Frozen is a 2013 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.[1][2] Produced by Peter Del Vecho, it was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee from a screenplay by Lee. The directors co-wrote the story with Shane Morris, drawing inspiration by Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen (1844). The film stars the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff and Santino Fontana. Frozen follows Princess Anna as she teams up with Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf to find her estranged sister Elsa, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.[3][4]
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Frozen premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on November 19, 2013,[5] and was theatrically released on November 27.[6] Produced on a budget of $150 million,[7] it grossed $1.282 billion worldwide,[8] finishing its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of 2013 and the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time;[9][10] it ranked as the highest-grossing animated film of all time from March 2014 until August 2019.[11][12][13] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 251 reviews.[14]
Frozen garnered awards and nominations in various categories. It won Best Original Song ("Let It Go") and Best Animated Feature at the 86th Academy Awards. Frozen became the first film produced by Disney Animation to win Best Animated Feature.[15] The film won five of ten nominations at the 41st Annie Awards. At the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Frozen won Best Animated Film. It won Best Animated Feature and Best Song ("Let It Go") at the 19th Critics' Choice Awards. The film won Best Animated Feature Film and received a nomination for Best Original Song – Motion Picture ("Let It Go") at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Various critic circles also picked Frozen as the best animated feature film of the year.
