Anastasia (1997 film)

Anastasia is an animated feature film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman at Fox Animation Studios, and released on November 21, 1997 by Twentieth Century Fox. A musical in the vein of Disney animated features, the film is notable for being one of Bluth's most critically acclaimed works, and for being one of the few animated features produced in the widescreen CinemaScope process.

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Animated feature - Don Bluth - Gary Goldman - Fox Animation Studios - November 21 - 1997 - Twentieth Century Fox - Disney animated features - Widescreen - CinemaScope

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The idea for the film originates from Fox's 1956 live-action film version of Anastasia. Fox executives gave Bluth and Goldman the choice of creating either an animated adaptation of that film or of the musical My Fair Lady.

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1956 - Anastasia - Musical - My Fair Lady

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The movie features the voices of Meg Ryan as Anastasia, John Cusack as Dimitri, Kelsey Grammer as Vladimir, Christopher Lloyd as Rasputin, Hank Azaria as Bartok, Bernadette Peters as Sophie, Kirsten Dunst as the young Anastasia, Angela Lansbury as Dowager Empress Marie, Rick Jones as Tzar Nicholas II, Liz Callaway, and Andrea Martin. The film features songs by Stephen Flaherty and David Newman.

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Meg Ryan - Anastasia - John Cusack - Kelsey Grammer - Christopher Lloyd - Rasputin - Hank Azaria - Bernadette Peters - Kirsten Dunst - Angela Lansbury - Dowager Empress Marie - Rick Jones - Tzar Nicholas II - Liz Callaway - Andrea Martin - Stephen Flaherty - David Newman

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Anastasia was nominated for two Academy Awards in the categories of Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Music, Original Song for "Journey to the Past." At the awards ceremony, "Journey to the Past" was performed by R&B singer Aaliyah, who recorded the pop single version of the song.

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Academy Awards - Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score - Best Music, Original Song - R&B - Aaliyah

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