The Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film is an annual award given by the Austin Film Critics Association, honoring the best in animated filmmaking.
| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sin City | Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez |
| 2006 | Cars | John Lasseter |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Brad Bird |
| 2008 | WALL-E | Andrew Stanton |
| 2009 | Up | Pete Docter |
| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Lee Unkrich |
| 2011 | Rango | Gore Verbinski |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Rich Moore |
| 2013 | Frozen | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Pete Docter |
| 2016 | Kubo and the Two Strings | Travis Knight |
| 2017 | Coco | Lee Unkrich |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman [1] |
| 2019 | I Lost My Body | Jérémy Clapin [2] |
| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wolfwalkers | Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart [3] |
| 2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Mike Rianda [4] |
| 2022 | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Dean Fleischer Camp [5] |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Kemp Powers |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot | Chris Sanders |