Turning Red is a 2022 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Domee Shi. Set in Toronto, Ontario, in 2002, the film follows Meilin "Mei" Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who transforms into a giant red panda when she experiences any strong emotion, due to a hereditary curse. Turning Red also stars the voices of Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen, and James Hong.
Turning Red debuted in London on February 21, 2022, and was scheduled to be theatrically released on March 11. However, the film was shifted to a direct-to-streaming release on Disney+ due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although it was still released in theaters in countries without the streaming service. Produced on a budget of $175million, Turning Red grossed $20.1million. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 289 reviews.
Turning Red garnered awards and nominations in various categories. It received nominations for Best Animated Film from multiple award organizations, including the Academy Awards, the Annie Awards, the British Academy Film Awards, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and the Golden Globe Awards. The film won the same category at the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, the Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, and the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Accolades + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Film Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Best Animated Film Turning Red Best Woman Screenwriter Domee Shi Best Animated Female Rosalie Chiang Sandra Oh American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Animated Feature Film Nicholas C. Smith and Steve Bloom Annie Awards Best Animated Feature Turning Red Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Teresa Falcone Eric Anderson Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Domee Shi Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Nicholas Smith, Steve Bloom, David Suther, Anna Wolitzky, and Christopher Zuber Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Ludwig Göransson, Billie Eilish, and Finneas O'Connell Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Domee Shi and Julia Cho Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film Rona Liu Artios Awards Animation Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, and Kate Hansen-Birnbaum Film, Non-Theatrical Release Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon, and Kate Hansen-Birnbaum Austin Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Turning Red Best First Film Domee Shi BMI Film & TV Awards May 10, 2023 BMI Streaming Film Awards Ludwig GöranssonWon Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Animated Film Turning RedWon British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Film Domee Shi and Lindsey CollinsNominated Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Turning Red Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Vince Caro, Stephen Urata, Ren Klyce, Chris Fogel, and Scott Curtis Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature Turning Red Dorian Awards Animated Film of the Year Turning Red Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Film Turning RedWonGeorgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Turning Red Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film Turning Red Golden Trailer Awards Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film "Boots and Cats" (ZEALOT) Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film "Boots and Cats" (ZEALOT)Won Grammy Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell for "Nobody Like U" Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 Million Tom MacDougall Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Turning Red Best First Feature Domee Shi Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance Rosalie Chiang Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards Best Song "Nobody Like U" Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards Best Picture Turning RedNominated Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Score in an Animated Film Finneas O'Connell and Ludwig Göransson Best Original Song in an Animated Film Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell for "Nobody Like U" Best Soundtrack Album Finneas O'Connell, Ludwig Göransson, and 4*Town for Turning Red Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Turning Red Hugo Awards October 18–22, 2023 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Julia Cho and Domee Shi MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Musical Moment 4*Town for "Nobody Like U" NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Animated Motion Picture Turning Red Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie Turning Red Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Female) Sandra Oh Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Turning Red Best Debut Feature Domee Shi Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Lindsey Collins San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Turning Red San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature Turning Red Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media Turning Red Seattle Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Turning Red St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Turning Red Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Turning RedWon Best First Feature Turning Red Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins, Danielle Feinberg, and Dave Hale Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Christopher Bolwyn, Ethan Dean, Bill Sheffler, and Kureha Yokoo for "Panda Mei" Emerging Technology Award Kurt Fleischer, Fernando de Goes, and Bill Sheffler for "Profile Mover and CurveNets" Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Turning Red Best Voice Performance Rosalie Chiang Sandra Oh
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