Brave is a 2012 computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, set in a mythic medieval Scotland, following Princess Merida, an unconventional archer voiced by Kelly Macdonald, who defies her mother Queen Elinor's plans for an arranged marriage and inadvertently casts a spell that transforms Elinor into a bear, forcing mother and daughter to repair their relationship before the spell becomes permanent. It was Pixar's first film centered on a female protagonist and, with Chapman, its first credited with a woman director, before she was removed partway through production and replaced by Andrews. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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Did Brenda Chapman share the Oscar for Brave even though she was replaced as director?
Both Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman are credited as directors of the winning film.
Yes. Brave won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013, with Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman credited as its directors. Chapman left the film partway through production and Andrews took over, but both are credited.
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Brave is a 2012 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and written by Andrews, Chapman, Steve Purcell, and Irene Mecchi.
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Brave is a 2012 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and written by Andrews, Chapman, Steve Purcell, and Irene Mecchi.
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Brave is a 2012 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and written by Andrews, Chapman, Steve Purcell, and Irene Mecchi.
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Brave is a 2012 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and written by Andrews, Chapman, Steve Purcell, and Irene Mecchi.
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