Coco is a 2017 American animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Lee Unkrich and was based on an original idea by Unkrich with the screenplay written by Adrian Molina (who also co-directed) and Matthew Aldrich. The film follows Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez), a 12-year-old boy, who is accidentally transported to the land of the dead. There he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living. The film's voice cast also stars Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, and Edward James Olmos.

The film premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on October 20, 2017. It was theatrically released in Mexico the following week, before being released in over 3,900 theatres in the United States and Canada on November 27. Coco grossed $814.3 million worldwide. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 359 reviews.

Coco has received various awards and nominations. At the 90th Academy Awards, it won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. The film garnered two nominations at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, winning for Best Animated Feature Film. Coco also won the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for both Best Animated Feature and Best Song. The film led the 45th Annie Awards with thirteen nominations, and won a record-breaking eleven awards. It was named one of the ten best films of 2017 by the National Board of Review. Various critic circles also picked Coco as the best animated feature film of the year.

Accolades

Accolades received by Coco (2017 film)

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	March 4, 2018	Best Animated Feature	Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson	Won
		Best Original Song	Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (for "Remember Me")	Won
ACE Eddie Awards	January 26, 2018	Best Edited Animated Feature Film	Steve Bloom	Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards	January 9, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
		Best Animated Female	Mama Imelda	Nominated
Annie Awards	February 3, 2018	Best Animated Feature	Coco	Won
		Animated Effects in an Animated Production	Shaun Galinak, Dave Hale, Jason Johnston, Carl Kaphan, Keith Daniel Klohn	Won
		Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production	John Chun Chiu Lee	Won
			Allison Rutland	Nominated
		Character Design in an Animated Feature Production	Daniel Arriaga, Daniela Strijleva, Greg Dykstra, Alonso Martinez, Zaruhi Galstyan	Won
		Directing in an Animated Feature Production	Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina	Won
		Music in an Animated Feature Production	Michael Giacchino, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina	Won
		Production Design in an Animated Feature Production	Harley Jessup, Danielle Feinberg, Bryn Imagire, Nathaniel McLaughlin, Ernesto Nemesio	Won
		Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production	Dean Kelly	Won
			Madeline Sharafian	Nominated
		Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Anthony Gonzalez	Won
		Writing in an Animated Feature Production	Adrian Molina and Matthew Aldrich	Won
		Editorial in an Animated Feature Production	Steve Bloom, Lee Unkrich, Greg Snyder, Tim Fox	Won
African-American Film Critics Association	February 7, 2018	Best Animated Feature	Coco	Won
		Top 10 Films	Coco	Won
Art Directors Guild	January 27, 2018	Production Design in an Animated Feature	Harley Jessup	Won
Austin Film Critics Association	January 8, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
Boston Society of Film Critics	December 10, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
British Academy Film Awards	February 18, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
Cinema Audio Society Awards	February 24, 2018	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated	Vince Caro, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Joel Iwataki and Blake Collins	Won
Chicago Film Critics Association	December 12, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	January 11, 2018	Best Animated Feature	Coco	Won
		Best Song	"Remember Me"	Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	December 13, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
Detroit Film Critics Society	December 7, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Nominated
Empire Awards	March 18, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
Florida Film Critics Circle	December 23, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
Georgia Film Critics Association	January 12, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
		Best Original Song	"Remember Me"	Won
Golden Globe Awards	January 7, 2018	Best Animated Feature Film	Coco	Won
		Best Original Song	Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (for the song "Remember Me")	Nominated
Golden Reel Awards	February 18, 2018	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation	J.R. Grubbs, Chris Boyes, Marshall Winn, Michael Silvers, Michael Silvers, Justin Doyle, Jack Whittaker, Terry Eckton, Dee Selby, Jana Vance, Dennie Thorpe, Geoff Vaughan	Won
		Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical	Stephen Davis and Warren Brown	Nominated
Grammy Awards	February 10, 2019	Best Song Written for Visual Media	Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for "Remember Me"	Nominated
		Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Michael Giacchino	Nominated
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards	February 8, 2018	Best Music Supervision for Film: Budgeted Over 25 Million Dollars	Tom MacDougall	Nominated
		Best Song/Recording Created for a Film	"Remember Me"	Nominated
Heartland Film Festival	November 23, 2017	Truly Moving Picture Award	Lee Unkrich	Won
Hollywood Film Awards	November 5, 2017	Hollywood Animation Award	Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson	Won
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 16, 2017	Best Original Score – Animated Film	Michael Giacchino	Won
Houston Film Critics Society	January 6, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
		Best Original Song	"Remember Me"	Won
Humanitas Prize	February 16, 2018	Feature – Family	Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich and Adrian Molina	Nominated
Imagen Awards	August 25, 2018	Best Picture	Coco	Won
		Best Director	Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina	Won
International Film Music Critics Association	February 22, 2018	Best Original Score for an Animated Film	Michael Giacchino	Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards	March 24, 2018	Favorite Animated Movie	Coco	Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	December 3, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Runner-up
National Board of Review	January 9, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
New York Film Critics Circle	January 3, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
New York Film Critics Online	December 10, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
Online Film Critics Society	December 28, 2017	Best Animated Feature	Coco	Won
Producers Guild of America Awards	January 20, 2018	Best Animated Motion Picture	Darla K. Anderson	Won
San Diego Film Critics Society	December 11, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle	December 10, 2017	Best Animated Feature	Coco	Won
Satellite Awards	February 11, 2018	Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature	Coco	Won
		Best Sound (Editing and Mixing)	Coco	Nominated
Saturn Awards	June 27, 2018	Best Animated Film	Coco	Won
		Best Music	Michael Giacchino	Won
Seattle Film Critics Society	December 18, 2017	Best Animated Feature	Coco	Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association	December 17, 2017	Best Animated Feature	Coco	Won
Teen Choice Awards	August 12, 2018	Choice Fantasy Movie	Coco	Won
		Choice Fantasy Movie Actor	Anthony Gonzalez	Won
			Gael García Bernal	Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association	December 10, 2017	Best Animated Film	Coco	Runner-up
Visual Effects Society Awards	February 13, 2018	Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature	Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson, David Ryu, Michael K. O'Brien	Won
		Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature	Emron Grover, Jonathan Hoffman, Michael Honsel, Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto for "Hèctor"	Won
		Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature	Michael Frederickson, Jamie Hecker, Jonathan Pytko, Dave Strick for "City of the Dead"	Won
		Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature	Kristopher Campbell, Stephen Gustafson, Dave Hale, Keith Klohn	Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	December 8, 2017	Best Animated Feature	Coco	Won
		Best Animated Voice Performance	Anthony Gonzalez	Won
			Gael García Bernal	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Michael Giacchino	Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle Awards	December 22, 2017	Best Family Film	Coco	Won
		Best Animated Female(s)	Coco	Won
World Soundtrack Awards	October 17, 2018	Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film	"Remember Me"	Nominated