The hand-drawn feature '' Winnie the Pooh '' , a new feature film based on the A.A. Milne characters , followed in 2011 to positive reviews , but underperformed at the box office ; it remains to date the studio 's most recent hand-drawn feature . The film was released in theaters alongside the hand-drawn short '' The Ballad of Nessie '' . '' Wreck-It Ralph '' , directed by Rich Moore , was released in 2012 , to critical acclaim and commercial success . A comedy-adventure about a video-game villain who redeems himself as a hero , it won numerous awards , including the Annie , Critics ' Choice , and Kids ' Choice Awards for Best Animated Feature Film and received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations . The film earned $ 471 million in worldwide box office revenue . In addition , the studio won its first Academy Award for a short film in forty-four years with '' Paperman '' , which was released in theaters with '' Wreck-It Ralph '' . Directed by John Kahrs , '' Paperman '' utilized new software developed in-house at the studio called Meander , which merges hand-drawn and computer animation techniques within the same character to create a unique " hybrid . " According to Producer Kristina Reed , the studio is continuing to develop the technique for future projects , including an animated feature
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