ESSENTIAL ANIMATION

An elite group first, the rest of the list in 2 tiers, each in year order.

NOTABLE ANIMATORS
Alexandre Alexeieff, Anno Hideaki, Tex Avery, Frédéric Back, Ralph Bakshi, Joseph Barbera, Brad Bird, Walerian Borowczyk, Ivo Caprino, Sylvain Chomet, Joaquin Cocina, Walt Disney, Pete Docter, Michael Dudok de Witt, Piotr Dumala, Adam Elliot, Oskar Fischinger, Dave Fleischer, Friz Freleng, William Hanna, Don Hertzfeldt, Chuck Jones, Larry Jordan, William Kentridge, Fyodor Khitruk, Kon Satoshi, Kuri Yoji, René Laloux, John Lasseter, Caroline Leaf, Jan Lenica, Cristobal Leon, Len Lye, Ivan Maximov, Winsor McCay, Norman McLaren, Miyazaki...