Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film

The Animation Film Award (アニメーション映ç"»è³ž) is an award given to the best animated feature film at the Mainichi Film Awards. The award was established to reward large scale cinematic animation, enabling the ÅŒfuji Noburō Award to focus on shorter pieces. This award was first presented in 1989 for Kiki's Delivery Service (é­"女の宅急便, Majo no TakkyÅ«bin) by Hayao Miyazaki.

Winners

• 1989 - Kiki's Delivery Service
• 1990 - Hashire! Shiroi ÅŒkami
• 1991 - Roujin Z
• 1992 - Porco Rosso
• 1993 - Patlabor 2: The Movie
• 1994 - Pom Poko
• 1995 - Junkers Come Here (ユンカース・カム・ãƒ'ã‚¢)</li>
• 1996 - Black Jack (ブラック・ジャック)
• 1997 - Princess Mononoke (もののã'姫 Mononoke Hime) by Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli
• 1998 - Doraemon: Nobita no Nankai Dai Bōken (ドラえもã‚"　のび太の南海大å†'険)
• 1999 - Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (人狼) by Hiroyuki Okiura/Production I.G
• 2000 - Doraemon: Obāchan no Omoide(ドラえもã‚"　おばあちゃã‚"の思い出)
• 2001 - Spirited Away(千と千尋の神隠し Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) by Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli
• 2002 - Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Appare! Sengoku Dai Kassen (クレヨンしã‚"ちゃã‚"　嵐ã‚'å'¼ã¶ã‚¢ãƒƒãƒ'レ!戦国大合戦)
• 2003 - Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ) by Satoshi Kon/Madhouse
• 2004 - The Place Promised in Our Early Days(雲のむã"う、約束の場所 Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho) by Makoto Shinkai
• 2005 - Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (劇場版　鋼の錬é‡'è¡"師　シャンバラã‚'征く者 Gekijōban Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Shanbara o Yuku Mono) by Seiji Mizushima/BONES
• 2006 - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film) by Mamoru Hosoda/Madhouse
• 2007 - Summer Days with Coo (河童のクゥと夏ä¼'み, Kappa no KÅ« to Natsuyasumi) by Keiichi Hara
• 2008 - The Sky Crawlers (スカイ·クロラ, Sukai Kurora) by Mamoru Oshii/Production I.G
• 2009 - Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ Samā Wōzu) by Mamoru Hosoda/Madhouse
• 2010 - Colorful by Keiichi Hara
• 2011 - Hotarubi no Mori e (蛍火の杜へ) by Takahiro ÅŒmori/Brain's Base
• 2012 - Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (おおかみã"どもの雨と雪) by Mamoru Hosoda/Studio Chizu
• 2013 - The Tale of Princess Kaguya
• 2014 - Giovanni's Island

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