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Kung Fu Panda
2008
· Movie
· 92 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #146
- IMDb #118
- Google retired #49
- Rotten Tomatoes #152
- Metacritic #92
- Letterboxd #114
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #186
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #175
- Metacritic Critics #115
- Metacritic Audience #49
- Criticker #125
- Douban #79
- Kinopoisk #135
- AlloCiné #160
- Trakt #120
Every rating
52–96
out of 100
In the Valley of Peace, a clumsy and overweight panda works in his father's noodle restaurant but dreams of mastering kung fu. He is unexpectedly chosen as the legendary Dragon Warrior, the one destined to bring peace to the valley. He must train under a reluctant master to confront a powerful and vengeful snow leopard.
Details
- Directors
- John Stevenson, Mark Osborne
- Writers
- Cyrus Voris, Ethan Reiff, Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel
- Studio
- DreamWorks Animation
- Released
- 4 June 2008
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Japanese, Chinese
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $130.0M
- Box office
- $632.1M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 34 →13 wins from 34 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Animated Feature | John Stevenson Mark Osborne | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2008 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Animated Feature Film | Nominee | |
| Producers Guild of America 2008 | Animated Motion Picture | Melissa Cobb | Nominee |
| ASCAP Award 2008 | Top Box Office Films | Hans Zimmer and John Powell | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2008 | Best Character Animation in a Feature Production | Philippe Le Brun | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2008 | Best Character Animation in a Feature Production | Dan Wagner | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2008 | Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Nico Marlet | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | John Stevenson Mark Osborne | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Animated Motion Picture | Melissa Cobb | Nominee |
Annie Awards
16 nominations, 10 won
| Best Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Li-Ming 'Lawrence' Lee | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Winner | |
| Best Character Animation in a Feature Production | James Baxter | Winner |
| Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Nico Marlet | Winner |
| Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production | John Stevenson Mark Osborne | Winner |
| Best Music in an Animated Feature Production | Hans Zimmer John Powell | Winner |
| Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Tang Kheng Heng | Winner |
| Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | Winner |
| Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger | Winner |
| Best Character Animation in a Feature Production | Philippe Le Brun | Nominee |
| Best Character Animation in a Feature Production | Dan Wagner | Nominee |
| Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Raymond Zibach | Nominee |
| Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Alessandro Carloni | Nominee |
| Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | James Hong | Nominee |
| Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Ian McShane | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Jack Black | Winner |
| Favorite Animated Movie | Nominee |
ASCAP Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Hans Zimmer and John Powell | Winner |
Huabiao Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Translated Film | Winner |
Visual Effects Society
3 nominations
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | Jack Black Dan Wagner Nico Marlet Peter Farson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Animation in an Animated Motion Picture | Markus Manninen Dan Wagner Alex Parkinson Raymond Zibach | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Motion Picture | Markus Manninen Alex Parkinson Amaury Aubel Li-Ming 'Lawrence' Lee | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film | Ethan Van Der Ryn Erik Aadahl Mike Hopkins Jonathan Klein Adam Milo Smalley Peter Oso Snell Wayne Lemmer Paul Pirola P.K. Hooker Dan O'Connell John Cucci | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animation/Family | Nominee |
National Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Family Film | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Family Movie | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Summer Movie: Comedy | Nominee |