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Cats Don't Dance
1997
· Movie
· 75 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #318
- Rotten Tomatoes #255
- Letterboxd #265
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #308
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #205
- Metacritic Critics #233
Every rating
62–80
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
Details
- Director
- Mark Dindal
- Writers
- Bobs Gannaway, Brian McEntee, Cliff Ruby, David Womersley, Elana Lesser
- Released
- 26 March 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $32.0M
- Box office
- $3.6M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →3 wins from 16 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Golden Reel Awards 2013 | Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign | Richard Partlow | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 1998 | Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature | Cats Don't Dance | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 1998 | Best Sound Editing - Music Animation | Cats Don't Dance | Nominee |
| OFTA Film Award 1998 | Best Animated Picture | Bill Bloom Paul Gertz David Kirschner | Nominee |
| Young Artist Award 1998 | Best Performance in a Voiceover - TV or Film - Young Actress | Ashley Peldon | Nominee |
| Annie Award 1997 | Producing in a Feature Production | David Kirschner Paul Gertz | Nominee |
| Annie Award 1997 | Effects Animation | John Allan Armstrong | Nominee |
| Annie Award 1997 | Effects Animation | Bob Simmons | Nominee |
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Annie Award
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Animated Feature | Cats Don't Dance | Winner |
| Music in a Feature Production | Randy Newman (songs) | Winner |
| Character Animation in a Feature Production | Frans Vischer (Darla Dimple and Max) | Nominee |
| Directing in a Feature Production | Mark Dindal | Nominee |
| Effects Animation | John Allan Armstrong | Nominee |
| Effects Animation | Bob Simmons | Nominee |
| Music in a Feature Production | Steve Goldstein (score) | Nominee |
| Producing in a Feature Production | David Kirschner Paul Gertz | Nominee |
Saturn Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Home Video Release | Cats Don't Dance | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
3 nominations
| Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature | Cats Don't Dance | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign | Richard Partlow | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing - Music Animation | Cats Don't Dance | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Cats Don't Dance | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Animated Family Movie | Cats Don't Dance | Nominee |
OFTA Film Award
1 nomination
| Best Animated Picture | Bill Bloom Paul Gertz David Kirschner | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Voiceover - TV or Film - Young Actress | Ashley Peldon | Nominee |