'Encanto,' the Disney hit propelled by its chart-topping soundtrack, won best animated film.
LOS ANGELES -- Parents of young children are all-too-familiar with the magic of"Encanto," and the Disney hit won the best animated feature award at the 2022 Oscars.
"Encanto" was also nominated for score and original song for its moving ballad"Dos Oruguitas." Those awards went to Hanz Zimmer for"Dune," and Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell for the title track in"No Time to Die," respectively. "Encanto" tells the story of a family from Colombia named the Madrigals who receive magical gifts in their town that shares its name with the animated musical. The character Mirabel, voiced by Stephanie Beatriz, sets out to save her family's magic.
The film won the animated feature Academy Award for Walt Disney Animation Studios on Sunday night. Not counting films from its Pixar subsidiary, Disney has won the animation Oscar four times since it was first handed out in 2002.PHOTOS |
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