This award was given the first time for the 2001 film year.
- 2001 Shrek - DreamWorks SKG, Pacific Data Images - Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner and John H. Williams
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - DNA Productions Inc., Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment - John A. Davis and Steve Oudekerk
- Monsters, Inc. - Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures - Andrew Stanton and Peter Docter