With the 92nd fast approaching, here’s a look at all of the ’s wins so far, all available to watch on Disney +. But with nearly 50 stunning films, where do you begin? We’ve got your back, with a recommendation for each era as we foray into the swanky world of the .
The Oldies (1930s – 1950s)
1930s
Flowers and Trees (Best )
The Tortoise and the Hare (Best )
The Old Mill (Best )
The Ugly Duckling (Best )
1940s
Pinocchio (Best Original Score; Best : “When You Wish Upon a Star”)
Dumbo (Best Original Score)
Lend a Paw (Best )
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Edmund Gwenn; Best Story: Valentine Davies; Best Adapted Screenplay)
1950s
The Living Desert (Best Documentary Feature)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Best Production Design; Best )
The Vanishing Prairie (Best Documentary Feature)
Don’t Miss: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
A bit of an underrated Disney Classic, 20,000 Leagues is a stunning live action-adventure that adapts Jules Vern’s novel of the same name. It’s little surprise that this intense sci-fi took home for Best and Best Production Design; its retro aesthetic would be worked into many Disney attractions, most prominently the Magic Kingdom’s Submarine Voyage and Disneyland Paris’ walkthrough Les Mystères du Nautilus. A must for fans of classic adventure or a good steampunk aesthetic.
The Classics (The 1960s – 1980s)
1960s
(Best Actress in a Leading Role: Disney Legend Julie Andrews; Best Editing; Best ; Bets Score; Best : “Chim Chim Cher-ee)
The Sound of Music (Best Picture; Best Director: Robert Wise; Best Original Score; Best Sound Mixing; Best Editing)
1970s
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Best )
1980s
Tin Toy (Best )
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Best Sound Editing; Best ; Best Editing)
The Little Mermaid (Best Original Score; Best : “Under the Sea”)
Don’t Miss: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
As you’re likely to have already seen and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, how about a little love for Roger Rabbit? With a previously (and subsequently) unheard-of agreement between Disney and Warner Bros, we get the mind-blowing inclusion of characters like Bugs Bunny interacting with all of our favourites like . Where this really breaks ground though, is in its special effects (hence one of its three ), which blend characters with reality in a way that still holds up today.
The Disney Renaissance (1900s)
1990s
Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Best Original Score; Best : “Beauty and the Beast”)
Aladdin (Best Original Score; Best : “A Whole New World”)
The (1994) (Best Original Score; Best : “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?”)
Pocahontas (Best Original Score; Best : “Colors of the Wind”)
(Special Achievement)
Geri’s Game (Best )
Tarzan (Best : “You’ll Be in My Heart”)
Don’t Miss: Beauty and the Beast
Alright, so it’s not the biggest hot take to recommend Beauty and the Beast. Or , The , or Aladdin, for that matter. However, as the first ever to be for Best Picture, Beauty and the Beast represents a shining moment in the ’s Oscar experience, even though it didn’t win. Of course, took home two awards in 1991, and is anyone surprised? This score is gold-dust and if you haven’t watched this marvel in achievement, shame on you. A classic in the greatest sense of the word.
P.S Can just score our lives, please?
To the 2000s and beyond
2000s
For the Birds (Best )
Monsters, Inc. (Best : “If I Didn’t Have You”)
Finding Nemo (Best Feature)
The Incredibles (Best Feature; Best Sound Editing)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Best Makeup)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Best )
Ratatouille (Best Feature)
WALL•E (Best Feature)
Up (Best Feature; Best Original Score)
Avatar (Best Production Design; Best Cinematography; Best )
Don’t Miss: Up
The SECOND Disney to be for Best Picture (in a time where Best Feature now existed, we might add!), Up remains in our opinion, Disney – ’s magnum opus. Remembered mostly for the heart-breaking opening sequence that could easily be a , Up is a compelling study of grief and the cruelty and beauty of everyday life.
Of course, it’s a so, it also has talking dogs, a house strung up by balloons, and a bird called Kevin. Luckily, every element blends to perfection, rounded off by Michael Giacchino’s stunningly emotionally effective score, which took home it’s second Academy Award. And made 99% of the population weep. Thanks.
The Modern Era (The 2010’s – Present)
2010s
Alice in Wonderland (2010) (Best Art Direction)
3 (Best Feature; Best : “We Belong Together”)
The Muppets (Best : “Man or Muppet”)
Brave (Best Feature)
Frozen (Best Feature; Best : “Let It Go”)
Big Hero 6 (Best Feature)
Inside Out (Best Feature)
Piper (Best )
Zootopia (Best Feature)
The Jungle Book (2016) (Best )
Coco (Best Feature; Best : “Remember Me”)
Bao (Best )
Free Solo (Best Documentary Feature)
Black Panther (Best Original Score; Best Costume Design; Best Production Design)
Don’t Miss: Black Panther
Our first Marvel ! How exciting. Ok, second including Big Hero 6, but there you go. The MCU hit its stride with the spectacular progression of Spider-Man Homecoming, into Thor: Ragnarok, and finally into the ludicrously successful Black Panther. Not only does Director Ryan Coogler’s epic maintain a staggering level of superhero action quality, it crucially opens culturally relevant doors in spades, crafting a Marvel that’s as meaningful off the screen as it is on.
With Wakanda’s gorgeously realised aesthetic, it’s no surprise that it took home Best Costume, Production Design, or Score, or even that it passed the $1bn mark. The nomination for Best Picture was the icing on the cake for this extreme high of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As with all the winners, it represents the experience at its finest.
Have you seen all these Oscar-winning Disney movies on Disney+? Let us know in the comments what your favorites are and which ones you need to add to your viewing list!
Source: D23