Aladdin


Aladdin lives on the street in a big and busy city with his trusty pet monkey, Abu. Princess Jasmine is tiered of being “locked” up in the palace and being pushed in to marriages that she does not want. So the princess decides to run away, she goes to the market place where she accidentally meets Aladdin. Aladdin gets thrown in jail order of the sultan’s advisor, the evil Jafar. Jafar needs Aladdin, because he is the only one who can get in to the Cave of Wonders, to get a mysterious lamp that will help him rule the land. Aladdin meets a genie that grants him three wishes, when all he really wants is Jasmine.

Academy Awards:
Year Result Award Category/ Recipient(s)
1993 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Score
Alan Menken
1993 Won Oscar Best Music, Song
Alan Menken (music)
Tim Rice (lyrics)
For the song "A Whole New World"
1993 Nominated Oscar Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
Mark A. Mangini
1993 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Song
Alan Menken (music)
Howard Ashman (lyrics)
For the song "Friend Like Me"
1993 Nominated Oscar Best Sound
Terry Porter (I)
Mel Metcalfe
David J. Hudson
Doc Kane