Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film was awarded for the first time at the 64th Golden Globe Awards in 2007.
It was the first time that the Golden Globe Awards had created a separate category for animated films since its establishment. The nominations are announced in January and an awards ceremony is held later in the month. Initially, only three films are nominated for best animated film, in contrast to five nominations for the majority of other awards. The Pixar film Cars was the first recipient of the award.
Eligibility
English-language films may be nominated in only one feature category. Therefore, films nominated in this category are ineligible to be nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Motion Picture – Drama if their principal dialogue is in English. However, films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film are eligible for Best Animated Feature; the only Golden Globe film awards for which they are ineligible are the two Best Motion Picture awards. This has led to much confusion leading many to believe animated films are snubbed in the Best Motion Picture categories, specifically Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy where animated films have won and/or were nominated before, but in reality they simply are not eligible to be nominated.Winners and nominees
| Year | Film | Nominee | Studio | Distributor |
| Cars | John Lasseter | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Happy Feet | George Miller | Village Roadshow Pictures, Animal Logic, Kennedy Miller Productions | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
| Monster House | Gil Kenan | ImageMovers, Amblin Entertainment, Relativity Media | Columbia Pictures | |
| Ratatouille | Brad Bird | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Bee Movie | Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Simpsons Movie | David Silverman | 20th Century Fox Animation, Gracie Films | 20th Century Fox | |
| WALL-E | Andrew Stanton | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Bolt | Chris Williams and Byron Howard | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Kung Fu Panda | Mark Osborne and John Stevenson | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | |
| Up | Pete Docter | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Sony Pictures Animation | Columbia Pictures | |
| Coraline | Henry Selick | Laika, Pandemonium | Focus Features | |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | Wes Anderson | 20th Century Fox Animation, American Empirical Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Indian Paintbrush | 20th Century Fox | |
| The Princess and the Frog | Ron Clements and John Musker | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Toy Story 3 | Lee Unkrich | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Despicable Me | Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | |
| How to Train Your Dragon | Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Illusionist | Sylvain Chomet | Pathé, Django Films | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| Tangled | Nathan Greno and Byron Howard | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| The Adventures of Tintin | Steven Spielberg | Nickelodeon Movies, Amblin Entertainment, WingNut Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Weta Digital, Hemisphere Media | Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures | |
| Arthur Christmas | Sarah Smith | Aardman Animations, Sony Pictures Animation | Columbia Pictures | |
| Cars 2 | John Lasseter | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Puss in Boots | Chris Miller | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | |
| Rango | Gore Verbinski | Nickelodeon Movies, GK Films, Industrial Light & Magic | Paramount Pictures | |
| Brave | Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Frankenweenie | Tim Burton | Walt Disney Pictures, Tim Burton Productions | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Hotel Transylvania | Genndy Tartakovsky | Sony Pictures Animation | Columbia Pictures | |
| Rise of the Guardians | Peter Ramsey | DreamWorks Animation | Paramount Pictures | |
| Wreck-It Ralph | Rich Moore | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Frozen | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| The Croods | Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders | DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | |
| Despicable Me 2 | Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | |
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| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Dean DeBlois | DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | |
| Big Hero 6 | Don Hall and Chris Williams | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| The Book of Life | Jorge Gutierrez | Reel FX Creative Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation | 20th Century Fox | |
| The Boxtrolls | Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi | Laika | Focus Features | |
| The Lego Movie | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Village Roadshow Pictures, Lego System A/S, Vertigo Entertainment, Lin Pictures, Animal Logic, Warner Animation Group | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
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| Inside Out | Pete Docter | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Anomalisa | Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson | Starburns Industries, Snoot Films | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Good Dinosaur | Peter Sohn | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| The Peanuts Movie | Steve Martino | Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation, Peanuts Worldwide, Feigco Entertainment | 20th Century Fox | |
| Shaun the Sheep Movie | Richard Starzak and Mark Burton | Aardman Animations | StudioCanal | |
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| Zootopia | Byron Howard and Rich Moore | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Kubo and the Two Strings | Travis Knight | Laika | Focus Features | |
| Moana | Ron Clements and John Musker | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| My Life as a Zucchini | Claude Barras | Rhône-Alpes Studios | Gebeka Pictures | |
| Sing | Garth Jennings | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | |
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| Coco | Lee Unkrich | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| The Boss Baby | Tom McGrath | DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | |
| The Breadwinner | Nora Twomey | Cartoon Saloon, Telefilm Canada, Irish Film Board, Melusine Productions, Jolie Pas, Guru Studio, Aircraft Pictures | GKIDS, Elevation Pictures, StudioCanal | |
| Ferdinand | Carlos Saldanha | Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation, Davis Entertainment | 20th Century Fox | |
| Loving Vincent | Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman | BreakThru Productions, Trademark Films | Next Film, Altitude Film Distribution | |
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| Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman | Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment | Sony Pictures Releasing | ||
| Incredibles 2 | Brad Bird | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Isle of Dogs | Wes Anderson | Studio Babelsberg, Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| Mirai | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Toho, GKIDS | |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Rich Moore and Phil Johnston | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Missing Link | Chris Butler | Annapurna Pictures, Laika | United Artists Releasing | |
| Frozen II | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Dean DeBlois | DreamWorks Animation | Universal Pictures | ||
| The Lion King | Jon Favreau | Walt Disney Pictures, Fairview Entertainment | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |
| Toy Story 4 | Josh Cooley | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
On November 17, 2009, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, there will be five nominees for Best Animated Feature Film, as its members voted to amend its rules: eligible films must be feature-length with no more than 25% live action. If fewer than eight animated films qualify, the award will not be given, in which case the films would be eligible for Best Picture. If fewer than twelve animated films qualify, the category will be limited to three nominations per year.
Breakdown
- Pixar Animation Studios - 8 wins, 12 nominations
- Walt Disney Animation Studios - 2 wins, 10 nominations
- DreamWorks Animation - 1 win, 9 nominations
- Sony Pictures Animation - 1 win, 4 nominations
- Laika - 1 win, 4 nominations
- Nickelodeon Movies - 1 win, 2 nominations
- Aardman Animations - no wins, 2 nominations
- Blue Sky Studios - no wins, 2 nominations
- Warner Bros. Pictures - no wins, 2 nominations
- Indian Paintbrush/American Empirical Pictures - no wins, 2 nominations
- Illumination Entertainment - no wins, 3 nominations