List of awards and nominations received by Disney Renaissance films

The Disney Renaissance was the period from 1989 to 1999 during which Walt Disney Feature Animation returned to producing critically and commercially successful animated films that were mostly based on well-known stories, much as the studio did during the era of Walt Disney during the 1930s to 1960s.^[1][2] The resurgence allowed Disney's animated films to become powerhouse successes at the domestic and foreign box office, earning much greater profit than most of the Disney films of previous eras.^[3][4][5]

The animated films released by Disney during this period are: The Little Mermaid (1989), The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Mulan (1998), and Tarzan (1999).^[5]

In just ten years, Disney Renaissance films have received many awards and nominations. Nine of the ten films were nominated for Academy Awards, six of which won at least one Academy Award; six Best Original Song and five Best Original Score, with the first five films won awards in both categories. Disney Renaissance is also notable for being its film Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film ever to be nominated for Best Picture. Nine of the films were nominated for Annie Awards, with eight of them winning at least one, and five of them received Best Animated Feature.

Alan Menken has received most of the awards and nominations in his career thanks to the Disney Renaissance.

Academy Awards

The Rescuers Down Under is the only Disney Renaissance film to not have an Academy Award nomination of any kind.

Alan Menken has received more Academy Award wins (8) and nominations (14) for his work in Disney Renaissance than any other period in his career.

Year	Category	Film	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1990	Best Original Song	The Little Mermaid	"Under the Sea" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Won	[6]
			"Kiss the Girl" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Nominated
	Best Original Score		Alan Menken	Won
1992	Best Original Song	Beauty and the Beast	"Beauty and the Beast" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Won	[7]
			"Be Our Guest" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Nominated
			"Belle" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Nominated
	Best Original Score		Alan Menken	Won
	Best Picture		Don Hahn	Nominated
	Best Sound		Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson & Doc Kane	Nominated
1993	Best Original Song	Aladdin	"A Whole New World" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice	Won	[8]
			"Friend Like Me" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Nominated
	Best Original Score		Alan Menken	Won
	Best Sound Editing		Mark A. Mangini	Nominated
	Best Sound		Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane	Nominated
1995	Best Original Song	The Lion King	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" — Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice	Won	[9]
			"Hakuna Matata" — Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice	Nominated
			"Circle of Life" — Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice	Nominated
	Best Original Score		Hans Zimmer	Won
1996	Best Original Song	Pocahontas	"Colors of the Wind" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz	Won	[10]
	Original Musical or Comedy Score		Alan Menken (music & orchestral score) & Stephen Schwartz (lyrics)	Won
1997		The Hunchback of Notre Dame		Nominated	[11]
1998	Best Original Song	Hercules	"Go the Distance" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by David Zippel	Nominated	[12]
1999	Original Musical or Comedy Score	Mulan	Matthew Wilder (music) & David Zippel (lyrics) and Jerry Goldsmith (orchestral score)	Nominated	[13]
2000	Best Original Song	Tarzan	"You'll Be In My Heart" — Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins	Won	[14]

Golden Globe Awards

For his vocal role Genie in Aladdin Robin Williams received Special Golden Globe Award for Vocal Work in a Motion Picture.

Year	Category	Film	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1990	Best Original Song	The Little Mermaid	"Under the Sea" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Won	[15]
			"Kiss the Girl" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Nominated
	Best Original Score		Alan Menken	Won
	Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical		Howard Ashman & John Musker	Nominated
1992	Best Original Song	Beauty and the Beast	"Beauty and the Beast" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Won	[16]
			"Be Our Guest" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Nominated
	Best Original Score		Alan Menken	Won
	Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical		Don Hahn	Won
1993	Best Original Song	Aladdin	"A Whole New World" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice	Won	[17]
			"Friend Like Me" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Nominated
			"Prince Ali" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman	Nominated
	Best Original Score		Alan Menken	Won
	Special Award for Vocal Work in a Motion Picture		Robin Williams	Awarded
	Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy		Ron Clements & John Musker	Nominated
1995	Best Original Song	The Lion King	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" — Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice	Won	[18]
			"Circle of Life" — Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice	Nominated
	Best Original Score		Hans Zimmer	Won
	Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical		Don Hahn	Won
1996	Best Original Song	Pocahontas	"Colors of the Wind" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz	Won	[19]
	Best Original Score		Alan Menken	Nominated
1997		The Hunchback of Notre Dame		Nominated	[20]
1998	Best Original Song	Hercules	"Go the Distance" — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by David Zippel	Nominated	[21]
1999		Mulan	"Reflection" — Music by Matthew Wilder; Lyrics by David Zippel	Nominated	[22]
	Best Original Score		Jerry Goldsmith	Nominated
2000	Best Original Song	Tarzan	"You'll Be In My Heart" — Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins	Won	[23]

Grammy Awards

Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle and Elton John has received Grammy Award for performance.

Year	Category	Song or other	Film	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1991	Best Album for Children	The Little Mermaid: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack	The Little Mermaid	Alan Menken (composer) & Howard Ashman (lyricist)	Won	[24]
	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television	"Under the Sea"			Won
		"Kiss the Girl"			Nominated
	Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television	The Little Mermaid		Alan Menken	Nominated
1993		Beauty and the Beast	Beauty and the Beast		Won	[25]
	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television	"Beauty and the Beast"		Howard Ashman & Alan Menken	Won
	Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo With Vocal			Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson	Won
	Best Pop Instrumental Performance			Richard Kaufman (conductor)	Won
	Best Recording for Children	Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack		Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters)	Won
	Album of the Year	Beauty and the Beast		Howard Ashman & Alan Menken and Walter Afanasieff, producers	Nominated
	Record of the Year	"Beauty and the Beast"		Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson, artists & Walter Afanasieff, producer	Nominated
	Song of the Year			Alan Menken & Howard Ashman	Nominated
1994	Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television	Aladdin	Aladdin	Alan Menken	Won	[26]
	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television	"A Whole New World"		Alan Menken & Tim Rice	Won
		"Friend Like Me"		Alan Menken & Howard Ashman	Nominated
	Song of the Year	"A Whole New World"		Alan Menken & Tim Rice	Won
	Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo With Vocal			Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	Won
	Best Musical Album for Children	Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack		Alan Menken & Tim Rice, producers	Won
	Record of the Year	"A Whole New World"		Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle, artists & Walter Afanasieff, producer	Nominated
1995	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"	The Lion King	Elton John	Won	[27]
	Best Musical Album for Children	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack		Mark Mancina & Jay Rifkin & Chris Thomas and Hans Zimmer, producers	Won
	Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals	"Circle of Life"		Hans Zimmer & Lebo Morake	Won
	Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television	The Lion King		Hans Zimmer	Nominated
	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"		Elton John & Tim Rice	Nominated
		"Circle of Life"			Nominated
1996		"Colors of the Wind"	Pocahontas	Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz	Won	[28]
	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance			Vanessa Williams	Nominated
1999	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television	"True to Your Heart"	Mulan	Matthew Wilder & David Zippel	Nominated	[29]
2000		"You'll Be in My Heart"	Tarzan	Phil Collins	Nominated	[30]
	Best Soundtrack Album	Tarzan		Phil Collins (artist and producer) & Mark Mancina (producer)	Won

Annie Awards

Walt Disney Animation Studios has received Annie Award for five Disney Renaissance films and has been nominated for eight films.

Year	Category	Film	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1992	Best Animated Feature	Beauty and the Beast	Walt Disney Pictures	Won	[31]
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation		Glen Keane	Awarded
1993	Best Animated Feature	Aladdin	Walt Disney Pictures	Won	[32]
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation		Eric Goldberg	Awarded
1994	Best Animated Feature	The Lion King	Walt Disney Pictures	Won	[33]
	Best Achievement in Story Contribution		Brenda Chapman	Won
	Best Achievement for Voice Acting		Jeremy Irons	Won
	Best Achievement in Artisistic Excellence		Andy Gaskill	Nominated
			Mark Henn	Nominated
			Scott F. Johnston	Nominated
1995	Best Animated Feature	Pocahontas	Walt Disney Feature Animation	Won	[34]
	Best Achievement in Music		Alan Menken (composer) & Stephen Schwartz (lyricist)	Won
	Best Achievement in Production Design		Michael Giamo	Won
			Rasoul Azadani	Nominated
	Best Individual Achievement in Animation		Nik Ranieri	Won
			Chris Buck	Nominated
			David Pruiksma	Nominated
1996	Best Animated Feature	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Walt Disney Pictures & Walt Disney Feature Animation	Nominated	[35]
	Best Achievement in Directing		Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise	Nominated
	Best Achievement in Producing		Don Hahn	Nominated
	Best Achievement in Writing		Tab Murphy (story and screenplay), Irene Mecchi (screenplay), Bob Tzudiker (screenplay), Noni White (screenplay) and Jonathan Roberts (screenplay)	Nominated
	Best Achievement in Production Design		David Goetz	Nominated
	Best Achievement in Music		Alan Menken (composer) and Stephen Schwartz (lyricist)	Nominated
	Best Achievement in Voice Acting		Tom Hulce	Nominated
			Tony Jay	Nominated
			Demi Moore	Nominated
	Best Individual Achievement in Animation		James Baxter	Nominated
			Russ Edmonds	Nominated
			Kathy Zielinski	Nominated
	Best Achievement in Storyboarding		Brenda Chapman and Will Finn	Nominated
1997	Best Achievement in Directing	Hercules	Ron Clements and John Musker	Won	[36]
	Best Achievement in Producing		Alice Dewey, Ron Clements and John Musker	Won
	Best Achievement in Effects Animation		Mauro Maressa	Won
	Best Achievement in Character Animation		Nik Ranieri	Won
			Ken Duncan	Nominated
	Best Animated Feature		Walt Disney Productions	Nominated
1998	Outstanding Animated Theatrical Feature	Mulan	Walt Disney Feature Animation	Won	[37]
	Outstanding Achievement in Directing		Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Producing		Pam Coats	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Writing		Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting, Female		Ming-Na Wen	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Effects Animation		David Tidgwell	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation		Ruben Aquino	Won
			Tom Bancroft	Nominated
			Mark Henn	Nominated
	Outstanding Achievement in Music		Matthew Wilder and David Zippel (songs), Jerry Goldsmith (score)	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Production Design		Hans Bacher	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Storyboarding		Chris Sanders	Won
1999	Technical Achievement in the Field of Animation	Tarzan	Eric Daniels	Won	[38]
	Best Animated Feature		Walt Disney Pictures & Walt Disney Feature Animation	Nominated
	Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production		Kevin Lima and Chris Buck	Nominated
	Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production		Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker and Noni White	Nominated
	Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production		Minnie Driver	Nominated
	Best Animated Effects		Peter De Mund	Nominated
	Best Character Animation		Ken Duncan	Nominated
			Glen Keane	Nominated
	Best Music in an Animated Feature Production		Phil Collins (Composer and Lyricist) – "Two Worlds"	Nominated
	Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production		Daniel St. Pierre	Nominated
	Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production		Brian Pimental	Nominated

Saturn Awards

Year	Category	Film	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1993	Best Fantasy Film	Beauty and the Beast	Don Hahn	Nominated	[39]
	Best Music		Alan Menken	Nominated
	Best Fantasy Film	Aladdin	Ron Clements & John Musker	Won
	Best Supporting Actor		Robin Williams	Won
	Best Performance by a Younger Actor		Scott Weinger	Won
	Best Music		Alan Menken	Nominated
1995	Best Fantasy Film	The Lion King	Don Hahn	Nominated	[40]
	Best Performance by a Younger Actor		Jonathan Taylor Thomas	Nominated
1997	Best Fantasy Film	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Don Hahn	Nominated	[41]
1998		Hercules	Alice Dewey & Ron Clements and John Musker	Nominated	[42]
2000		Tarzan	Bonnie Arnold	Nominated	[43]
2003	Best DVD Classic Film Release	Beauty and the Beast		Nominated	[44]
2004		The Lion King		Nominated	[45]
2005		Aladdin		Nominated	[46]