MGM Animation Studios

MGM Animation Studios (alternatively Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation Studios and commonly known as MGM Animation; formerly known as MGM/UA Feature Animation (later MGM Feature Animation) from 1982-2002) is an American animation studio that is a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Their first traditionally-animated film was The Secret of NIMH (1982), and their last traditionally-animated film was The Forests Between Mountains (2000) as MGM Animation was converted from traditional animation to CGI. The first computer-animated film produced by MGM Animation Studios, Dusk and Dawn, was released on September 27, 2002 (which was co-distributed with Universal Pictures). Its most recent film was Hailey on August 5, 2022. The studio's highest-grossing film is Hailey (2022), which grossed over $978.1 million worldwide.

History
In 1982, MGM/UA opened its new animation studio entitled MGM/UA Feature Animation at Culver City, with their first film being The Secret of NIMH.

After MGM sold its Culver City to Lorimar in 1986, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer along with its primary animation studio moved its headquarters to Santa Monica, California, occupying at least 150,000 square feet (14,000 m2). In 2003, MGM Animation Studios moved its headquarters and campus to Century City, California, as MGM Tower.

Emerging from bankruptcy protection in 2010, MGM announced that it planned to move its headquarters to Beverly Hills as part of an effort to resolve almost $5 billion in debt, since the lease in Century City was not scheduled to expire until 2018. MGM and its primary animation studio moved to Beverly Hills on August 19, 2011.

On October 25, 2022, it was announced that Kate Mallory will step down from her position as president by November 23, 2022, after over 17 years. She will be succeeded by Bill Damaschke, former Chief Creative Officer at DreamWorks Animation and president at Skydance Animation. At the same time, Melissa Hester is promoted as Chief Creative Officer.

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Process
In a similar manner to 20th Century Animation, Sony Pictures Animation, Warner Animation Group, Frenzy Animation and Paramount Animation, MGM Animation Studios outsources their feature films to other animation studios.

On March 18, 2022, the same day Amazon completed its acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (parent company of MGM Holdings), MGM Animation Studios announced they would open its in-house studio in Montreal, Canada. They would provide additional animation services for Detective Carl Returns (mainly animated by Moving Picture Company), Upside Mystery Legacy (mainly animated by Cinesite) and James Bond: Licence Renewed (mainly animated by DNEG Animation). On October 18, 2022, it was reported that MGM was opening its new animation studio in New York City in New York while signing its 50,462-square-foot lease to occupy.

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Related productions
All films listed are distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Distribution Co., or United Artists Releasing (formerly Mirror Releasing) unless noted otherwise.

Accolades
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