List of accolades received by Frozen (2013 film)
Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, the latter of whom also wrote the screenplay, and was produced by Peter Del Vecho. The film focuses on Anna, a princess who sets off on a journey to find her estranged sister, Elsa, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.[1][2]
The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, on November 19, 2013, before going into wide release on November 27 in over 3,700 theatres in the United States and Canada. It debuted in second place, earning more than $67 million. The film grossed a worldwide total of over $1.27 billion on a production budget of $150 million.[3] Frozen became the highest-grossing animated film of all time in March 2014, and was the highest-grossing film of 2013.[4][5] It held the former record till August 2019 when The Lion King surpassed it.[6] Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 241 reviews, and judged 90 percent to be positive.[7]
Frozen garnered a variety of awards and nominations, many of them in the Best Original Song (for "Let It Go") and Best Animated Feature categories. At the 71st Golden Globe Awards, the film earned two nominations, winning for Best Animated Feature Film.[8][9] At the 41st Annie Awards, Frozen joint-led the nominations with Monsters University, both earning ten nominations.[10] The film went on to win five Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature.[11] At the 86th Academy Awards, Frozen became the first film by Walt Disney Animation Studios to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature,[12] and won the Best Original Song award for "Let It Go".[13] Frozen also won the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for both Best Animated Feature and Best Song.[14][15] At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, the Frozen soundtrack won the award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and "Let It Go" won the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.[16] The film's visual effects were acclaimed by the Visual Effects Society, which gave the film awards in all four of its animated film categories.[17]
Accolades
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho | Won | [13] [18] |
Best Original Song | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Won | |||
African-American Film Critics Association | December 13, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [19] |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 19, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Nominated | [20] [21] |
Best Woman Director | Jennifer Lee | Nominated | |||
Best Woman Screenwriter | Nominated | ||||
Best Animated Female | Anna (Kristen Bell) | Won | |||
Elsa (Idina Menzel) | Nominated | ||||
American Cinema Editors | February 7, 2014 | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Jeff Draheim | Won | [22] [23] |
Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [11] [24] |
Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production | Tony Smeed | Nominated | |||
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Bill Schwab | Nominated | |||
Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Chris Buck, and Jennifer Lee | Won | |||
Music in an Animated Feature Production | Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Christophe Beck | Won | |||
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley | Won | |||
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | John Ripa | Nominated | |||
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf |
Won | |||
Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Jennifer Lee | Nominated | |||
Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Jeff Draheim | Nominated | |||
Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [25] |
Boston Society of Film Critics | December 8, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Runner-up | [26] |
British Academy Film Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Chris Buck, and Jennifer Lee | Won | [14] |
British Academy Children's Awards | November 23, 2014 | BAFTA Kid's Choice Award | Frozen | Won | [27] |
Children's Feature Film | Frozen | Nominated | |||
Casting Society of America | January 22, 2015 | Feature Film – Animation | Frozen | Won | [28] [29] |
Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Nominated | [30] |
Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 22, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures – Animated | Gabriel Guy, David E. Fluhr, Casey Stone, Mary Jo Lang | Won | [31] |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 16, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [15] |
Best Song | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Won | |||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [32] |
Dorian Awards | January 21, 2014 | Visually Striking Film of the Year | Frozen | Nominated | [33] |
Dubai International Film Festival | December 13, 2013 | Emirates NBD People's Choice Award | Chris Buck, and Jennifer Lee | Won | [34] |
Florida Film Critics Circle | December 18, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [35] |
Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Animated Feature Film | Frozen | Won | [8] [9] |
Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Won | |||
Grammy Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Won | [16] [36] [37] |
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Christophe Beck | Nominated | |||
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Frozen | Won | |||
Golden Tomato Awards | January 9, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Won | [38] |
Houston Film Critics Society | December 15, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [39] [40] |
Best Original Song | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Nominated | |||
Hugo Awards | August 17, 2014 | Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) | Frozen | Nominated | [41] [42] |
Kids' Choice Awards | March 29, 2014 | Favorite Animated Movie | Frozen | Won | [43] |
Motion Picture Sound Editors | February 16, 2014 | Best Sound Editing in an Animated Feature Film | Frozen | Nominated | [44] [45] |
Best Sound Editing – Music in a Musical Feature Film | Frozen | Won | |||
New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Runner-up | [46] |
Online Film Critics Society | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Nominated | [47] |
People's Choice Awards | January 8, 2014 | Favorite Year End Movie | Frozen | Nominated | [48] |
Producers Guild of America Awards | January 19, 2014 | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | Peter Del Vecho | Won | [49] |
San Diego Film Critics Society | December 11, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Nominated | [50] |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [51] |
Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Frozen | Nominated | [52] |
Best Original Song | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Nominated | |||
Saturn Awards | June 26, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Won | [53] [54] |
Best Writing | Jennifer Lee | Nominated | |||
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Won | [55] |
Best Soundtrack | Frozen | Runner-up | |||
Toronto Film Critics Association | December 17, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Runner-up | [56] |
Visual Effects Society Awards | February 12, 2014 | Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, and Lino Di Salvo | Won | [17] |
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Bringing the Snow Queen to Life (Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, Chad Stubblefield, Wayne Unten) | Won | |||
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Elsa's Ice Palace (Virgilio John Aquino, Alessandro Jacomini, Lance Summers, David Womersley) | Won | |||
Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Elsa's Blizzard (Eric W. Araujo, Marc Bryant, Dong Joo Byun, Tim Molinder) | Won | |||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 9, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [57] [58] |
Best Score | Christophe Beck | Nominated | |||
Women Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Females | Frozen | Won | [59] |
See also
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