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DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio, owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal as part of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. The studio has produced 53 feature films; its first film, ''Antz'', was released on October 2, 1998, and its latest film, ''Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie'', was released on September 26, 2025. Its upcoming slate of films include ''Forgotten Island'' on September 25, 2026, ''Cocomelon: The Movie'' on February 26, 2027, the live-action remake of ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' on June 11, 2027, ''Shrek 5'' on June 30, 2027, and two untitled films on September 24, 2027, and September 22, 2028.}}

Formed as a division of DreamWorks Pictures on October 12, 1994, with alumni from Amblin Entertainment's former animation branch Amblimation, it was spun off into a separate company on October 27, 2004. NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion in 2016. The studio initially made some traditionally animated films, as well as three stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations, but now exclusively relies on computer animation. However, in 2022, President Margie Cohn stated that the studio is open to traditional animation.

The studio's productions, including ''The Prince of Egypt'', ''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'', and the ''Shrek'', ''Madagascar'', ''Kung Fu Panda'', ''How to Train Your Dragon'', ''Trolls'', and ''The Bad Guys'' franchises, have received various accolades, including three Academy Awards and numerous Annie Awards, as well as multiple Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Several of their fiims are also among the highest-grossing animated films of all time, with ''Shrek 2'' (2004) being the highest at the time of its release.

Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were originally distributed by DreamWorks Pictures until 2005. Paramount Pictures took over distribution from 2006 to 2012, and 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) did the same from 2013 to 2017. Most DWA films from 2019 onward have been released through Universal Pictures, which also owns the rights to its back catalogue. Provided by Wikipedia