Ratatouille is a 2007 American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The eighth film produced by Pixar, it was written and directed by Brad Bird and produced by Brad Lewis, from an original idea by Jan Pinkava, who was credited for conceiving the film's story with Bird and Jim Capobianco but left Pixar before the film was completed. The film stars the voices of Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Ian Holm, Janeane Garofalo, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn and Brad Garrett. Set mostly in Paris, the plot follows Remy (Oswalt), a young rat who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an unlikely alliance with a Parisian restaurant's garbage boy (Romano).
Ratatouille premiered on June 22, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California, with its general release on June 29, in the United States. Releases in other territories followed through the end of 2007. Produced on a budget of $150 million, Ratatouille grossed $623 million worldwide, finishing its original theatrical run as the sixth highest-grossing film of 2007 and the year's second highest-grossing animated film (behind Shrek the Third). The film received widespread critical acclaim, with praise directed at its screenplay, animation, humor, voice acting, and Giacchino's score. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 253 reviews. The film is considered one of the best films of 2007, having appeared on several critics' top ten lists. It has since been regarded as one of the greatest animated films of the 21st century and all time.
Ratatouille garnered awards and nominations in several categories, including for its animations, screenplay and score. At the 80th Academy Awards, the film was nominated in five categories, including Best Original Screenplay, and won Best Animated Feature. It received thirteen nominations at the 35th Annual Annie Awards, winning nine, including Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production (Holm), Best Writing in an Animated Feature and Best Directing in an Animated Feature (both Bird), as well as Best Animated Feature. Ratatouille also won Best Animated Film at the 61st British Academy Film Awards, Best Animated Feature at the 13th Critics' Choice Awards and the 79th National Board of Review Awards, as well as Best Animated Feature Film at the 65th Golden Globe Awards. In addition, Ratatouille was named one of the Top 10 Films of 2007 by the American Film Institute.
Accolades
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Original Screenplay | Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco | Nominated | |
Best Animated Feature | Brad Bird | Won | |||
Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominated | |||
Best Sound Editing | Randy Thom and Michael Silvers | Nominated | |||
Best Sound Mixing | Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane | Nominated | |||
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | February 17, 2008 | Best Edited Film – Comedy or Musical | Darren T. Holmes | Nominated | |
American Film Institute Awards | December 8, 2007 | Top 10 Films of the Year | Ratatouille | Won | |
Annie Awards | February 8, 2008 | Best Animated Feature | Pixar Animation Studios | Won | |
Best Animated Effects | Gary Bruins | Nominated | |||
Jon Reisch | Nominated | ||||
Character Animation in a Feature Production | Michal Makarewicz | Won | |||
Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Carter Goodrich | Won | |||
Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Brad Bird | Won | |||
Best Music in an Animated Feature Production | Michael Giacchino | Won | |||
Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Harley Jessup | Won | |||
Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Ted Mathot | Won | |||
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Janeane Garofalo | Nominated | |||
Ian Holm | Won | ||||
Patton Oswalt | Nominated | ||||
Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Brad Bird | Won | |||
Art Directors Guild Awards | February 14, 2008 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Feature Film | Harley Jessup | Nominated | |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2007 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 9, 2007 | Best Screenplay | Brad Bird | Won | |
British Academy Film Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 13, 2007 | Best Animated Feature | Ratatouille | Won | |
Best Original Screenplay | Brad Bird | Nominated | |||
Christopher Awards | April 10, 2008 | Feature Films | Ratatouille | Won | |
Critics' Choice Awards | January 7, 2008 | Best Animated Feature | Ratatouille | Won | |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Animated Feature | Ratatouille | Won | |
Empire Awards | March 9, 2008 | Best Film | Ratatouille | Nominated | |
Best Comedy | Ratatouille | Nominated | |||
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 12, 2007 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2008 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Golden Reel Awards | February 21, 2008 | Best Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Animation | Randy Thom, Michael Silvers, Teresa Eckton, Kyrsten Mate, Steve Slanec, Sue Fox, Al Nelson, Stephen M. Davis, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, Ellen Heuer | Won | |
Golden Trailer Awards | May 8, 2008 | Best Animation/Family TV Spot | Walt Disney Pictures and Craig Murray Productions (for "One Word Kids") | Nominated | |
Grammy Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Score Soundtrack Album | Michael Giacchino | Won | |
Hollywood Film Awards | October 27, 2007 | Animation of the Year | Ratatouille | Won | |
Movie of the Year | Ratatouille | Nominated | |||
International Cinephile Society Awards | February 12, 2008 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Runner-up | |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | January 12, 2008 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Kids' Choice Awards | March 29, 2008 | Favorite Animated Movie | Ratatouille | Won | |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2007 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
National Board of Review Awards | December 5, 2007 | Best Animated Feature | Ratatouille | Won | |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 9, 2008 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Best Original Screenplay | Brad Bird | Nominated | |||
People's Choice Awards | January 8, 2008 | Favorite Family Movie | Ratatouille | Nominated | |
Producers Guild of America Awards | February 2, 2008 | Producer of the Year Award in Animated Motion Pictures | Brad Lewis | Won | |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 18, 2007 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Satellite Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Ratatouille | Won | |
Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Youth DVD | Ratatouille | Won | |||
Saturn Awards | June 24, 2008 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Best Writing | Brad Bird | Won | |||
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 21, 2007 | Best Animated or Children's Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2007 | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | Won | |
Visual Effects Society Awards | February 10, 2008 | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Konishi Sonoko and Paul Aichele (for "Colette") | Won | |
Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture | Darwyn Peachey, Chen Shen, Eric Froemling & Tolga Goktekin (for "Rapids") | Nominated | |||
Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling & Tolga Goktekin (for "Food") | Won | ||||
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner and Michael Fu | Won | |||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2007 | Best Animated Feature | Ratatouille | Won | |
World Soundtrack Awards | October 20, 2007 | Best Original Song | Michael Giacchino & Camille (for "Le Festin") | Nominated | |
Young Artist Awards | March 30, 2008 | Best Family Feature Film (Animation) | Ratatouille | Won |
Notes
- Attributed to multiple sources:
- Attributed to multiple sources:
- This award does not have a single winner, but recognizes multiple films.
- Shared with Amazing Grace, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film), The Great Debaters, Juno, and The Kite Runner
- Tied with Persepolis
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