The best animated feature winners for the last sixteen years have been CGI for the most part since the old style of animation is seeming to become a thing of the past more and more. Thankfully there are still those artists and directors that are willing to take on projects that are what might be deemed as old school. But truthfully some of the CGI films that have won are among the best that have ever been created. None of those that won are really a surprise to be honest since the whole package just seemed to work and the story line was something that people tended to love and could get behind. Shrek is one great example since people still love the big green ogre and there was even a play created about him.
Spirited Away was a pleasant surprise back in 2002 since it wasn’t something that you normally see anymore, a fully animated film taking this kind of an award. Once CGI moved in it started imposing its will pretty heavily, and for animation to win out it has to have a very deep and moving story that touches people in away that’s quite profound and is too difficult to ignore. Finding Nemo, Toy Story 3, and The Incredibles were a little surprising to see as wins throughout the years since they’re movies that we’ve seen the likes of over and over and yet they did carry a very poignant reminder of our childhood in many ways. Toy Story 3 especially was able to remind people of the coming of age moment when it’s time to let go of childish things and move on. The pain of having to move past those things we enjoyed as children is hard to deal with at times, but just imagine what it might be like for a toy.
Wallace and Gromit in 2005 didn’t come as much of a surprise to the fans of the show but it might have to other people. It’s a definite favorite but there are still a lot of folks that don’t know enough about it. Happy Feet was a nice surprise in 2006 and Ratatouille was another pleasant movie that got the win the following year. WALL-E was touching since it showed the downfall of humanity thanks to their own stupidity and heavy reliance upon machines. Up was one of the saddest movies to ever be released, though it was also about learning to let go and move on. Brave was just kind of a fun movie about acceptance and following one’s own destiny, while Frozen was one of the absolute favorites of kids everywhere for a LONG time. Big Hero 6 didn’t get a whole lot of play really, but it was a fun superhero movie at least.
Inside Out and Zootopia went back to the board to show themes of growing up and moving on, as well as learning how to gain acceptance and be happy with who you were, where you were. The entrants that will be selected eventually are already on the block and are awaiting the next choice, but at this point it’s kind of hard to tell who’s going to win the award next. So far it’s been kind of a grab bag of award winners since they’ve all had something to offer in the way of entertainment and life lessons.
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