#TodayInMovieHistory May 18, 2001: Shrek, based on William Steig‘s 1990 fairy tale picture book, directed by Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson and starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Conrad Vernon, Cody Cameron, Vincent Cassel, Chris Miller, Jim Cummings & Kathleen Freeman, is released in theaters. It won the 1st ever Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The film's success helped establish DreamWorks Animation as a prime competitor to Pixar in feature film computer animation, and three sequels were released—Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), and Shrek Forever After (2010)—along with two holiday specials, a spin-off film, and a stage musical that kickstarted the Shrek franchise. In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", making it the first DreamWorks Animation film and the first animated feature not produced or distributed by Disney to earn that honor. 🧅 #Shrek20thAnniversary
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