The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated romantic musical fantasy comedy-drama movie. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 49th movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The movie is loosely based on the novel The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker. That novel is in turn based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, "The Frog Prince". The takes place in 1920s New Orleans, Louisiana. The story is of a hardworking waitress named Tiana who dreams of owning her own restaurant. After kissing a prince who has been turned into a frog by an evil witch doctor, Tiana becomes a frog herself. She must find a way to turn back into a human.

The Princess and the Frog
Directed byRon Clements
John Musker
Screenplay byRon Clements
John Musker
Rob Edwards
Story byRon Clements
John Musker
Greg Erb
Jason Oremland
Don Hall
Based onThe Frog Princess
by E. D. Baker
Produced byPeter Del Vecho
StarringAnika Noni Rose
Bruno Campos
Keith David
Michael-Leon Wooley
Jennifer Cody
Jim Cummings
Peter Bartlett
Jenifer Lewis
Oprah Winfrey
Terrence Howard
John Goodman
Abigail Kubeka
Edited byJeff Draheim
Music byRandy Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25) (Los Angeles premiere)
  • December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$105 million[1]
Box office$267,045,765[2]

The movie was in movie theaters in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2009. It went to more theaters on December 11, 2009.

Cast and characters

  • Anika Noni Rose as Tiana/"Tia", a 19 year old waitress who wants to be a chef/restaurateur[3]
    • Elizabeth Dampier voices Tiana as a child
  • Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen, the 20-year-old prince of Maldonia
  • Michael-Leon Wooley as Louis, a friendly, trumpet-playing alligator whose dream is to become human
  • Jim Cummings as Ray, a Cajun firefly
  • Keith David as Doctor Facilier, called "The Shadow Man", a voodoo witch doctor
  • Jennifer Cody as Charlotte "Lottie" La Bouff, Tiana's best friend since childhood
    • Breanna Brooks voices Charlotte as a child
  • Jenifer Lewis as Mama Odie, a blind voodoo priestess who is the movie's Fairy Godmother
  • Peter Bartlett as Lawrence, Prince Naveen's valet
  • John Goodman as Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, a wealthy Southern sugar mill owner
  • Oprah Winfrey as Eudora, Tiana's mother[4]
  • Abigail Kubeka as Tiffany, as the witch
  • Terrence Howard as James, Tiana's father

Release dates

CountryPremiere
 Chile3 December 2009
 Venezuela4 December 2009
 Austria10 December 2009
  Switzerland10 December 2009 (German speaking region)
 Germany10 December 2009
 Lebanon10 December 2009
 Malaysia10 December 2009
 Singapore10 December 2009
 Brazil11 December 2009
 Canada11 December 2009
 Ghana11 December 2009
 Mexico11 December 2009
 United States11 December 2009
 China12 December 2009
 Italy18 December 2009
 United Arab Emirates24 December 2009
 Hungary24 December 2009
 Kuwait24 December 2009
 Peru24 December 2009
 Bulgaria25 December 2009
 Colombia25 December 2009
 Ecuador25 December 2009
 Panama25 December 2009
 Czech Republic26 December 2009
 Iceland26 December 2009
 Egypt30 December 2009
 Kazakhstan31 December 2009
 New Zealand31 December 2009
 Australia1 January 2010
 Bolivia1 January 2010
 Latvia1 January 2010
 Russia1 January 2010
 Indonesia6 January 2010
 Argentina7 January 2010
 Ukraine7 January 2010
 Uruguay8 January 2010
 Vietnam8 January 2010
 Poland15 January 2010
 Croatia21 January 2010
 South Korea21 January 2010
 Syria21 January 2010
 Estonia22 January 2010
 Turkey22 January 2010
  Switzerland27 January 2010 (French speaking region)
 France27 January 2010
 Serbia28 January 2010
 Slovenia28 January 2010
 Lithuania29 January 2010
 South Africa29 January 2010
 Belgium3 February 2010
 Netherlands3 February 2010
 Philippines3 February 2010
 Portugal4 February 2010
 Spain5 February 2010
 United Kingdom5 February 2010
 Ireland5 February 2010
 Sweden5 February 2010
 Denmark11 February 2010
 Greece11 February 2010
 Hong Kong11 February 2010
 Romania12 February 2010
 Taiwan12 February 2010
 Slovakia18 February 2010
 Finland19 February 2010
 Norway19 February 2010
 Israel25 February 2010
 India26 February 2010
 Japan6 March 2010
 Kenya26 March 2010
 Thailand8 April 2010

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominee Result
2009 Satellite Awards[5] Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media The Princess and the Frog Nominated
Best Original Song Randy Newman
("Almost There")
Randy Newman
("Down in New Orleans")
2009 Producers Guild of America Awards[6] Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Peter Del Vecho
2009 Online Film Critics Society Awards[7] Best Animated Feature The Princess and the Frog
67th Golden Globe Awards[8] Best Animated Feature Film
2009 Chicago Film Critics Association[9] Best Animated Feature
2009 Critics Choice Awards[10] Best Picture
Best Animated Feature
Best Score Randy Newman
Best Song
("Almost There")
2009 Black Reel Awards[11] Best Film The Princess and the Frog
Best Song, Original or Adapted Ne-Yo
("Never Knew I Needed")
Anika Noni Rose
("Almost There")
Won
Anika Noni Rose
("Down in New Orleans")
Nominated
Best Voice Performance Keith David
Anika Noni Rose Won
Best Ensemble The Princess and the Frog Nominated
37th Annie Awards[12] Best Animated Feature
Animated Effects James DeValera Mansfield Won
Production Design in a Feature Production Ian Gooding Nominated
Character Animation in a Feature Production Andreas Deja
Eric Goldberg Won
Bruce W. Smith Nominated
Voice Acting in a Feature Production Jennifer Cody ("Charlotte") Won
Jenifer Lewis ("Mama Odie") Nominated
82nd Academy Awards[13]
Best Animated Feature Ron Clements and John Musker
Best Original Song Randy Newman ("Almost There")
Randy Newman ("Down in New Orleans")
36th Saturn Awards[14] Best Animated Film The Princess and the Frog
2010 Teen Choice Awards[15][16] Choice Movie: Animated
2011 Grammy Awards[17] Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Randy Newman ("Down in New Orleans")

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