Academy Awards, USA 1939
| Won Honorary Award | Walt Disney
For Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field (one statuette - seven miniature statuettes).
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Academy Awards, USA 1938
| Nominated Oscar | Best Music, Score Frank Churchill Leigh Harline (head of department) Paul J. Smith
(Walt Disney Studio Music Department)
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RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by David Hand
My rating: 4 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Disney)
A young princess named Snow White is relegated to wearing shabby clothes and working as a maid by her jealous stepmother the Queen. When her "magic mirror" informs her that Snow White has become the fairest in the land, she sends her huntsman to murder her. He can't go through with it, but sends her into the forest to escape the Queen. She is befriended by the forest animals who lead her deep into the woods for shelter at a house inhabited by seven dwarfs who work in a nearby mine. After seeing the state of their household, Snow White mistakes them for children and proceeds to clean it up. After the initial shock, they accept her into their family. However, the Queen soon discovers her hideout and comes after her disguised as an old hag. Disney's first animated feature is still the best. The hand-drawn animation is simply astounding, with unparalleled attention to detail. The story can be dark when it needs to be, drawing on influences from silent horror films and German expressionism, with someone genuinely creepy moments.
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