Pixar Animation Studios (Pixar) is an American animation studio that is best recognized for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated movies. Pixar Animation Studios is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. Pixar Animation Studios is situated in Emeryville, California. Steve Jobs co-founded Pixar, which was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2006 for more than $7 billion.

With Toy Story, one of the most famous movies by Pixar Animation Studios, this American studio broke into the film industry and has gone on to produce some of the most widely praised and financially successful movies. For example, some of the most famous Pixar movies are Monsters University, Brave, Finding Nemo, and countless others.

Headquarters: California, USA

Year founded: 1986

Website: pixar.com

Top movies: Toy Story, Monsters University (2013), Finding Dory (2016), Up (2009), Wall-E (2008), Luca (2021), Brave (2012), Finding Nemo (2003), Ratatouille (2007),...

Walt Disney Animation Studios was established by Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney (brothers). Founded in October 1923, Walt Disney Animation Studios is considered the oldest-known animation studio on the planet. This American animation studio, also usually called Disney Animation, produces animated features and short movies for The Walt Disney Company. Steamboat Willie, the first sound cartoon, is featured in the company's production logo.

Ever since the debut of the highly acclaimed Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Walt Disney Animation Studios has started producing feature films. From that time, Walt Disney Animation Studios produced some of the most successful and famous animated movies of all time, including The Lion King and Aladdin.

Headquarters: California, USA

Year founded: 1923

Website: disneyanimation.com

Top movies: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Frog, Frozen,…

DreamWorks Animation was established in 1994 and has headquarters in Glendale, California. DreamWorks Animation (commonly called "DreamWorks") is an American animation studio that makes animated movies and television shows. DreamWorks Animation is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, which is part of NBCUniversal.

Since its debut, DreamWorks Animation has released many feature films, including several of the top-grossing animated films of all time. The highest was Shrek 2 (2004), at the time of its release. DreamWorks Animation films have won 22 Emmys, several Annie Awards, three Academy Awards, and numerous BAFTA and other Golden Globe nominations for their successful work. Some of the best movies by DreamWorks Animation are Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,... and so on.

Headquarters: Glendale, California, USA

Year founded: 1994

Website: dreamworks.com

Top movies: How to Train Your Dragon, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Madagascar, The Croods, Home, Kung Fu Panda, Chicken Run,…

Industrial Light & Magic is one of the American animation studios on the list today. Industrial Light & Magic was founded in 1975 and has headquarters in San Francisco, California. Industrial Light & Magic has worked on hundreds of movies, many of which have been box office successes. Industrial Light & Magic was the first animation studio to do human skin, a partially computer-generated main character, photo-realistic hair and fur, and many other groundbreaking computer technology feats.

Some of the most famous and successful projects of this American animation studio include Star Wars, all but the first Terminator films, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Avatar, Jurassic World,... and so on. Industrial Light & Magic has won many honorable awards over time, for example, Emmy Awards, Academy Awards for Scientific and Technical Achievements, Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects,...

Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA

Year founded: 1975

Website: ilm.com

Top movies: Avatar, Jurassic World,…

Despite only being in business since 1994, Cartoon Network Studios has grown to become one of the most successful and famous animation studios in the field. Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation studio owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment in the Global Kids, Young Adults, and Classics business, which is part of AT&T's WarnerMedia. Cartoon Network Studios, which is based in California, USA, primarily creates and produces animated shows and movies for Cartoon Network and later, Cartoonito.

Early hits like Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls, and Samurai Jack helped Cartoon Network Studios become famous in the United States and all over the world. In addition, other movies like Adventure Time, Regular Show, Clarence, Uncle Grandpa, and We Bare Bears are some of the most popular shows right now.

Headquarters: Burbank, California, USA
Year founded: 1994
Website: cartoonnetworkstudios.com
Top movies: We Bare Bears, Adventure Time, Apple & Onion, Regular Show, Clarence, Uncle Grandpa, Ben 10, The Amazing World of Gumball, Generator Rex,…

Warner Bros. Animation, a very famous American animation studio, is a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia and is part of Warner Bros. Entertainment. This animation division of Warner Bros. began in the early 1980s and helped the animation industry in America into a golden age.

Warner Bros. Animation grew to compete directly with Disney thanks to Looney Tunes and some popular characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, as well as memorable DC Comics shows like Batman and Superman: The Animated Series. In addition, Warner Bros Animation is also most known for its work on television. This company has also produced a number of famous feature films, including The Lego Movie, Space Jam, and The Iron Giant.

Headquarters: Burbank, California, USA

Year founded: 1980

Website: warnerbros.com

Top movies: The Iron Giant, The Lego Movie, Space Jam, Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Regular Show: The Movie,...

The next American animation studio on the list is Nickelodeon Animation Studios. Nickelodeon Animation Company is a ViacomCBS-owned American animation studio and has headquarters in California, USA. This Nickelodeon-owned company was created in 1990 and immediately made a name for itself with hit original series such as Rugrats, Doug, and The Ren & Stimpy Show.

SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, Rugrats, and Avatar: The Last Airbender are just a few of the original television shows that Nickelodeon Animation Studios has created for Nickelodeon. Hey Arnold!, Invader Zim, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the two Avatar series, and, of course, SpongeBob SquarePants, are just a few of the shows produced by this famous American animation studio.

Headquarters: Burbank, California, USA
Year founded: 1990
Website: nickanimation.com
Top movies: Hey Arnold!, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Invader Zim, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents,...

Sony Pictures Animation is the next American animation studio on the list. In 2002, Sony Pictures Animation was established to collaborate with Sony Pictures Imageworks. Sony Pictures Animation, Inc. is a Sony Pictures Entertainment animation studio based in California, USA.

From 2006 to 2015, almost all of Sony Pictures Animation’s feature films were commercial successes. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Arthur Christmas, and The Pirates! Band of Misfits received a Rotten Tomato score of 87%, 92%, and 86% in respective order. In addition, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse or The Angry Birds Movie are also highly recommended movies all over the world.

Headquarters: California, USA
Year founded: 2002
Website: sonypicturesanimation.com
Top movies: Arthur Christmas, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, The Angry Birds Movie,…

Disney Television Animation is an animation studio based in the United States that creates, develops, and produces animated television shows, films, specials, and other projects. Founded in 1984, Disney Television Animation is part of Disney General Entertainment Content's Disney Branded Television animation production division, which is ultimately controlled by The Walt Disney Company.

This American animation production studio focused on creating films, television series, and other content for Disney Channels Worldwide. Some of the movies, such as DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, and Timon & Pumba, were among the most successful cartoons of the late 1980s and 1990s. Kim Possible, The Proud Family, and Phineas and Ferb are some of the most recent Disney Channel famous shows that we can’t miss!

Headquarters: Glendale, California, USA
Year founded: 1984
Website: disneytvanimation.com
Top movies: DuckTales, Timon & Pumba, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, Phineas and Ferb, The Proud Family, Kim Possible,…

Rough Draft Studios is the final American animation studio on the list today. Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation production studio situated in Glendale, California, with a sister studio in Seoul, South Korea, and the second studio in Glendale. Rough Draft Studios was founded in 1991. Gregg and Nikki Vanzo, two animators working on The Ren & Stimpy Show at the time, launched this famous animation production studio.

Some of the most famous and recognizable movies and shows by Rough Draft Studios are Futurama, The Simpsons Movie, Star Wars Clone Wars, Rocko’s Modern Life, and so on.

Headquarters: Glendale, California, USA
Year founded: 1991
Website: roughdraftstudios.com
Top movies: The Simpsons Movie, Futurama, Star Wars Clone Wars, Rocko’s Modern Life, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!,…