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• The Pixar film Wall-E, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Andrew Stanton, was the winner of the 2009 Best Animated feature Oscar at the 81st Academy Awards. The ceremony took place on February 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California at the Kodak Theatre.

  The other nominees for the 2009 Best Animated feature were the Walt Disney film Bolt directed by Chris Williams and Byron Howard, and Kung Fu Panda from Dreamworks Animation and Paramount Pictures.

• Fast Facts

  1. Ceremony Date: February 22, 2009
  2. Time: 5pm PST, 8pm EST
  3. Venue: Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California
  4. Event Hosted by Hugh Jackman
  5. Televised on ABC
  6. Executive Producer: Bill Condon
  7. Producer: Laurence Mark

• 2009 Animated Feature Oscar Nominees

  Bolt

  • Wall-E
  • Kung Fu Panda

• History of the Award

  The Best Animated Feature Oscar was first presented in 2002. The award is given to an animated film that is at least 70 minutes long. A committee annually elects 3 to 5 films for nomination for the award. An animated film nominated in the category is also eligible for Best picture.Oscars.com: Rules for Best animated Feature film During its history, Pixar has proved successful in the category with wins for its animated features Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Ratatouille. The first award was presented to the Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz voiced, box office hit Shrek.

• List of Past Winners

  • Date reflects year of the ceremony
  • (2008): Ratatouille
  • (2007): Happy Feet
  • (2006): Wallace and Gromit...
  • (2005): The Incredibles
  • (2004): Finding Nemo
  • (2003): Spirited Away
  • (2002): Shrek

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