# List of accolades received by Frozen (2013 film)

Frozen is a 2013 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Produced by Peter Del Vecho, it was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee from a screenplay by Lee. The directors co-wrote the story with Shane Morris, drawing inspiration by Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen (1844). The film stars the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff and Santino Fontana. Frozen follows Princess Anna as she teams up with Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf to find her estranged sister Elsa, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.
Frozen premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on November 19, 2013, and was theatrically released on November 27. Produced on a budget of $150 million, it grossed $1.282 billion worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of 2013 and the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time; it ranked as the highest-grossing animated film of all time from March 2014 until August 2019. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 251 reviews.
Frozen garnered awards and nominations in various categories. It won Best Original Song ("Let It Go") and Best Animated Feature at the 86th Academy Awards. Frozen became the first film produced by Disney Animation to win Best Animated Feature. The film won five of ten nominations at the 41st Annie Awards. At the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Frozen won Best Animated Film. It won Best Animated Feature and Best Song ("Let It Go") at the 19th Critics' Choice Awards. The film won Best Animated Feature Film and received a nomination for Best Original Song – Motion Picture ("Let It Go") at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Various critic circles also picked Frozen as the best animated feature film of the year.

## Accolades

Accolades received by Frozen (2013 film) :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 3D Creative Arts Awards | January 28, 2014 | Best Feature Film – Animation | Frozen | Won | |
| 3D Creative Arts Awards | January 28, 2014 | Best Stereoscopic Feature Film – Animation | Frozen | Won | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Del Vecho | Won | [17] [18] |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Original Song | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Won | [17] [18] |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards | December 13, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | December 19, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | December 19, 2013 | Best Woman Director | Jennifer Lee | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | December 19, 2013 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Jennifer Lee | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | December 19, 2013 | Best Animated Female | Anna (Kristen Bell) | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | December 19, 2013 | Best Animated Female | Elsa (Idina Menzel) | Won | [20] [21] |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | February 7, 2014 | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Jeff Draheim | Won | [22] [23] |
| American Music Awards | November 23, 2014 | Top Soundtrack | Frozen | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | Tony Smeed | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production | Bill Schwab | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in a Feature Production | Jeff Draheim | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production | Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Christophe Beck | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, and David Womersley | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production | John Ripa | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Josh Gad | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production | Jennifer Lee | Nominated | |
| Artios Awards | January 22, 2015 | Feature Film – Animation | Frozen | Won | [26] [27] |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Won | |
| Billboard Music Awards | May 17, 2015 | Top Soundtrack | Frozen | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 8, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Runner-up | |
| British Academy Children's Awards | November 23, 2014 | Feature Film | Frozen | Won | [31] [32] |
| British Academy Children's Awards | November 23, 2014 | Kid's Vote — Film | Frozen | Nominated | [31] [32] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Nominated | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 22, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | Gabriel Guy, David E. Fluhr, Casey Stone, and Mary Jo Lang | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 16, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 16, 2014 | Best Song | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Won | |
| Dorian Awards | January 21, 2014 | Visually Striking Film of the Year | Frozen | Nominated | |
| Dubai International Film Festival | December 13, 2013 | Emirates NBD People's Choice Award | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 18, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Won | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Won | [41] [42] |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Original Song | "Let It Go" | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Animated Feature Film | Frozen | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Nominated | |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 16, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film | Odin Benitez | Nominated | [44] [45] |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 16, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical for Feature Film | Earl Ghaffari and Fernand Bos | Won | [44] [45] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Animation/Family | "Forces First Ped" (Trailer Park, Inc.) | Won | [46] [47] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Animation/Family TV Spot | "Cheek" :30 (Trailer Park, Inc.) | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Music TV Spot | "Let it Go Review" :60 (Trailer Park, Inc.) | Won | [46] [47] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Motion Poster | "Character LOS" (The Refinery AV) | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Pre-show Theatrical Advertising for a Brand | "Popcorn" :30 (Trailer Park, Inc.) | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Viral Video or Campaign | "Olaf-A-Lots International and Domestic Online Series" (Trailer Park, Inc.) | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| Grammy Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Christophe Beck | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Frozen | Won | |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | February 26, 2014 | Best Film Studio Music Department | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Nominated | [49] [50] |
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | November 6, 2014 | Outstanding Sound – Feature Film | David Fluhr, Gabriel Guy, and Odin Benitez | Nominated | [51] [52] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [53] [54] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2013 | Best Original Song | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Nominated | [53] [54] |
| Hugo Awards | August 17, 2014 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Nominated | [55] [56] |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Nominated | [57] [58] |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | February 20, 2014 | Best Original Score for an Animated Film | Christophe Beck | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | February 27, 2015 | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Frozen | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | December 15, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | |
| Movieguide Awards | February 7, 2014 | Best Movie for Families | Frozen | Won | [63] [64] |
| MTV Fandom Awards | July 24, 2014 | Breakout Fandom of the Year | Frozen | Nominated | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | December 3, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Nominated | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 29, 2014 | Favorite Animated Movie | Frozen | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Nominated | [68] [69] |
| People's Choice Awards | January 8, 2014 | Favorite Year End Movie | Frozen | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 19, 2014 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Peter Del Vecho | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 11, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Nominated | [72] [73] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 15, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [74] [75] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Frozen | Nominated | [76] [77] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Original Song | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Nominated | [76] [77] |
| Saturn Awards | June 26, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Won | [78] [79] |
| Saturn Awards | June 26, 2014 | Best Writing | Jennifer Lee | Nominated | [78] [79] |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [80] [81] |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2013 | Best Soundtrack | Frozen | Runner-up | [80] [81] |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 10, 2014 | Choice Music Single: Female | Idina Menzel for "Let It Go" | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Frozen | Runner-up | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 12, 2014 | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, and Lino Di Salvo | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 12, 2014 | Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature | Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, Chad Stubblefield, and Wayne Unten for "Bringing the Snow Queen to Life" | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 12, 2014 | Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Virgilio John Aquino, Alessandro Jacomini, Lance Summers, and David Womersley for "Elsa's Ice Palace" | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 12, 2014 | Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Eric W. Araujo, Marc Bryant, Dong Joo Byun, and Tim Molinder for Elsa's "Blizzard" | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Frozen | Won | [85] [86] |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2013 | Best Score | Christophe Beck | Nominated | [85] [86] |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Females | Frozen | Won | [87] [88] |
| World Soundtrack Awards | October 25, 2014 | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Let It Go" | Nominated | [89] [90] |