5 interesting facts about the memorable studio

This Monday, the 16th, Disney celebrates 100 years of existence. That’s because, in 1923, exactly on this day, Walt Disney it’s your brother, Roy Disneysigned a contract with MJ Winkler to produce the series of shorts “Alice Comedies”, starting The Walt Disney Company.

To celebrate the centenary of one of the most important studios in the history of entertainment, RECREIO has separated five interesting facts about Disney that you may not have known about. Check out!

1. Oscar Wins

Throughout its existence, the Disney She has already been nominated for numerous awards. At the Oscars alone, considered one of the main cinema awards, the studio has, to date, won 48 statuettes, as reported by the portal O Tempo, being the biggest winner of the event.

Furthermore, in 1939, during the 11th edition, Walt Disney He was honored with an Honorary Oscar for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, due to his contribution to the history of cinema by releasing the first animated feature film. In this ocasion, Walt received from the child actress Shirley Temple a common-sized figurine, accompanied by seven miniatures, representing the seven dwarves.

2. Princesses with brothers

One of the most profitable and popular franchises ever launched by Disney in its 100 years of work is, without a doubt, the Disney Princesses. Composed today of 12 girls, despite having completely different personalities, some characters have characteristics in common, such as the fact that the vast majority are only children.

However, there are some names that are an exception to this fact, and are known precisely because they have brothers. They are: Merida, from “Brave”, Ariel, from “The Little Mermaid”, in addition to the protagonists of “Frozen”, Anna and Elsa.

3. Walt Disney’s first live-action film

Walt Disney is known throughout the world mainly for his work in the animation industry. The filmmaker is responsible for some of the most important milestones in the world of animated films, such as the release of the first feature-length animation in the history of cinema.

However, Disney He also worked on some live-action films. The first was “Treasure Island”, released in 1950. In 1954, he participated in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”, which adapted the work written by Jules Verne, a French writer.

4. Film with the most Oscar statuettes

Released in 1964, “Mary Poppins” is one of the greatest hits ever produced by Disney. The film, which is known for combining animation with real life, is an adaptation of the work of the same name written by Pamela Lyndon Traversand published in 1934.

The production is, to this day, the Disney film that took home the most Oscar statuettes, with five wins: Best Film Editing, Best Original Music for “Chim Chim Cher-ee”, Best Visual Effects, Best Song and Best Actress , with the protagonist Julie Andrews.

5. The creator’s last film

During the period of the First World War, Walt Disney He acquired the terrible habit of smoking, and his addiction to cigarettes, unfortunately, ended up costing him a high price. In 1966, the iconic filmmaker was diagnosed with lung cancer, a disease responsible for causing his death in December of the same year, at the age of 65.

Before passing away, Walt was working on the production of his next animation, “The Jungle Book,” which would only be officially released in 1967, without the creator having the opportunity to see the completely finished work. Although he was unable to produce the film until the end, Disney appears in the film’s final credits, marking his last work.