In 2013, on our 10th anniversary, we asked you to look back over our first decade of existence and choose what year's slate of animated movies was best. (You picked 2010, by the way!) Now for our 20th anniversary, it's time for you to vote again, but for films of our second decade.
So what year was the best? Pay no attention to how much animation was released each year. Focus on what year's overall slate of animated movies was the best.
Below is a list of some of the top films released from 2014 to 2023. Check the box next to your pick and then click the vote button. We'll tally up the results and report what year was tops for animation!
UPDATE: The poll is now over. Thanks to all those who entered! In a tight race, the winner was the year 2016, with 31% of the vote. That year featured films including Kubo and the Two Strings, Moana, Zootopia, My Life as a Zucchini, and The Red Turtle. The year 2014 came in a close second place with 22% of the vote. And in third place was the current year, 2023, with 17%.
| 31% | 2016 |  |
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THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE FINDING DORY ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS KUNG FU PANDA 3 THE LITTLE PRINCE MOANA MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI NORM OF THE NORTH RACHET AND CLANK THE RED TURTLE SAUSAGE PARTY THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS SING STORKS TROLLS YOUR NAME ZOOTOPIA | ||
| 22% | 2014 |  |
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BIG HERO 6 BOOK OF LIFE THE BOXTROLLS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 THE LEGO MOVIE MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN THE NUT JOB THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE RIO 2 SONG OF THE SEA THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA | ||
| 17% | 2023 | |
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The Boy and the Heron Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever Elemental The Inventor Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie Leo The Magician's Elephant Migration The Monkey King Nimona PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Rally Road Racers SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE The Super Mario Bros. Movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Trolls Band Together Wish | ||
| 9% | 2019 | |
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ABOMINABLE ADDAMS FAMILY THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2 ARCTIC DOGS FROZEN 2 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD I Lost My Body KLAUS THE LEGO MOVIE: THE SECOND PART MISSING LINK PLAYMOBIL THE MOVIE SPIES IN DISGUISE THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 TOY STORY 4 UGLY DOLLS WEATHERING WITH YOU WONDER PARK | ||
| 7% | 2015 | |
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ANOMALISA Boy and the World THE GOOD DINOSAUR HOME HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 INSIDE OUT MINIONS THE PEANUTS MOVIE SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER STRANGE MAGIC WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE | ||
| 7% | 2018 | |
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BILAL: A NEW BREED OF HERO EARLY MAN THE GRINCH HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION THE INCREDIBLES 2 ISLE OF DOGS MIRAI RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET SHERLOCK GNOMES SMALLFOOT SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES | ||
| 2% | 2017 | |
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THE BOSS BABY THE BREADWINNER CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS CARS 3 COCO DESPICABLE ME 3 THE EMOJI MOVIE FERDINAND LEAP! THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE LOVING VINCENT MARY AND THE WITCHES FLOWER MY LITTLE PONY THE MOVIE THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE ROCK DOG THE STAR | ||
| 2% | 2021 | |
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THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS DEMON SLAYER THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN EARWIG AND THE WITCH ENCANTO Flee LUCA THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON RON’S GONE WRONG RUMBLE SING 2 SPIRIT UNTAMED THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN VIVO WISH DRAGON | ||
| 2% | 2022 | |
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The Bad Guys The Bob’s Burgers Movie DC League of Super-Pets Hotel Transylvania: Transformania The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Inu-Oh Lightyear Luck Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Minions: The Rise of Gru Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie The Sea Beast Strange World Turning Red Wendell and Wild | ||
| 0% | 2020 | |
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THE CROODS: A NEW AGE FARMAGEDDON: A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE ONWARD OVER THE MOON SCOOB! SOUL TROLLS: WORLD TOUR THE WILLOUGHBYS WOLFWALKERS | ||
