When was the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature first awarded?
The award was first presented at the 74th Academy Awards, held on the 24th of March, 2002. Shrek was the first film to win.
Questions about Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
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Which studio has won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature the most times?
Pixar Animation Studios has won the award eleven times, the most of any studio. It also leads in total nominations with twenty, and holds the record for four consecutive wins between 2007 and 2010.
What are the eligibility requirements for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
A qualifying film must run longer than 40 minutes, use a frame-by-frame technique for its characters' performances, and have animation account for no less than 75 percent of its running time. The Academy has also clarified that motion capture alone does not constitute animation.
Who has won the most Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature as an individual filmmaker?
Pete Docter holds the most individual wins in the category, with three. He is tied with Hayao Miyazaki and Chris Sanders for the most nominations, with four each.
What was the first independent film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
Flow, produced in Latvia, was the first independent film to win the award. It also had the smallest budget of any winner, a figure in the seven-figure range, and its Oscar statuette went on display at the Latvian National Museum of Art after the ceremony.
Which non-English language films have won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
Only two non-English language films have won the award: Spirited Away and The Boy and the Heron. Both were directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli.