Production dedications

This page is a list of dedications to people in projects.

20th Century Studios

 * Robots (2005) - This film was dedicated to Blue Sky co-founder David Boyd Brown, who died on April 11, 2003.
 * Everyone's Hero (2006) - This film was dedicated to director Christopher Reeve and actress Dana Reeve.
 * Rio (2011) - This film was dedicated to Clymene Campos Saldanha, Carlos Saldanha's mother, who died on December 11, 2010.
 * Rio 2 (2014) - This film was dedicated to screenwriter Don Rhymer, who died on November 28, 2012, from head and neck cancer.
 * Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) - This film was dedicated to materials technical director Travis Price, who died on November 12, 2015.
 * Alaina Gleen: Imaginary Vacation (2017) - This film was dedicated to animator Joe McFadden, who died on April 6, 2017, from cancer.
 * Spies in Disguise (2019) - This film was dedicated to senior rigging artist Joe Kwong, who died on May 4, 2019 (seven months before the film's release).
 * The Pixelators: Level Two (2020) - This film was dedicated to Chris Reccardi, who died on May 2, 2019.
 * Alaina Gleen: World's Most Wanted (2021) - This film was dedicated to Tianna Hopes, who died on February 25, 2021, from cancer (seven months before the film's release).
 * The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022) - This film was dedicated to character designer Dave Creek and matte painter Denise Blakely Fuller, who died on January 7, 2021, and January 5, 2020, respectively.

Disney

 * Beauty and the Beast (1991) - This film was dedicated to songwriter Howard Ashman, who died on March 14, 1991.
 * The Lion King (1994) - This film was dedicated to Frank Wells, former president of The Walt Disney Company, who died on April 3, 1994, from a helicopter crash.
 * Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) - This film was dedicated to actor Jim Varney (the voice of Cookie), who died on February 10, 2000 (over a year before the film's release).
 * Finding Nemo (2003) - This film was dedicated to animator Glenn McQueen, who died on October 26, 2002, from melanoma.
 * Teacher's Pet (2004) - This film was dedicated to Hubcaps.
 * Chicken Little (2005) - This film was dedicated to artist Joe Grant, who died on May 7, 2005, from a heart attack.
 * Cars (2006) - This film was dedicated to story artist and voice actor Joe Ranft, who died on August 16, 2005, from a car crash.
 * Ratatouille (2007) - This film was dedicated to character designer Dan Lee, who died on January 15, 2005, from lung cancer.
 * WALL-E (2008) - This film was dedicated to story artist and animator Justin Wright, who died on March 18, 2008, from a heart attack.
 * Up (2009) - This film was dedicated to Joe Grant, Ralph "Papa" Lopez, Mike Oznowicz, and Alice Davis.
 * Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) - This film was dedicated to keyboardist Guy Babylon, who died on September 2, 2009, from a heart attack.
 * Cars 2 (2011) - This film was dedicated to digital artist Japeth Pieper and software engineer Andy Witkin, who died in 2010 respectively.
 * Winnie the Pooh (2011) - This film was dedicated to background artist Dan Read, who died on May 25, 2010.
 * Brave (2012) - This film was dedicated to Pixar co-founder Steve Jobs, who died on October 5, 2011.
 * Inside Out (2015) - This film was dedicated to software engineer Brian Smits, who died on June 28, 2013.
 * Incredibles 2 (2018) - This film was dedicated to Bud Luckey, who died on February 24, 2018.
 * Toy Story 4 (2019) - This film was dedicated to actor Don Rickles (the voice of Mr. Potato Head) and animator Adam Burke.
 * Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) - This film was dedicated to music editor Tommy Holmes.
 * Luca (2021) - This film was dedicated to Alberto Surace and Patty Ann Buchholz Willrett.

DreamWorks

 * Shrek 2 (2004) - This film was dedicated to animator Edip Agi (who died on December 31, 2001) and original book author William Steig (who died on October 3, 2003).
 * Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) - This film was dedicated to actor Bernie Mac (the voice of Zuba), who died on August 9, 2008, from complications of pneumonia.
 * How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - This film was dedicated to Blake Snyder, who died on August 4, 2009.
 * Rise of the Guardians (2012) - This film was dedicated to Mary Katherine Joyce, William Joyce's daughter, who died on May 2, 2010, from brain tumor.
 * Turbo (2013) - This film was dedicated to character effects animator Nicholas Sanger Hoppe, who died on March 4, 2013, from brain cancer.
 * Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) - This film was dedicated to Nancy Bernstein, who died on September 18, 2015, from colorectal cancer.
 * Spirit Untamed (2021) - This film was dedicated to Kelly Asbury, director of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, who died on June 26, 2020, from abdominal cancer.

MGM

 * Amelia Bedelia (1988) - This film was dedicated to the original book author Peggy Parish, who died a month before the film's release.
 * Upside Mystery 2 (2010) - This film was dedicated to Starz Animation modeler Jenny Riutta, who died in December 2009 (nine months before the film's release).
 * Swan Dream Pool: The Magic Trails (2021) - This film was dedicated to story artist Kelly Asbury, who died on June 26, 2020, from abdominal cancer (marking Asbury's final work).

Paramount

 * The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) - This film was dedicated to Jules Engel, who died on September 6, 2003.
 * The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) - This film was dedicated to actor Ernest Borgnine (the voice of Mermaid Man), who died on July 8, 2012.
 * The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) - This film was dedicated to the SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died on November 26, 2018, from ALS.
 * Rumble (2021) - This film was dedicated to story artist Craig Grasso, who died on November 21, 2019.

Sony

 * The Smurfs 2 (2013) - The film was dedicated to actor Jonathan Winters (the voice of Papa Smurf), who died on April 11, 2013.
 * Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) - This film was dedicated to Nine Culliford, Peyo's wife, who died on July 5, 2016.
 * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - This film was dedicated to Spider-Man creators Stan Lee (who died on November 12, 2018) and Steve Ditko (who died on June 29, 2018).
 * The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) - This film was dedicated to story artist C. Raggio IV, who died on February 9, 2019.

Universal

 * Jetsons: The Movie (1990) - This film was dedicated to actors George O'Hanlon and Mel Blanc, who died in 1989 respectively.
 * The Secret Life of Pets (2016) - This film was dedicated to Risha Meledandri, Chris Meledandri's mother, who died on March 9, 2015.
 * Sing (2016) - This film was dedicated to Igor Khait, co-producer of the film, who died on March 28, 2016.
 * The Grinch (2018) - This film was dedicated to Herb Cheyette, who died on October 2, 2012.
 * Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) - This film was dedicated to animator Madeline Montero, who died before the film's release.

Warner Bros.

 * The Iron Giant (1999) - This film was dedicated to original novel author Ted Hughes and Susan Bird, Brad Bird's sister, who died on October 28, 1998, and in 1989 respectively.
 * Corpse Bride (2005) - This film was dedicated to executive producer Joe Ranft, who died on August 16, 2005, from a car crash.
 * Happy Feet (2006) - This film was dedicated to Nick Enright, Michael Jonson, Robby McNeilly Green, and Steve Irwin.
 * TMNT (2007) - This film was dedicated to actor Mako (the voice of Master Splinter) and modeling supervisor German Cheung.
 * Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) - This film was dedicated to Douglas Spisich, former chief financial officer at Animal Logic, who died on August 27, 2008.
 * The Lego Movie (2014) - This film was dedicated to executive producer Kathleen Fleming, who died on April 27, 2013, from a car accident.
 * The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) - This film was dedicated to Charie Miller, Christopher Miller's mother, who died on December 27, 2018.