2019 in animation
This is a list of events in animation in 2019. Events January January 13: The Family Guy episode "Trump Guy" first airs, in which the Griffin family meet U.S. President Donald Trump. The episode became controversial for satirizing Trump and his administration. January 21: The final episode of Steven Universe, "Change Your Mind", airs. February February 2: 46th Annie Awards. February 22: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the third and final film of the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, releases to theatres to critical acclaim. February 24: 91st Academy Awards: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, becoming the first non-Disney film since 2012 to do so. Bao by Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. Urbanus, De Vuilnisheld, an animated film based on the Flemish comic strip Urbanus, premieres. March March 8: Following the release of the controversial 2019 documentary film Leaving Neverland, which details allegations against the late pop singer Michael Jackson of child sexual assault, The Simpsons producer James L. Brooks announces that the Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad", which