This article is about the feature animation production arm of 20th Century Studios. For the television animation division of 20th Century Studios, see 20th Television Animation.
20th Century Animation, Inc.
Division
Former names
  • Fox Family Films (1994–1998)
  • 20th Century Fox Animation (1998–2020)
Industry
Predecessors
FoundedFebruary 1994 (age 32)
Hq location cityBurbank, California, U.S.
Key people
  • Paul Ohrt (SVP, animation production)
  • Lori Forte (producer)

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ProductsAnimated films
Parent20th Century Studios

20th Century Animation, Inc.[2] (previously known as Fox Family Films and 20th Century Fox Animation and sometimes referred to as Fox Animation) is an American animation studio located in Century City, Los Angeles, until its lease with Fox Corporation ended and it was relocated to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.[3][4] Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by this studio in theatrical markets.[5][6] Formed in February 1994, it is organized as a division and label of 20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios, and specializes in producing animated feature-length films.[7] At one point, 20th Century Animation had two subsidiaries: Don Bluth's Fox Animation Studios, which was closed on June 26, 2000, and Blue Sky Studios (the latter became the primary unit of 20th Century Animation), which was closed on April 10, 2021. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment distributes the films produced by 20th Century Animation in home media under the 20th Century Home Entertainment banner.[8]

The studio has produced a total of 36 feature films (six films as Fox Family Films, three films from Fox Animation Studios, thirteen feature films from Blue Sky Studios, and fourteen original films), most of them being distributed by 20th Century Studios. Their first film was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and their first animated film was Anastasia, with the most recent release being Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. Its upcoming slate of productions include Ice Age: Boiling Point, slated for theatrical release on February 5, 2027, and The Simpsons Movie 2 slated for theatrical release on September 3, 2027.

Anastasia, Ice Age and Rio are the studio's most commercially successful franchises, while Robots (2005), The Simpsons Movie (2007), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The Book of Life (2014), The Peanuts Movie (2015), Spies in Disguise (2019), Ron's Gone Wrong (2021), and Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) are among its most critically praised films.

Background

Before 20th Century Fox started its animation division, Fox were merely distributors for independent animation studio Terrytoons. Fox would later release its first seven animated films, such as Hugo the Hippo (1975), Wizards, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977), Fire and Ice (1983), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)[9] Once Upon a Forest (1993) and The Pagemaster (1994), most of them licensed from third-parties, while others produced in-house.

In May 1993, Fox agreed to a two-year first-look deal with Nickelodeon for family films.[10] The deal would mostly include original material, though a Nickelodeon executive did not rule out the possibility of making films based on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rugrats and Doug.[11] However, no films came out of the deal due to the 1994 acquisition of Paramount Pictures by Nickelodeon's parent company, Viacom, and they would distribute the film projects instead.[12]

History

1994–1998: Formation and early years

The division initially started in February 1994 as Fox Family Films, as one of four film divisions of 20th Century Fox under executive John Matoian. The division was planned to produce six feature films a year as part of a plan to produce more films per year overall.[10] Fox senior vice president of production Chris Meledandri was transferred into the unit as executive vice president in March 1994 after having been hired the previous year.[13] The week of May 6, 1994, Fox Family announced the hiring of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman for a new $100 million animation studio[14] which began construction that year in Phoenix, Arizona. In three years, the animation studio would produce and release its first film, Anastasia.[7] In September 1994, Matoian was promoted by Rupert Murdoch to head up the Fox network.[15] Meledandri was selected to head up the unit in 1994.[16]

It produced live-action films such as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995), Dunston Checks In (1996) and Home Alone 3. By August 1997, Fox Family had decreased the number of live films.[7] R.L. Stine agreed with Fox Family Films in January 1998 for a film adaptation of the Goosebumps book franchise with Tim Burton producing.[17]

1997–2020: 20th Century Fox Animation, Fox Animation Studios and success with Blue Sky Studios

In August 1997, Fox's Los Angeles-based visual effects company, VIFX, acquired majority interest in Blue Sky Studios to form a new visual effects and animation company, temporarily renamed "Blue Sky/VIFX".[18] Blue Sky had previously did the character animation of MTV Films' first film Joe's Apartment. Following the studio's expansion, Blue Sky produced character animation for the films Alien Resurrection, A Simple Wish, Mouse Hunt, Star Trek: Insurrection and Fight Club.[19] VIFX was later sold to another VFX studio Rhythm and Hues Studios in March 1999.[20] According to Blue Sky founder Chris Wedge, Fox considered selling Blue Sky as well by 2000 due to financial difficulties in the visual effects industry in general.

In 1998, following the success of Anastasia, the division was renamed to 20th Century Fox Animation, refocusing on animated feature films, including stop-motion, mixed media and digital production. The division's live action films in development at the time included Marvel Comics' Silver Surfer, the disaster film spoof Disaster Area, Fantastic Voyage[7] and Goosebumps.[17] The 1998 film Ever After, a Cinderella adaptation, was the division's last live action film.[7] At this time, there were several animated films on the company's development slate: Dark Town with Henry Selick, Chris Columbus and Sam Hamm, Santa Calls at Blue Sky, and Matt Groening (The Simpsons), Steve Oedekerk and Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) projects. The Phoenix studio at the time was producing Planet Ice expected in 1999 and directed by Art Vitello and Anastasia producer/directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's then soon to be announced project.[21] Chris Meledandri remained as the president of the division.[7][22][23] The only television series that the Phoenix studio produced was Adventures from the Book of Virtues, which was a co-production between Fox Animation Studios and PorchLight Entertainment; that series would air on PBS between 1996 and December 2000.[24][25]

20th Century Fox Animation vice president of physical production Chuck Richardson was sent in early December 1999 to Fox subsidiary Blue Sky Studios as general manager and senior vice president. Richardson was sent to prepare Blue Sky for feature animation production.[26]

Fox Animation Studios laid off 2/3 of its employee workforce in February 2000 before its closure in late June of that year, ten days after Titan A.E. was released and six months before Adventures from the Book of Virtues aired its final episode. Fox Animation looked to produce films at Blue Sky and its Los Angeles headquarters.[27]

Chris Wedge, film producer Lori Forte, and Meledandri presented Fox with a script for a comedy feature film titled Ice Age.[28] Studio management pressured staff to sell their remaining shares and options to Fox on the promise of continued employment on feature-length films. The studio moved to White Plains NY and started production on Ice Age. As the film wrapped, Fox, having little faith in the film, feared that it might bomb at the box office, terminated half of the production staff, and tried unsuccessfully to find a buyer for the film and the studio.[citation needed] Instead, Ice Age, Blue Sky's first feature film, was released by Fox in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Animation on March 15, 2002, with financial success and critical acclaim, receiving a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003.[29] Ice Age would subsequently spawn a successful franchise and launch Blue Sky into producing feature films and into becoming a household name in feature animation.

In January 2007, Meledandri left for Universal Pictures to set up Illumination there with Vanessa Morrison as his replacement while answering to newly appointed 20th Century Fox Film Group vice chairman Hutch Parker. Morrison moved from the live action division where she handled family-children fare as senior vice president of production.[30] Morrision was making deal with outside producers like she approved a stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox.[31]

In September 2017, Locksmith Animation formed a multi-year production deal with 20th Century Fox, who would distribute Locksmith's films, with Locksmith aiming to release a film every 12–18 months. Fox Animation was later brought on to oversee the deal, which was to bolster Blue Sky's output and replace the loss of distributing DreamWorks Animation films, which are now owned and distributed by Universal Pictures, following its acquisition by NBCUniversal in 2016.[32]

On October 30, 2017, Morrison was named president of a newly created 20th Century Fox division, Fox Family, which has a mandate similar to Fox Animation when it was called Fox Family Films.[33] Andrea Miloro and Robert Baird were named co-president of Fox Animation the same day and would also have direct oversight of Blue Sky and oversee the Locksmith Animation deal and grow Fox Animation with other partnerships and producer deals.[34]

2019–present: Disney era, renaming and closure of Blue Sky Studios

On October 18, 2018, it was announced that Fox Animation would be added alongside 20th Century Fox to Walt Disney Studios following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, with co-presidents Andrea Miloro and Robert Baird retaining leadership while reporting to Walt Disney Studios Chairman, Alan Horn and Twentieth Century Fox vice chairman Emma Watts.[35]

On March 21, 2019, Disney announced that Fox Animation (including Blue Sky Studios) would be integrated as new units within Walt Disney Studios, with Co-presidents Andrea Miloro and Robert Baird continuing to lead the studio and reporting directly to Alan Horn.[36] Miloro stepped down as co-president in late July 2019.[37] In August 2019, Walt Disney Animation Studios head Andrew Millstein was named co-president of Blue Sky for day-to-day operations alongside Baird, while Pixar Animation Studios president Jim Morris would also be taking on a supervisory role over Millstein.[38] With the Disney takeover, the Locksmith deal left 20th Century Fox for Warner Bros. in October 2019, except for the first and now only film under the deal, Ron's Gone Wrong.[39]

With the August 2019 20th Century Fox slate overhaul announcement, projects from 20th Century Fox franchises such as Night at the Museum, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Ice Age were announced for the then-upcoming Disney+ streaming service.[40] These projects would later be announced during Disney's Investor Day in December 2020 as animated feature films for the aforementioned streaming service.[41] The first of these projects was an animated reboot of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which was released on December 3, 2021, under Walt Disney Pictures.

On January 17, 2020, Disney dropped the "Fox" name from the two main film studio units acquired from 21st Century Fox—20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures.[42] Fox Animation took on its current name with its incorporation on January 28, 2020, to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation.[2]

On February 9, 2021, Disney announced that it was shutting down Blue Sky Studios in April 2021, the main unit of 20th Century Animation.[8][43] It closed on April 10, 2021. After the closure of Blue Sky Studios, Robert Baird went on to co-found Annapurna Animation with Andrea Miloro the following year in December.[44]

On November 8, 2024, during D23 in Brazil, it was officially announced that the studio would return to produce theatrical films starting with Ice Age: Boiling Point slated for February 5, 2027.[45][46]

In April 2025, the studio announced Predator: Killer of Killers its first adult animated feature film not to be based on an animated sitcom slated for a June 6, 2025 release on Hulu.[47][5] That same month, Disney announced that it would not renew its lease with Fox Corporation and that it would vacate the Fox Studio Lot in Century City at the end of 2025. As a result, 20th Century Animation relocated to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.[48]

Process

Rather than having a consistent in-house animation style like Disney's other two feature animation studios, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, 20th Century Animation acts as a division and somewhat of a distribution label for animated films that are made under or acquired by 20th Century Studios. An example of this is with Fox Animation Studios and Blue Sky Studios' films; both of which were subsidiaries of the company. Another example of this is Fantastic Mr. Fox.[49][50] Additionally, Ron's Gone Wrong was the first and only film made under a deal between 20th Century and Locksmith Animation.[39]

However, the animation production of 20th Century Animation's films (except for Blue Sky Studios) is outsourced to other studios. For example, The Simpsons Movie was animated at Film Roman alongside AKOM and Rough Draft Studios, while Ron's Gone Wrong was animated by DNEG. The Book of Life was developed outside of 20th Century Animation at Reel FX, with the studio co-producing the film later on.[51] The Diary of a Wimpy Kid films and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild were animated by Bardel Entertainment.

Fox Animation Studios (headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona) and Blue Sky Studios (headquartered in White Plains, New York and later Greenwich, Connecticut) animated their respective films internally, however Anastasia and Titan A.E. were outsourced to multiple animation studios, including Bardel Entertainment, Reality Check Studios, and Blue Sky,[52][53] when the latter of the three was still a VFX studio.

Both Fox Animation Studios and Blue Sky had their own unique animation style, with the former having the same animation style as Don Bluth Entertainment due to both Don Bluth Entertainment and Fox Animation Studios being founded by the same animator, Don Bluth.

Filmography

Fox Family Films

TitleRelease dateNotes
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The MovieJune 30, 1995co-production with Saban Entertainment and Toei Company
Dunston Checks InJanuary 12, 1996
Jingle All the WayNovember 22, 1996co-production with 1492 Pictures
Turbo: A Power Rangers MovieMarch 28, 1997co-production with Saban Entertainment and Toei Company
Home Alone 3December 12, 1997co-production with Hughes Entertainment
Ever AfterJuly 31, 1998

Fox Animation Studios

Main article: Fox Animation Studios

From 1994 to 2000,[54][55] Fox operated Fox Animation Studios, a 2D hand drawn/CGI animation studio which was started to compete with Walt Disney Animation Studios, which was experiencing great success with films such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King. The Fox studio, however, was not as successful. Their first feature, Anastasia, was a great success that made nearly $140 million at the worldwide box office on a $53 million budget in 1997,[56] but their next feature, Titan A.E., was a large financial loss, losing $100 million for 20th Century Fox in 2000.[57] The lack of box office success, coupled with the rise of computer animation, led Fox to shut down the studios.[55]

Blue Sky Studios

Main articles: Blue Sky Studios and List of Blue Sky Studios productions

From 1997 until 2021, Fox owned Blue Sky Studios, a computer animation company known for the Ice Age franchise.[58] Fox has had much more success with the studio, with the box office receipts of their films becoming competitive with the likes of Pixar and DreamWorks Animation. On March 21, 2019, Blue Sky Studios was integrated as a separate unit within Walt Disney Studios, yet they would continue to report to Fox Animation presidents Andrea Miloro and Robert Baird.[59][60] In February 2021, Disney had announced that Blue Sky would cease all operations and close sometime within April 2021, eventually shuttering on April 10, 2021.[8][43]

Original films and co-productions

Starting in 2007, 20th Century Animation occasionally produces its own films without Blue Sky Studios' involvement while also co-producing films from other studios. The company is not credited on these films like how they are with Blue Sky's films and Fox Animation Studios' Anastasia and Titan A.E. As of 2025, The Simpsons Movie remains their highest-grossing original film.

All films listed are produced and or distributed by 20th Century Studios unless noted otherwise.

Theatrical

No.TitleRelease dateDirector(s)Co-production withDistributorBudgetGrossRTMC
1The Simpsons MovieJuly 27, 2007David SilvermanGracie Films
Fox Television Animation		20th Century Fox$75 million$536.4 million88%80
2Fantastic Mr. FoxNovember 13, 2009Wes AndersonIndian Paintbrush
Regency Enterprises
American Empirical Pictures		$40 million$58.1 million93%83
3The Book of LifeOctober 17, 2014Jorge R. GutierrezReel FX Animation Studios
Chatrone[61]
Mexopolis (uncredited)		20th Century Fox[a]$50 million$99.8 million82%67
4Isle of DogsMarch 23, 2018Wes AndersonIndian Paintbrush
American Empirical Pictures
Studio Babelsberg
Scott Rudin Productions
3 Mills Studios		Fox Searchlight Pictures—$73 million90%82
5Ron's Gone WrongOctober 22, 2021Sarah Smith
Jean-Philippe Vine		Locksmith Animation20th Century Studios[b]$60.7 million80%65
6The Bob's Burgers MovieMay 27, 2022Loren Bouchard
Bernard Derriman		Bento Box Entertainment
Wilo Productions
20th Television Animation		20th Century Studios[c]$38 million$34.2 million87%75

Upcoming

No.TitleRelease dateDirector(s)Co-production withDistributor
1Ice Age: Boiling PointFebruary 5, 2027[45][62][63]TBA20th Century Studios
2The Simpsons Movie 2September 3, 2027[64]Gracie Films
20th Television Animation

Direct-to-streaming (VOD)

No.TitleRelease dateDirector(s)Co-production withDistributorBudgetRTMC
1Diary of a Wimpy KidDecember 3, 2021Swinton ScottWalt Disney Pictures[d]rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" ; | Disney+rowspan="5"73%50
2The Ice Age Adventures of Buck WildJanuary 28, 2022style="text-align:center|John C. Donkin19%30
3Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rulesstyle="text-align:center;| December 2, 2022Luke CormicanWalt Disney Pictures[e]50%TBA
4Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Againstyle="text-align:center;| December 9, 2022Matt DannerWalt Disney Pictures[65][d]
21 Laps Entertainment
Alibaba Pictures		71%
5Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Feverstyle="text-align:center;| December 8, 2023Luke CormicanWalt Disney Pictures[e][66][67]67%
6Predator: Killer of Killersstyle="text-align:center;| June 6, 2025Dan Trachtenberg
Joshua Wassung		20th Century Studios
Davis Entertainment
The Third Floor, Inc.
Lawrence Gordon Productions[47][5][68]		Hulu$50 million98%78
7Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Strawstyle="text-align:center;| December 5, 2025Matt DannerWalt Disney Pictures[e][69][70][71]Disney+colspan="3"

Combines live-action with animation.

In development

TitleNotes
Untitled Family Guy filmco-production with Fuzzy Door Productions[72]
Untitled third Rio film[73]
Untitled fourth Futurama filmco-production with The Curiosity Company[74][75][76]
Untitled Avatar animated filmco-production with Lightstorm Entertainment[77]

Combines live-action with animation.

Direct-to-video films

TitleRelease date
1Stewie Griffin: The Untold StorySeptember 27, 2005co-production with Fox Television Animation and Fuzzy Door Productions
2Futurama: Bender's Big ScoreNovember 27, 2007co-production with The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Television, and Fox Television Animation
3Futurama: The Beast with a Billion BacksJune 24, 2008
4Futurama: Bender's GameNovember 4, 2008
5Futurama: Into the Wild Green YonderFebruary 24, 2009

Television film/specials

width="275" ! | Titlewidth="120" ! | Release datewidth="285" ! | Notes
1Olive, the Other ReindeerDecember 17, 1999co-production with The Curiosity Company, DNA Productions, Flower Films, and Fox Television Studios[9]
2Ice Age: A Mammoth ChristmasNovember 24, 2011co-production with Blue Sky Studios and Reel FX Creative Studios
3Ice Age: The Great Egg-ScapadeMarch 20, 2016co-production with Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Television and Arc Productions

Short films

! width=275 | Title! width=120 | Release date! width=285 | Notes
1Gone NuttyNovember 26, 2002co-production with Blue Sky Studios
2Inside the CIAApril 8, 2005co-production with Fox Television Animation and Fuzzy Door Productions; released with Fever Pitch
3Aunt Fanny's Tour of BootySeptember 27, 2005co-production with Blue Sky Studios and Reel FX Creative Studios
4No Time for NutsNovember 21, 2006co-production with Blue Sky Studios
5Surviving SidDecember 9, 2008
6Scrat's Continental Crack-Up[78]December 25, 2010
7Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2[78]December 16, 2011
8The Longest DaycareJuly 13, 2012co-production with Gracie Films, AKOM Studios, and Film Roman; released with Ice Age: Continental Drift
9Umbrellacorn[79][80]July 26, 2013co-production with Blue Sky Studios
10Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe[81]November 6, 2015
11Scrat: Spaced Out[82][83]October 11, 2016
12Playdate with DestinyMarch 6, 2020co-production with Gracie Films; released with Onward; first short film produced under Disney
13Ice Age: Scrat TalesApril 13, 2022uncredited; co-production with Blue Sky Studios; distributed by Disney+
14My Butt Has a FeverMay 2022co-production with Bento Box Entertainment; released in Alamo Drafthouse Cinema theaters

Unproduced films

Main article: List of unproduced 20th Century Studios animated projects

Franchises

This list does not include follow-up films not produced by 20th Century Animation

YearsTitleFilmsTV seasonsShortsStudio
1997–presentAnastasia200Fox Animation Studios (1997–1999)
2002–presentIce Age719Blue Sky Studios (2002–2022)
2007–presentThe Simpsons1375Gracie Films
2011–presentRio201Blue Sky Studios (2011–2014)
2021–presentDiary of a Wimpy Kid400Bardel Entertainment

Accolades

Academy Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
1997AnastasiaBest Music, Original Song"Journey to the Past" by Stephen Flaherty (music), Lynn Ahrens (lyrics)rowspan="6"
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy ScoreLynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and David Newman
2002Ice AgeBest Animated FeatureChris Wedge
2009Fantastic Mr. FoxWes Anderson
2011RioBest Original Song"Real in Rio" by Carlinhos Brown & Sérgio Mendes (music); Siedah Garrett (lyrics)
2017FerdinandBest Animated FeatureCarlos Saldanha and Lori Forte

Annie Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
1997AnastasiaBest Animated Feature20th Century Fox, Fox Animation Studiosrowspan="10"
2000Titan A.E.20th Century Fox Animation, Fox Animation Studios, David Kirschner Productions
2002Ice Age20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios
2007The Simpsons Movie20th Century Fox Animation
2009Fantastic Mr. Fox20th Century Fox
2011RioBlue Sky Studios
2014The Book of Life20th Century Fox, Reel FX Animation Studios
2015The Peanuts Movie20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios
2021Ron's Gone WrongOutstanding Achievement for
Character Design in a Feature Production		Julien Bizat
Outstanding Achievement for
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production		Aurélien Predal, Till Nowak and Nathan Crowley

British Animation Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2022Ron's Gone WrongBest Long FormSarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine and Octavio E. Rodriguezrowspan="2"
Best Design
Writers AwardSarah Smith and Peter Baynham

Golden Globe Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2015The Peanuts MovieBest Animated Feature FilmSteve Martinorowspan="3"
2017FerdinandCarlos Saldanha
Best Original Song"Home" Music by: Nick Jonas, Nick Monson and Justin Tranter, Lyrics by: Jonas and Tranter

See also

Notes

  1. ^ distribution only
  2. ^ under Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures & distribution only
  3. ^ under Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  4. ^ The film was originally produced by 20th Century Studios, but was released under Walt Disney Pictures.
  5. ^ While the film is released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, the film's copyright is credited to 20th Century Studios.

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