Author Archives: Charlie Pugh

9. Coraline (2009) Directed by: Henry Selick Written by: Henry Selick Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr. and Ian McShane Music by: Bruno Coulais Rated: PG Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning), an 11 year old girl from Michigan moves into the mysterious Pink Palace Apartments withContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 9-1.”

19. Wreck-it Ralph (2012) Directed by: Rich Moore Written by: Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch and Alan Tudyk. Music by: Henry Jackman Rated: PG Within the plug sockets of the arcade machines of Litwick’s Arcade, numerous video-game characters interact with each other whenever the placeContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 19-10.”

29. Moana (2016) Directed by: Ron Clements and John Musker Written by: Jared Bush Starring: Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger and Alan Tudyk. Music by: Mark Mancina Rated: PG Long ago in Ancient Polynesia, the residents of the island of Motunui live a very sheltered lifestyle eating coconuts,Continue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 29-20.”

39. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) Directed by: Dean Fleischer Camp Written by: Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate and Nick Paley Starring: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Lesley Stahl and Isabella Rossellini Music by: Disasterpiece Rated: PG Marcel (Jenny Slate) is a little shell with shoes on, who livesContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 39-30.”

50. The Red Turtle (2016) Directed by: Michaël Dudok de Wit Written by: Michaël Dudok de Wit and Pascale Ferran Starring: N/A Music by: Laurent Perez del Mar Rated: PG During a storm, a man gets stranded on a deserted island where his escape attempts are constantly thwarted by a mysterious giant red turtle. WhenContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 50-40”

59. Ice Age (2002) Directed by: Chris Wedge Written by: Michael Berg, Michael J. Wilson and Peter Ackerman Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Višnjić and Jack Black Music by: David Newman Rated: U Set during the Ice Age, a grumpy woolly mammoth named Manny (Ray Romano) finds himself stuck in the companyContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 59-51.”

68. Luca (2021) Directed by: Enrico Casarosa Written by: Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli and Jim Gaffigan Music by: Dan Romer Rated: U Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) is a young sea monster who is bored to death with his life asContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 68-60.”

77. Big Hero 6 (2014) (Winner of 2014 Best Animated Feature Award) Directed by: Don Hall and Chris Williams Written by: Jordan Roberts, Robert L. Baird and Daniel Gerson Starring: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Waynes Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell, Maya Rudolph and Alan Tudyk Music by: HenryContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 77-69”

86. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki Written by: Hayao Miyazaki Starring: Chieko Baisho/Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Takuya Kimura/Christian Bale, Akihiro Miwa/Lauren Bacall, Tatsuya Gashuin/Billy Crystal and Ryunosuke Kamiki/Josh Hutcherson Music by: Joe Hisaishi Rated: U Set in a steampunk universe where humans interact with wizards, witches and demons, a young hat sellerContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 86-78”

95. Happy Feet (2006) (Winner of 2006 Best Animated Feature) Directed by: George Miller Written by: George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren Coleman Starring: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, Magda Szubanski and Steve Irwin Music by: John Powell Rated: U All emperor penguins inContinue reading “Best Animated Feature Academy Award nominees and wins. Ranked from Worst to Best. 95-87”