In December of 2010, I was running a poll asking our readers to pick the best animated films of the decade. Unfortunately during the final week of voting I had a major medical emergency. I didn’t return full time to the site until the latter half of 2011. Since then, all those votes have been tucked away in a folder in my email box waiting to be tabulated. Thanks to a reminder from a forum reader who has apparently been patiently waiting for the results all this time, Animated Views is happy to finally reveal the votes.

Readers were given a list of over 100 films released theatrically in the United States from 2001 to 2010, and asked to rank their top 15. Write-in votes were also allowed. In total 118 titles ended up under consideration. The votes were counted by giving a score of 15 to a reader’s #1 film, 14 points to their #2 film, and so on.

Please keep in mind the limitations of a poll like this. Obviously an online vote ends up as a popularity contest of sorts, not neccesarily a vote on quailty of the films. Also remember this poll was taken in the final weeks of the decade itself. So films like Chico and Rita (which had a limited opening in November 2010) while critically acclaimed had not been widely seen yet. And conversely, films that people had seen more recently might be ranked higher than if the poll had been taken today.

Thanks to all those who participated, and our apologies for not getting this out until a fifth of the way through the following decade!

— James R Whitson