Disney Animated Classics

Won two Academy Awards (Best Original Score and Best Original Song for 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight') and was the highest-grossing traditionally animated film ever until Frozen, grossing over $968 million worldwide.

The first full-length cel-animated feature; received an honorary Academy Award and ranks #1 on AFI's list of the 10 greatest American animated films. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1989.

First animated feature to win a competitive Oscar, taking Best Original Score and Best Original Song ('When You Wish Upon a Star'). Holds a rare 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and is in the National Film Registry.

The 1950 film that saved Disney from financial ruin and revived the feature animation department. Defined the studio's princess formula and remains one of the most iconic and beloved Disney films ever made.

Walt Disney's bold 1940 experiment fusing classical music with animation. An artistic milestone unlike anything before it, featuring the unforgettable 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment. A pinnacle of animation as fine art.

First animated film ever nominated for the Best Picture Oscar; won Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Holds a 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2002.

Highest-grossing film of 1992 worldwide (over $504 million) and the first animated feature to pass half a billion dollars; won two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, and 'A Whole New World' also took the Grammy for Song of the Year.

Won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ('Let It Go'); became the highest-grossing animated film of all time at release with over $1.28 billion.

A landmark 1942 Disney classic revered for its emotional depth and groundbreaking naturalistic animation. The death of Bambi's mother is one of the most famous scenes in film history. A cornerstone of the studio's golden age.

A visually stunning 1959 masterpiece with its distinctive angular art style and Tchaikovsky-based score. Maleficent is one of Disney's greatest villains. A gorgeous, ambitious high point of hand-drawn animation.

The last film personally overseen by Walt Disney, released in 1967. Beloved for its memorable characters and songs like 'The Bare Necessities.' A charming, endlessly rewatchable classic.

Launched the Disney Renaissance and won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song ('Under the Sea'). Holds a 93% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score and grossed over $304 million worldwide; holds an 86% Rotten Tomatoes rating and revived Disney's late-Renaissance critical standing.

Nominated for the Best Original Song Oscar ('I See the Light') and, at a reported ~$260 million, was the most expensive animated film ever made at the time; grossed about $592 million and holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

A tender, compact 1941 tale of an outcast baby elephant who learns to fly. Emotionally resonant with the iconic 'Baby Mine' sequence, though slighter in scope than the studio's grandest works.

A modest performer that underperformed relative to Renaissance peers with about $252 million worldwide; holds an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score but marked where the Renaissance box-office streak cooled.

Nominated for a Best Original Score Oscar with a 71% Rotten Tomatoes score, but its dark themes drew mixed family reception and it grossed less than its immediate predecessors.

A notorious box-office bomb that grossed only about $21 million against a reported ~$44 million budget and put the future of Disney's animation division in jeopardy; it was the most expensive animated film ever made at the time.

Widely regarded as one of Disney's weakest features with a 51% Rotten Tomatoes score and a Metacritic of 50; its commercial disappointment prompted Disney to temporarily abandon traditional hand-drawn animation.