'' Frozen'' is a 2013 American computer-animated musical

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produced by

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as their 53rd

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. Loosely based on

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's fairy tale ''

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'' (1844), it was directed by

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and Jennifer Lee, and written by Lee, Buck, and Shane Morris. Produced by

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, the film stars the voices of

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Josh Gad Joshua Ilan Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for voicing Olaf in the '' Frozen'' franchise, playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical ''The Book of Mormon'', and playing Le Fou in the live-action adap ...

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and

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. ''Frozen'' follows princess

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as she guides

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, his reindeer

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, and the snowman

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to find her estranged sister Elsa, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter. ''Frozen'' premiered in Los Angeles on November 19, 2013, and was theatrically released on November 27. Made on a production budget of $150million, it earned $1.282billion worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of 2013, the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time, and the highest-grossing animated film of all time from March 2014 to August 2019. On the

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website

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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews. The film and its soundtrack have received various awards and nominations. ''Frozen'' garnered two

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at the 71st ceremony. It won four of ten nominations at the

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. At the

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, the film received two

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nominations, including

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(for "

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"), and won for Best Animated Feature. Various critic circles have also picked ''Frozen'' as the best animated feature film of the year.

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