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Brave
2012
· Movie
· 93 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #311
- IMDb #255
- Google retired #241
- Rotten Tomatoes #251
- Metacritic #211
- Letterboxd #304
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #264
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #248
- Metacritic Critics #160
- Metacritic Audience #256
- Criticker #177
- Douban #149
- Kinopoisk #251
- AlloCiné #203
- Trakt #196
Every rating
47–90
out of 100
A skilled archer and headstrong daughter of a Scottish king defies an age-old custom sacred to the lords of the land. Her actions inadvertently unleash a beastly curse upon the kingdom. To reverse the spell, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills and mend the bond she broken with her mother.
Details
- Directors
- Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell
- Writers
- Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell
- Studio
- Pixar
- Released
- 21 June 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $185.0M
- Box office
- $539.0M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 40 →3 major awards won · 13 wins from 40 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Animated Feature | Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 2012 | Best Animated Film | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 2012 | Best Animated Feature Film | Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2012 | Best Song | Mumford & Sons and Birdy (for "Learn Me Right") | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2012 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Grammy Awards 2012 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Mumford & Sons and Birdy (for "Learn Me Right") | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America 2012 | Animated Theatrical Motion Picture | Katherine Sarafian | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2012 | Best Animated Female | Kelly Macdonald ( Merida ) | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman | Winner |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature Film | Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman | Winner |
Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Best Song | Mumford & Sons and Birdy (for "Learn Me Right") | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | Mumford & Sons and Birdy (for "Learn Me Right") | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Animated Theatrical Motion Picture | Katherine Sarafian | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society
4 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture – Merida | Kelly Macdonald, Travis Hathaway, Olivier Soares, Peter Sumanaseni, Brian Tindall | Winner |
| Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve May, Katherine Sarafian, Bill Wise | Winner |
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture – The Forest | Tim Best, Steve Pilcher, Inigo Quilez, Andy Whittock | Winner |
| Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Chris Chapman, Dave Hale, Michael K. O'Brien, Bill Watral | Winner |
Annie Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Nicholas C. Smith, ACE, Robert Graham Jones, ACE, David Suther | Winner |
| Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Steve Pilcher | Winner |
| Animated Effects Feature Production | Bill Watral, Chris Chapman, Dave Hale, Keith Klohn, Michael K. O'Brien | Nominee |
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Character Animation Feature Production | Travis Hathaway | Nominee |
| Character Animation Feature Production | Jaime Landes | Nominee |
| Character Animation Feature Production | Dan Nguyen | Nominee |
| Music in an Animated Feature Production | Patrick Doyle, Mark Andrews, Alex Mandel | Nominee |
| Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Kelly Macdonald as Merida | Nominee |
| Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi, Mark Andrews and Steve Purcell | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Female | Kelly Macdonald ( Merida ) | Winner |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Nicholas C. Smith, A.C.E. | Winner |
Cinema Audio Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Animated | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Animated Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "Learn Me Right" | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Touch the Sky" | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Nominee | |
| Original Song | "Learn Me Right" – Mumford & Sons and Birdy | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for an Animated Feature | Patrick Doyle | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Animated Movie | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |