Frozenisa2013American3Dcomputer-animatedmusicalfantasy-comedyfilmproducedbyWaltDisneyAnimationStudiosandreleasedbyWaltDisneyPictures.Itisthe53rdanimatedfeatureintheWaltDisneyAnimatedClassicsseries.LooselybasedonHansChristianAndersen'sfairytaleTheSnowQueen,andfeaturingthevoicesofKristenBell,IdinaMenzel,JonathanGroff,JoshGad,andSantinoFontana,thefilmtellsthestoryofafearlessprincesswhosetsoffonanepicjourneyalongsidearugged,thrill-seekingmountainman,hisloyalpetreindeer,andahaplesssnowmantofindherestrangedsister,whoseicypowershavetrappedthekingdomineternalwinter.

　　Thefilmunderwentseveralstorytreatmentsforseveralyears,beforebeingcommissionedin2011,withascreenplaywrittenbyJenniferLee,andbothChrisBuckandLeeservingasdirectors.ChristopheBeck,whohadworkedonDisney'saward-winningshortPaperman,washiredtocomposethefilm'sorchestralscore,whilehusband-and-wifesongwritingteamRobertLopezandKristenAnderson-Lopezpennedthesongs.

　　FrozenpremieredattheElCapitanTheatreonNovember19,2013,andwentintogeneraltheatricalreleaseonNovember27.Thefilmhassofargrossed$980millioninworldwideboxofficerevenue,$384millionofwhichhasbeenearnedintheUnitedStatesandCanada;ithasbeenmetwithwidespreadcriticalacclaim,withseveralfilmcriticsconsideringittobethebestDisneyanimatedmusicalsincethestudio'srenaissanceera.ThefilmwontheGoldenGlobeAwardforBestAnimatedFeatureFilm,theBAFTAAwardforBestAnimatedFilm,fiveAnnieAwards(includingBestAnimatedFeature),twoCritics'ChoiceAwardsforBestAnimatedFeatureandBestOriginalSongfor"LetItGo,"andhasreceivedAcademyAward(BestAnimatedFeatureandBestOriginalSong),andSatelliteAwardnominations.