A list of animated feature films released in the 1940s.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Notes | Release Date |
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| Pinocchio | United States | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Won 2 Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "When You Wish Upon A Star", and for Best 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 in stereophonic surround sound. Won 2 special Academy Awards. | November 13, 1940 (1940-11-13) |
| 1941 | ||||||
| Princess Iron Fan Tie shan gong zhu | China | Wan Guchan Wan Laiming | Traditional | First Chinese animated feature, and the first animated feature from Asia. | January 1, 1941 (1941-01-01) | |
| 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) | |
| Mr. Bug Goes to Town | United States | Dave Fleischer Shamus Culhane | Fleischer Studios | Traditional | Last animated feature made in the United States before the attack on Pearl Harbor, launching The United States into World War II. | December 5, 1941 (1941-12-05) |
| 1942 | ||||||
| 15.000 Dibujos | Chile | Jaime Escudero | Traditional | Lost film, and the first animated feature to be made in Chile. | 1942 (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) |
| 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 | ||||||
| Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors Momotarō Umi no Shinpei | Japan | Mitsuyo Seo | Shōchiku Dōga Kenkyūjo | Traditional | First Japanese animated feature. | April 12, 1945 (1945-04-12) |
| The Enchanted Sword Garbancito de La Mancha | Spain | Arturo Moreno | Balet y Blay | Traditional | First Spanish animated feature, and the first animated feature film produced in color outside of the United States. | November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23) |
| Handling Ships | United Kingdom | Alan Crick John Halas | Stop motion | Instructional film, and the first British animated feature. | 1945 (1945) | |
| The Lost Letter Propavshaya gramota | Soviet Union | Lamis Bredis Zinaida Brumberg Valentina Brumberg | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | First traditional full-length animated film for USSR and Soyuzmultfilm studio. | 1945 (1945) |
| 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 after World War II. | April 20, 1946 (1946-04-20) |
| Song of the South | United States | Harve Foster Wilfred Jackson | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | November 12, 1946 (1946-11-12) | |
| The Tinderbox Fyrtøjet | Denmark | Svend Methling | Dansk Farve- og Tegnefilm | Traditional | First Danish animated feature. | May 16, 1946 (May 16, 1946) |
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| 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 | First Belgian 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 | First Czech animated feature. | December 13,1947 (December 13,1947) | |
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| 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) |
| Happy Holidays | Spain | José María Blay Guido Leoni Arturo Moreno | Traditional | December 27, 1948 (1948-12-27) | ||
| Water for Fire Fighting | United Kingdom | Alan Crick John Halas | Stop motion | Instructional film | 1948 (1948) | |
| 1949 | ||||||
| The Emperor's Nightingale Cisaruv slavík | Czechoslovakia | Jiří Trnka Miloš Makovec | Stop motion/Live action | April 15, 1949 (1949-04-15) | ||
| 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 Bagdad | 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) | ||
| Alice in Wonderland | France | Dallas Bower | Stop motion/Live action | 1949 (1949) | ||
| The Dynamite Brothers | Italy | Nino Pagot | Traditional | 1949 (1949) | ||
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