Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film

The Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film is an annual award given by the Austin Film Critics Association, honoring the best in animated filmmaking.

Winners

2000s

Year	Winner	Director(s)
2005	Sin City	Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez
2006	Cars	John Lasseter
2007	Ratatouille	Brad Bird
2008	WALL-E	Andrew Stanton
2009	Up	Pete Docter

2010s

Year	Winner	Director(s)
2010	Toy Story 3	Lee Unkrich
2011	Rango	Gore Verbinski
2012	Wreck-It Ralph	Rich Moore
2013	Frozen	Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
2014	The Lego Movie	Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
2015	Inside Out	Pete Docter
2016	Kubo and the Two Strings	Travis Knight
2017	Coco	Lee Unkrich
2018	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman^[1]
2019	I Lost My Body	Jérémy Clapin^[2]

2020s

Year	Winner	Director(s)
2020	Wolfwalkers	Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart^[3]
2021	The Mitchells vs. the Machines	Mike Rianda^[4]
2022	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	Dean Fleischer Camp^[5]
2023	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Kemp Powers

Nominees

2019

2021

2022

2023

The Boy and the Heron - Hayao Miyazaki
Elemental - Peter Sohn
Suzume
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Sources:^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Multiple winners

Pete Docter - 2
Lee Unkrich - 2

References

^ Stoddard, Elizabeth (January 7, 2019). "2018 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
^ "2019 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "2020 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
^ Partridge, Jon (January 11, 2022). "The 2021 Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ Partridge, Jon (January 10, 2023). "The 2022 Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ "Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists: Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations - Screen - The Austin Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
^ "Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists: The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations - Screens - The Austin Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
^ Neglia, Matt (January 10, 2023). "The 2022 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ Neglia, Matt (January 3, 2024). "The 2023 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ Anderson, Erik (January 3, 2024). "2023 Austin Film Critics Association Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[1] Stoddard, Elizabeth (January 7, 2019). "2018 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[2] "2019 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[3] "2020 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[4] Partridge, Jon (January 11, 2022). "The 2021 Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[5] Partridge, Jon (January 10, 2023). "The 2022 Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[6] "Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists: Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations - Screen - The Austin Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-12-05.

[7] "Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists: The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations - Screens - The Austin Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-12-05.

[8] Neglia, Matt (January 10, 2023). "The 2022 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[9] Neglia, Matt (January 3, 2024). "The 2023 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[10] Anderson, Erik (January 3, 2024). "2023 Austin Film Critics Association Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

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v t e Austin Film Critics Association
Current Awards	Film Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay Animated Film Documentary International Film First Film Ensemble Cinematography Editing Score Stunt Coordinator Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance
Special Awards	Austin Film Award The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award Special Honorary Award
Ceremonies	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023