Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film

The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature is one of the annual film awards by the Chicago Film Critics Association since 2007. Toy Story is the only franchise with multiple wins, winning two times for Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019).

Winners

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2000s

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2010s

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Year Winner Director(s)
2010Toy Story 3Lee Unkrich
Despicable MeChris Renaud and Pierre Coffin
How To Train Your DragonChris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
The IllusionistSylvain Chomet
TangledNathan Greno and Byron Howard
2011RangoGore Verbinski
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the UnicornSteven Spielberg
Arthur ChristmasSarah Smith
Puss in BootsChris Miller
Winnie the PoohStephen Anderson and Don Hall
2012ParaNormanSam Fell and Chris Butler
BraveMark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
FrankenweenieTim Burton
The Secret World of ArriettyHiromasa Yonebayashi
Wreck-It RalphRich Moore
2013The Wind RisesHayao Miyazaki
The CroodsKirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders
From Up on Poppy HillGorō Miyazaki
FrozenChris Buck and Jennifer Lee
Monsters UniversityDan Scanlon
2014The Lego MoviePhil Lord and Christopher Miller
Big Hero 6Don Hall and Chris Williams
The BoxtrollsGraham Annable and Anthony Stacchi
How to Train Your Dragon 2Dean DeBlois
The Tale of the Princess KaguyaIsao Takahata
2015Inside OutPete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen
AnomalisaCharlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson
The Good DinosaurPeter Sohn
The Peanuts MovieSteve Martino
Shaun the Sheep MovieRichard Starzak and Mark Burton
2016Kubo and the Two StringsTravis Knight
MoanaRon Clements and John Musker
The Red TurtleMichaël Dudok de Wit
TowerKeith Maitland
ZootopiaByron Howard and Rich Moore
2017CocoLee Unkrich
The BreadwinnerNora Twomey
The Lego Batman MovieChris McKay
Loving VincentDorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman
Your NameMakoto Shinkai
2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman[1]
Incredibles 2Brad Bird
Isle of DogsWes Anderson
Ralph Breaks the InternetRich Moore & Phil Johnston
Ruben Brandt, CollectorMilorad Krstić
2019Toy Story 4Josh Cooley[2]
Frozen 2Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldDean DeBlois
I Lost My BodyJérémy Clapin [fr]
Missing LinkChris Butler

2020s

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Year Winner Director(s)
2020WolfwalkersTomm Moore and Ross Stewart[3]
OnwardDan Scanlon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonWill Becher and Richard Phelan
SoulPete Docter and Kemp Powers
The Wolf HouseJoaquín Cociña and Cristobal León
2021FleeJonas Poher Rasmussen[4][5]
BelleMamoru Hosoda
EncantoJared Bush and Byron Howard
LucaEnrico Casarosa
The Mitchells vs. the MachinesMike Rianda
2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioGuillermo del Toro
Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age ChildhoodRichard Linklater
Mad GodPhil Tippett
Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnDean Fleischer Camp
Turning RedDomee Shi
2023
The Boy and the HeronHayao Miyazaki
LeoRobert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, and David Wachtenheim
Robot DreamsPablo Berger
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseJoaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemJeff Rowe
2024
FlowGints Zilbalodis[6][7]
Inside Out 2Kelsey Mann
Memoir of a SnailAdam Elliot
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlNick Park and Merlin Crossingham
The Wild RobotChris Sanders
2025
KPop Demon HuntersMaggie Kang and Chris Appelhans[8]
ArcoUgo Bienvenu
Boys Go to JupiterJulian Glander
Little Amélie or the Character of RainMaïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
Zootopia 2Jared Bush and Byron Howard

See also

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References

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  1. Roma named Best Picture by Chicago Film Critics Association|Consequence of Sound
  2. Chicago Film Critics Give Best Picture To "Parasite" And Best Director To Bong Joon Ho — Deadline
  3. 'Nomadland' chosen as 2020's best movie by Chicago film critics - Chicago Sun-Times
  4. West Side Story Leads the 2021 Chicago Critics Nominees|Festivals & Awards|Roger Ebert.com
  5. Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog Leads Chicago Critics Awards with Seven
  6. The 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Winners - Next Big Picture
  7. 'The Brutalist' called best of 2024 by Chicago Film Critics Association - Chicago Sun-Times
  8. "'One Battle After Another' Earns Record Nine Awards at 2025 Chicago Film Critics Association Honors; Rose Byrne, Timothée Chalamet Share Best Acting Awards". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 11, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.