DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation LLC
	Logo used since 2016
	DreamWorks Animation headquarters in Glendale, California
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 and CEO); 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 Pictures (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 Comcast's NBCUniversal as part of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. The studio has produced 51 feature films. Its first film, Antz, was released on October 2, 1998, and its latest film, the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon, was released on June 13, 2025. Their upcoming slate of films includes The Bad Guys 2 on August 1, 2025, Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie on September 26, 2025, Forgotten Island on September 25, 2026, Shrek 5 on December 23, 2026, the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon 2 on June 11, 2027, Cocomelon: The Movie in 2027, and an untitled film on September 22, 2028.

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 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, and How to Train Your Dragon franchises, have received various accolades, including three Academy Awards, 41 Emmy Awards, 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 most of the rights to its back catalogue.