This is a list of events in animation in 2022.

Events

January

• January 1:
  • We Baby Bears, a prequel/spin-off series to We Bare Bears, premiered on Cartoon Network.^[1]
  • A new anime series based on Urusei Yatsura was announced.^[2]
• January 2: The Simpsons episode "The Longest Marge" premieres, guest starring actor Beck Bennett and sports writer Adam Schefter.^[3] John Mulaney also reprises his role as Warburton Parker.^[4]
• January 10: Smiling Friends premiered on Adult Swim to critical acclaim.^[5]
• January 14: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, the final Hotel Transylvania film, premiered on Amazon Prime Video after numerous delays due to COVID-19.^[6]
• January 31: After more than 10 years on the air, the NickRewind block aired for the final time on TeenNick.^[7]

February

• February 9
  • Alice's Wonderland Bakery, a spin-off of the 1951 Disney film Alice in Wonderland, premiered on Disney Junior.^[8]
  • The final 10 episodes of season 2 of Disenchantment premiered on Netflix.^[9]
  • A second revival of Futurama was announced for Hulu.^[10]
• February 17: Big Nate premiered on Paramount+.^[11]
• February 18: The Cuphead Show, based on the video game Cuphead, premiered on Netflix.^[12]
• February 21: After over 25 years of being on the air, Arthur aired its final episode.^[13]
• February 23: The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, the revival to The Proud Family, premiered on Disney+.^[14]

March

• March 6: Toei Animation's systems are hacked, leading to a temporary shutdown of their systems and delays of their series such as One Piece, Digimon Ghost Game, and Delicious Party Pretty Cure, as well as the next Dragon Ball Super film.^[15]
• March 11: Turning Red was released on Disney+ instead of being released theatrically.^[16]
• March 13: The Simpsons episode "You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!" premieres, being the first episode to have all female creative leads.^[17]
• March 27: 94th Academy Awards^[18]
  • Encanto, directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.^[19]
  • The Windshield Wiper, directed by Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.^[20]
• March 30: Bruce Willis, American actor (voice of the title character in Bruno the Kid, Muddy Grimes in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Spike in Rugrats Go Wild, RJ in Over the Hedge) is revealed to be retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.^[21]
• March 31: The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder, the live-action sequel series for The Fairly OddParents, premiered on Paramount+.

April

• April 1: Adult Swim's April Fool's Day prank features Pibby and Bun-Bun from the pitch trailer for an animated series, Learning with Pibby, created by Dodge Greenley, with Nikki Castillo reprising the role of Pibby. The characters and antagonistic glitching force are transported into the night's lineup of shows and make appearances throughout, depicting the events of the pilot from the perspective of the television series the characters would be passing through. The live broadcast received universal critical acclaim and positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.^[22][23][24]
• April 8: The second season of Green Eggs and Ham premiered on Netflix.
• April 9: Spy × Family broadcasts its first episode.
• April 10: The Simpsons episode "The Sound of Bleeding Gums" premieres, guest-starring actor John Autry II and actress Kathy Buckley, marking the first deaf actors to guest star in the show.^[25]
• April 11: After the closure of Blue Sky Studios in 2021, it was announced that Nimona had resumed production after being picked up by Annapurna Pictures. The film will be released on Netflix in 2023.^[26]
• April 18: The Elinor Wonders Why season one finale, a one-hour special titled "A Wonderful Journey", premiered on PBS Kids.^[27][28]
• April 22: The Bad Guys premiered in theaters.^[29]
• April 24: The Simpsons episode "My Octopus and a Teacher" premieres, marking the debut of Bart's new teacher Ms. Peyton, voiced by Kerry Washington.^[30]
• April 27: Studio Colorido signed a multi-year co-production deal with Netflix.^[31]

May

• May 6: Marmaduke, based on Brad Anderson's comic strip, premiered on Netflix.^[32]
• May 14: The final episode of Amphibia, "The Hardest Thing", premieres.^[33]
• May 16: My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, the TV series sequel to My Little Pony: A New Generation, premiered on Netflix.
• May 18: Pokémon: Hisuian Snow premiered on the Pokémon YouTube channel and Pokémon TV.^[34]
• May 20: Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, based on the animated series of the same name, premiered on Disney+.
• May 22: The Simpsons episode "Poorhouse Rock" premieres, in which the couch gag was designed by Simpsons fan artist SpikerMonster.^[35] This is also the last episode with Chris Ledesma as music editor, who had edited every previous episode.^[36]
• May 27: The Bob's Burgers Movie, based on the animated series Bob's Burgers, was theatrically released.^[37]
• May 31: Wil Film (which originally worked on Ninjago) announced that the company is in the process of shutting down.^[38]

June

• June 1: South Park: The Streaming Wars was released on Paramount+.^[39]
• June 16: Dead End: Paranormal Park, based on the Cartoon Hangover pilot short by Hamish Steele, will premiere on Netflix.
• June 23: Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, a feature film based on Beavis and Butt-Head, will be released on Paramount+.^[40]
• June 29: Baymax!, a spin-off of Big Hero 6, will premiere on Disney+.

Summer

• Adult Swim will release three films continuing Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros., and Aqua Teen Hunger Force respectively, on home media before linear and streaming debuts.^[41][42]
• The year's second South Park special will be released on Paramount+.^[39]

August

• August 5:
  • Skydance Animation's first animated film, Luck, will be released on Apple TV+.^[43]
  • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie will be released on Netflix.^[44]
• August 25: Little Demon will premiere on FXX.^[45]

December

• December 11: The first Children's & Family Emmy Awards will be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles.^[46]

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Encanto
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: The Windshield Wiper
• American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Encanto
• Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: TBA
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent: Flee
• BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Encanto
• César Award for Best Animated Film: The Summit of the Gods
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flee
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
• Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Encanto
• European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Flee
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Encanto
• Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Encanto
• Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: Raya and the Last Dragon
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Valentina
• Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
• Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: Encanto
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flee
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film: The House of the Lost on the Cape
• National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Encanto
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
• Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
• Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: Encanto
• San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Luca
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: Encanto
• Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature: Encanto
• Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
• St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
• Tokyo Anime Award: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
• Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Flee
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: Encanto
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Films released

Television series debuts

Television series endings

Deaths

January

• January 4: Joan Copeland, American actress (voice of Tanana in Brother Bear), dies at age 99.^[60]
• January 6: Peter Bogdanovich, American director, writer, actor, producer, critic and film historian (voice of Psychologist in The Simpsons episode "Yokel Chords"), dies at age 82.^[61]
• January 9
  • Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, television host and director (voice of Zoo Animal in Madagascar, Dash in Casper's Scare School, Party Marty in The Life & Times of Tim, Mike O'Malley, Galactus and Cable Guy in Robot Chicken), dies from head trauma at age 65.^[62][63]
  • Dwayne Hickman, American actor, television executive, producer and director (voice of Aladdin in 1001 Arabian Nights), dies from parkinson's disease at age 87.^[64]
  • KJ Schrock, American actor (WOWNow Entertainment), dies at age 55.^[65]
• January 10: Ian Greenberg, Canadian businessman and media pioneer (co-founder of Astral Media, former owner of Family Channel), dies at age 79.^[66]
• January 18: Peter Robbins, American former child actor (original voice of Charlie Brown in the Peanuts television specials), commits suicide at age 65.^[67]
• January 19: Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (dub voice of Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians), dies from a skiing accident at age 37.^[68]
• January 20: Meat Loaf, American rock singer and actor (voiced himself in the South Park episode "Chef Aid"), dies from COVID-19 at age 74.^[69]
• January 21: Louie Anderson, American comedian, actor, author and game show host (voice of Security Guard #1 in Bebe's Kids, creator of and voice of Andy and Little Louie in Life with Louie, Burt in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Fear and Loathing in Endsville", Mining Team of Louie Andersons in Tom Goes to the Mayor, Gory Agnes in Pickle and Peanut, voiced himself in No Activity), dies from large B-cell lymphoma at age 68.^[70]
• January 23: Renato Cecchetto, Italian actor (dub voice of Hamm in Toy Story, P.T. Flea in A Bug's Life, the title character in Shrek, the Abominable Snowman in Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, School of Moonfish in Finding Nemo, Uncle Max in The Lion King 1+1⁄2, Mack in Cars, Mustafa in Ratatouille, John in WALL-E, Tom in Up, Mr. Trout in The Boxtrolls, Razaq in The Breadwinner, Meow Meow Fuzzyface in BoJack Horseman, Fritz in Inside Out, Earl in The Good Dinosaur, Bill in Finding Dory, Juan Ortodoncia in Coco, Cleveland Brown in seasons 12-19 of Family Guy, Mr. Ellingboe in Klaus), dies from complications from a moped accident at age 70.^[71]
• January 30:
  • Maya Buzinova, Russian animator (The Mitten, Gena the Crocodile, Cheburashka), dies at age 92.^[72]
  • Calvin Remsberg, American actor and stage director (voice of Merry Man in Shrek), dies at age 72.^[73]
• January 31: Flemming Quist Møller, Danish director (Benny's Bathtub, Jungledyret Hugo), animator, author, drummer, screenwriter and actor (voice of the Feather King in Beyond Beyond), dies from a heart attack at age 79.^[74]

February

• February 1: Isaac Bardavid, Brazilian actor (dub voice of Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Tigger in Winnie the Pooh), dies at age 90.^[75]
• February 2: Robert Blalack, Panamanian-born American visual effects artist (co-founder of Industrial Light & Magic), dies from cancer at age 73.^[76]
• February 4: Lina Gagnon, Canadian animator (National Film Board of Canada), dies at age 75.^[77]
• February 6:
  • Dylan Hoffman, American technical director and rigging artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years), dies from a motorbike accident at age 33.^[78]
  • Saki Nitta, Japanese actress (voice of Pakuri in Kill la Kill and Bridget Faye and Cache Dop in D.Gray-man Hallow, and dub voice of Dogo in The Lion Guard, Bullied Sheep in Zootopia, and Rosa Rivera in Coco), dies from meningioma at age 31.^[79]
• February 8:
  • Borivoj Dovniković, Croatian film director, animator and caricaturist, dies at age 91.^[80]
  • Toshiya Ueda, Japanese actor (voice of Titicaca in The Adventures of Pepero, Futon in Rascal the Raccoon, Nefertari Cobra in One Piece, and Vilk in The Promised Neverland, and dub voice of Uncle Chuck Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Benjamin Boris Zachary Karbunkle in Biker Mice from Mars, Owl in Winnie the Pooh, and Aloysius in Infinity Train), dies at age 88.^[81]
  • Anne D. Bernstein, American television writer (Video Power, KaBlam!, Daria, Celebrity Deathmatch, Downtown, The Backyardigans, Viva Piñata, Angelo Rules, Kit and Kate, Super Wings), dies from parkinson's disease at age 60.^[82]
• February 12: Ivan Reitman, Slovak-born Canadian film and television director, screenwriter and producer (Heavy Metal, Beethoven, Space Jam, Mummies Alive!, Alienators: Evolution Continues), dies at age 75.^[83]
• February 19: Maggy Reno Hurchalla, American environmental activist (voice of Janet Reno in The Simpsons episode "Dark Knight Court"), dies from cardiac arrest at age 81.^[84]
• February 24: Sally Kellerman, American actress, singer and author (voice of The Seal in The Mouse and His Child, Sunburn in Happily Ever After, the Narrator in Delgo, Principal Stark in Unsupervised, Marshmallow Queen and Romaine Empress in The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, Dolores Barren in High School USA!), dies from heart failure at age 84.^[85]
• February 25: Farrah Forke, American actress (voice of Big Barda/Barda Free in Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited, and herself in the Duckman episode "Aged Heat 2: Women in Heat"), dies from cancer at age 54.^[86]
• February 28:
  • Kirk Baily, American actor (voice of Blithe Hollow Townperson in ParaNorman, additional voices in The Brave Little Toaster, Aladdin, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, The Road to El Dorado, Dead Space: Downfall, The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, Minions, Big Hero 6, The Star, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, DC League of Super-Pets), dies from lung cancer at age 59.^[87]
  • Norihiro Inoue, Japanese actor (voice of Schneizel el Britannia in Code Geass, Taichi Hiraga Keaton in Master Keaton, Marco in Gunslinger Girl, Atlas in Metropolis), dies from esophegal cancer at 63.^[88]

March

• March 1: Conrad Janis, American jazz trombonist and actor (voice of Frederick McConnell in Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour), dies at age 94.^[89]
• March 2: Johnny Brown, American actor and singer (voice of Splashdown in Rickety Rocket), dies at age 84.^[90]
• March 4: Mitchell Ryan, American actor (voice of Highfather in Justice League), dies from heart failure at age 88.^[91]
• March 7: Mia Ikumi, Japanese manga artist (Tokyo Mew Mew), dies from subarachnoid hemorrhage at age 42.^[92]
• March 9: John Korty, American film director and animator (Sesame Street, Twice Upon a Time, Vegetable Soup), dies at age 85.^[93]
• March 10: Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor (portrayed Luis in Sesame Street, voice of The Ram in the Between the Lions episode "The Ram in the Pepper Patch", The King in The Bravest Knight), dies from multiple myeloma at age 81.^[94]
• March 13: William Hurt, American actor (voice of Jairus in The Miracle Maker, John Davis in The Legend of Sasquatch), dies from prostate cancer at age 71.^[95]
• March 14: Akira Takarada, Japanese actor (dub voice of Jafar in Aladdin, Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective, Bendu in Star Wars Rebels), dies at age 87.^[96]
• March 26: Violetta Kolesnikova, Russian animator (Soyuzmultfilm), dies at age 83.^[97][98]
• March 28: Carl Angus Bell, Canadian-American animator (Beany and Cecil, MGM Animation/Visual Arts, Filmation, Ruby-Spears Enterprises, The Lord of the Rings, Fire and Ice, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies from heart failure at age 91.^[99]

April

• April 2: Estelle Harris, American actress and comedienne (voice of Mrs. Tammy Turtle in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse, Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, Mrs. Catherina Duckstein in Queer Duck, Death's Mother in the Family Guy episode "Death Lives", Old Lady Bear in Brother Bear, Mrs. June Boogin in Teacher's Pet, Audrey in Home on the Range, Mama Lipsky in Kim Possible, Lula in Dave the Barbarian, Mama Gunda in Tarzan II, Oz's Mother in Fanboy & Chum Chum, Velma Farnsworth in the Futurama episode "Near-Death Wish", Peg-Leg Peg in Jake and the Never Land Pirates), dies at age 93.^[100]
• April 5: Nehemiah Persoff, American actor and painter (voice of Papa Mousekewitz in An American Tail), dies from heart failure at age 102.^[101][102]
• April 6: Jan Rogowski, British technical director and producer (co-founder of Red Star 3D), dies at age 41.^[103]
• April 7: Fujiko A. Fujio, Japanese manga artist (Doraemon, Ninja Hattori-kun, Obake no Q-Tarō, The Monster Kid and The Laughing Salesman), dies at age 88.^[104]
• April 8: Minori Matsushima, Japanese actress (voice of Dororo in Dororo, Sayaka Yumi in Mazinger Z, Hiroshi Ichikawa in The Monster Kid, Candice White Adley in Candy Candy, Alexandria Meat in Kinnikuman, Tsuru in One Piece), dies from pancreatic cancer at age 81.^[105]
• April 12: Gilbert Gottfried, American actor and comedian (voice of Iago in Aladdin and House of Mouse, Digit in Cyberchase, Two-Bits in Bonkers, Mr. Peabody in Problem Child, Jerry the Bellybutton Elf and Adonis in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Berkeley Beetle in Thumbelina, Art DeSalvo in Duckman, Mister Mxyzptlk in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Action, Accounting Troll in the Dilbert episode "Hunger", Dr. Bender and Wendel in The Fairly OddParents, Santa Claus in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas", Rick Platypus in the My Gym Partner's a Monkey episode "That Darn Platypus", Mr. Greenway in Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas, Kraang Subprime in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mario Zucchini in Animal Crackers, God in the Smiling Friends episode "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back", voiced himself in Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Celebrity Deathmatch and The Replacements episode "A Buzzwork Orange"), dies from ventricular tachycardia at age 67.^[106]
• April 15:
  • Liz Sheridan, American actress and dancer (voice of Mrs. Stillman in Life with Louie, Mrs. Rothberg in the American Dad! episode "An Apocalypse to Remember"), dies at age 93.^[107]
  • Vlasta Pospíšilová, Czech animator, screenwriter and director (Jiří Trnka Studio, Pat & Mat, Broučci, Fimfárum), dies at age 87.^[108]
• April 20: Robert Morse, American actor and singer (voice of Young Stuffy in The First Easter Rabbit, Young Scrooge in The Stingiest Man in Town, the title character in Jack Frost, Moncho in Monchhichis, Howler in Pound Puppies, Goopy Gear in the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "Two-Tone Town", Dootch in the Aaahh!!! Real Monsters episode "Where Have All The Monsters Gone?", Mr. Koch in the Rugrats episode "Faire Play", DeSaad in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Father's Day", Jake in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Two's Company", Governor in The Legend of Korra episode "After All These Years", Marshak and Gnuckles in Sofia the First, Santa Claus in Teen Titans Go! and Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, Old Phil in the Animals. episode "Flies."), dies at age 90.^[109]
• April 28: Neal Adams, American comic book artist (DC Comics) and writer (Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars), dies from complications of sepsis at age 80.^[110]
• April 30: Ian Wilcox, American background artist (King of the Hill, Family Guy, The Simpsons), dies from cancer at an unknown age.^[111]
• Specific date unknown: Norma Swank-Haviland, American ink and paint artist (The Three Caballeros) and actor (voice of Angry Woman in Crowd in Make Mine Music, Mice in Cinderella, second voice of Chip), dies at age 97.^[112]

May

• May 6: George Pérez, American comic book artist (DC Comics) and writer (voiced himself in the Teen Titans Go! episodes "Marv Wolfman & George Pérez" and "Creative Geniuses"), dies from pancreatic cancer at age 67.^[113]
• May 7: Robin Parkinson, English actor (narrated Button Moon), dies at age 92.^[114][115]
• May 8: Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer (voice of Toaster in Tube Mice, the title character in The Fiddley Foodle Bird), dies at age 74.^[116]
• May 17: Vangelis, Greek musician, composer, songwriter and producer (composed the track "Chariots of Fire" which was used on The Simpsons episode "Lisa's First Word" and Madagascar), dies from heart failure at age 79.^[117][118]
• May 18: Fernando Laverde, Colombian animator and film director (La pobre viejecita, Cristóbal Colón, Martín Fierro), dies at age 88.^[119]
• May 21: Colin Cantwell, American concept artist and director (Star Wars), dies from alzheimer's disease at age 89–90.^[120]
• May 26: Ray Liotta, American actor and producer (voice of Zack in the Family Guy episode "Brian Does Hollywood", the Leader of the Bubble Poppin Boys in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?", Morty Szyslak in The Simpsons episode "King Leer", voiced himself in Bee Movie, and the Phineas and Ferb episode "What A Croc!"), dies at age 67.^[121]
• May 28: Bo Hopkins, American actor (voice of Huttin in The Angry Beavers episode "Fat Chance"), dies from a heart attack at age 84.^[122]

June

• June 5: Olga Orlova, Russian animator (Soyuzmultfilm, Angelina Ballerina), dies at age 89.^[123]
• June 9:
  • Billy Kametz, American voice actor (voice of Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Anai in Aggretsuko, Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero, Mikhail in Sirius the Jaeger), dies from colon cancer at age 35.^[124]
  • Matt Zimmerman, Canadian actor (voice of Alan Tracy and other various characters in Thunderbirds, Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6), dies at age 87.^[125]