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Saturn Award for Best Animated Film
Film award
Film award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Saturn Award for Best Animated Film |
| awarded_for | Best animated motion picture of the year |
| presenter | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films |
| country | United States |
| year | 1978 (awarded to Watership Down) |
| holder | The Wild Robot (2023/2024) |
| website |
The Saturn Award for Best Animated Film (formerly Saturn Award for Best Animation) is one of the annual awards given by the American professionnel organization, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, awarded by the World Science Fiction Society who reward science fiction and fantasy in various media, is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the Best Animated Film category for the first time only in 1978, was revived in 1982, and still currently reactivated since 2002.
It is one of the oldest awards to reward animated films. This award has been achieved sixteen times, including ten times to Pixar films.
Winners and nominees
Early years
| Year | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| *Watership Down* | ||
| *The Secret of NIMH* | ||
| The Last Unicorn | ||
| Les Maîtres du temps | ||
| Phoenix 2772 | ||
| Tron |
2000s
| Year | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Spirited Away | ||
| Ice Age | ||
| Lilo & Stitch | ||
| Treasure Planet | ||
| Finding Nemo | ||
| Brother Bear | ||
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | ||
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | ||
| The Incredibles | ||
| The Polar Express | ||
| Shark Tale | ||
| Shrek 2 | ||
| Corpse Bride | ||
| Chicken Little | ||
| Hoodwinked | ||
| Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Madagascar | ||
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | ||
| Cars | ||
| Flushed Away | ||
| Happy Feet | ||
| Monster House | ||
| Over the Hedge | ||
| A Scanner Darkly | ||
| Ratatouille | ||
| Beowulf | ||
| Meet the Robinsons | ||
| Shrek the Third | ||
| The Simpsons Movie | ||
| Surf's Up | ||
| WALL-E | ||
| Bolt | ||
| Horton Hears a Who! | ||
| Kung Fu Panda | ||
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | ||
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | ||
| *Monsters vs. Aliens* | ||
| A Christmas Carol | ||
| Coraline | ||
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | ||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | ||
| Up |
2010s
| Year | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Toy Story 3 | ||
| Despicable Me | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon | ||
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | ||
| Shrek Forever After | ||
| Tangled | ||
| Puss in Boots | ||
| The Adventures of Tintin | ||
| Cars 2 | ||
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | ||
| Rango | ||
| Rio | ||
| Frankenweenie | ||
| Brave | ||
| ParaNorman | ||
| Wreck-It Ralph | ||
| Frozen | ||
| Despicable Me 2 | ||
| From Up on Poppy Hill | ||
| Monsters University | ||
| *The Lego Movie* | ||
| Big Hero 6 | ||
| The Boxtrolls | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | ||
| The Wind Rises | ||
| Inside Out | ||
| Anomalisa | ||
| The Good Dinosaur | ||
| Kung Fu Panda 3 | ||
| Minions | ||
| When Marnie Was There | ||
| *Finding Dory* | ||
| Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | ||
| Moana | ||
| Sing | ||
| Trolls | ||
| Zootopia | ||
| *Coco* | ||
| The Boss Baby | ||
| Cars 3 | ||
| Despicable Me 3 | ||
| Your Name | ||
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | ||
| The Grinch | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | ||
| Incredibles 2 | ||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | ||
| Toy Story 4 | ||
| *Onward* | ||
| Abominable | ||
| The Addams Family | ||
| Frozen 2 | ||
| Spies in Disguise | ||
| Trolls World Tour |
2020s
| Year | Film | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Marcel the Shell with Shoes On* | |||||||||
| The Addams Family 2 | |||||||||
| Encanto | |||||||||
| Lightyear | |||||||||
| Luca | |||||||||
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | |||||||||
| *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* | |||||||||
| Elemental | |||||||||
| Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | |||||||||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | |||||||||
| Suzume | |||||||||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | |||||||||
| *The Wild Robot* | |||||||||
| The Boy and the Heron | |||||||||
| Despicable Me 4 | |||||||||
| Inside Out 2 | |||||||||
| Kung Fu Panda 4 | |||||||||
| Spy x Family Code: White | |||||||||
| Transformers One | |||||||||
| The Bad Guys 2 | title=‘Sinners’, ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’, ‘Fantastic Four’ And ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Lead Saturn Awards Nominations | url=https://deadline.com/2026/01/2026-saturn-awards-nominations-1236697753/ | website=Deadline | date=2026-01-27 | access-date=2026-01-31 | language=en-US | first=Patrick | last=Hipes}} | |
| The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie | |||||||||
| Elio | |||||||||
| KPop Demon Hunters | |||||||||
| The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | |||||||||
| Zootopia 2 |
Best International Animated Film
- Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack (Japan)
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (Japan)
- The Colors Within (Japan)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle (Japan)
- Ne Zha 2 (China)
- Stitch Head (Germany) Source:
References
References
- "And The Saturn Award Goes to... - Boston Events Guide".
- [https://bleedingcool.com/movies/43rd-annual-saturn-award-nominations-announced/ The 43rd Annual Saturn Award Nominations Have Been Announced! - BleedingCool]
- [https://deadline.com/2018/06/saturn-awards-winners-black-panther-blade-runner-2049-shape-of-water-get-out-1202418606/ 'Black Panther' Tops 44th Saturn Awards With Five; 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Shape of Water', 'Get Out' Also Score — Deadline]
- [https://bleedingcool.com/movies/44th-annual-saturn-awards-nominations/ Here Are the 44th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations - BleedingCool]
- [https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/saturn-awards-2019-winners The 2019 Saturn Award winners, including Avengers and The CW's Arrowverse. SYFY WIRE]
- [https://www.animationmagazine.net/2019/09/saturn-awards-spider-verse-star-wars-resistance-win-animation-honors/ Saturn Awards: ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘Star Wars Resistance’ Win Animation Honors - Animation Magazine]
- [https://deadline.com/2021/10/saturn-awards-winners-2021-full-list-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-knives-out-star-trek-1234863222/ Saturn Awards Winners: ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Leads With Five Prizes – Full List - Deadline]
- [https://deadline.com/2021/03/saturn-awards-nominations-2021-nominees-list-1234706492/ Saturn Awards Nominations: ‘Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker’, ‘Tenet’, ‘Walking Dead’, ‘Outlander’ Lead List - Animation Magazine]
- [https://collider.com/saturn-award-winners-2022-better-call-saul-top-gun-maverick/ Saturn Award Winners Include Top Gun Maverick, Better Call Saul and More. Collider]
- [https://deadline.com/2024/02/2024-saturn-awards-winners-list-1235815080/ 2024 Saturn Awards Winners List - Deadline]
- [https://deadline.com/2025/02/saturn-awards-winners-2025-list-1236276923/ 'Dune: Part Two,' 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' & 'Alien: Romulus' Lead Saturn Awards - Deadline]
- Hipes, Patrick. (2026-01-27). "‘Sinners’, ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’, ‘Fantastic Four’ And ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Lead Saturn Awards Nominations".
- Templeton, Molly. (2026-01-28). "Here Are the Nominees for the 53rd Annual Saturn Awards".
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