Coco is a 2017 American animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Lee Unkrich and was based on an original idea by Unkrich with the screenplay written by Adrian Molina (who also co-directed) and Matthew Aldrich. The film follows Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez), a 12-year-old boy, who is accidentally transported to the land of the dead. There he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living. The film's voice cast also stars Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, and Edward James Olmos.[1]
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The film premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on October 20, 2017. It was theatrically released in Mexico the following week,[2] before being released in over 3,900 theatres in the United States and Canada on November 27.[3] Coco grossed $814.3 million worldwide.[4] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 359 reviews.[5]
Coco has received various awards and nominations. At the 90th Academy Awards, it won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. The film garnered two nominations at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, winning for Best Animated Feature Film. Coco also won the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for both Best Animated Feature and Best Song. The film led the 45th Annie Awards with thirteen nominations, and won a record-breaking eleven awards.[6] It was named one of the ten best films of 2017 by the National Board of Review. Various critic circles also picked Coco as the best animated feature film of the year.