Robby Benson as the Beast, [14] a young prince who is transformed into a talking beast by an enchantress as punishment for his arrogance and selfishness. The animators drew him with the head structure and horns of an American bison, the arms and body of a bear, the eyebrows of a gorilla, the teeth and mane of a lion, the tusks of a wild boar, and the legs and tail of a wolf. Chris Sanders, one of the film's storyboard artists and visual development artists, drafted the designs for the Beast and came up with designs based on birds, insects, and fish before coming up with something close to the final design. Glen Keane, supervising animator for the Beast, refined the design by going to the zoo and studying the animals on which the Beast was based. [13] Benson commented, "There's a rage and torment in this character I've never been asked to use before." [17] The filmmakers commented that "everybody was big fee-fi-fo-fum and gravelly" while Benson had the "big voice and the warm, accessible side" so that "you could hear the prince beneath the fur". [13] Chitwood, Adam (April 11, 2014). "Rumor: Could Bill Condon Direct Disney's Live-Action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST?". Collider. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015 . Retrieved May 20, 2015. Call Me By Your Name" and "The Shape of Water" lead 2017 nominees". Chicago Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Beauty & The Beast Enjoys A Good 1st Weekend at the Box Office in India". Koimoi.com. March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017 . Retrieved March 20, 2017. Setoodeh, Ramin (April 22, 2017). "Dan Stevens on 'Beauty and the Beast' Sequel Talk, Tribeca Sex Comedy 'Permission' ". Variety. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019 . Retrieved April 28, 2019.

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The film was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Sound. [124] It was the first animated film ever to be nominated for Best Picture, and remained the only animated film nominated until 2009 when the Best Picture field was widened to ten nominees, and it remains the only animated film nominated for the award when it had five nominees. [124] It was the third Disney film ever to be nominated for Best Picture, following Mary Poppins (1964) and Dead Poets Society (1989). [125] It became the first musical in twelve years to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year, following All That Jazz (1979), and the last one to be nominated until Moulin Rouge! (2001), ten years later. Otterson, Joe (January 19, 2022). " 'Hawkeye' Alum Fra Fee Joins 'Beauty and the Beast' Prequel Series at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023 . Retrieved January 19, 2023. Andreeva, Nellie (February 10, 2022). " 'Beauty And The Beast' Prequel Series Not Going Forward At Disney+ For Now". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022 . Retrieved January 19, 2023. Hal Smith as Philippe, [24] Belle's horse. Russ Edmonds served as the supervising animator for Philippe.

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Mark Schilling (April 23, 2017). "Japan Box Office: 'Beauty and the Beast' Opens Strongly Ahead of Golden Week". Variety. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017 . Retrieved April 24, 2017. Céline Dion To Perform Original Song "How Does A Moment Last Forever" For Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" ". January 19, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017 . Retrieved January 19, 2017. Gettell, Oliver (January 26, 2017). "Beauty and the Beast: Josh Groban records new song Evermore". Ew.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017 . Retrieved March 2, 2017.

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When released in 1991, Beauty and the Beast marked a turning point for Walt Disney Pictures by appealing to millions of fans with its Academy Award-winning musical score by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken. In Bill Condon's opinion, that original score was the key reason he agreed to direct a live-action version of the film. "That score had more to reveal", he says, "You look at the songs and there's not a clunker in the group. In fact, Frank Rich described it as the best Broadway musical of 1991. The animated version was already darker and more modern than the previous Disney fairy-tales. Take that vision, put it into a new medium, make it a radical reinvention, something not just for the stage because it's not just being literal, now other elements come into play. It's not just having real actors do it". [52] NAACP Image Awards: 'Marshall,' 'Get Out,' 'Girls Trip' Dominate Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017 . Retrieved November 21, 2017. Charles Gant (May 3, 2017). "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 blows away UK box office with huge debut". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017 . Retrieved May 3, 2017. Stanley Tucci as Cadenza, a neurotic composer (who is described as "a neurotic maestro") and Madame de Garderobe's husband who has been transformed into a harpsichord. [25]