List of accolades received by Ratatouille
Ratatouille is a 2007 American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The eighth film produced by Pixar, it was written and directed by Brad Bird and produced by Brad Lewis, from an original idea by Jan Pinkava, who was credited for conceiving the film's story with Bird and Jim Capobianco but left Pixar before the film was completed. The film stars the voices of Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Ian Holm, Janeane Garofalo, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn and Brad Garrett. Set mostly in Paris, the plot follows Remy (Oswalt), a young rat who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an unlikely alliance with a Parisian restaurant's garbage boy (Romano).
Ratatouille premiered on June 22, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California, with its general release on June 29, in the United States. Releases in other territories followed through the end of 2007. Produced on a budget of $150 million, Ratatouille grossed $623 million worldwide, finishing its original theatrical run as the sixth highest-grossing film of 2007 and the year's second highest-grossing animated film (behind Shrek the Third). The film received widespread critical acclaim, with praise directed at its screenplay, animation, humor, voice acting, and Giacchino's score. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 253 reviews. The film is considered one of the best films of 2007, having appeared on several critics' top ten lists. It has since been regarded as one of the greatest animated films of the 21st century and all time.
Ratatouille garnered awards and nominations in several categories, including for its animations, screenplay and score. At the 80th Academy Awards, the film was nominated in five categories, including Best Original Screenplay, and won Best Animated Feature. It received thirteen nominations at the 35th Annual Annie Awards, winning nine, including Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production (Holm), Best Writing in an Animated Feature and Best Directing in an Animated Feature (both Bird), as well as Best Animated Feature. Ratatouille also won Best Animated Film at the 61st British Academy Film Awards, Best Animated Feature at the 13th Critics' Choice Awards and the 79th National Board of Review Awards, as well as Best Animated Feature Film at the 65th Golden Globe Awards. In addition, Ratatouille was named one of the Top 10 Films of 2007 by the American Film Institute.
