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Surf's Up
2007
· Movie
· 85 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #368
- IMDb #367
- Google retired #79
- Rotten Tomatoes #275
- Metacritic #219
- Letterboxd #185
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #266
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #298
- Metacritic Critics #217
- Metacritic Audience #208
- Criticker #207
- Douban #213
- Kinopoisk #370
- AlloCiné #483
- Trakt #342
Every rating
44–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 44, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This mockumentary follows a young rockhopper penguin from Antarctica who dreams of becoming a champion surfer. He travels to the exotic Pen Gu Island to compete in the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. There, he meets a reclusive old surfer who teaches him that winning isn't everything and helps him find his own unique style, challenging the reigning champion's arrogant approach to the sport.
Details
- Directors
- Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
- Released
- 8 June 2007
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $85.0M
- Box office
- $149.0M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →3 wins from 21 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Animated Feature | Ash Brannon and Chris Buck | Nominee |
| VES Awards 2009 | Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | Rob Bredow, Lydia Bottegoni, Daniel Kramer and Matt Hausman | Nominee |
| VES Awards 2009 | Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture | Rob Bredow, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman and Danny Dimian | Nominee |
| VES Awards 2009 | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | David Schaub, Peter Nash, James Crossley and Shia LaBeouf | Nominee |
| VES Awards 2009 | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | David Schaub, Moon-Jung Kang, Brian Casper and Andreas Procopiou | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 2009 | Best Family Feature Film (Animation) | Surf's Up | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2008 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production | Sylvain Deboissy | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2008 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Ash Brannon and Chris Buck | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Ash Brannon and Chris Buck | Nominee |
Annie Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Animation Production Artist | John Clark | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Deborah Carlson | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Surf's Up | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | Dave Hardin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | Alan Hawkins | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production | Sylvain Deboissy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Ash Brannon and Chris Buck | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Marcelo Vignali | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Denise Koyama | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Don Rhymer, Ash Brannon, Chris Buck and Christopher Jenkins | Nominee |
My Nick Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Movie of the Year | Surf's Up | Winner |
VES Awards
4 nominations
| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | Rob Bredow, Lydia Bottegoni, Daniel Kramer and Matt Hausman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture | Rob Bredow, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman and Danny Dimian | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | David Schaub, Peter Nash, James Crossley and Shia LaBeouf | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | David Schaub, Moon-Jung Kang, Brian Casper and Andreas Procopiou | Nominee |
Georges Award
1 nomination
| Best Animated Movie | Surf's Up | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing - SFX, Foley, Dialogue & ADR for Feature Film Animation | Steven Ticknor, Martin Lopez, Michael J. Benavente, Jason King, Ulrika Akander, Gary A. Hecker and Michael Broomberg | Nominee |
MTV Russia Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cartoon | Surf's Up | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Surf's Up | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Family Feature Film (Animation) | Surf's Up | Nominee |