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Happy Feet
2006
· Movie
· 108 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #460
- IMDb #429
- Google retired #372
- Rotten Tomatoes #285
- Metacritic #187
- Letterboxd #497
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #274
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #297
- Metacritic Critics #94
- Metacritic Audience #323
- Criticker #277
- Douban #180
- Kinopoisk #450
- AlloCiné #463
- Trakt #479
Every rating
36–80
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 36, highest is Google on 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young emperor penguin is born who cannot sing the unique heart-song required to attract a mate. However, he is a brilliant tap dancer. His unusual talent makes him an outcast in his community, so he embarks on a journey to discover what is causing the mysterious fish shortage.
Details
- Directors
- George Miller, Judy Morris, Warren Coleman
- Writers
- George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris, Warren Coleman
- Released
- 16 November 2006
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $100.0M
- Box office
- $384.3M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (88) →Awards & nominations
See all 16 →2 major awards won · 9 wins from 16 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Animated Feature | George Miller | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Original Song | " Song of the Heart " by Prince | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Animated Feature Film | Nominee | |
| Grammy Awards 2006 | Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "The Song of the Heart", Prince | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2006 | Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | John Powell | Nominee |
| American Film Institute Awards 2006 | Honored as one of the Top Ten Best Films of the Year | Winner | |
| Annie Awards 2006 | Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production | George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris, and Warren Coleman | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2006 | Best Animated Feature | George Miller | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | " Song of the Heart " by Prince | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | George Miller | Winner |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | John Powell | Nominee |
| Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "The Song of the Heart", Prince | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Honored as one of the Top Ten Best Films of the Year | Winner |
British Academy Children's Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature Film | Winner |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music | Winner |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Animated Movie | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animation | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Winner |
Annie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | George Miller | Nominee |
| Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production | George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris, and Warren Coleman | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Nominee |