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The Princess and the Frog
A princess in a swamp with a frog standing on her hand
Official poster
Directed byRon Clements
John Musker
Written byRon Clements
John Musker
Rob Edwards
(Screenplay)
Ron Clements
John Musker
Greg Erb
Jason Oremland
Don Hall
(Story)
Produced byPeter Del Vecho
John Lasseter
(Executive producer)
StarringAnika Noni Rose
Bruno Campos
Keith David
Michael-Leon Wooley
Jim Cummings
Jenifer Lewis
John Goodman
Oprah Winfrey
Jennifer Cody
Peter Bartlett
Terrence Howard
Edited byJeff Draheim
Music byRandy Newman
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release dates
November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25)
(Los Angeles)
December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$105 million[1]
Box office$100,183,477[2]

The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated family film loosely based on E. D. Baker's novel The Frog Princess, which was in turn inspired by the Grimm brothers' fairy tale "The Frog Prince".[3] It is the 49th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics line, and the first of these films to be traditionally (2D) animated since 2004's Home on the Range. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, directors of The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and Treasure Planet, with songs and score composed by Randy Newman and featuring the voices of Anika Noni Rose (as Princess Tiana), Oprah Winfrey,[4] Keith David, Jim Cummings, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, Bruno Campos, Michael-Leon Wooley, Peter Bartlett and Terrence Howard. Princess Tiana is also notable as Disney's first African-American princess.[5]

The film, which began production under the working title The Frog Princess, is an American fairy tale, Broadway-style musical set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. A prince named Naveen (Bruno Campos) from the land of Maldonia is transformed into a frog by the evil scheming voodoo magician Dr. Facilier (Keith David).[6] The frog prince mistakes a girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) for a princess and has her kiss him to break the spell. The kiss does not break the spell, but instead turns Tiana into a frog as well. Together, the two of them must reach the good voodoo priestess of the Bayou, Mama Odie (Jenifer Lewis), while befriending a trumpet-playing alligator and a hopelessly romantic firefly along the way. The film opened in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2009, and released in wide on December 11, 2009.[7]

Plot

In New Orleans, Louisiana, a woman is reading the story of The Frog Prince to her young daughter Tiana and friend Charlotte LaBouff. Charlotte is thrilled with the idea of finding her prince and becoming a princess, even if it involves kissing a frog; Tiana, however, finds this disgusting. Tiana shares her father's dreams of opening a restaurant one day. While looking up at the Evening Star, her father tells her that wishing will take her part of the way, but she must also work hard and never forget what's truly important.

Years pass. Tiana's father dies. Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) becomes a beautiful young woman who works two jobs as a waitress to save up money towards starting her own restaurant. Meanwhile, Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos) arrives in New Orleans from his home country of Maldonia with his valet, Lawrence (Peter Bartlett). Naveen wants to have fun and enjoy the partying and jazz that New Orleans has to offer, but Lawrence reminds him that his parents have cut him off for his extravagant lifestyle; he must either get a job or marry Charlotte for her father's wealth. ("Down in New Orleans")

Charlotte's father Big Daddy LaBouff holds a masquerade ball in honor of Naveen's arrival, and Charlotte is determined to marry the prince. She pays Tiana to make beignets for the party, giving her just the right amount of cash Tiana needs to finally buy her restaurant. Tiana shows her mother the abandoned sugar mill that will soon be home to her and her father's realized dreams ("Almost There"). Naveen and Lawrence run into the shady Dr. Facilier (Keith David), a voodoo doctor otherwise known as "The Shadow Man". He plans to get his hands on the LaBouff fortune after hearing of the prince's arrival. Knowing of Naveen's financial woes, and playing off of Lawrence's inner wish to gain respect and revenge after a lifetime of servitude, Facilier tricks Naveen and transforms him into a frog (he ironically asks him if it's "the green" he wants, though Naveen thought it was money) and gives Lawrence a charm that turns him into a Naveen look-alike ("Friends On the Other Side").

At the ball, Charlotte successfully flirts with the false Naveen. Tiana runs into the realtors who sold her the mill and they tell her that they received a higher offer for it. If she can't top it, she will lose the mill forever. Their attempts to comfort her are nothing but a disguised insult to her and they accidentally ruin her costume. Charlotte gives Tiana a tiara and a new dress to wear, which makes her look like a beautiful princess. Desperate, Tiana wishes on the Evening Star ("Almost There Reprise") and finds the frog Naveen sitting next to her. She sarcastically asks if he wants a kiss and is shocked to hear him reply. Naveen believes Tiana is a real princess and promises to reward her if she will kiss him. Overcoming her inhibitions, Tiana plants a kiss on Naveen, and is transformed into a frog herself. They cause a ruckus at the party and narrowly escape to the bayou.

The charm that gives Lawrence Naveen's appearance uses the prince's blood, but the prince's escape means they no longer have a constant supply of it. Lawrence manages to propose to Charlotte while hiding his quickly reversing transformation and she eagerly accepts. Facilier is infuriated that Naveen has escaped. Knowing that this will put him in deeper debt with the spirits who gave him the charm, he has no choice but to call on them to find Naveen. In exchange, he promises them that once he kills Big Daddy LaBouff and has the fortune, he will allow the spirits to own all of New Orleans and the wayward souls that inhabit it. Appeased, the spirit world gives Facilier the power to control shadow demons that go in search of Naveen.

In the bayou, Tiana and Naveen encounter Louis (Michael-Leon Wooley), a trumpet playing alligator who wants to be human so he can play jazz without scaring people away. After telling them about the good voodoo priestess Mama Odie, he takes Tiana and Naveen to see her so they can be turned back into their original form ("When We're Human"). Along the way they meet a Cajun firefly, Ray (Raymond) (Jim Cummings), who leads them in the right direction with the help of his huge and bright family ("Gonna Take You Down"). Ray is in love with the Evening Star, whom he calls Evangeline ("Ma Belle Evangeline"). Along the way, Tiana and Naveen help each other escape a trio of frog hunters, Tiana teaches Naveen to cook and they share a dance together under the stars. They are falling in love, though they try to hide their feelings.

Naveen is almost kidnapped by the shadow demons but is rescued by Mama Odie (Jenifer Lewis). Once they reach her home, Mama Odie advises the frogs to "Dig a Little Deeper" to find out what is truly important. Naveen realizes this means being with Tiana, but Tiana thinks that she must work even harder to get her restaurant. Mama Odie still wants to help, and tells them that Naveen must kiss Charlotte (who is the Mardi Gras Princess, since her father is King of the Mardi Gras parade) before midnight in order for them to become human. Tiana and her friends return to New Orleans via riverboat. Naveen tells Ray about his feelings for Tiana and decides to ask her to marry him. He prepares a beautiful dinner for her as they pass the mill. Tiana tells Naveen about the dreams she and her father had, leaving Naveen thinking that this is more important to her. Willing to give up his dream for her, he tells her he will marry Charlotte so he can give her the money for her restaurant. Once they reach New Orleans, however, Naveen is taken by the demons and brought back to Facilier and Lawrence.

Ray accidentally tells Tiana that Naveen truly loves her and was about to propose to her. Ecstatic, Tiana goes to the Mardi Gras parade to find Lawrence marrying Charlotte, having re-fueled the voodoo charm. Brokenhearted, Tiana runs to a graveyard to be alone. Ray tries to comfort her but she angrily tells him that it's useless to dream and Evangeline is nothing but a star. Ray rushes off to discover the truth and manages to free the real Naveen and steal the charm. Facilier chases Ray back to the graveyard. Ray uses his light to destroy some of the shadows but is no match for Facilier. He manages to give the charm to Tiana before Facilier crushes him under his foot. Finding Tiana, Facilier temporarily transforms her back into a human and surrounds her with a fantasy of her restaurant. He offers her everything she ever wanted if she gives him back the charm, reminding her that her father worked all his life but never got what he wanted. Remembering what her father told her, Tiana sees that he didn't get what he wanted, but he had what he needed, love. She destroys the charm, releasing the angry spirits. A terrified Facilier tries to beg the spirits for forgiveness but they drag him and his shadow into their world forever.

It is almost midnight. Charlotte searches for Naveen but comes across Lawrence in his true form. With the truth revealed, Lawrence is promptly arrested and Naveen introduces himself to her. Tiana finds them just as Naveen asks Charlotte to give Tiana the money for her restaurant once they kiss and are wed because he loves her. Tiana tells him he does not have to do this for her because she loves him and would spend the rest of her days as a frog to be with him. Moved by this, Charlotte says she will kiss Naveen so he and Tiana can be together. But the clock strikes midnight before she can and it is too late. Louis brings the wounded Ray to Tiana and Naveen. They tell him that they are going to stay together as frogs, which makes him happy as he looks up at at Evangeline, closes his eyes, and dies.

A funeral for Ray is held in the bayou with his entire family there mourning for him. Their tears turn to cheers, however, once the clouds clear and they find a new star next to the Evening Star. Ray is finally with his beloved Evangeline. The next day, Tiana and Naveen are wed by Mama Odie. As they kiss, they are turned into humans, because through their marriage, Tiana is now a princess. The two return to New Orleans where everyone celebrates the wedding and Tiana and Naveen buy the restaurant (with a little help from Louis, who scares the realtors into accepting Tiana's offer). They open the restaurant, now named "Tiana's Palace", where Louis plays his trumpet to adoring crowds. The movie ends with the Tiana and Naveen dancing and sharing a kiss as the evening stars, Ray and Evangeline, twinkle from above. ("Down in New Orleans Finale")

Cast

  • Anika Noni Rose as Tiana, a 19-year-old waitress and aspiring chef who dreams of owning her own restaurant one day. She believes in working hard, not waiting on a prince to come. Throughout the course of the movie she learns that what she wants is not what she needs and what she needs is her friends and Naveen. In the end, she and Naveen get married and open her restaurant.[8] She is the heroine of the film and is notable as Disney's first African-American princess.[5]
  • Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen, the Creole 20-year-old handsome, smooth-talking, and fun-loving prince of Maldonia who comes to the French Quarter for the jazz scene and with whom Tiana and Charlotte both fall in love. Due to being new in the city, he is persuaded by the shady Dr. Facilier into taking a tour of his office, which results in a curse transforming him into a frog. Naveen learns throughout the course of the movie that money is not everything but friends and love are. In the end, he marries Tiana and helps her achieve her dream of getting her restaurant. It is not clear at the end whether or not his parents have restored his fortune, but it is presumably so. He was originally named "Harry,"[citation needed] but they later decided to go with the South Asian name "Naveen" that means "New" in Hindustani.
  • Jennifer Cody as Charlotte "Lottie" La Bouff, an 18-year-old southern débutante. She is spoiled but very kind and is Tiana's best friend. She desperately wants to marry a prince and be a princess. Charlotte is a little bit slow on discovering exactly what has been going on throughout the movie but still is one-hundred percent supportive of Naveen and Tiana's relationship. This is the first time the rich débutante Disney character was portrayed as a friend rather than a snob.[citation needed]
  • Keith David as Doctor Facilier, aka "The Shadow Man", the main antagonist of the film. He was originally named "Doctor Duvalier" and was a voodoo magician and fortune teller.[citation needed] He is both a palm reader and a voodoo practitioner who tricks Naveen (by using deliberately misleading slang) into making a deal with him that turns the prince into a frog. Keith David describes Doctor Facilier as "A schemer, a conjurer and a sorcerer of sorts."[citation needed] As Facilier explains in the movie, his powers are limited in that he cannot conjure things for himself. He is also dependent on his 'friends from the other side' who take the form of the voodoo masks in his emporium and with whom he has to bargain for favors. He is somewhat afraid of these friends due to his debt with them. It isn't specifically said what his debt was for, but it was implied he may have sold his soul in exchange for his power. He attempted to pay it off by offering his 'friends' all the wayward souls of New Orleans for becoming the richest man in town. His shadow is able to move of its own free will and move objects like the voodoo spirits, suggesting it may be a familiar spirit given by his "friends". Supervising Animator Bruce W. Smith cited Facilier as the lovechild of his favorite Disney villains Captain Hook from Peter Pan and Cruella De Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmations.
  • Jenifer Lewis as Mama Odie, a 197-year-old, blind voodoo priestess who serves as the film's Fairy Godmother. She lives in an old boat nestled atop a giant mangrove tree in the bayou and owns a pet snake named JuJu. She cooks gumbo in a huge bathtub in her home and is able to see the past, present and future in its swirls. Her voodoo theme is sunshine.
  • Jim Cummings as Ray, a lovesick Cajun firefly who knows Mama Odie and offers to help the frogs get to her. He is in love with the Evening Star, which he named "Evangeline" and thinks is another firefly. He has a Cajun accent. Sort of a running joke often shows him as Louis' superior.
  • Michael-Leon Wooley as Louis, a jazz-singing alligator who is comical, manic, high-strung and plays the trumpet. His dream is to become human so he can join a jazz band. This character is very loosely based on jazz musician Louis Armstrong.
  • Emeril Lagasse as Marlon, an alligator
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as another alligator
  • Peter Bartlett as Lawrence, Prince Naveen's pompous and jaded valet who has been pushed around all his life and is clearly annoyed with the carefree prince's antics. Deep down, he is jealous of Naveen's fame and life. When the two meet Dr. Facilier, the fiendish voodoo magician convinces him to become his ally after he predicts through tarot cards that in his future he would be "the man he always wanted to be".
  • John Goodman as Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, a wealthy and friendly Southern sugar mill owner and father of Charlotte La Bouff.
  • Oprah Winfrey as Eudora, Tiana's mother.[4]
  • Terrence Howard as James, Tiana's late father, instills work ethics on Tiana. A brief glimpse at a picture on adult Tiana's nightstand shows him in a military uniform. An attached medal suggests that he may have died during World War I.
  • Don Hall as Darnell, a frog hunter.[9]

Production

Animation

Disney had once announced that Home on the Range would be the studio's last 2D animated film entry to their animated features canon, but after the company's acquisition of Pixar in early 2006, it was reported that Ed Catmull and John Lasseter, new leaders of the animation department, had decided to re-open the door to Disney's tradition of handdrawn animation.[10] The writing and directing was done by Ron Clements and John Musker, directors of successful 2D Disney films The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Hercules.[11][12]

The film returns to the Broadway-style musical in the style of the successful Disney films like Walt's classics, and the musical renaissance of the late-1980s and all of the 1990s.[13] Rhett Wickham also reported that John Lasseter had personally asked Ron Clements and John Musker to direct and write the film, and had let them choose in what form (either traditional animation or CGI) they wanted the film to be made. Toon Boom Animation's Toon Boom Harmony software was used in the digital processing of the film, as the old CAPS system Disney developed with Pixar in the 1980s is now outdated.[14]

While the Goofy short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater experimented with paperless animation, the artists on The Princess and the Frog used traditional pencil and paper that is scanned into the computers. Although a new pipeline for hand-drawn animation using Toon Boom Harmony has been developed at the studio, the actual animation process remains the same.[15] The visual effects on the other hand, as well as lot of the backgrounds, were created digitally using tools such as Wacom Cintiq tablet displays.[16] Marlon West, one of Disney's veteran animation visual effects supervisors, says about the production; “Those guys had this bright idea to bring back hand-drawn animation, but everything had to be started again from the ground up. One of the first things we did was focus on producing shorts, to help us re-introduce the 2D pipeline. I worked as vfx supervisor on the Goofy short, How to Hook Up Your Home Theater. It was a real plus for the effects department, so we went paperless for The Princess and the Frog.”[17]

The former trend in Disney's hand-drawn features where the characters were influenced by a CGI-look has been abandoned. Andreas Deja, a veteran Disney animator who supervised the character of Mama Odie in Princess and the Frog, says "I always thought that maybe we should distinguish ourselves to go back to what 2D is good at, which is focusing on what the line can do rather than volume, which is a CG kind of thing. So we are doing less extravagant Treasure Planet kind of treatments. You have to create a world but [we're doing it more simply]. What we're trying to do with Princess and the Frog is hook up with things that the old guys did earlier. It's not going to be graphic...".[15] He also mentions that Lasseter is aiming for the Disney sculptural and dimensional look of the 1950s. "He quoted all those things that were non graphic, which means go easy on the straight lines and have one volume flow into the other -- an organic feel to the drawing."[15]

Clements and Musker had agreed from very early on that the style they were aiming for was primarily that of Lady and the Tramp, a film which they and John Lasseter feel represents the "peak of a certain kind of animation of the classic Disney animation style".[18] Lady and the Tramp also heavily informed the style of the New Orleans scenes, while Bambi served as the template for the bayou scenes [18]

Music

On November 15, 2006, it was revealed that Randy Newman, who is responsible for the music of five Pixar films, would be in charge of the music in the film instead of Alan Menken and his new lyricist Glenn Slater. This change was due to John Lasseter not wanting the public to feel Disney being repetitive, as Menken was also working on another Disney fairy tale film, Enchanted.

During the Walt Disney Company's annual shareholder meeting in March 2007, Randy Newman and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band performed a song from the film called "Down in New Orleans", while slides of pre-production art from the film played on a screen. Other songs include "Almost There" (a solo for Tiana), "Dig a Little Deeper" (a song for Mama Odie), "When We're Human" (a song for Louis, Tiana and Naveen [as frogs]), "Friends on the Other Side" (a solo for Doctor Facilier), and "Gonna Take You There" and "Ma Belle Evangeline" (two solos for Ray). An end credit song called "Never Knew I Needed" written and performed by Ne-Yo. [19]

Voice cast

On December 1, 2006, a detailed casting call was announced for the film at the Manhattan Theatre Source forum.[20] The casting call states the film as being an American fairy tale musical set in New Orleans during the 1920s Jazz Age, and provides a detailed list of the film's major characters, including the leading character, who at that point was to be called Maddy. Disney later officially confirmed this.[19]

In February 2007, it was reported that Jennifer Hudson and Anika Noni Rose were top contenders for the voice of the princess, and that Alicia Keys directly contacted Disney's studio chief Dick Cook, telling him that she wanted the role very much.[21] It was later revealed that Tyra Banks was considered for the role as well.[22] On April 19, 2007, it was confirmed that Anika Noni Rose would be voicing Princess Tiana.[23] On July 5, 2007, it was reported that Keith David would be doing the voice of Dr. Facilier, the villain of the film.[24]

Promotion and release

On April 20, 2007, E! reported that the title of the film could possibly be changed from The Frog Princess to The Princess and the Frog, and that the lead character Maddy may be getting a name change as well.[25]

On May 4, 2007, USA Today published an article that referred to the film as The Princess and the Frog, and to the lead character as "Tiana" rather than Maddy, supporting the earlier reported name-change possibilities.[26]

On May 8, 2007, BET and other online sites reported that Disney spokeswoman Heidi Trotta stated that some of the original release information was incorrect, and confirmed the USA Today names "Princess Tiana" and The Princess and the Frog to be correct. Trotta stated "Princess Tiana will be a heroine in the great tradition of Disney’s rich animated fairy tale legacy, and all other characters and aspects of the story will be treated with the greatest respect and sensitivity."[27]

On August 4, 2008, the official website was launched with the first teaser trailer of the movie. On May 9, 2009, the official trailer was premiered on The Disney Channel. The Blu-Ray Disc edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released on October 6, 2009, included a six-minute preview of The Princess and the Frog.

Shows at both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World have premiered on the parks' showboats, either the Mark Twain or the Liberty Belle, called "Tiana's Showboat Jubilee." It features songs and characters from the film and features Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen (both in human form), Louis, and Dr. Facilier. Merchandise and other items are also sold at the parks.

The film premiered in theaters with a limited run in New York and Los Angeles beginning on November 25, 2009, followed by wide release on December 11, 2009.[28] The film was originally set for release on Christmas Day 2009, but its release date was changed due to the competitive nature of the family film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, scheduled for release the same day.[29]

On its opening day in wide release, the film grossed an estimated $7,020,000 at 3,434 theaters. It went on to gross $25,208,916 over the opening weekend averaging $7,050 per theater,[30] marking the highest-grossing start ever for an animated movie in December.[31]

Reception

The film was universaly liked by critics and viewers alike, because it was made by Disney. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 73% of 113 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 0.4 out of 10. "The Princess and the Frog (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-12-30.</ref> Among Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics", which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio programs, the film holds an overall approval rating of 86%, based on a sample of 31 reviews.[32] Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 0—100 from film critics, has a rating score of 73 based on 28 reviews.[33]

Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, giving the film three out of four stars, highly praised the film admiring Disney's step back to traditional animation saying, "This is what classic animation once was like!" and, in his print review wrote, "No 3-D! No glasses! No extra ticket charge! No frantic frenzies of meaningless action! And...good gravy! A story! Characters! A plot!"[34] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A and wrote in her review that "the creative team behind The Princess and the Frog upholds the great tradition of classic Disney animation." [35] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote in his review that "The narrative behind The Princess and the Frog is that Walt Disney Animation has rediscovered its traditional hand-drawn animation, which has been supplanted by computer-generated cartoons." Honeycutt also praised the film for "a thing called story." [36] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review claiming "With The Princess and the Frog they've gotten just about everything right. The dialogue is fresh-prince clever, the themes are ageless, the rhythms are riotous and the return to a primal animation style is beautifully executed." [37] David Germain of the Associated Press wrote that "Princess and the Frog isn't the second coming of Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King. It's just plain pleasant, an old-fashioned little charmer that's not straining to be the next glib animated compendium of pop-culture flotsam." [38]

Mixed reviews include Justin Chang of Variety being less receptive of the film stating "this long-anticipated throwback to a venerable house style never comes within kissing distance of the studio's former glory." [39] Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News gave the film 3/5 stars claimed "The Princess and the Frog breaks the color barrier for Disney princesses, but is a throwback to traditional animation and her story is a retread." [40] Village Voice’s Scott Foundas’s response towards the film is that "the movie as a whole never approaches the wit, cleverness, and storytelling brio of the studio's early-1990s animation renaissance (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King) or pretty much anything by Pixar." [41]

Soundtrack

Main article: The Princess and the Frog: Original Songs and Score

The film's soundtrack album, The Princess and the Frog: Original Songs and Score, contains ten original songs and seven instrumental pieces. The music, a mixture of jazz, zydeco, blues and gospel sounds, was composed, conducted and arranged by Academy Award-winning composer Randy Newman. R&B recording artist and producer Ne-Yo made a song exclusively for the film called Never Knew I Needed, an R&B love song referring to the romance between the film's two main characters (Tiana and Naveen). The soundtrack was released on November 23, 2009, the day before the limited release of the film in New York and Los Angeles. The songs are performed by various artists, most of whom lend their voices to the characters in the movie.[42]

Marketing

The Princess and the Frog was supported by a wide array of merchandise leading up to and following the film's release. Although Disney's main marketing push was not set to begin until November 2009, positive word-of-mouth promotion created demand for merchandise well in advance of the film.[43] Princess Tiana costumes were selling out prior to Halloween 2009, and a gift set of Tiana-themed hair care products from Carol's Daughter sold out in seven hours on the company's website.[43] Other planned merchandise includes a cookbook for children and even a wedding gown.[43] Princess Tiana was also featured a few months before the release in the Disney on Ice: Celebrations show.

Awards and nominations

The film has been nominated for 8 Annie Awards. The results will be announced at the 37th Annie Awards Ceremony on February 6, 2010.[44]

Golden Globe Awards

Result Award Winner/Nominee Recipient(s)
pending Best Animated Feature Film Ron Clements and John Musker (Directors)

Annie Awards

Result Award Winner/Nominee Recipient(s)
pending Animated Theatrical Feature Ron Clements and John Musker (Directors)
pending Individual Achievement in Animated Effects James Mansfield
pending Individual Achievement in Production Design Ian Gooding (Art Director)
pending Individual Achievement in Character Animation Andreas Deja (Supervising Animator — Mama Odie)
pending Individual Achievement in Character Animation Eric Goldberg (Supervising Animator — Louis)
pending Individual Achievement in Character Animation Bruce W. Smith (Supervising Animator — Dr. Facilier)
pending Individual Achievement in Voice Acting Jennifer Cody (Charlotte La Bouff)
pending Individual Achievement in Voice Acting Jenifer Lewis (Mama Odie)

Video game

Disney announced on June 4, 2009, that they would release a video game inspired by the film and it was released on November 2009 exclusively for Wii and Nintendo DS platforms. It will be an "adventure through the exciting world of New Orleans in a family-oriented video game," and will feature favorite moments from the film and challenges for Princess Tiana.[45]

See also

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