| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Notes | Release date |
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| 1940 |
| Pinocchio | United States | | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Won 2 Academy Awards forBest Original Song for "When You Wish Upon A Star", and forBest Original Score. | February 7, 1940 (1940-02-07) |
| Fantasia | United States | Various | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/live action | First animated feature, and first feature film to be presented instereophonic surround sound. Won 2 specialAcademy Awards. | November 13, 1940 (1940-11-13) |
| 1941 |
| The Reluctant Dragon | United States | Alfred Werker (live action)
Hamilton Luske (animation) | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film/Documentary | June 21, 1941 (1941-06-21) |
| Dumbo | United States | Ben Sharpsteen | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | | October 23, 1941 (1941-10-23) |
Princess Iron Fan
Tie shan gong zhu | China | Wan Guchan
Wan Laiming | | Traditional | FirstChinese animated feature, and the first animated feature fromAsia. | November 19, 1941 (1941-11-19) |
| Mr. Bug Goes to Town | United States | Dave Fleischer
Shamus Culhane | Fleischer Studios | Traditional | Last animated feature made in the United States before theattack on Pearl Harbor, launching the United States intoWorld War II. | December 5, 1941 (1941-12-05) |
| 1942 |
| Bambi | United States | David Hand | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | | August 9, 1942 (1942-08-09) |
| Saludos Amigos | United States | Norman Ferguson
Wilfred Jackson
Jack Kinney
Hamilton Luske
William Roberts | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film | August 24, 1942 (1942-08-24) |
| 15 mil dibujos | Chile | Jaime Escudero | | Traditional | Lost film | December 24, 1942 (1942-12-24) |
| 1943 |
| Victory Through Air Power | United States | | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Documentary | July 17, 1943 (1943-07-17) |
| 1944 |
| The Three Caballeros | United States | Norman Ferguson | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film | December 21, 1944 (1944-12-21) |
| 1945 |
The Lost Letter
Propavshaya gramota | Soviet Union | Lamis Bredis
Zinaida Brumberg
Valentina Brumberg | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | First traditional full-length animated film forUSSR andSoyuzmultfilm studio | January 1, 1945 (1945-01-01) |
Momotaro: Sacred Sailors
桃太郎 海の神兵 (Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei) | Japan | Mitsuyo Seo | Shōchiku Dōga Kenkyūjo | Traditional | FirstJapanese animated feature. | April 12, 1945 (1945-04-12) |
| Handling Ships | United Kingdom | Alan Crick
John Halas | Halas and Batchelor | Stop motion | Instructional film, and the firstBritish animated feature. | June 22, 1945 (1945-06-22) |
| Anchors Aweigh | United States | George Sidney | | Traditional/Live Action | | July 19, 1945 (1945-07-19) |
| Ziegfeld Follies | United States | Lemuel Ayers
Roy Del Ruth
Robert Lewis
Vincente Minnelli
George Sidney | | Traditional/Live Action | | August 13, 1945 (1945-08-13) |
The Enchanted Sword
Garbancito de La Mancha (Chickpea from La Mancha) | Spain | Arturo Moreno | Balet y Blay | Traditional | FirstSpanish animated feature and the first animated feature film produced in color outside of the United States. | November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23) |
| 1946 |
| Make Mine Music | United States | Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske
Joshua Meador
Robert Cormack | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Package film, and the first American animated feature to be made afterWorld War II. | April 20, 1946 (1946-04-20) |
The Tinderbox
Fyrtøjet | Denmark | Svend Methling | Dansk Farve- og Tegnefilm | Traditional | FirstDanish animated feature. | May 16, 1946 (1946-05-16) |
| Holiday in Mexico | United States | George Sidney | | Traditional/Live Action | | August 15, 1945 (1945-08-15) |
| Song of the South | United States | Harve Foster
Wilfred Jackson | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | | November 12, 1946 (1946-11-12) |
| 1947 |
The Humpbacked Horse
Konyok-Gorbunok | Soviet Union | Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | | January 10, 1947 (1947-01-10) |
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Le crabe aux pinces d'or | Belgium | Claude Misonne | | Stop motion | FirstBelgian animated feature. | January 11, 1947 (1947-01-11) |
| Fun and Fancy Free | United States | Jack Kinney(animation)
Bill Roberts(animation)
Hamilton Luske(animation)
William Morgan | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film | September 27, 1947 (1947-09-27) |
The Czech Year
Spalicek | Czechoslovakia | Jiří Trnka | | Stop motion | FirstCzech animated feature. | December 13, 1947 (1947-12-13) |
| 1948 |
| Melody Time | United States | Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske
Wilfred Jackson | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film | May 27, 1948 (1948-05-27) |
| So Dear to My Heart | United States | Harold D. Schuster
Hamilton Luske | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | | November 29, 1948 (1948-11-29) |
| Water for Fire Fighting | United Kingdom | Alan Crick
John Halas | | Stop motion | Instructional film | November 5, 1948 (1948-11-05) |
Happy Holidays
Alegres vacaciones | Spain | José María Blay
Guido Leoni
Arturo Moreno | | Traditional | | December 27, 1948 (1948-12-27) |
| 1949 |
The Emperor's Nightingale
Cisaruv slavík | Czechoslovakia | Jiří Trnka
Miloš Makovec | | Stop motion/Live action | | April 15, 1949 (1949-04-15) |
| Alice in Wonderland | France | Dallas Bower | | Stop motion/Live action | | May 13, 1949 (1949-05-13) |
The Dynamite Brothers
I fratelli Dinamite | Italy | Nino Pagot | | Traditional | FirstItalian animated feature. | August 22, 1949 (1949-08-22) |
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | United States | Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
James Algar | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Package film | October 5, 1949 (1949-10-05) |
The Singing Princess
La Rosa di Baghdad (The Rose of Baghdad) | Italy | Anton Gino Domenighini | | Traditional | | December 22, 1949 (1949-12-22) |
| Adventures of Esparadrapo | Spain | Ángel de Echenique | | Stop motion | | December 26, 1949 (1949-12-26) |
