6 Best Oscar Best Animated Feature Winners

By Vlad Zakh · April 2, 2026

The Academy’s animated feature category has celebrated a remarkable range of visual innovation, from hand-drawn masterpieces to groundbreaking computer animation. In Spirited Away (2001): A young girl trapped in a magical spirit world must find a way to save her transformed parents. Also notable is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): A teenager becomes Spider-Man and joins forces with alternate-dimension counterparts to save reality.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 87

A teenager becomes Spider-Man and joins forces with alternate-dimension counterparts to save reality.

Directed by Bob Persichetti & Peter Ramsey · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar85 wins & 60 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Zootopia (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 98% Metacritic 78

A rookie rabbit police officer teams up with a cynical fox to solve a mysterious case.

Directed by Byron Howard & Rich Moore · 1h 49m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar50 wins & 75 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Up (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 98% Metacritic 88

An elderly widower ties thousands of balloons to his house to fulfill a lifelong dream of adventure.

Directed by Pete Docter · 1h 36m · Rated PG

Won 2 Oscars81 wins & 88 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 95% Metacritic 87

An inventor and his dog investigate a monstrous rabbit terrorizing the village's vegetable competition.

Directed by Steve Box & Nick Park · 1h 25m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar41 wins & 25 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Spirited Away (2001)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 96% Metacritic 96

A young girl trapped in a magical spirit world must find a way to save her transformed parents.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 2h 05m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar58 wins & 31 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Shrek (2001)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 89% Metacritic 84

A grumpy ogre reluctantly rescues a princess to reclaim his swamp from a scheming lord.

Directed by Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson · 1h 30m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar40 wins & 60 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Oscar Best Animated Feature Winners

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Zootopia (2016)

Up (2009)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Spirited Away (2001)

Shrek (2001)

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