Best Animated Film (Beginning-1979)
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- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigClarence NashMickey is a frustrated bandleader dealing with obnoxious peanut vendor and flute player Donald, who tries to persuade the band to play "Turkey in the Straw," and a cyclone hits before his concert of "William Tell Overture" is completed.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1935
- DirectorDave FleischerGrim NatwickStarsMargie HinesBilly MurrayWilliam PennellBimbo the dog is initiated into a secret society in a sadistic 'fun house'; then Betty Boop (with dog's ears) takes a hand.LEGACY 10
- DirectorOtto MessmerA starving actor, reduced to trying his luck in the movies, travels to Hollywood. His cat, Felix, poses as a travel bag and comes along.LEGACY 10
- DirectorVernon StallingsKrazy Kat is held in jail and Ignatz finally bails him out after encountering "guilt".LEGACY 10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraCab CallowayBilly MurrayBetty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.LEGACY 10
- DirectorGraham HeidWilfred JacksonStarsElvia AllmanMarie ArbuckleBarbara BrewsterAs a thunderstorm approaches, birds, mice and other creatures try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.LEGACY 10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJack MercerMae QuestelLou FleischerThe legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1936
- DirectorWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyCarl W. StallingThe clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.LEGACY 10
- DirectorUb IwerksWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyMickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.LEGACY 10
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigDorothy ComptonThe Three Little Pigs each build a house of different material. The Big Bad Wolf comes along and blows away the straw and stick homes, but is unable to destroy the house of bricks.LEGACY 10
- DirectorWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La VerneExiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1937
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancBilly BletcherRobert ClampettPorky Pig goes on a hunt to catch the surreally elusive last Do-Do bird.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1938
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsMel BlancJeanne DunneThe Hollywood Choir BoysTwo baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when they hear everyone singing of "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1939
- DirectorNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel BlancA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.(TIE) WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1940
- DirectorJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongFord Beebe Jr.StarsLeopold StokowskiDeems TaylorThe Philadelphia OrchestraA series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.(TIE) WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1940
- DirectorSamuel ArmstrongNorman FergusonWilfred JacksonStarsSterling HollowayEdward BrophyHerman BingRidiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1941
- DirectorJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongDavid HandStarsHardie AlbrightStan AlexanderBobette AudreyThe story of a young deer growing up in the forest.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1942
- DirectorTex AveryStarsElvia AllmanSara BernerDaws ButlerThe characters of the traditional fairy tale demand a new approach to the story as a sexy urban comedy with Red as a nightclub singer.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1943
- DirectorNorman FergusonClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsAurora MirandaCarmen MolinaDora LuzDonald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1944
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsBilly BletcherWilliam HannaHarry LangJerry Mouse gets tired of living the country life and decides to head to the big city. However, the experience doesn't turn out quite like Jerry had expected.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1945
- DirectorRobert CormackClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsNelson EddyDinah ShoreLaverne AndrewsAnimation done to contemporary popular music.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1946
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaTom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1947
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonJack KinneyStarsRoy RogersTriggerDennis DayAn anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1948
- DirectorJames AlgarClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsBing CrosbyBasil RathboneEric BloreAn animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1949
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsIlene WoodsJames MacDonaldEleanor AudleyWhen Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1950
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsKathryn BeaumontEd WynnRichard HaydnAlice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1951
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanDaffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of their arguments is hunter Elmer Fudd.WINNER- Best Animated Film- (The Hunting Trilogy- Rabbit Fire. Rabbit Seasoning and Duck, Rabbit, Duck)- 1952
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancThe short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1953
- DirectorJoy BatchelorJohn HalasStarsGordon HeathMaurice DenhamA successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong when the victors create a new tyranny among themselves.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1954
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBarbara LuddyLarry RobertsPeggy LeeThe romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1955
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancJune ForayWitch Hazel's claim to be the ugliest witch of all is threatened by a Halloween witch who turns out to be Bugs trick-or-treating.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1956
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanElmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they eat the scenery.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1957
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancCourt jester Bugs races against the Black Knight (Yosemite Sam) and his sneezing dragon in pursuit of the Singing Sword.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1958
- DirectorLes ClarkClyde GeronimiEric LarsonStarsMary CostaBill ShirleyEleanor AudleyAfter being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1959
- DirectorDaisaku ShirakawaTaiji YabushitaOsamu TezukaStarsKiyoshi KomiyamaNoriko ShindôHideo KinoshitaAn arrogant monkey is forced to go on a journey where he learns about gluttony, greed, love and humility.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1960
- DirectorClyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeWolfgang ReithermanStarsRod TaylorBetty Lou GersonJ. Pat O'MalleyWhen a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1961
- DirectorAbe LevitowStarsJudy GarlandRobert GouletRed ButtonsA farm cat moves to Paris in search of the high life while her wannabe lover from back home tries to reunite.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1962
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanClyde GeronimiDavid HandStarsRickie SorensenSebastian CabotKarl SwensonA poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1963
- DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. MannA young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1964
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally DryerDepressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1965
- DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffJune ForayDal McKennonA grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1966
- DirectorRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoStarsRoger CarelJacques MorelPierre TornadeAsterix, the most cunning warrior of a Gaulish village resisting Roman occupation, must save their magic potion-brewing druid Getafix when he is kidnapped by an ambitious Centurion.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1967 (Asterix The Gaul)
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisSebastian CabotLouis PrimaBagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1967**
- DirectorJules BassStarsBoris KarloffAllen SwiftGale GarnettOn the Isle of Evil, Baron Boris von Frankenstein reveals his imminent retirement and that he has refined the secret of total destruction, only to be upset when the other monsters try to steal the secret and kill his nephew, Felix Flanken.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1967
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsMikijirô HiraEtsuko IchiharaEijirô TônoA boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1968
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanBen SharpsteenStarsSebastian CabotSterling HollowayJohn FiedlerWinnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1968
- DirectorGeorge DunningStarsPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonRingo StarrThe Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his yellow submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music-hating Blue Meanies.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1968**
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsPeter RobbinsPamelyn FerdinGlenn GilgerCharlie Brown makes his way to the national spelling bee finals.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1969**
- DirectorInessa KovalevskayaStarsElmira ZherzdevaOleg AnofrievAnatoliy GorokhovA story loosely based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'Town Musicians of Bremen', about a donkey, a dog, a cat, a rooster and their master Troubadour.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1969
- DirectorEiichi YamamotoStarsSachiko ItôHaruko KatôNoboru MitaniAldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1969
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisEva GaborSterling HollowayWith the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1970**
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsFred AstaireMickey RooneyKeenan WynnA mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1970
- DirectorJohn WilsonDavid DetiegeStarsCarol ChanningEddie BrackenAlan ReedA newspaper man is reincarnated as a cockroach and makes friends with a free-spirited female alley cat.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1970
- DirectorHawley PrattStarsAllan ShermanDaws ButlerPamelyn FerdinA red and white-striped top-hatted cat visits two children left home alone.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1971**
- DirectorFred WolfStarsRingo StarrDustin HoffmanPaul FreesA father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1971
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsVáclav BorovickaA man, apparently on the run, takes shelter in a dilapidated house. Every day, he drills a hole through a wall and looks into one of the rooms, each time seeing a different surreal vision...Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1971
- DirectorEd CatmullFrederic ParkeStarsEd CatmullDisplays the hand turning, opening and closing, pointing at the viewer, and flexing its fingers, ending with a shot that seemingly travels up inside the hand.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1972
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsSkip HinnantRosetta LeNoireJohn McCurryIn the late 1960s, a pretentious, womanizing young cat drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem, hits the road with an ex-girlfriend and gets mixed up with domestic terrorists.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1972
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsChad WebberRobin KohnStephen SheaWhen Snoopy receives a letter from a girl named Lila, who's in a hospital, he goes on a journey with Woodstock to see her.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1972**
- DirectorEiichi YamamotoStarsAiko NagayamaChinatsu NakayamaMasaya TakahashiAfter being raped by an evil feudal lord and subsequently getting banished from her village, a peasant girl makes a pact with the Devil to gain magical powers and take her revenge.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1973 (4 Nominees for 1973)
- DirectorCharles NicholsIwao TakamotoStarsDebbie ReynoldsHenry GibsonPaul LyndeWilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1973
- DirectorRené LalouxStarsBarry BostwickJennifer DrakeEric BauginOn a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1973**
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanDavid HandStarsBrian BedfordPhil HarrisRoger MillerThe story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1973
- DirectorMarv NewlandBambi is contentedly nibbling the grass, seemingly unaware of his impending encounter with Godzilla. What will happen when the two finally meet?**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1974**
- DirectorCharles SwensonStarsHoward KaylanMark VolmanRobert RidgelyMild-mannered insurance-adjuster Willard teams up with a foul-mouthed fowl who takes him on a surreal quest to become less uptight--and possibly get laid.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1974
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsShirley BoothMickey RooneyDick ShawnWhen a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1974
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsBarry WhiteCharles GordoneScatman CrothersRabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1975** (Only 2 Nominees)
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsVictor SpinettiPeter ReevesGeorge A. CooperAble Seaman Dick Deadeye is charged by Queen Victoria to find the stolen Ultimate Secret. His ugliness means that his life has always been lonely but a buxom barmaid takes a shine to him. Together, they battle pirates and an evil magician before discovering that the Ultimate Secret is nothing but LOVE! Using songs based on the original works of Gilbert and Sullivan (but updated with modern lyrics), this film was created to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the first collaboration of the composers of the Savoy Operas.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1975
- DirectorBruno BozzettoStarsMaurizio NichettiMaurizio MicheliMarialuisa GiovanniniAn enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named "Prisney" (or something) has already done it, he decides to do his own version, using an orchestra comprising mostly old ladies and an animator he's kept locked in a dungeon. Several different classical pieces are animated, while the animator plots his escape.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1976
- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsTonpei HidariMasachika IchimuraNobue IchitaniA young peasant boy named Jack climbs a giant beanstalk and stumbles upon a city in the clouds ruled by an evil queen.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1976**
- DirectorPeyoStarsGeorges AtlasJacques BalutinAngelo BardiA villain named McCreep steals the Smurfs' magic flute, an instrument that makes people dance wildly, and uses it to rob them. The Smurf King sends out Peewit to track down the thief and retrieve the flute.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1976
- DirectorYoram GrossStarsBarbara FrawleyJoan BruceSpike MilliganA young girl gets lost in the Australian outback and befriends a kangarooNominee- Best Animated Film- 1977 (5 Nominees)
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsOrson BeanJohn HustonTheodore GottliebA homebody hobbit in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1977
- DirectorJohn LounsberyWolfgang ReithermanBen SharpsteenStarsSebastian CabotJunius MatthewsBarbara LuddyIn this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1977**
- DirectorJohn LounsberyWolfgang ReithermanArt StevensStarsBob NewhartEva GaborGeraldine PageTwo mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1977
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsBob HoltJesse WellesRichard RomanusOn a post-apocalyptic Earth, a wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard who's using technology in his bid for conquest.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1977
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsChristopher GuardWilliam SquireMichael ScholesThe Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1978
- DirectorMartin RosenJohn HubleyStarsJohn HurtRichard BriersRalph RichardsonHoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1978**
- DirectorJohn LeachStarsGilda RadnerBob ChurchJohn LeachA witch, disgruntled by the fact that no one takes Halloween seriously anymore, decides to stir things up and disrupt the social gathering in her old house as well as turn a couple of kids who love monsters into actual monsters.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1978 (Only 4 Nominees)
- DirectorChuck JonesPhil MonroeMaurice NobleStarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanPaul JulianBugs Bunny reflects on his past cartoon exploits.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1979
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYasuo YamadaEiko MasuyamaKiyoshi KobayashiA dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.Nominee- Best Animated Film- 1979
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsRachel WarrenSusan SokolReg WilliamsFour kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.**WINNER- Best Animated Film- 1979**