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The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first given out at the 74th Academy Awards on the 24th of March 2002. The award replaced special Oscars that were previously bestowed on productions like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1938.
An animated feature is defined by the academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes where animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the total duration. Characters' performances must be created using a frame-by-frame technique, and motion capture by itself does not qualify as an animation technique.
Pixar holds the most wins for a studio with 11 total victories and also holds the most nominations with 19 entries. Both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios are owned by the Walt Disney Company which totals 15 wins for the category combined.
Hayao Miyazaki became the oldest winner in 2024 at age 83 years and 65 days while Matīss Kaža became the youngest winner in 2025 at age 29 years and 183 days. Andrew Stanton previously held the record for the youngest winner from 2004 until 2025.
The consecutive wins of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, The Boy and the Heron, and Flow between 2022 and 2024 broke Disney and Pixar's streak. This was the first time non-Disney/Pixar films won three years in a row.