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The Emperor's New Groove
2000
· Movie
· 78 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #174
- IMDb #166
- Google retired #73
- Rotten Tomatoes #153
- Metacritic #140
- Letterboxd #116
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #200
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #162
- Metacritic Critics #153
- Metacritic Audience #110
- Criticker #113
- Douban #111
- Kinopoisk #99
- AlloCiné #256
- Trakt #99
Every rating
54–96
out of 100
A young and arrogant emperor is transformed into a llama by his power-hungry advisor. He is found by a kind-hearted peasant who agrees to help him get back to the palace and reclaim his throne, forcing the selfish ruler to learn humility and compassion on their journey.
Details
- Director
- Mark Dindal
- Writers
- Chris Williams, David Reynolds, Mark Dindal
- Based on
- Kingdom of the Sun
- Released
- 15 December 2000
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $100.0M
- Box office
- $169.3M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 33 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 33 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 | Best Song | "My Funny Friend and Me" Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Original Song | " My Funny Friend and Me " Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 2000 | Best Original Song | "My Funny Friend and Me" Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2000 | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "My Funny Friend and Me" – Sting and David Hartley | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2000 | Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production | Sting and David Hartley | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2000 | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Colin Stimpson | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2000 | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Song | "My Funny Friend and Me" Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " My Funny Friend and Me " Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "My Funny Friend and Me" Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "My Funny Friend and Me" – Sting and David Hartley | Nominee |
Annie Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation | Dale Baer | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production | Eartha Kitt | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production | Sting and David Hartley | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Mark Dindal | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score in an Animated Feature Production | John Debney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Colin Stimpson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production | Patrick Warburton | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Screenplay by David Reynolds Story by Chris Williams and Mark Dindal | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Animated Voice-Over Feature Casting | Ruth Lambert | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best Animated Film | Nominee | |
| Best Family Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "My Funny Friend and Me" Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature | Tim Chau, Thomas Whiting, Albert Gasser, Nils C. Jensen, David Kern, and Donald Sylvester | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing – Music – Animated Feature | Paul Silver | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Family Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "My Funny Friend and Me" – Sting and David Hartley | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Picture | Randy Fullmer | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "My Funny Friend and Me" Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "My Funny Friend and Me" Music by Sting and David Hartley Lyrics by Sting | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Eartha Kitt | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Family Film | Nominee |
Bogey Awards
1 nomination
| Bogey Awards | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animation/Family | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | David Spade | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Family Feature Film – Animated | Nominee |