Encanto is a 2021 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, and produced by Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer. The film features original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a score composed by Germaine Franco. Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitán, Diane Guerrero, and Wilmer Valderrama voice the Madrigals, a multigenerational Colombian family. They are led by Alma, the matriarch, whose children and grandchildren—except for Mirabel (Beatriz)—receive magical gifts from a miracle that helps them serve their rural community. When Mirabel learns that the family's magic is fading, she sets out to find out what is happening.
Premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on November 3, 2021, the film was released theatrically in the United States on November 24 for a limited 30-day run due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Encanto grossed over $255 million worldwide and became the second highest-grossing animated film of 2021, behind Sing 2. It was met with wider commercial success after its release on Disney+ on December 24, 2021, propelled by viral internet popularity. The film has received acclaim from critics, who praised its music, animation, diversity, and portrayal of family dynamics.
The film and its soundtrack have received various awards and nominations. It garnered three Golden Globe nominations at the 79th ceremony, winning for the Best Animated Feature Film. The National Board of Review named Encanto the Best Animated Film of 2021. It won three of nine nominations at the 49th Annie Awards. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film received three Oscar nominations, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for "Dos Oruguitas"), and won for Best Animated Feature. In 2023, Encanto won three awards for its score, soundtrack, and the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" at the Grammy Awards' 65th ceremony. Various critic circles have also picked Encanto as the best animated feature film of the year.
Accolades + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) ResultAcademy AwardsMarch 27, 2022 Best Animated Feature , , , and Best Original Score Best Original Song (for "Dos Oruguitas") ACE Eddie Awards March 5, 2022 Best Edited Animated Feature Film Alliance of Women Film Journalists AwardsJanuary 25, 2022 Best Animated Film Encanto Best Animated Female American Music AwardsNovember 20, 2022Collaboration of the Year , , Adassa, , , , and the Encanto cast (for "We Don't Talk About Bruno")Favorite Pop Song Top Soundtrack Encanto Annie AwardsMarch 12, 2022 Best Feature Encanto Best FX – Feature , , , , and Best Character Animation – Feature Best Direction – Feature , , and Best Music – Feature and Best Storyboarding – Feature Best Voice Acting – Feature Best Editorial – Feature , , , and Art Directors Guild Awards March 5, 2022 Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film and Artios Awards March 23, 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animation and ASCAP AwardsMay 2, 2022 Film Score of the Year Top Box Office Films and Austin Film Critics Association AwardsJanuary 11, 2022 Best Animated Film Encanto Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance Billboard Music Awards May 15, 2022 Top Soundtrack Encanto British Academy Film Awards March 13, 2022 Best Animated Film , , and Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 15, 2021 Best Animated Film Encanto Cinema Audio Society Awards March 19, 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated , , , , , , and Critics' Choice Movie AwardsMarch 13, 2022 Best Animated Feature Encanto Best Song Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards December 20, 2021 Best Animated Film Encanto Detroit Film Critics Society Awards December 6, 2021 Best Animated Film Encanto Dorian Awards March 17, 2022 Best Animated Film Encanto Best Film Music Encanto Florida Film Critics Circle Awards December 22, 2021 Best Animated Film Encanto Georgia Film Critics Association AwardsJanuary 14, 2022 Best Animated Film Encanto Best Original Score Best Original Song (for "Dos Oruguitas") Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 9, 2022 Best Motion Picture – Animated Encanto Best Original Score Best Original Song (for "Dos Oruguitas") Golden Reel Awards March 13, 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation , , , , , , , , , , , , , and Golden Trailer AwardsOctober 6, 2022 Best Digital: Animation/Family (Tiny Hero) Best Viral Campaign for a Feature Film Encanto (Create Advertising Group) Grammy Awards February 5, 2023 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Encanto Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Best Song Written for Visual Media (for "We Don't Talk About Bruno") Guild of Music Supervisors AwardsMarch 20, 2022 Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 Million Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film , , and (for "Dos Oruguitas") Hollywood Critics Association AwardsFebruary 28, 2022 Best Animated Film Encanto Best Animated or VSX Performance Hollywood Professional Association AwardsNovember 17, 2022 Outstanding Editing – Feature Film Outstanding Sound – Feature Film , , , , and Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film , , , and Houston Film Critics Society AwardsJanuary 19, 2022 Best Animated Feature Encanto Best Original Song (for "Dos Oruguitas") Hugo Awards September 4, 2022 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form , Jared Bush, and Byron Howard Imagen Awards October 2, 2022 Best Feature Film Encanto Best Director – Feature Film , , and Best Actor – Feature Film Best Actress – Feature Film Best Music Composition for Film or Television and Best Music Supervision for Film or Television International Film Music Critics Association Awards February 17, 2022 Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Lumiere Awards March 4, 2022 Best Feature Film – Animation Encanto MTV Movie & TV AwardsJune 5, 2022 Best SongEncanto Cast (for "We Don’t Talk About Bruno") Best Musical Moment NAACP Image Awards February 26, 2022 Outstanding Animated Motion Picture Encanto National Board of Review Awards December 2, 2021 Best Animated Film Encanto Nebula Awards May 21, 2022 Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation , , , , , and Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards April 9, 2022 Favorite Animated Movie Encanto Online Film Critics Society AwardsJanuary 24, 2022 Best Animated Feature Encanto Best Original Score Producers Guild of America Awards March 19, 2022 Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures and March 1, 2022 2021 Top 28-Grossing Narrative Feature Recipients Encanto San Diego Film Critics Society Awards January 10, 2022 Best Animated Film Encanto San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards January 10, 2022 Best Animated Feature Encanto Satellite AwardsApril 2, 2022 Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media Encanto Best Original Song (for "Colombia, Mi Encanto") Saturn Awards October 25, 2022 Best Animated Film Encanto Seattle Film Critics Society Awards January 17, 2022 Best Animated Feature Encanto Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards March 8, 2022 Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 19, 2021 Best Animated Film Encanto Toronto Film Critics Association Awards January 16, 2022 Best Animated Film Encanto Visual Effects Society AwardsMarch 8, 2022 Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature , , , and Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature , , , and (for "Mirabel Madrigal") Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature , , , and (for "Antonio's Room") Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project , , , and (for "We Don't Talk About Bruno") Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project , , , and (for "Casita Madrigal") Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature , , , and Voice Arts Awards December 18, 2022 Outstanding Animation Cast - Motion Picture - Best Voiceover Encanto Outstanding Animation Character - Motion Picture - Best Voiceover Outstanding Dubbing - International - Motion Picture - Best Spanish Voiceover Daniela Sierra Outstanding Casting - Feature Film Animation - Best Casting Director Jamie Sparer Roberts Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 6, 2021 Best Animated Feature Encanto Best Voice Performance Women Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 14, 2021Best Animated Female World Soundtrack Awards October 22, 2022 Soundtrack Composer of the Year
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