Animated film ‘Shrek’ won the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2002.
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The Academy introduced Best Animated Feature in 2001 (first awarded at the 74th Oscars in 2002), and Shrek won that inaugural trophy. It beat major studio competitors and helped legitimize animation as an awards-category heavyweight. (Wikipedia)
🤯 "Animated film ‘Shrek’ won the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2002— fairy tales never recovered."