DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation LLC
	Logo used since 2016
	DreamWorks Animation headquarters in Glendale, California
Formerly	DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	NYSE: DWA (2004–2009); Nasdaq: DWA (2009–2016);
Industry	Animated films
Predecessor	Amblimation; Pacific Data Images
Founded	October 12, 1994 (as a division of DreamWorks Pictures); October 27, 2004 (as DreamWorks Animation SKG);
Founders	Steven Spielberg; Jeffrey Katzenberg; David Geffen;
Headquarters	1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California 91201, U.S.
Number of locations	2 facilities
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Margie Cohn (president); Randy Lake (COO); Peter Gal (CCO, DWATV); Kristin Lowe (CCO, features);
Products	Television animated series; Theatrical animated feature films; Theatrical animated short films;
Number of employees	1,400 (2022)
Parent	DreamWorks SKG (1994–2004); Universal Pictures (2016–present);
Divisions	DreamWorks Animation Television; DreamWorks Channel; DreamWorks Press; DreamWorks Theatricals; DreamWorks New Media;
Subsidiaries	DreamWorks Classics; PDI/DreamWorks (2000–2015); Oriental DreamWorks (2012–2018);
Website	dreamworks.com

DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA) (also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio owned by Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. The studio has released 47 feature films. Their catalogue includes several of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, with Shrek 2 (2004) having been the highest at the time of its release. The studio's first film, Antz, was released on October 2, 1998, and its latest film was the Netflix original Orion and the Dark on February 2, 2024; their upcoming theatrical slate of films includes Kung Fu Panda 4 on March 8, 2024, The Wild Robot on September 20, 2024, and Dog Man on January 31, 2025. Additionally, DreamWorks has reserved two release dates for animated films: August 1, 2025 and September 26, 2025.

Formed as a division of DreamWorks Pictures in 1994 with alumni from Amblin Entertainment's former animation branch Amblimation, it was spun off into a separate company in 2004. NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation at a cost of $3.8 billion in 2016. The studio originally made some traditionally animated films, as well as three stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations, but now exclusively relies on computer animation.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. Its productions, including The Prince of Egypt, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and the Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon franchises, have received various accolades, including three Academy Awards, 41 Emmy Awards, numerous Annie Awards, and multiple Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.

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

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