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The Lion King
1994
· Movie
· 88 min
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #29
- IMDb #5
- Google retired #393
- Rotten Tomatoes #64
- Metacritic #12
- Letterboxd #29
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #122
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #40
- Metacritic Critics #25
- Metacritic Audience #5
- Criticker #27
- Douban #12
- Kinopoisk #2
- AlloCiné #1
- Trakt #19
Every rating
66–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young lion prince is tricked into believing he caused his father's death and flees his kingdom in guilt and shame. Living in exile, he grows up with two carefree friends who teach him a worry-free philosophy. He must eventually confront his past and his usurping uncle to take his rightful place as king.
Details
- Directors
- Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
- Released
- 15 June 1994
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Swahili, Xhosa, Zulu
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $45.0M
- Box office
- $763.5M
- Awards
- 32 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 54 →10 major awards won · 32 wins from 54 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Original Song | " Can You Feel the Love Tonight " Music by Elton John ; Lyrics by Tim Rice | Winner |
| BAFTA Interactive Awards 1994 | DVD | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1994 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Hans Zimmer | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1994 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1994 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Grammy Awards 1994 | Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals | "Circle of Life" – Hans Zimmer and Lebo Morake | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1994 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | The Lion King Read-Along – Robert Guillaume | Winner |
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Grammy Awards
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals | "Circle of Life" – Hans Zimmer and Lebo Morake | Winner |
| Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John | Winner |
| Best Musical Album for Children | The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Various Artists | Winner |
| Best Spoken Word Album for Children | The Lion King Read-Along – Robert Guillaume | Winner |
| Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | The Lion King – Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | "Circle of Life" – Elton John and Tim Rice | Nominee |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John and Tim Rice | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John and Tim Rice | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Circle of Life" – Elton John and Tim Rice | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Hans Zimmer | Winner |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice | Winner |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Circle of Life" Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Winner |
| Best Original Song | " Can You Feel the Love Tonight " Music by Elton John ; Lyrics by Tim Rice | Winner |
| Best Original Song | " Hakuna Matata " Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " Circle of Life " Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice | Nominee |
BAFTA Interactive Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| DVD | Winner |
Annie Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Achievement in Story Contribution | Brenda Chapman (Head of Story) | Winner |
| Best Achievement in Voice Acting | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Winner | |
| Best Achievement in Production Design | Mark Henn (Supervising Animator for " Young Simba ") | Nominee |
| Best Achievement in Production Design | Scott F. Johnston (Artistic Supervisor – Computer Graphics) | Nominee |
| Best Achievement in Production Design | Andy Gaskill (Art Director) | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Family Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Winner | |
| Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Voice-Over – TV or Movie | Jason Weaver | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a Voice-Over – TV or Movie | Laura Williams | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Voice-Over – TV or Movie | Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Most Performed Song from Motion Pictures | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice | Winner |
| Top Box Office Films | Hans Zimmer | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature | Richard L. Anderson, Vince Caro, Doc Kane, and Mark A. Mangini | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing – Music | Dominick Certo and Adam Milo Smalley | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner | |
| Film Hall of Fame: Songs | "Circle of Life" | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Winner | |
| Best Film | Nominee |
American Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Soundtrack | The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Animated Voice-Over Casting | Brian Chavanne | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animation | Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Movie | Winner |
Satellite Awards (2003)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Youth DVD | Winner |
Satellite Awards (2011)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Youth DVD | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Film Music | Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, and Doc Kane | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Song from a Movie | Elton John – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Jeremy Irons | Nominee |
Saturn Awards (1994)
2 nominations
| Best Fantasy Film | Nominee | |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, and Doc Kane | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording | Hans Zimmer, Elton John, Tim Rice, Randy Thornton, Lorelay Bové, and Don Hahn | Nominee |
Saturn Awards (2003)
1 nomination
| Best Classic Film DVD Release | Nominee |