Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature is an annual award given out by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Toy Story is the only franchise with multiple wins, winning two times for Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019).

Winners and nominees

=2000s=

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style="text-align:center;"\| 2002	*Lilo & Stitch*	Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Ice Age	Chris Wedge Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron	Kelly Asbury Treasure Planet	Ron Clements, John Musker The Wild Thornberrys Movie	Jeff McGrath, Cathy Malkasian
style="text-align:center;"\| 2003	*Finding Nemo*	Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Brother Bear	Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker The Triplets of Belleville	Sylvain Chomet
style="text-align:center;"\| 2004	*The Incredibles*	Brad Bird \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Shark Tale	Vicky Jenson Shrek 2	Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury
style="text-align:center;"\| 2005	*Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit*	Nick Park and Steve Box \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Corpse Bride	Tim Burton, Mike Johnson Howl's Moving Castle	Hayao Miyazaki
style="text-align:center;"\| 2006	*Happy Feet*	George Miller \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Cars	John Lasseter Ice Age: The Meltdown	Carlos Saldanha Monster House	Gil Kenan Over the Hedge	Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
style="text-align:center;"\| 2007	*Ratatouille*	Brad Bird \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Bee Movie	Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith Shrek the Third	Chris Miller, Raman Hui The Simpsons Movie	David Silverman Surf's Up	Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
style="text-align:center;"\| 2008	*WALL-E*	Andrew Stanton \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Bolt	Chris Williams, Byron Howard Kung Fu Panda	John Stevenson, Mark Osborne Persepolis	Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud The Tale of Despereaux	Rob Stevenhagen, Sam Fell
style="text-align:center;"\| 2009[https://www.indiewire.com/2009/12/air-leads-d-c-critics-winners-55663/#! "Air" Leads D.C. Critics Winners\|IndieWire]	Up	Pete Docter \| style="font-size:smaller"\| 9	Shane Acker Coraline	Henry Selick Fantastic Mr. Fox	Wes Anderson Ponyo	Hayao Miyazaki

=2010s=

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style="text-align:center;"\| 2010	*Toy Story 3*	Lee Unkrich \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Despicable Me	Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud How To Train Your Dragon	Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois The Illusionist	Sylvain Chomet Tangled	Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
style="text-align:center;"\| 2011	*Rango*	Gore Verbinski \| style="font-size:smaller"\| The Adventures of Tintin	Steven Spielberg Puss in Boots	Chris Miller Rio	Carlos Saldanha Winnie the Pooh	Stephen Anderson and Don Hall
style="text-align:center;"\| 2012	*ParaNorman*	Sam Fell and Chris Butler \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Brave	Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Hotel Transylvania	Genndy Tartakovsky Rise of the Guardians	Peter Ramsey, William Joyce Wreck-It Ralph	Rich Moore
style="text-align:center;"\| 2013	*Frozen*	Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee \| style="font-size:smaller"\| The Croods	Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco Despicable Me 2	Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Epic	Chris Wedge Monsters University	Dan Scanlon
style="text-align:center;"\| 2014	*The Lego Movie*	Phil Lord and Christopher Miller \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Big Hero 6	Don Hall, Chris Williams The Book of Life	Jorge Gutierrez The Boxtrolls	Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable How to Train Your Dragon 2	Dean DeBlois
style="text-align:center;"\| 2015[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/washington-dc-area-film-critics-846304 'Spotlight' Named Top Film by D.C. - Area Film Critics\|Hollywood Reporter]	*Inside Out*	Pete Docter \| style="font-size:smaller"\| The Good Dinosaur	Peter Sohn Hotel Transylvania 2	Genndy Tartakovsky The Peanuts Movie	Steve Martino Shaun the Sheep Movie	Richard Starzak, Mark Burton
style="text-align:center;"\| 2016	*Kubo and the Two Strings*	Travis Knight \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Sausage Party	Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan Finding Dory	Andrew Stanton Moana	Ron Clements, John Musker Zootopia	Byron Howard, Rich Moore
style="text-align:center;"\| 2017	*Coco*	Lee Unkrich \| style="font-size:smaller"\| The Breadwinner	Nora Twomey Despicable Me 3	Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda The Lego Batman Movie	Chris McKay Loving Vincent	Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
style="text-align:center;"\| 2018	*Isle of Dogs*	Wes Anderson \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Incredibles 2	Brad Bird Mirai	Mamoru Hosoda Ralph Breaks the Internet	Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
style="text-align:center;"\| 2019	*Toy Story 4*	Josh Cooley{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/\|title=2019 WAFCA Award Winners - The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA)\|website=www.dcfilmcritics.com\|access-date=2020-03-23}} \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Frozen II	Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Dean DeBlois Klaus	Sergio Pablos Missing Link	Chris Butler

=2020s=

style="width:100px;"\|Year ! style="width:450px;"\|Film ! style="width:450px;"\|Director(s) ! style="width:450px;"\|Nominees
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style="text-align:center;"\| 2020[https://www.metroweekly.com/2021/02/nomadland-tops-the-washington-dc-area-film-critics-awards/ Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Metro Weekly]	*Soul*	Pete Docter{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/\|title=2020 WAFCA Award Winners - The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA)\|website=www.dcfilmcritics.com\|access-date=2021-02-08}} \| style="font-size:smaller"\| The Croods: A New Age	Joel Crawford Onward	Dan Scanlon Over the Moon	Glen Keane Wolfwalkers	Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
style="text-align:center;"\| 2021	*The Mitchells vs. the Machines*	Mike Rianda{{Cite web\|last=Neglia\|first=Matt\|date=2021-12-06\|title=The 2021 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners\|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-wafca-winners/\|access-date=2021-12-06\|language=en-US}}[https://awardswatch.com/2023-washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-wafca-winners-american-fiction-is-best-feature-oppenheimer-takes-six/ AwardsWatch - 2023 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners: ‘American Fiction’ is Best Feature, ‘Oppenheimer’ Takes Six] \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Encanto	Jared Bush and Byron Howard Flee	Jonas Poher Rasmussen Luca	Enrico Casarosa Raya and the Last Dragon	Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada
style="text-align:center;"\| 2022	*Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio*	Guillermo del Toro[https://punchdrunkcritics.com/2022/12/dc-film-critics-name-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-best-movie-of-the-year/ DC Film Critics Name Everything Everywhere All At Once Best Movie Of The Year - Punch Drunk Critics] \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood	Richard Linklater Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	Dean Fleischer Camp Turning Red	Domee Shi Wendell & Wild	Henry Selick
style="text-align:center;"\| 2023[https://awardswatch.com/2023-washington-dc-critics-nominations-wafca/ AwardsWatch - 2023 Washington DC Critics Nominations (WAFCA)]	*Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse*	Kemp Powers and Joaquim Dos Santos[https://awardswatch.com/2023-washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-wafca-winners-american-fiction-is-best-feature-oppenheimer-takes-six/ AwardsWatch - 2023 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners: ‘American Fiction’ is Best Feature, ‘Oppenheimer’ Takes Six] \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Elemental	Peter Sohn Nimona	Nick Bruno and Troy Quane Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	Jeff Rowe The Boy and the Heron	Hayao Miyazaki
style="text-align:center;"\| 2024[https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-wafca-nominations/ Next Best Picture - 2024 Washington DC Critics Nominations (WAFCA)]	*The Wild Robot*	Chris Sanders \| style="font-size:smaller"\| Flow	Gints Zilbalodis Inside Out 2	Kelsey Mann Memoir of a Snail	Adam Elliot Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl	Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park

References

{{Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature}}

Animated Feature, Best

Category:Awards for best animated feature film