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The One and Only Ivan
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 37, highest is Google on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Ivan, a silverback gorilla, has lived his entire life in a shopping mall, performing in a show with other animals. He rarely questions his existence until a new baby elephant arrives and reminds him of the jungle he barely remembers. With the help of a skeptical stray dog and the janitor's daughter, Ivan begins to imagine a different life and hatches a plan to get them all to a better place.
Details
- Director
- Thea Sharrock
- Writer
- Mike White
- Based on
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- Studio
- Allison Shearmur Productions, Digital Makeup Group, Jolie Pas Productions, Walt Disney Pictures
- Released
- 21 August 2020
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 5 →2 wins from 5 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2021 | Best Visual Effects | Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martínez | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2021 | Best Special Visual Effects | Santiago Colomo Martinez, Nick Davis, Greg Fisher | Nominee |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2021 | Best Original Song in an Animated Film | "Free" – Diane Warren | Nominee |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2021 | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Valentina Rosselli, Thomas Huizer, Andrea De Martis, William Bell (for Ivan) | Winner |
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards 2020 | Outstanding Visual Effects - Feature Film | Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Aghdami, Ben Jones, Santiago Colomo | Winner |
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5 awards — The One and Only Ivan
×| Best Visual Effects | Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martínez | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects - Feature Film | Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Aghdami, Ben Jones, Santiago Colomo | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Valentina Rosselli, Thomas Huizer, Andrea De Martis, William Bell (for Ivan) | Winner |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Santiago Colomo Martinez, Nick Davis, Greg Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Original Song in an Animated Film | "Free" – Diane Warren | Nominee |