Favorite Animated Films

"Brave" (2012) Set in the Scottish Highlands, a skilled archer named Merida defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in her kingdom. The Pixar film won multiple awards including a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Animated Film.

"Rango" (2011) In this Oscar-winning film, Rango (Johnny Depp), a chameleon, accidentally ends up in the town of Dirt, an outpost that is in desperate need of a new sheriff.

Woody (Tom Hanks), left, and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), from the 1995 animated film "Toy Story," are shown. The film centered around childhood toys that come to life when no one is looking. The third installment in the film series will be released on June 18, 2010.

Shrek (Mike Myers) is shown in a scene from 2010's "Shrek Forever After." The film franchise combines new and familiar fairy tale characters in the land of "Far Far Away."

In 2009's "Up," an old man (Ed Asner) realizes his lifelong dream of visiting South America by flying his home there with the use of thousands of helium balloons.

The title character in Pixar's 2008 film "Wall-E" is shown. The film takes place in the future, after humans have left Earth.

Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), left, and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) are seen in 2001's "Monsters, Inc." The monsters scare children in order to create energy to power their city - but chaos ensues when a child accidentally wanders into their world.

From left, Dashiel "Dash" Parr (Spencer Fox), Violet Parr (Sarah Vowell), Bob "Mr. Incredible" Parr (Craig T. Nelson), and Helen "Elastigirl" Parr (Holly Hunter) are seen 2004's "The Incredibles," which centers around a family of superheroes.

Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), right, is the main character in 2006's "Cars." In the film, the hot shot race car gets stuck in a small town, where he learns the meaning of friendship.

Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) face an ocean full of perils in their efforts to rescue Marlin's son Nemo, including a close encounter with a most unusual group of great white sharks, in 2003's "Finding Nemo."

Animals from the Central Park Zoo escape and head for their home in 2005's "Madagascar." Stars who lent their voices to the film include Jada Pinkett Smith, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer.

"Monsters vs. Aliens" reinvents the classic 1950s monster movie into an irreverent modern day action comedy. With the earth under attack by an unstoppable alien, it's up to the monsters -(top to bottom) Insectosaurus; Ginormica, Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D., the — Paramount Pictures

In 2009's "Monsters vs. Aliens," a group of misfit monsters (voiced by Reese Witherspoon, Will Arnett, Seth Rogan and Hugh Laurie) are called into action to combat alien invaders and defend the planet.

Princess Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), right, is the star of Disney's "The Princess and the Frog." Set in New Orleans, the 2009 film starts with the princess kissing the titular frog - but when she also turns into a frog, the two set off together to find a way to transform back to their true selves.

Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader), seen in 2009's "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs," is a scientist who devises a way for food to fall from the sky.

Elijah Wood voices the main character in 2006's "Happy Feet," which centers around a penguin who discovers he has a knack for dancing.

"The Simpsons Movie" brought the animated television series to the big screen in 2007.

"Ice Age" (2002) focuses on a sloth (John Leguizamo) and a wooly mammoth (Ray Romano) that find a lost human infant, who they try to return to its tribe.