List of accolades received by Moana (2016 film) facts for kids
Moana is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, with Don Hall and Chris Williams as co-directors. Starring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, the film focuses on the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of the chief in a Polynesian tribe, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with a goddess. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in the hope of saving her people. The film had its world premiere at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 14, 2016 and was released to theaters on November 23, 2016. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported 96% positive film-critic reviews, based on 218 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10 and Metacritic gave a score of 81 out of 100, based on 44 reviews.
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards | February 6, 2017 | Best Movie for Grownups who Refuse to Grow Up | Moana | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Animated Feature | John Musker, Ron Clements, and Osnat Shurer | ||
| Best Original Song | "How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda | ||||
| ACE Eddie Awards | January 27, 2017 | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Jeff Draheim | ||
| American Music Awards | November 18, 2017 | Top Soundtrack | Moana | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, and Chris Williams | Nominated | |
| Best Animated Female | Auli'i Cravalho | Won | |||
| Annie Awards | February 4, 2017 | Best Animated Feature | Moana | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Ian J. Coony, John M. Kosnik, Blair Pierpont, Erin V. Ramos, and Marlon West | Won | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Jin Kim and Bill Schwab | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Normand Lemay | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Auli'i Cravalho | Won | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Jeff Draheim | Nominated | |||
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 28, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Moana | Nominated | |
| Billboard Music Awards | May 21, 2017 | Top Soundtrack/Cast Album | Moana | Nominated | |
| May 20, 2018 | Won | ||||
| Black Reel Awards | February 16, 2017 | Outstanding Voice Performance | Dwayne Johnson | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 12, 2017 | Best Animated Film | Ron Clements and John Musker | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 15, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Moana | Nominated | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 18, 2017 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | David Boucher, Scott Curtis, David E. Fluhr, Gabriel Guy, and Paul McGrath | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Animated Feature | Moana | Nominated | |
| Best Song | "How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Nominated | |||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 13, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Moana | 3rd Place | |
| Empire Awards | March 19, 2017 | Best Animated Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Soundtrack | Nominated | ||||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | January 8, 2017 | Best Animated Feature Film | |||
| Best Original Song | "How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda | ||||
| Golden Tomato Awards | January 12, 2017 | Best Wide Release 2016 | Moana | 10th Place | |
| Best Animated Movie 2016 | 4th Place | ||||
| Grammy Awards | January 28, 2018 | Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Nominated | ||
| Best Song Written For Visual Media | "How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Won | |||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 17, 2016 | Best Original Score – Animated Film | Mark Mancina | Nominated | |
| Best Song – Animated Film | "We Know the Way" by Opetaia Foa'i, Mark Mancina, and Lin-Manuel Miranda | ||||
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 6, 2017 | Best Animated Feature Film | Moana | ||
| Best Original Song | "How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda | ||||
| 2017 Kids' Choice Awards | March 11, 2017 | Favorite Animated Movie | Moana | ||
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Dwayne Johnson | ||||
| Favorite Frenemies | Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson | ||||
| Favorite Soundtrack | Moana | ||||
| MPSE Golden Reel Awards | February 19, 2017 | Feature Animation | Jonathan Borland, Thom Brennan, Pascal Garneau, Earl Ghaffari, Lee Gilmore, Matthew Harrison, Tim Nielsen, Dan Pinder, Shelley Roden, and John Roesch | Won | |
| Feature Musical | Earl Ghaffari and Daniel Pinder | Nominated | |||
| NAACP Image Awards | February 11, 2017 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Dwayne Johnson | ||
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2017 | Best Animated Feature | Moana | ||
| Producers Guild of America | January 28, 2017 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Osnat Shurer | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Moana | ||
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 11, 2016 | Best Animated Feature | |||
| Satellite Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | |||
| Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Animated Film | Nominated | ||
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 18, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Soundtrack | |||||
| Best Song | "How Far I'll Go" | ||||
| "You're Welcome" | |||||
| Teen Choice Awards | August 13, 2017 | Choice Fantasy Movie | Moana | Nominated | |
| Choice Fantasy Movie Actor | Dwayne Johnson | Won | |||
| Choice Fantasy Movie Actress | Auli'i Cravalho | Nominated | |||
| Choice Breakout Movie Star | Won | ||||
| Village Voice Film Poll | January 6, 2017 | Best Animated Feature | Moana | 8th Place | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 7, 2017 | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Hank Driskill, Ian Gooding, Nicole P. Hearon, and Kyle Odermatt | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature | Maui – Mack Kablan, Nikki Mull, Matthew Schiller, and Marc Thyng | ||||
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Motonui Island – Rob Dressel, Andy Harkness, Brien Hindman, and Larry Wu | Won | |||
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Marc Henry Bryant, David Hutchins, John M. Kosnik and Dale Mayeda | ||||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 5, 2016 | Best Animated Feature | Moana | Nominated | |
| Best Voice Performance | Auli'i Cravalho | ||||
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2016 | Best Animated Feature | Moana | Won |
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