IndieWire's Best Animated Films of the 21st Century
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The genre has grown so much since we entered the current century, in fact, that it can be easy to forget the Academy Awards didn’t even recognize animation until 2001. As few as three movies were nominated per year until 2010, but since then animation’s increased prominence has been reflected in the race’s competitiveness. Not every worthy movie could make the cut on either the awards circuit or this list, sadly, but rest assured that “How to Train Your Dragon,” “The Secret of Kells,” “The Breadwinner,” and “Loving Vincent,” to name just a few, are very honorable mentions.
IndieWire first launched a shorter version of this list in November 2017. Given the extraordinary number of great animated films released since then and ongoing reappraisal of films previously released, now is the time for an update.
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Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009, in 9 top lists Check -
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La tortue rouge
2016 — a.k.a. The Red Turtle, in 1 top list Check -
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018, in 21 top lists Check -
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Kaguya-hime no monogatari
2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, in 8 top lists Check -
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Finding Nemo
2003, in 17 top lists Check -
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Kaze tachinu
2013 — a.k.a. The Wind Rises, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Illusionist
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
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Persepolis
2007, in 9 top lists Check -
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World of Tomorrow
2015, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Congress
2013, in 1 top list Check -
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Frozen
2013, in 5 top lists Check -
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Kubo and the Two Strings
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vals Im Bashir
2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check -
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Toy Story 3
2010, in 16 top lists Check -
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Paprika
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
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Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
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Coraline
2009, in 3 top lists Check -
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Hauru no ugoku shiro
2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check -
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Ratatouille
2007, in 14 top lists Check -
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Moana
2016, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Lego Movie
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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Isle of Dogs
2018, in 1 top list Check -
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Coco
2017, in 14 top lists Check -
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Les triplettes de Belleville
2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check -
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Anomalisa
2015, in 2 top lists Check -
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Shaun the Sheep Movie
2015, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sita Sings the Blues
2008, in 3 top lists Check -
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ParaNorman
2012, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Apr 1, 2020 by Gershwin; source