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High School Musical
2006
· Movie
· 98 min
C
MEANRANK
64/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3386
- IMDb #4961
- Google retired #1419
- Rotten Tomatoes #2385
- Letterboxd #2789
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2961
Every rating
20–88
out of 100
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Lowest is Criticker on 20, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two high school students from different social circles—the captain of the basketball team and a shy, academically focused transfer student—discover a shared passion for singing during a karaoke party on New Year's Eve. Back at school, they decide to audition for the lead roles in the upcoming musical, challenging the rigid social cliques and expectations that define their school, and learning to embrace their individual talents.
Details
- Director
- Kenny Ortega
- Writer
- Peter Barsocchini
- Studio
- Salty Pictures, First Street Films
- Released
- 20 January 2006
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $4.2M
- Box office
- $3.7K
- Awards
- 14 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →3 major awards won · 14 wins from 31 nominations across 18 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of America Award 2007 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Program | Kenny Ortega, Don Schain, Matias Alvarez and Tobijah Tyler | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2006 | Outstanding Choreography | Kenny Ortega, Charles Klapow, and Bonnie Story | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2006 | Outstanding Children's Program | Don Schain, Bill Borden, and Barry Rosenbush | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2006 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Breaking Free sung by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens and written by Jamie Houston | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2006 | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special | Jason La Padura and Natalie Hart | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2006 | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special | Kenny Ortega | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2006 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Get'cha Head in the Game sung by Zac Efron and written by Ray Cham, Greg Cham, and Drew Seeley | Nominee |
| Casting Society of America 2007 | Best Children's TV Programming | Jason La Padura and Natalie Hart | Winner |
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Primetime Emmy Award
6 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Children's Program | Don Schain, Bill Borden, and Barry Rosenbush | Winner |
| Outstanding Choreography | Kenny Ortega, Charles Klapow, and Bonnie Story | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special | Jason La Padura and Natalie Hart | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special | Kenny Ortega | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Breaking Free sung by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens and written by Jamie Houston | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Get'cha Head in the Game sung by Zac Efron and written by Ray Cham, Greg Cham, and Drew Seeley | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Program | Kenny Ortega, Don Schain, Matias Alvarez and Tobijah Tyler | Winner |
Teen Choice Award
4 nominations, 3 won
| Television – Choice Breakout Star | Zac Efron | Winner |
| Television – Choice Chemistry | Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron | Winner |
| Television – Choice Comedy or Musical Show | High School Musical | Winner |
| Television – Choice Breakout Star | Vanessa Hudgens | Nominee |
Billboard Music Award
2 nominations, 1 won
| Soundtrack Album of the Year | High School Musical (soundtrack) | Winner |
| Album of the Year | High School Musical (soundtrack) | Nominee |
ASTRA Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite International Program | High School Musical | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Children's TV Programming | Jason La Padura and Natalie Hart | Winner |
Golden Reel Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing in Music for Television – Long Form | Carli Barber and Michael Dittrick | Winner |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Children's Live Action Category | Peter Barsocchini | Winner |
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Fave Movie | High School Musical | Winner |
Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Actor | Zac Efron | Winner |
Television Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming | High School Musical | Winner |
Young Artist Award
4 nominations
| Best Family Television Movie or Special | High School Musical | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor | Zac Efron | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress | Vanessa Hudgens) | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actor | Corbin Bleu | Nominee |
Image Award
2 nominations
| Outstanding Children's Program | High School Musical | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program – Series or Special | Corbin Bleu | Nominee |
American Music Award
1 nomination
| Best Pop Album | High School Musical (soundtrack) | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries | Tom McKinley | Nominee |
Imagen Foundation Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress – Television | Vanessa Hudgens | Nominee |
PGA Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Long–Form Television | Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush | Nominee |
Satellite Award
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture Made for Television | High School Musical | Nominee |