The Lego Movie is a 2014 animated adventure comedy film written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a story they co-wrote with Dan and Kevin Hageman. It stars the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, and Morgan Freeman. Based on the Lego line of construction toys, the film follows Emmet (Pratt), an ordinary construction worker Lego minifigure who helps a resistance movement stop a tyrannical businessman (Ferrell) from gluing everything in the Lego world into his vision of perfection.
A collaboration between production houses from the United States, Australia, and Denmark, The Lego Movie premiered in Los Angeles on February 1, 2014, and was released in the United States on February 7. Produced on a budget of $60–65million, it grossed $468.1million worldwide. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the movie boasts a 96% approval rating, derived from 253 critiques.
The Lego Movie garnered awards and nominations in various categories. It received a nomination for Best Original Song ("Everything Is Awesome") at the 87th Academy Awards. The film won one of six nominations at the 42nd Annie Awards. At the 67th British Academy Film Awards, it won Best Animated Film. The film received two nominations at the 20th Critics' Choice Awards and won Best Animated Feature. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. Various critic circles also picked The Lego Movie as the best animated feature film of the year. In addition, the National Board of Review named The Lego Movie one of the top-ten films of 2014.
Accolades
+ Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result 3D Creative Arts Awards Best Feature Film – Animation The Lego Movie AACTA Awards Best Visual Effects or Animation Chris McKay, Amber Naismith, Aidan Sarsfield, and Grant Freckelton AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up The Lego Movie Academy Awards Best Original Song Shawn Patterson for "Everything Is Awesome" Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Animated Feature Film David Burrows and Chris McKay Annie Awards Best Animated Feature The Lego Movie Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production Jayandera Danappal, Matt Ebb, Christian Epunan Hernandez, Danielle Brooks, and Raphael Gadot Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Chris McKay Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Grant Freckelton Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in a Feature Production David Burrows, Todd Hansen, Doug Nicholas, Jonathan Tappin, and Courtney O'Brien-Brown ASCAP Awards Top Box Office Films Shawn Patterson Austin Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie Black Reel Awards Best Voice PerformanceMorgan Freeman BMI Film & TV Awards BMI Film Music Awards Mark Mothersbaugh Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie British Academy Children's Awards Kid's Vote — Film The Lego Movie Feature Film The Lego Movie British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Film Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Thomas J. O'Connell, Michael Semanick, Gregg Rudloff, Wayne Ashley, Brad Haehnel, and John Simpson Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature The Lego Movie Best Song "Everything Is Awesome" Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards Top Ten Films The Lego Movie Empire Awards Best Comedy The Lego Movie Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie Best Original Song Shawn Patterson, Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, and The Lonely Island for "Everything Is Awesome" Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film The Lego Movie Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film Wayne Pashley, Fabian Sanjurjo, John Simpson, Derryn Pasquill, Andrew Dorfman, Damian Candusso, Nigel Christensen, Jared Dwyer, Cameron Frankley, Rick Lisle, Jon Michaels, Andrew Miller, Emma Mitchell, Geoffrey G. Rubay, Ryan Squires, Sonal Joshi, Craig Beckett, Jim Harrison, and Tim Ryan Golden Trailer Awards Best Animation/Family "The Special" (TRANSIT) Best Animation/Family TV Spot "Special Cast" (TRANSIT) "Who Are You" (Aspect Ratio) Most Original TV Spot "Something for Everyone" (Aspect Ratio) Most Innovative Advertising for a Brand/Product "Behind the Bricks" (Aspect Ratio) Grammy Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media "Everything Is Awesome" Heartland International Film Festival Awards Truly Moving Picture Award The Lego Movie Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Song in an Animated Film Shawn Patterson, Tegan and Sara, and The Lonely Island for "Everything Is Awesome" Best Original Score in an Animated Film Mark Mothersbaugh Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Film The Lego Movie Best Original Song "Everything Is Awesome" Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and Dan and Kevin Hageman ICG Publicists Awards Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award The Lego Movie International Cinephile Society Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature The Lego Movie Kerrang! Awards Best Film The Lego Movie Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie National Board of Review Awards Best Original Screenplay Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Top 10 Films The Lego Movie Nebula Awards Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation Phil Lord and Christopher Miller New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie New York Film Critics Online Awards Best Animated Feature The Lego Movie Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie The Lego Movie Favorite Movie Actor Will Arnett Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Picture The Lego Movie Best Animated Film The Lego Movie People's Choice Awards Favorite Family Movie The Lego Movie Producers Guild of America Awards Best Animated Motion Picture Dan Lin San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature The Lego Movie Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture Animated or Mixed Media The Lego Movie Best Original Screenplay Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Best Original Song "Everything Is Awesome" Saturn Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature The Lego Movie SXSW Film Festival Awards Film Design Award – Special Jury Recognition The Lego Movie Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film The Lego Movie Village Voice Film Poll Best Animated Feature The Lego Movie Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Chris McKay, Amber Naismith, Jim Dodd, and David Williams Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Carsten Kolve, Jayandera Danappal, Matt Ebb, and Miles Green Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature The Lego Movie Best Original Screenplay Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
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