Beauty and the Beast earned many accolades from numerous ceremonies. It also made cinematic history as it was the first animated feature to be nominated the Academy Award for Best Picture, which it lost to The Silence of the Lambs.

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Academy Awards (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Music, Original Song	Alan Menken (music) Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Beauty and the Beast".	Won
Best Music, Original Score	Alan Menken	Won
Best Picture	Don Hahn	Nominated
Best Sound	Terry Porter Mel Metcalfe David J. Hudson Doc Kane	Nominated
Best Music, Original Song	Alan Menken (music) Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Belle".	Nominated
Best Music, Original Song	Alan Menken (music)  Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Be Our Guest".	Nominated

 

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Golden Globes (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Original Score - Motion Picture	Alan Menken	Won
Best Original Song - Motion Picture	Alan Menken (music)  Howard Ashman (lyrics)  For the song "Beauty and the Beast".	Won
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Walt Disney Pictures	Won
Best Original Song - Motion Picture	Alan Menken (music)  Howard Ashman (lyrics)  For the song "Be Our Guest".	Nominated

 

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BAFTA Awards (1993)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Original Film Score	Alan Menken Howard Ashman	Nominated
Best Special Effects	Randy Fullmer	Nominated

 

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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2003)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best DVD Classic Film Release	Walt Disney Home Entertainment For the Special Edition.	Nominated

 

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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (1993)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Fantasy Film	Walt Disney Pictures	Nominated
Best Music	Alan Menken	Nominated

 

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Annie Awards (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Animated Feature	Walt Disney Pictures	Won
Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation	Glen Keane	Won

 

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ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (1993)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures	Howard Ashman  Alan Menken  For the song "Beauty and the Beast".	Won

 

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BMI Film & TV Awards (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
BMI Film Music Award	Alan Menken	Won

 

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Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Picture	Walt Disney Pictures	Nominated

 

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Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Animated Film	Walt Disney Pictures	Won
Best Picture	Walt Disney Pictures	3rd place

 

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DVD Exclusive Awards (2003)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Overall New Extra Features, Library Release	Jeff Kurtti  Brian Johnson  (for the platinum edition)	Won
Original Retrospective Documentary, Library Release	Jeff Kurtti  For Tale as "Old as Time: The Making of Beauty and the Beast" collection of featurettes. For the Platinum Edition.	Nominated
Best Menu Design	Walt Disney Home Entertainment For the Platinum Edition.	Nominated

 

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Golden Screen, Germany (1993)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Golden Screen	Walt Disney Pictures	Won

 

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Grammy Awards (1994)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Pop Instrumental Performance	James Galway  For the song "Beauty and the Beast (Movie Version)"	Nominated

 

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Grammy Awards (1993)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television	Alan Menken	Won
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television	Howard Ashman Alan Menken For the song "Beauty and the Beast".	Won
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	Céline Dion  Peabo Bryson  For the song "Beauty and the Beast".	Won
Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Richard S. Kaufman For the song "Beauty and the Beast".	Won
Best Recording for Children	Walt Disney Records	Won
Song of the Year	Alan Menken (music)  Howard Ashman (lyrics)  Céline Dion (performer)  Peabo Bryson (performer)  For the song "Beauty and the Beast".	Nominated
Record of the Year	Céline Dion  Peabo Bryson  Walter Afanasieff (producer)  For the song "Beauty and the Beast".	Nominated
Album of the Year	Alan Menken (produced by)  Howard Ashman (produced by)  Walter Afanasieff (produced by)  Robert Buchanan (produced by)  David Ogden Stiers (narrated and performed by)  Paige O'Hara (performed by)  Céline Dion (performed by)  Peabo Bryson (performed by)  Robby Benson (performed by)  Angela Lansbury (performed by)  Jerry Orbach (performed by)  Richard White (performed by)  Jesse Corti (performed by)  For the album "Beauty and the Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".	Nominated

 

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Hugo Awards (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Dramatic Presentation	Kirk Wise (director)  Gary Trousdale (director)  Linda Woolverton (screenplay)  Brenda Chapman (story)  Roger Allers (story)  Chris Sanders (story)  Burny Mattinson (story)  Kevin Harkey (story)  Brian Pimental (story)  Bruce Woodside (story)  Joe Ranft (story)  Tom Ellery (story)  Kelly Asbury (story)  Robert Lence (story)  Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (based on the story by)	Nominated

 

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IGN Summer Movie Awards (2010)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Blu-Ray	Walt Disney Home Entertainment For the Three Disc Diamond Edition.	Nominated

 

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Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (1993)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Male Dubbing (Migliore Doppiaggio Maschile)	Massimo Corvo For the voice of Beast.	Won

 

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Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1991)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Animated Film	Walt Disney Pictures	Won

 

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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1991)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Animation	Gary Trousdale  Kirk Wise	Won

 

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Motion Picture Sound Editors (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature	Walt Disney Pictures	Won

 

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Motion Picture Sound Editors (1991)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Special Award for Animation	Walt Disney Pictures	Won

 

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National Film Preservation Board (2002)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
National Film Registry	Walt Disney Pictures	Won

 

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Online Film & Television Association (1997)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Motion Picture	Walt Disney Pictures	Won

 

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PGA Awards (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Don Hahn	Nominated

 

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Publicists Guild of America (1992)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Motion Picture	Buena Vista Marketing	Won

 

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Satellite Awards (2003)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Best Youth DVD	Walt Disney Home Entertainement	Nominated

 

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Young Artist Awards (1993)

Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome
Outstanding Family Entertainment of the Year	Walt Disney Pictures	Won

 

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