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 based on 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.
Accolades + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards February 24, 2008 Best Original Screenplay , Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco Best Animated Feature Best Original Score Best Sound Editing and Michael Silvers Best Sound Mixing , Michael Semanick and Doc Kane American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards February 17, 2008 Best Edited Film – Comedy or Musical American Film Institute Awards December 8, 2007 Top 10 Films of the Year Ratatouille Annie Awards February 8, 2008 Best Animated Feature Pixar Animation Studios Best Animated Effects Character Animation in a Feature Production Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production Best Music in an Animated Feature Production Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Ian Holm Patton Oswalt Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production Art Directors Guild Awards February 14, 2008 Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Feature Film Austin Film Critics Association Awards December 20, 2007 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Boston Society of Film Critics Awards December 9, 2007 Best Screenplay British Academy Film Awards February 10, 2008 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 13, 2007 Best Animated Feature Ratatouille Best Original Screenplay Christopher Awards April 10, 2008 Feature Films Ratatouille Critics' Choice Awards January 7, 2008 Best Animated Feature Ratatouille Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards December 17, 2007 Best Animated Feature Ratatouille Empire Awards March 9, 2008 Best Film Ratatouille Best Comedy Ratatouille Florida Film Critics Circle Awards December 12, 2007 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Golden Globe Awards January 13, 2008 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Golden Reel Awards February 21, 2008 Best Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Animation , Michael Silvers, Teresa Eckton, Kyrsten Mate, Steve Slanec, Sue Fox, Al Nelson, Stephen M. Davis, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, Ellen Heuer Golden Trailer Awards May 8, 2008 Best Animation/Family TV Spot Walt Disney Pictures and Craig Murray Productions (for "One Word Kids") Grammy Awards February 10, 2008 Best Score Soundtrack Album Hollywood Film Awards October 27, 2007 Animation of the Year Ratatouille Movie of the Year Ratatouille International Cinephile Society Awards February 12, 2008 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards January 12, 2008 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Kids' Choice Awards March 29, 2008 Favorite Animated Movie Ratatouille Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards December 9, 2007 Best Animated Film Ratatouille National Board of Review Awards December 5, 2007 Best Animated Feature Ratatouille Online Film Critics Society Awards January 9, 2008 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Best Original Screenplay People's Choice Awards January 8, 2008 Favorite Family Movie Ratatouille Producers Guild of America Awards February 2, 2008 Producer of the Year Award in Animated Motion Pictures San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 18, 2007 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Satellite Awards December 17, 2007 Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media Ratatouille Best Original Score Outstanding Youth DVD Ratatouille Saturn Awards June 24, 2008 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Best Writing St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 21, 2007 Best Animated or Children's Film Ratatouille Toronto Film Critics Association Awards December 18, 2007 Best Animated Film Ratatouille Visual Effects Society Awards February 10, 2008 Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture , Jaime Landes, Konishi Sonoko and Paul Aichele (for "Colette") Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture Darwyn Peachey, Chen Shen, Eric Froemling & Tolga Goktekin (for "Rapids") Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling & Tolga Goktekin (for "Food") Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture , Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner and Michael Fu Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 10, 2007 Best Animated Feature Ratatouille World Soundtrack Awards October 20, 2007 Best Original Song & Camille (for "Le Festin") Young Artist Awards March 30, 2008 Best Family Feature Film (Animation) Ratatouille
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