First Anime to Win an Oscar

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, aka Spirited away, is the first anime to win an Oscar, for Best Animated Feature, in 2003. At 124 minutes Hayao Miyazaki's film is also the longest movie to win this category.

THE 10 LATEST WINNERS OF ANNIE AWARDS FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Annie Awards have been presented by the International Animated Film Society since 1972. In Addition to the individual and specialist category awards presented from then, it has been honoring Best Animated Feature since1992, when it was won by Beauty and the Beast. The equivalent Academy Award(Oscar) for Best Animated Feature was first presented in 2001.

2007 - Ratatouille

2006 - Cars

2005 - Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2004 - The Incredibles

2003 - Finding Nemo

2002 - Spirited Away

2001 - Shrek

2000 - Toy Story 2

1999 - The Iron Giant

1998 - Mulan