Which Disney film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2017? Zootopia won the award at the 2017 ceremony.
The 89th Academy Awards took place on February 26, 2017, and honored films released during 2016. Zootopia won Best Animated Feature, defeating Kubo and the Two Strings, Moana, My Life as a Zucchini, and The Red Turtle. Byron Howard and Rich Moore directed the film, while Clark Spencer produced it.
Zootopia is set in a city populated by anthropomorphic mammals and follows Judy Hopps, a rabbit who becomes the first of her kind to join the police force. Her investigation with fox con artist Nick Wilde uncovers a conspiracy involving missing predators. Beneath its detective-comedy surface, the film explores prejudice, stereotyping, and social trust.
The date can create a common mix-up: Zootopia won in 2017, but it was a 2016 release and competed in the award year corresponding to that film year. Frozen won the same category for the 2013 film year, while Moana was nominated alongside Zootopia but did not win.