Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture
Awarded forOutstanding Production of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
CountryUnited States
Presented byProducers Guild of America
First awarded2005
Currently held byPhil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

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:

  1. 2001 – Shrek (lost to Moulin Rouge!)
  2. 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:

  1. 2009 – Up (lost to The Hurt Locker)
  2. 2010 – Toy Story 3 (lost to The King's Speech)

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, John Cohen, and Janet Healy
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 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 Kristina Reed and 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, and Christopher Miller
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 II 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

Multiple nominations and wins

Wins Nominations Name (Years)
3 5 Clark Spencer (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021)
3 Darla K. Anderson (2006, 2010, 2017)
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)
Avi Arad (2018, 2023)
1 4 Peter Del Vecho (2009, 2013, 2019, 2021)
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)

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