Moana is a 2016 American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, following a Polynesian chief's daughter who sets sail across the ocean to find the demigod Maui and save her island community from a spreading blight. Developed with a group of cultural advisors from across the Pacific Islands known informally as the Oceanic Story Trust, its songs were co-written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina, and the film received two Academy Award nominations, for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.
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Did Moana win an Academy Award?
No. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song but lost both.
No. Moana received two nominations at the 2017 Academy Awards, for Best Animated Feature and for Best Original Song, and won neither. Zootopia won the animated feature award, and the original song award went to "City of Stars" from La La Land. Moana's nominated song was "How Far I'll Go," with music and lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Moana is a 2016 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay by Jared Bush.
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Moana is a 2016 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay by Jared Bush.
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Moana is a 2016 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay by Jared Bush.
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Moana is a 2016 American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, following a Polynesian chief's daughter who sets sail across the ocean to find the demigod Maui and save her island community from a spreading blight.
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Moana is a 2016 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay by Jared Bush.
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Moana is a 2016 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay by Jared Bush.
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Moana is a 2016 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay by Jared Bush.
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