| 74th Academy Awards (2001) | “Shrek” | Dreamworks Animation |
| 75th Academy Awards (2002) | “Spirited Away” | Studio Ghibli |
| 76th Academy Awards (2003) | “Finding Nemo” | Pixar Animation |
| 77th Academy Awards (2004) | “The Incredibles” | Pixar Animation |
| 78th Academy Awards (2005) | “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” | Aardman Animation |
| 79th Academy Awards (2006) | “Happy Feet” | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 80th Academy Awards (2007) | “Ratatouille” | Pixar Animation |
| 81st Academy Awards (2008) | “WALL-E” | Pixar Animation |
| 82nd Academy Awards (2009) | “Up” | Pixar Animation |
| 83rd Academy Awards (2010) | “Toy Story 3” | Pixar Animation |
| 84th Academy Awards (2011) | “Rango” | Paramount Picture |
| 85th Academy Awards (2012) | “Brave” | Pixar Animation |
| 86th Academy Awards (2013) | “Frozen” | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 87th Academy Awards (2014) | “Big Hero 6” | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 88th Academy Awards (2015) | “Inside Out” | Pixar Animation |
| 89th Academy Awards (2016) | “Zootopia” | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 90th Academy Awards (2017) | “Coco” | Pixar Animation |
| 91st Academy Awards (2018) | “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” | Sony Animation |
| 92nd Academy Awards (2019) | “Toy Story 4” | Pixar Animation |
| 93rd Academy Awards (2020) | “Soul” | Pixar Animation |
| 94th Academy Awards (2021) | “Encanto” | Walt Disney Pictures |
