The best animated film of every year
The highest-scoring animated film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of animated films.
- 2026: Toy Story 5 Score 91.3 · 11 animated films
- 2025: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Score 74.2 · 24 animated films
- 2024: The Wild Robot Score 78.1 · 32 animated films
- 2023: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Score 77.4 · 28 animated films
- 2022: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Score 74.8 · 36 animated films
- 2021: Encanto Score 76.3 · 39 animated films
- 2020: Soul Score 83.9 · 22 animated films
- 2019: Toy Story 4 Score 79.7 · 34 animated films
- 2018: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Score 79.4 · 29 animated films
- 2017: Coco Score 81.3 · 30 animated films
- 2016: Zootopia Score 78.5 · 33 animated films
- 2015: Inside Out Score 82.3 · 25 animated films
- 2014: Big Hero 6 Score 77.1 · 21 animated films
- 2013: Frozen Score 78.0 · 33 animated films
- 2012: Wreck-It Ralph Score 73.2 · 24 animated films
- 2011: Rango Score 74.0 · 24 animated films
- 2010: Toy Story 3 Score 87.7 · 23 animated films
- 2009: Up Score 90.8 · 25 animated films
- 2008: WALL·E Score 83.2 · 20 animated films
- 2007: Ratatouille Score 85.3 · 20 animated films
- 2006: Cars Score 71.9 · 26 animated films
- 2005: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Score 77.8 · 12 animated films
- 2004: The Incredibles Score 84.7 · 17 animated films
- 2003: Finding Nemo Score 81.2 · 12 animated films
- 2002: Lilo & Stitch Score 71.7 · 12 animated films
- 2001: Spirited Away Score 85.5 · 13 animated films
- 2000: Chicken Run Score 72.7 · 16 animated films
- 1999: Toy Story 2 Score 78.0 · 8 animated films
- 1998: Mulan Score 73.7 · 8 animated films
- 1997: Princess Mononoke Score 73.9 · 7 animated films
- 1996: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Score 68.5 · 5 animated films
- 1995: Toy Story Score 84.5 · 10 animated films
- 1994: The Lion King Score 82.4 · 11 animated films
- 1993: The Nightmare Before Christmas Score 73.4 · 10 animated films
- 1992: Aladdin Score 87.0 · 9 animated films
- 1991: Beauty and the Beast Score 87.6 · 6 animated films
- 1990: The Rescuers Down Under Score 59.3 · 6 animated films
- 1989: The Little Mermaid Score 82.0 · 8 animated films
- 1988: Who Framed Roger Rabbit Score 90.2 · 7 animated films
- 1987: Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Score 52.6 · 5 animated films
- 1986: The Great Mouse Detective Score 62.4 · 8 animated films
- 1985: Vampire Hunter D Score 50.9 · 4 animated films
- 1984: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Score 61.5 · 1 animated film
- 1983: Barefoot Gen Score 52.7 · 2 animated films
- 1982: The Secret of NIMH Score 60.8 · 4 animated films
- 1981: The Fox and the Hound Score 60.9 · 4 animated films
- 1980: The King and the Mockingbird Score 55.0 · 1 animated film
- 1979: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Score 53.3 · 1 animated film
- 1978: Watership Down Score 49.6 · 2 animated films
- 1977: The Rescuers Score 58.0 · 4 animated films
- 1976: The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Score 44.1 · 1 animated film
- 1975: The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix Score 49.0 · 1 animated film
- 1973: Robin Hood Score 58.4 · 4 animated films
- 1972: Snoopy Come Home Score 47.8 · 2 animated films
- 1971: Bedknobs and Broomsticks Score 58.4 · 2 animated films
- 1970: The Aristocats Score 59.4 · 1 animated film
- 1969: A Boy Named Charlie Brown Score 51.3 · 1 animated film
- 1968: Yellow Submarine Score 50.4 · 2 animated films
- 1967: The Jungle Book Score 70.3 · 2 animated films
- 1964: The Incredible Mr. Limpet Score 23.3 · 1 animated film
- 1963: The Sword in the Stone Score 52.7 · 1 animated film
- 1961: One Hundred and One Dalmatians Score 65.4 · 1 animated film
- 1959: Sleeping Beauty Score 60.3 · 1 animated film
- 1955: Lady and the Tramp Score 66.1 · 1 animated film
- 1954: Animal Farm Score 39.3 · 1 animated film
- 1953: Peter Pan Score 63.3 · 1 animated film
- 1951: Alice in Wonderland Score 56.2 · 1 animated film
- 1950: Cinderella Score 60.6 · 1 animated film
- 1949: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Score 34.6 · 1 animated film
- 1948: Melody Time Score 36.2 · 1 animated film
- 1947: Fun and Fancy Free Score 25.9 · 1 animated film
- 1946: Song of the South Score 43.6 · 2 animated films
- 1944: The Three Caballeros Score 41.8 · 1 animated film
- 1942: Bambi Score 69.2 · 1 animated film
- 1941: Dumbo Score 40.1 · 1 animated film
- 1940: Fantasia Score 79.8 · 2 animated films
- 1939: Gulliver's Travels Score 28.2 · 1 animated film
- 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Score 82.2 · 1 animated film
- 1926: The Adventures of Prince Achmed Score 75.0 · 1 animated film