Which studio provided animation for The Lego Movie?

Animal Logic provided the animation for The Lego Movie.

Animal Logic is an Australian visual-effects and animation studio that worked with Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, and Lin Pictures on the film. The studio had already built a reputation through projects such as Happy Feet and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, making it a natural choice for a large-scale LEGO production.

Although the movie looks like stop-motion animation, it was created digitally with computer graphics. Animal Logic designed the characters and environments to follow the articulation limits and visual qualities of real LEGO pieces. The team also simulated details such as brick connections, plastic surfaces, seams, dirt, and tiny imperfections.

A common mix-up is assuming the film was animated by Pixar or DreamWorks because it has the polish of a major American animated feature. The production was led by Warner Animation Group, but Animal Logic was the studio responsible for the film’s animation work.