Contemplation of two geniuses

Yuriy Norshteyn 

Hayao Miyazaki 

I really think what Yuriy Norshteyn and Hayao Miyazaki are the best animators. Their works are not just simple cartoons, it is more then animation. 

Miyazaki San said that The Snow Queen, a Soviet animated film, was one of his earliest inspirations, and that it motivated him to stay in animation production. Yuriy Norshteyn, a Russian animator, is Miyazaki's friend and praised by him as "a great artist." Norshteyn's Hedgehog in the Fog is cited as one of Miyazaki's favourite animated films. 

Hedgehog in the Fog is considered the Best Animated Film Ever.