Missing Link ‡	Laika	Arianne Sutner and Travis Knight

2020s

Year	Film	Studio(s)	Producer(s)	Ref.
2020 (32nd)	Soul †	Pixar Animation Studios	Dana Murray	^[16]
	The Croods: A New Age	DreamWorks Animation	Mark Swift
	Onward ‡	Pixar Animation Studios	Kori Rae
	Over the Moon ‡	Netflix Animation and Pearl Studio	Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou
	Wolfwalkers ‡	Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions	Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, and Stéphan Roelants
2021 (33rd)	Encanto †	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer	^[17]^[18]
	Luca ‡	Pixar Animation Studios	Andrea Warren
	The Mitchells vs. the Machines ‡	Sony Pictures Animation	Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Kurt Albrecht
	Raya and the Last Dragon ‡	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho
	Sing 2	Illumination	Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
2022 (34th)	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio †	Netflix Animation	Guillermo del Toro, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley	^[19]^[20]^[21]
	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On ‡	Chiodo Bros. Production	Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Paul Mezey, and Caroline Kaplan
	Minions: The Rise of Gru	Illumination	Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, and Chris Renaud
	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Mark Swift
	Turning Red ‡	Pixar Animation Studios	Lindsey Collins
2023 (35th)	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ‡	Sony Pictures Animation	Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg	^[22]^[23]
	The Boy and the Heron †	Studio Ghibli	Toshio Suzuki
	Elemental ‡	Pixar Animation Studios	Denise Ream
	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Illumination	Chris Meledandri and Shigeru Miyamoto
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	Nickelodeon Movies	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver
2024 (36th)	The Wild Robot ‡	DreamWorks Animation	Jeff Hermann	^[24]
	Flow †	Dream Well Studio, Sacrebleu Productions and Take Five	Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
	Inside Out 2 ‡	Pixar Animation Studios	Mark Nielsen
	Moana 2	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Christina Chen and Yvett Merino
	Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl ‡	Aardman Animations	Richard Beek
2025 (37th)	KPop Demon Hunters †	Sony Pictures Animation	Michelle L.M. Wong	^[25]
	The Bad Guys 2	DreamWorks Animation	Damon Ross
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle	Toho / Ufotable	Akifumi Fujio, Masanori Miyake and Yūma Takahashi
	Elio ‡	Pixar Animation Studios	Mary Alice Drumm
	Zootopia 2 ‡	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Yvett Merino

Multiple nominations and wins

Wins	Nominations	Name (Years)
3	5	Clark Spencer (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021)
	3	Darla K. Anderson (2006, 2010, 2017)
	3	Jonas Rivera (2009, 2015, 2019)
2	4	Christina Steinberg (2007, 2012, 2018, 2023)
		Phil Lord (2017, 2018, 2021, 2023)
		Christopher Miller (2017, 2018, 2021, 2023)
	2	Amy Pascal (2018, 2023)
	2	Avi Arad (2018, 2023)
1	4	Peter Del Vecho (2009, 2013, 2019, 2021)
	3	Yvett Merino (2021, 2024, 2025)
	2	Claire Jennings (2005, 2009)
		Brad Lewis (2007, 2019)
		Dan Lin (2014, 2017)
		Guillermo del Toro (2014, 2022)
0	9	Chris Meledandri (2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
	8	Janet Healy (2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
	4	Travis Knight (2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)
	3	Allison Abbate (2005, 2009, 2012)
		Tim Burton (2005, 2009, 2012)
		Lori Forte (2006, 2013, 2017)
		Arianne Sutner (2012, 2016, 2019)
		Bonnie Arnold (2010, 2014, 2019)
	2	Melissa Cobb (2008, 2011)
		Jerry Davis (2005, 2013)
		John Lasseter (2008, 2009)
		Denise Ream (2011, 2015)
		Kori Rae (2013, 2020)
		Osnat Shurer (2016, 2021)
		Lindsey Collins (2016, 2022)
		Mark Swift (2020, 2022)

References

↑ "Producers Guild Awards 2006". Producers Guild of America. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
↑ "Producers Guild Awards 2007". Producers Guild of America. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
↑ "2008 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2009 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2010 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2011 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2012 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2013 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2014 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2015 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2016 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2017 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2018 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
↑ "2019 PGA Awards Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
↑ Crist, Allison; Keegan, Rebecca; Gardner, Chris; Howard, Annie (January 18, 2020). "PGA Awards: '1917' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
↑ Davis, Clayton; Shafer, Ellise (March 24, 2021). "'Nomadland' Wins Top Film Prize at Producers Guild Awards, Likely Locking It Up at the Oscars". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
↑ Donnelly, Matt (March 19, 2022). "'CODA,' 'Succession' Take Top Prizes at Producers Guild Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
↑ Pedersen, Erik (January 27, 2022). "PGA Awards Nominations: 'Licorice Pizza', 'Don't Look Up', 'Dune', 'King Richard' & 'CODA' Among Pics Vying For Marquee Prize". Deadline. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
↑ "Producers Guild of America Awards Celebrates Everything Everywhere All At Once, White Lotus, The Bear, Navalny & more with Top Honors" (Press release). Los Angeles: Producers Guild of America. February 25, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
↑ Chuba, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary (February 25, 2023). "PGA Awards: Everything Everywhere All at Once Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
↑ Davis, Clayton (January 12, 2023). "PGA Awards Nominations: The Whale and Four Blockbuster Sequels Recognized, Films Directed by Women Shut Out". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
↑ "The Producers Guild of America Awards Oppenheimer, Succession, BEEF, The Bear, American Symphony Top Honors at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards" (Press release). Los Angeles, CA: Producers Guild of America. February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 12, 2024). "Oppenheimer, The Crown Among 2024 Producers Guild Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
↑ "2025 Producers Guild Award Nominees Announced for Motion Picture and Television Program Categories" (Press release). Los Angeles: Producers Guild of America. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
↑ Pedersen, Pete Hammond, Erik (2026-01-09). "Producers Guild Awards Nominations: Season's Heavy Hitters & One Big Surprise Vying For Top Film Prize". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] "Producers Guild Awards 2006". Producers Guild of America. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[2] "Producers Guild Awards 2007". Producers Guild of America. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[3] "2008 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[4] "2009 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[5] "2010 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[6] "2011 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[7] "2012 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[8] "2013 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[9] "2014 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[10] "2015 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[11] "2016 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[12] "2017 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[13] "2018 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[14] "2019 PGA Awards Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[15] Crist, Allison; Keegan, Rebecca; Gardner, Chris; Howard, Annie (January 18, 2020). "PGA Awards: '1917' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

[16] Davis, Clayton; Shafer, Ellise (March 24, 2021). "'Nomadland' Wins Top Film Prize at Producers Guild Awards, Likely Locking It Up at the Oscars". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[17] Donnelly, Matt (March 19, 2022). "'CODA,' 'Succession' Take Top Prizes at Producers Guild Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[18] Pedersen, Erik (January 27, 2022). "PGA Awards Nominations: 'Licorice Pizza', 'Don't Look Up', 'Dune', 'King Richard' & 'CODA' Among Pics Vying For Marquee Prize". Deadline. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[19] "Producers Guild of America Awards Celebrates Everything Everywhere All At Once, White Lotus, The Bear, Navalny & more with Top Honors" (Press release). Los Angeles: Producers Guild of America. February 25, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.

[20] Chuba, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary (February 25, 2023). "PGA Awards: Everything Everywhere All at Once Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[21] Davis, Clayton (January 12, 2023). "PGA Awards Nominations: The Whale and Four Blockbuster Sequels Recognized, Films Directed by Women Shut Out". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[22] "The Producers Guild of America Awards Oppenheimer, Succession, BEEF, The Bear, American Symphony Top Honors at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards" (Press release). Los Angeles, CA: Producers Guild of America. February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[23] Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 12, 2024). "Oppenheimer, The Crown Among 2024 Producers Guild Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[24] "2025 Producers Guild Award Nominees Announced for Motion Picture and Television Program Categories" (Press release). Los Angeles: Producers Guild of America. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

[25] Pedersen, Pete Hammond, Erik (2026-01-09). "Producers Guild Awards Nominations: Season's Heavy Hitters & One Big Surprise Vying For Top Film Prize". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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