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Pinocchio

Pinocchio, a classic animated musical fantasy film from 1940 brought to life by Walt Disney Productions. It’s loosely based on Carlo Collodi’s beloved 1883 Italian children’s novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio. This was Disney’s second animated feature film after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

Pinocchio made history as the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award! It won two awards: Best Original Score, Best Music, and Best Original Song for When You Wish Upon a Star.

On February 7, 1940, a Walt Disney animation made its debut at the Centre Theatre in New York City. This movie went on to become the first animated feature to win an Academy Award. 

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