Encanto (film)

Encanto is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 60th film produced by the studio, Encanto was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith who co-wrote the screenplay with Bush, and produced by Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer, with original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Featuring the voices of Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitán, Diane Guerrero, and Wilmer Valderrama, Encanto follows a multigenerational Colombian family, the Madrigals, helmed by a matriarch whose children and grandchildren—except for Mirabel Madrigal (Beatriz)—receive magical gifts from a "miracle" that helps them serve the people in their rural community called "the Encanto". When Mirabel learns that the family is losing their magic, she sets out to find out what is happening, to save her family and their magical house.
The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 3, 2021, and was released in the United States and Canadian theatres on November 24 over a 30-day theatrical run in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It underperformed theatrically, grossing over $237 million worldwide, but achieved wider commercial success after its release to Disney+ on December 24, 2021. Its soundtrack went viral and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and UK Compilation Albums charts; "We Don't Talk About Bruno" and "Surface Pressure" were two of its most successful songs, with the former topping both the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles charts for multiple weeks.
Upon release, Encanto received critical acclaim for its emotion, music, animation, characterization, and cultural fidelity. Various reviews named magic realism and transgenerational trauma as the film's core concepts. Encanto has received several accolades, earning award nominations from various critic circles. It has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and the National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film has been nominated for Best Animated Feature, while its score and track "Dos Oruguitas" contend for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, respectively.
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