2025 in animation

Events

January

• * Several Cartoon Network shows, including Ed, Edd n Eddy, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Teen Titans, seasons 1-7 of Teen Titans Go!, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The Looney Tunes Show, and Static Shock were removed from Max.
• * Family Guy reruns returned to Adult Swim after a three-year hiatus.
• * Popeye the Sailor, Tintin, and the first Silly Symphony short film, The Skeleton Dance, enter the public domain in the United States.
• * The season 18 finale episode of Upin & Ipin premiered on Astro Prima and MNCTV.January 3: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl premiered internationally on Netflix.January 11: StuGo premiered on Disney Channel.January 12: Smile shuts down.January 17: RoboGobo premiered on Disney Jr.January 18: Season 3 of Chibiverse premiered on Disney Channel.January 20: Wonderblocks premiered on CBeebies.January 25: The final episode of Craig of the Creek, titled "See You Tomorrow at the Creek", premiered on Cartoon Network.January 28: The season 4 finale episode of Grizzy & the Lemmings premiered on France 4, Cartoon Network UK, Boomerang UK, Netflix and CBBC.January 29:
• * Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premiered on Disney+.
• * Ne Zha 2 was released in theaters in China, receiving critical acclaim and breaking multiple box-office records inside and outside of China. It became the highest-grossing animated film of all time.January 30: Mermicorno: Starfall was released as a Max exclusive.January 31: DreamWorks Animation's Dog Man was released.

February

• * Season 2 of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur resumed on Disney Channel.
• * The ninth and final season of Blaze and the Monster Machines premiered on Nickelodeon.
• * The third season of Invincible premiered on Prime Video.February 7: The French animated series, Belfort & Lupin released on Okoo.February 8: 52nd Annie Awards were held.February 13: The revival series of Mr. Bean: The Animated Series premiered on the Cartoon Network Asian feed.February 14:
• * The second part of the first season of Bea's Block premiered on Max.
• * The second and final season of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years aired on Nickelodeon after premiering on Paramount+ the previous year.February 16: The second season of Grimsburg premiered on Fox.February 17: The eleventh season of Gabby's Dollhouse premiered on Netflix.February 19: Win or Lose premiered on Disney+.

March

• * Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony, the 43rd film of the Doraemon film series, was broadcast on TV Asahi.
• * The ninth season of Teen Titans Go! premiered on Cartoon Network.March 2: 97th Academy Awards:
• * Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis wins Best Animated Feature.
• * In the Shadow of the Cypress directed by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani wins Best Animated Short Film.March 3:
• * Skillsville premiered on PBS Kids.
• * It was reported that a planned Disney+ spin-off series for the Disney animated feature The Princess and the Frog, titled Tiana for its protagonist, voiced by Anika Noni Rose, was canceled as part of Walt Disney Animation Studios abandoning long-form content, to be replaced with a separate short-form special. The series had originally been announced in 2020 alongside a planned series spin-off of Moana, itself ultimately retooled into a film sequel.March 4: The nineteenth season of Upin & Ipin, premiered on Astro Prima and MNCTV.March 6:
• * Universal Kids shuts down.
• * The Jellystone! crossover special, "Crisis on Infinite Mirths", premiered on Max.March 7:
• * Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales, the 44th film in the Doraemon franchise, was released in Japanese cinemas by Toho. This film is a special work for the 45th anniversary of the Doraemon film series.
• * Plankton: The Movie premiered on Netflix in the United States.
• * Night of the Zoopocalypse was released in United States and Canada.March 8: The final two episodes of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiered on Disney Channel.March 9: Oh My God... Yes! premiered on Adult Swim.March 14: The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie was released.March 15: The second season of Kiff premiered on Disney Channel.March 16: The Family Guy episode "The Chicken or the Meg" premieres on Fox, this episode marks the official death of Peter Griffin's arch-nemesis Ernie the Giant Chicken, who was killed by Meg.March 17: The original Looney Tunes cartoons are removed from Max as part of a new plan to focus more on adult and family programming, with children's programming no longer being a priority to the streaming service due to low viewership.March 20: Wolf King premiered on Netflix.March 21: The fourth season of The Patrick Star Show premiered on Nickelodeon.March 22: The final episodes of Tiny Toons Looniversity premiered on Max.March 23: The season 6 of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir will premiere on TF1 in France.March 24: The American Dad! 21st season finale, titled "What Great Advancements!", premiered on TBS. This was the final episode to premiere on the network as the show will return to Fox the following year for its 26th season.March 31: Ketchup Entertainment, the distributor of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, acquires the distribution of Coyote vs. Acme.

April

• * The second season of Skydance Animation's WondLa premiered on Apple TV+.
• * Hazbin Hotels sister series Helluva Boss was announced to move to Prime Video starting this fall, the first two seasons were released on the streaming service while the third and fourth seasons will premiere on there before YouTube.April 26: The third-season finale of Chibiverse premiered on Disney Channel.April 27: The series finale of Primos premiered on Disney Channel.April 30: Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight premiered on Netflix.

May

• * The 100th episode of Big City Greens, titled "One Hundred", premiered on Disney Channel.
• * StuGo aired its final episode on Disney Channel.May 4: Season 3 of Star Wars: Tales premiered on Disney+.May 7: The final 12 episodes of Hamster & Gretel were released on Disney+.May 8: The final season of Blood of Zeus premiered on Netflix.May 16: Murder Drones was acquired and re-released on Prime Video.May 18: The Simpsons thirty-sixth-season finale, titled "Estranger Things", premiered on Fox. The episode guest stars Max Greenfield, Sarah McLachlan, and returning actress Zooey Deschanel.May 19:
• * The teaser trailer for the revival/spin-off series of The Amazing World of Gumball, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, was released on YouTube.
• * Netflix acquires the rights to Sesame Street after the show's deal with HBO Max and Warner Bros. Discovery expired.May 23:
• * Walt Disney Pictures' live-action/animated remake of Lilo & Stitch was released.
• * The eighth and final season of Big Mouth premiered on Netflix.May 25: The eighth season of Rick and Morty premiered on Adult Swim.

June

• * 20th Century's Predator: Killer of Killers premiered on Hulu.
• * Wylde Pak premiered on Nickelodeon.June 7: The Big City Greens half-hour special "Chip's Revenge" premiered on Disney Channel.June 9: Season 5 of The Creature Cases was released on Netflix.June 13: DreamWorks Animation's live-action/animated remake of How to Train Your Dragon was released. It was the first live-action/animated DreamWorks Animation film. June 16: The fourth season of Spidey and His Amazing Friends premiered on Disney Jr.June 20:
• * Pixar's Elio was released and features a bloopers/outtakes reel that was previously featured on A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and The Incredibles.
• * Sony Pictures Animation's KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix.
• * The untitled fifth episode of The Amazing Digital Circus was released on YouTube on the channel. For unknown reasons, the episode did not have a simultaneous release on Netflix alongside YouTube.
• * The season 15 finale of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon.June 24: It was announced that The Tiny Chef Show had been cancelled by Nickelodeon by uploading a video featuring Tiny Chef getting a call from Nickelodeon where he learns of the show's cancellation and begins to cry, which became a viral video on social media platforms. The creators later launched a crowdfunding site to revive the show through social media platforms.June 27:
• * Adult Swim's Checkered Past block shuts down in the United States.
• * The 16th season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon with the hour-long special "SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up".June 28: The fifth Helluva Boss short, titled "Mission: Orphan Time", was released on YouTube.

July

• * The season 27 premiere of South Park, titled "Sermon on the 'Mount", premiered on Comedy Central. The season was originally scheduled to premiere on July 9, but it was delayed.
• * Season 2 of Kiff was released on Disney+ after premiering on Disney Channel on March 15, with three new episodes released before premiering on Disney Channel and Disney XD.July 24:
• * My Melody & Kuromi premiered on Netflix.
• * Waldemar Fast's Grand Prix of Europe was released in German theaters.
• * A sequel to The Dragon Prince Netflix series, titled The Dragon King, was announced to be in early development. To independently fund and find a distributor for the series, a crowdfunding campaign is set to be launched on the Kickstarter platform.
• July 25: The Loud House eighth-season finale premiered on Nickelodeon with the final parts in the Europe Road Trip arc "A Bite in Transylvania/Greece Is the Word".July 28: The Amazing World of Gumball returned with a new revival/spin-off series, titled The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball. It premiered as a Hulu exclusive in the United States.July 30:
• * StuGo was released on Disney+ after premiering on Disney Channel on January 11.
• * The final ten episodes from the fourth season of Big City Greens were released on Disney+, with two new episodes released before premiering on Disney Channel and Disney XD.

August

• * DreamWorks Animation's The Bad Guys 2 was released.
• * Eyes of Wakanda premiered on Disney+.
• * Season 9 of The Loud House premiered on Nickelodeon.August 2: The sixth Helluva Boss short, titled "Mission: Bad Drivezo", was released on YouTube.August 4: Season 14 of King of the Hill premiered on Hulu, after a 16-year hiatus from its original run.August 6: Season 3 of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder premiered on Disney+.August 9: The fourth season finale of Big City Greens premiered on Disney Channel and Disney XD.August 13:
• * Sony Pictures Animation's Fixed premiered as a Netflix exclusive.
• * The second season of Sausage Party: Foodtopia premiered on Prime Video.August 14: The Bob's Burgers 15th season finale, titled "Insomnibob", premiered on Fox.August 15: The sixth episode of The Amazing Digital Circus, titled "They All Get Guns", was released on YouTube on the channel.August 21: It was announced that Noggin would relaunch its steaming service as an independent pre-teen oriented service.August 22: Long Story Short premiered on Netflix.August 29: Canadian animation studio Nelvana is reported to be closing.

September

• * The seventh Helluva Boss short, titled "Mission: Whacked Off", was released on YouTube.
• * At the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Arcane and Love, Death & Robots win four awards each.September 8:
• * Weather Hunters premiered on PBS Kids.
• * Dr. Seuss's Red Fish, Blue Fish premiered on Netflix.
• * Greg Cipes was announced to have been fired by Warner Bros. as the voice of Beast Boy, but will still able to voice characters in Teen Titans Go!.September 10: The first two seasons of the independent animated YouTube series Helluva Boss was released on Prime Video, alongside a new episode titled "Mission: Zero", which is a remake of the pilot. The episode would be released on YouTube on October 25.September 11:
• * The second and final season of Wolf King premiered on Netflix.
• * Comedy Central temporarily pulls the South Park episode "Got a Nut" from airings following the assassination of Charlie Kirk the previous day.September 12: The teaser trailer to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, was released in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. game and the Super Mario series overall.September 15:
• * The third and final season of Firebuds premiered on Disney Jr..
• * The 10th season of Futurama was released on Hulu.September 18: Warner Bros. Animation's Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires was released.September 19: The pilot/first episode of Glitch Productions' first traditionally-animated series, Knights of Guinevere, was released on YouTube on the channel.September 22: The third season of SuperKitties premiered on Disney Jr.September 24:
• * Marvel Zombies premiered on Disney+.
• * South Park season 27 finale premiered on Comedy Central.September 26:
• * The series finale of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years premiered on Nickelodeon.
• * DreamWorks Animation's Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie was released. It is the second live-action/animated DreamWorks Animation film.September 28:
• * Season 37 of The Simpsons premiered on Fox, with the episode "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother".
• * Season 16 of Bob's Burgers premiered on Fox, with the episode "Grand Pre-Pre-Opening".

October

• * Charlotte's Web was released as a HBO Max exclusive.
• * Winx Club: The Magic Is Back, a reboot of Iginio Straffi's Winx Club, was released as a Netflix exclusive.October 3:
• * The Sisters Grimm was released as an Apple TV exclusive.
• * Smiling Friends creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel, as well as producer, Aron Fromm, have announced their new Los Angeles-based studio called ZAM Studios, which will offer high quality animation, VFX, production and post-production, as well as specialize in client services for television, feature film and commercial projects, as well as creating original content.October 4:
• * The eighth and final season of My Hero Academia premiered on Nippon TV.
• * The second season of the Ranma ½ remake premiered on Japanese terrestrial television and was released on Netflix.October 5: Season 3 of Smiling Friends premiered on Adult Swim.October 6:
• * The Family Guy Halloween special titled "A Little Fright Music" was released as a Hulu exclusive.
• * The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, the spin-off/revival series of The Amazing World of Gumball, premiered internationally on Cartoon Network and HBO Max.
• * Dr. Seuss's Horton! premiered on Netflix.October 10:
• * Netflix, Gobelins Paris and Guillermo del Toro launched a new stop-motion studio that will produce stop-motion films at the studio, while also serving as a school for storytellers.
• * The Lackadaisy pilot was announced to become a full animated-series, and will be co-produced by Glitch Productions.October 13: The final season of Solar Opposites premiered on Hulu.October 14: Splinter Cell: Deathwatch premiered on Netflix.October 15: Season 28 of South Park premiered on Comedy Central.October 17: Netflix Animation's The Twits premiered on Netflix.October 23: Season 2 of Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake was released on HBO Max.October 26: The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants initially premiered at the 2025 AFI Film Festival, it will be released in theaters on December 19.October 29:
• * Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel premiered on Prime Video with the first two episodes. The remaining six episodes were released two episodes a week until November 19.
• * Season 3 of Star Wars: Visions premiered on Disney+.
• * Glitch Productions' co-founder Luke Lerdwichagul announces that his long-running GMOD YouTube series SMG4 will be ending this year on December 27.

November

• * Waldemar Fast's Grand Prix of Europe was released in the United States.
• * The second season of Rock Paper Scissors premiered on Nickelodeon.
• * The fourth season of Deer Squad was released on iQIYI.November 8: Dino Ranch: Island Explorers, a spin-off of the original Dino Ranch series, premieresNovember 14: Netflix Animation's In Your Dreams premiered on Netflix.November 17: The twelfth season of Gabby's Dollhouse premiered on Netflix.November 19: The final two episodes from Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel were released on Prime Video.November 21: A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice premiered on Nickelodeon.November 22:
• * The series finale of BoBoiBoy Galaxy was released on YouTube.
• * Kiff concludes its second season on Disney Channel and Disney XD with the two-part episodes "Souvenir Money/Kiff Loses Barry".November 26:
• * Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia 2 was released.
• * The third and final season of Skydance Animation's WondLa premiered on Apple TV.
• * The final 7 episodes from Season 2 of Kiff release on Disney+.November 27: Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol premiered on Disney Channel, and was released on Disney+ the following day.November 28:
• * The Family Guy Christmas special titled "Disney's Hulu's Family Guy's Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie" was released as a Hulu exclusive.
• * A PAW Patrol Christmas premiered on CBS and Paramount+.November 29: The second season of RoboGobo premiered on Disney Jr. in the United States.

December

• * Anime studio Gainax is officially dissolved.
• * Monsta Studio released Papa Zola The Movie.December 12: The seventh episode of The Amazing Digital Circus, titled "Beach Episode", was released on YouTube and Netflix, episodes 5 and 6 were also released on Netflix the same day.December 15: Season 6 of The Creature Cases premiered on Netflix.December 18: The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball gets renewed for a 3rd & 4th season.December 19:
• * Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movie's The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants was released.
• * Angel Studios and Sunrise Animation Studios' David was released.
• * The Elephant premiered on Adult Swim.
• * Ryan Gillis officially confirms that his show StuGo was cancelled by Disney Channel.December 21: The Loud House gets renewed for an 11th season.December 22: Season 2 of The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball was released as a Hulu exclusive in the United States.December 23: It is announced that The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender will not be getting a theatrical release next year, it will instead be releasing exclusively on Paramount+.December 27: The final movie/episode of SMG4, "THE END", was released on YouTube.December 30: Longtime Winnie the Pooh actor Jim Cummings confirmed that Disney is making a new Winnie the Pooh movie.

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Flow
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: In the Shadow of the Cypress
• American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: The Wild Robot
• Annecy International Animation Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Sultana's Dream
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent: Flow
• Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production: Bob's Burgers
• Astra Film Award for Best Animated Film: The Wild Robot
• Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Wild Robot
• BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation: Wander to Wonder
• Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards for Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot
• César Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot
• Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series: X-Men '97
• Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Wild Robot
• European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Flow
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Flow
• Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: The Wild Robot
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Black Butterflies
• Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: Look Back
• Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: Inside Out 2
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Award for Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot
• National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program: Arcane
• Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: The Wild Robot
• San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: Flow
• Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: The Wild Robot
• Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot
• St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot
• Tokyo Anime Award: Look Back
• Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flow
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: The Wild Robot
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: ''The Wild Robot''

Television series debuts

Deaths

January

• * Benoît Allemane, French voice actor, dies at age 82.
• * Jim Short, Australian-born American comedian, dies at age 58.January 6: Dale Wilson, Canadian actor, dies at age 82.January 8: Charles Kay, British actor, dies at age 94.January 11: Joel Paley, American screenwriter, dies at age 69.January 12: Robert Machray, American actor, dies at age 79.January 13: Nathalie Dupree, American cookbook writer and television personality, dies at age 85.January 15:
• * Patricia Lyfoung, French comic artist and animator, dies at age 47.
• * Christopher Benjamin, English actor, dies at age 90.
• * David Lynch, American director, visual artist, musician and actor, dies at age 78.January 16:
• * Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster, actor and comedian, dies at age 90.
• * Joan Plowright, English actress, dies at age 95.January 17:
• * Robert Verrall, Canadian animator, dies at age 97.
• * Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist and screenwriter, dies at age 95.January 25: Olga James, American singer and actress, dies at age 95.January 29: Joe Hale, American animator, producer and screenwriter, dies at age 99.January 30: Dick Button, American figure skater and analyst, dies at age 95.

February

• February 9: William H. Bassett, American actor, dies at age 89.February 11: Jerry Eisenberg, American animator, dies at age 87.February 12: Biff Wiff, American actor, dies at age 76.February 14: Alice Hirson, American actress, dies at age 95.February 16: Julian Holloway, British actor, dies at age 80.
• February 18: Gene Hackman, American actor, dies at age 95.February 20: Peter Jason, American actor, dies at age 80.February 21: Lynne Marie Stewart, American actress, dies at age 78.
• February 24: Fumi Kitahara, American animation publicist, dies at age 56.February 25:
• * Baoan Coleman, Vietnamese-American actor, dies at age 85.
• * Roberto Orci, Mexican-American screenwriter and producer, dies at age 51.February 26: Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress, dies at age 39.February 28: David Johansen, American singer, songwriter and actor, dies at age 75.

March

• * Dave Mallow, American voice actor, dies at age 76.
• * Clive Revill, New Zealand actor, dies at age 94.March 12: Takashi Inagaki, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 87.March 13: Sofia Gubaidulina, Soviet and Russian composer, dies at age 93.March 17: David Steven Cohen, American screenwriter, dies at age 58.March 18: Yôko Kawanami, Japanese voice actress, dies at age 67.March 21: George Foreman, American boxer, dies at age 76.March 29: Richard Chamberlain, American actor, dies at age 90.March 31: Patty Maloney, American actress, dies at age 89.

April

• * William Finn, American composer and lyricist, dies at age 73.
• * Marvin Levy, American film publicist, dies at age 96.April 8: Nicky Katt, American actor, dies at age 54.April 10: Nino Tempo, American singer and saxophonist, dies at age 90.April 15:
• * Wink Martindale, American disc jockey and game show host, dies at age 91.
• * Ken Shiroyama, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 92.April 18: Noreen Young, Canadian actress, dies at age 85.April 23: Lulu Roman, American comedian and singer, dies at age 78.April 28: Andrew Karpen, American studio executive, dies at age 59.April 30: Mark Thornton, Canadian animator, screenwriter, director and producer, dies at age 55.

May

• * Jim Smith, American animator, storyboard artist, character designer, background artist, musician, writer, director, and producer, dies at age 70.
• * Michael Alaimo, American actor, dies at age 86.May 3: Steve Pepoon, American screenwriter, dies at age 68.May 6: Fakhri Odeh, Kuwaiti actor, dies at age 75.May 8: Jiří Bartoška, Czech actor, dies at age 78.May 9: Peter Morwood, Irish novelist and screenwriter, dies at age 68.May 13: John Bryson, American politician and former director of The Walt Disney Company, dies at age 81.May 15: Charles Strouse, American composer, dies at age 96.May 16: Meta Velander, Swedish actress, dies at age 100.May 20: George Wendt, American actor, dies at age 76.May 24: Peter David, American comic book writer and screenwriter, dies at age 68.May 26:
• *Co Hoedeman, Dutch-Canadian animator, dies at age 84.
• * Frances Doel, British screenwriter, dies at age 83.May 27: Peter Kwong, American actor, dies at age 73.May 29: Alf Clausen, American composer, dies at age 84.May 30:
• * Loretta Swit, American actress, dies at age 87.
• * Renée Victor, American actress, dies at age 86.

June

• * Eugen Doga, Moldovan composer, dies at age 88.
• * Jason Constantine, American film executive, dies at age 55.June 8: Ewa Dałkowska, Polish actress, dies at age 78.June 11:
• * Brian Wilson, American musician, dies at 82.
• * Ayumu Saito, Japanese actor, dies at age 60.June 12: Clifton Jones, Jamaican-British actor, dies at age 87.June 17: Gailard Sartain, American actor and screenwriter, dies at age 81.June 21: Valentina Talyzina, Soviet and Russian actress, dies at age 90.June 29: Bob Elmore, American stuntman, dies at age 65.June 30: Saverio Indrio, Italian voice actor, dies at age 62.

July

• * Bun Hay Mean, French comedian and actor, dies at age 43.
• * Phil Mulloy, British animator, dies at age 76.July 14:
• * Andrey Sokolov, Russian animator and storyboard artist, dies at age 51.
• * Ron Wells, American voice actor, dies at age 63.July 18: Harry Standjofski, Canadian actor, dies at age 66.July 20: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor, dies at age 54.July 22:
• * Tsunehiko Kamijō, Japanese actor, dies at age 85.
• * Chuck Mangione, American flugelhornist, dies at age 84.
• * Ozzy Osbourne, English musician and television personality, dies at age 76.July 24: Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler, dies at age 71.July 29: Alon Abutbul, Israeli actor, dies at age 60.

August

• August 10: David Ketchum, American actor and screenwriter, dies at age 97.August 13:
• * Nicolas Beaucaire, French actor, dies at age 52.
• * Tomo Sakurai, Japanese voice actress, dies at age 53.August 15: Tristan Rogers, Australian actor, dies at age 79.August 17: Terence Stamp, English actor, dies at age 87.August 18: Jorge Maestro, Argentine screenwriter, dies at age 73.August 20:
• * Tatsuya Nagamine, Japanese director and animator, dies at age 53.
• * Humpy Wheeler, American racing executive, dies at age 86.
• August 21: Kurt-Hans Goedicke, German-born English timpanist, dies at age 90.August 23: Joel Sill, American music supervisor, dies at age 78.August 25: Frank Price, American studio executive, dies at age 95.August 26: Edward Faulkner, American actor and director, dies at age 93.August 27: Takaya Hashi, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 72.August 31: Radna Sakhaltuev, Ukrainian animator, dies at age 90.

September

• * Graham Greene, Canadian actor, dies at age 73.
• * Gerry Matthews, American actor, dies at age 94.September 2: Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Japanese actress, dies at age 90.September 3: Stephen Mendillo, American actor, dies at age 84.September 4: Ted Mann, American screenwriter, dies at age 72.September 5: Mark Volman, American musician and composer, dies at age 78.September 7:
• * Stuart Craig, English production designer, dies at age 83.
• * Philippe Vidal, French animator, director and creator, dies at age 59.September 10:
• * Norbert Lemire, Canadian painter and animator, dies at age 76.
• * Paula Shaw, American actress, dies at age 84.September 11: Emmanuel Karsen, French actor, dies at age 62.September 15: Ron Friedman, American screenwriter, producer and actor, dies at age 93.September 16: Robert Redford, American actor, dies at age 89.September 22:
• * Enver Petrovci, Kosovar actor, dies at age 71.
• * Lee Weaver, American actor, dies at age 95.September 23: Nancylee Myatt, American producer and screenwriter, dies at age 68.September 26: Esa Saario, Finnish actor, dies at age 93.September 29: Yury Chernavsky, Russian composer, dies at age 78.September 30: Renato Casaro, Italian film poster artist and title designer, dies at age 89.

October

• * Kimberly Hébert Gregory, American actress, dies at age 52.
• * Nina Gulyayeva, Russian actress, dies at age 94.
• * Patricia Routledge, English actress, dies at age 96.
• October 5: Jerry Tokofsky, American studio executive, dies at age 91.October 7: Ian Freebairn-Smith, American composer, dies at age 93.October 10: John Lodge, English musician, dies at age 82.October 11:
• * Albert Cohen, Israeli actor, dies at age 93.
• * Diane Keaton, American actress, dies at age 79.
• * Ian Watkins, Welsh rock singer, dies at age 48.October 13: Drew Struzan, American film poster artist, dies at age 78.October 15:
• * Jackie Berger, Belgian actress, dies at age 77.
• * Samantha Eggar, English-American actress, dies at age 86.October 16:
• * Klaus Doldinger, German composer, dies at age 89.
• * Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter, dies at age 74.October 20: Asrani, Indian actor, dies at age 84.October 23: June Lockhart, American actress, dies at age 100.October 24: Paul Hüttel, Danish actor, dies at age 90.October 27: Prunella Scales, English actress, dies at age 93.October 28: Ilona Kassai, Hungarian actress, dies at age 97.

November

• * Betty Harford, American actress, dies at age 98.
• * Jim Self, American tubist and composer, dies at age 82.November 3: Jacqueline Cohen, French voice actress, dies at age 91.November 4: Elina Salo, Finnish actress, dies at age 89.November 8: Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese actor, dies at age 92.November 9: John Laws, Australian radio and television presenter, dies at age 90.November 11:
• * Cleto Escobedo III, American musician, dies at age 59.
• * Sally Kirkland, American actress, dies at age 84.November 14:
• * Dan McGrath, American screenwriter, producer and actor, dies at age 61.
• * Todd Snider, American singer, dies at age 59.November 18: Julio Fernández Rodríguez, Spanish producer, dies at age 78.November 20: Paul van Gorcum, German-born Dutch actor, dies at age 91.November 23: Udo Kier, German actor, dies at age 81.November 24:
• * Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican composer and actor, dies at age 81.
• * Jorga Kotrbová, Czech actress, dies at age 78.November 29:
• * Tomomichi Nishimura, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 79.
• * Tony Benedict, American screenwriter, dies at age 88.

December

• * Eduardo Manzano, Mexican actor, dies at age 87.
• * Arunee Nanthiwat, Thai voice actress, dies at age 69.
• * Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese-American actor, dies at age 75.December 5: Frank Gehry, Canadian–American architect and designer, dies at age 96.December 8: Gordon Goodwin, American composer, dies at age 70.December 9: Béatrice Picard, Canadian actress, dies at age 96.December 10:
• * Jim Ward, American voice actor, dies at age 66.
• * Jeffrey Garcia, American actor and stand-up comedian, dies at age 50.December 11: Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor, dies at age 99.December 14:
• * Ryō Ishihara, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 94.
• * Anthony Geary, American actor, dies at age 78.
• * Rob Reiner, American director, and actor, dies at age 78.December 15: Wayne Moss, Canadian director, dies at age 71.December 16:
• * Gil Gerard, American actor, dies at age 82.
• * Jefferson Utanes, Filipino voice actor, dies at age 46.December 17:
• * Juli Erickson, American actress, dies at age 86.
• * Eddie Sotto, American artist and animator, dies at age 67.December 19: Claude Berda, French studio executive, dies at age 78.December 21: Loren Carpenter, American computer graphics researcher and developer, dies at age 78.December 30: Isiah Whitlock Jr., American actor, dies at age 71.