# Happy Feet

> 2006 animated film directed by George Miller

**Wikidata**: [Q126800](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126800)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Feet)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/happy-feet

## Summary
Happy Feet is a 2006 animated film directed by Australian filmmaker George Miller. The project is an animated feature associated with American and Australian companies (including Warner Bros. Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures and Animal Logic), has an official website at http://www.happyfeetmovie.com, and is linked to awards recognition such as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Genesis Award.

## Key Facts
- Happy Feet is a 2006 animated film directed by George Miller.
- Wikidata description: "2006 animated film directed by George Miller."
- Official website: http://www.happyfeetmovie.com.
- Publication / release dates listed: 2006-11-17, 2006-11-30, and 2006-12-26.
- Classified as a film (sequence of images that give the impression of movement) and specifically as an animated film (created using drawings, stop motion or computer animation).
- Genres associated: buddy film, musical film, comedy film, family film, and adventure film.
- Related production and entertainment organizations listed: Warner Bros. Entertainment (American entertainment company; inception 1923-04-04), Village Roadshow Pictures (American film production company; inception 1986), Animal Logic (Australian visual effects and animation studio; inception 1991), and Warner Music Group (American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate; inception 1958-04-06).
- Related notable persons: George Miller (Australian filmmaker, born 1945) is the director; Brittany Murphy (American actress and singer, 1977–2009) is listed as a related person.
- Associated awards / recognition categories mentioned: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (award category; inception 2002) and the Genesis Award (awarded by the Humane Society of the United States; inception 1986).
- The film has a sequel relationship with Happy Feet Two (2011 animated film by George Miller), listed as the succeeding film.
- The title "Happy Feet" is also used for an individual Emperor penguin (separate Thing entry with sitelink_count 5).
- Wikidata / metadata: sitelink_count 56; wikipedia_title "Happy Feet".

## FAQs
Q: What is Happy Feet?
A: Happy Feet is a 2006 animated feature film directed by George Miller, presented as an animated motion-picture release with associated publication dates in November and December 2006.

Q: Who directed Happy Feet?
A: The film was directed by Australian filmmaker George Miller (born 1945).

Q: Which companies are related to Happy Feet's production and distribution?
A: Related organizations include Warner Bros. Entertainment (American entertainment company), Village Roadshow Pictures (American film production company), Animal Logic (Australian visual effects and animation studio), and Warner Music Group (American entertainment and record label conglomerate).

Q: When was Happy Feet released?
A: Publication/release dates provided for the film are 2006-11-17, 2006-11-30, and 2006-12-26.

Q: What genres and film classifications apply to Happy Feet?
A: The film is classified as an animated film and is associated with the buddy film, musical film, comedy film, family film, and adventure film genres.

Q: Is Happy Feet connected to any awards?
A: The film is associated with award categories including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Genesis Award (Humane Society of the United States).

Q: Is there a sequel to Happy Feet?
A: Yes. Happy Feet Two (2011), also directed by George Miller, is listed as the succeeding film.

Q: Where can I find more official information online?
A: The official site listed is http://www.happyfeetmovie.com and the film’s Wikipedia title is "Happy Feet".

## Why It Matters
Happy Feet matters as a 2006 animated feature directed by a prominent Australian filmmaker, George Miller, that brought together Australian and American creative and commercial partners. Its connections to major entertainment organizations (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Animal Logic, and Warner Music Group) show a cross-national production model combining animation, visual effects, and music resources. The film’s association with established award categories—such as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Genesis Award—places it within the mainstream critical and industry recognition structure for animated features of the 2000s. The presence of a sequel (Happy Feet Two, 2011) indicates the film’s commercial and/or cultural continuance beyond a single release. Additionally, the title’s double use — as a film and as an entry for an individual Emperor penguin — reflects the project’s cultural reach into character identity and public recognition.

## Notable For
- Directed by George Miller, an Australian filmmaker born in 1945.
- A 2006 animated film that combines multiple genres: buddy film, musical, comedy, family, and adventure.
- Cross-national production and association with major entertainment companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Animal Logic, and Warner Music Group.
- Linked to prominent award categories including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Genesis Award.
- Has a direct sequel relationship to Happy Feet Two (2011), also directed by George Miller.
- Official web presence via http://www.happyfeetmovie.com and substantial metadata presence (sitelink_count 56).
- Shares its name with an individual Emperor penguin (distinct Thing entry).

## Body

### Overview and Classification
- Happy Feet is identified as a film, defined here as a sequence of images that give the impression of movement and are stored on film stock.
- More specifically, it is an animated film, defined as a film for cinema, television, or computer screen made by drawings, stop motion or computer animation.
- Genre associations listed for the film include buddy film, musical film, comedy film, family film, and adventure film. A buddy film is defined in the source material as a film genre in which two people of the same sex (historically men) are non-romantically paired, with contrasting personalities; the other genres are standard film categories.

### Creative Leadership and Notable People
- Director: George Miller, an Australian filmmaker born in 1945, is credited as the director in the film’s primary description.
- Related notable person: Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), an American actress and singer, is included among related persons in the provided material. Her inclusion signals a personnel association listed in the source data.
- The film’s creative leadership is therefore connected to Australian filmmaking talent and to actors/singers identified in the relational dataset.

### Production and Corporate Relationships
- Warner Bros. Entertainment is listed as a related organization. The source specifies Warner Bros. as an American entertainment company with an inception date of 1923-04-04.
- Village Roadshow Pictures is included as a related film production company; it is described as an American film production company with an inception year of 1986.
- Animal Logic is listed as the Australian visual effects and animation studio related to the film; its inception year is recorded as 1991 and it is identified as Australian.
- Warner Music Group appears in the related organizations list; it is described as an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate, with an inception date of 1958-04-06 and an employee count of 4,520 in the provided data.
- These organizational relationships indicate collaboration across production, visual effects/animation, distribution and music/soundtrack ecosystems spanning Australia and the United States.

### Release and Publication Dates
- The film’s publication or release dates recorded in the source material are: 2006-11-17, 2006-11-30, and 2006-12-26. These dates are presented as the film’s documented publication dates in the metadata.

### Awards and Recognition
- The film is associated with award categories and recognitions included in the source: the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (an Academy Awards film category established in 2002) and the Genesis Award (awarded by the Humane Society of the United States; inception 1986).
- The presence of these award categories in the film’s related data indicates formal recognition connections within both cinematic industry awards and animal/humane-related recognition frameworks.

### Sequel and Franchise Relationship
- Happy Feet Two (2011) is listed twice in the provided data as the film following Happy Feet, and it is described as a 2011 animated film by George Miller. This establishes a clear sequel relationship and continuity of directorial involvement.

### Metadata, Identifiers and Online Presence
- Official website: http://www.happyfeetmovie.com.
- Wikidata / Wikipedia identifiers: wikipedia_title is "Happy Feet"; wikidata_description given as "2006 animated film directed by George Miller."
- Sitelink presence: sitelink_count recorded as 56 in the provided structured properties.
- The film’s metadata includes three publication dates and an explicit wikidata-style description tying the title to its director and year.

### Related Non-Film Entity Sharing the Name
- The name "Happy Feet" is also used for an individual Emperor penguin in the dataset. This separate Thing entry for an Emperor penguin has its own sitelink_count of 5, indicating an additional cultural or semantic use of the title beyond the film.

### Geographic and National Context
- The dataset references Australia and the United States in several places: George Miller is Australian; Animal Logic is an Australian studio; Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Warner Music Group are American organizations. The countries’ entries in the dataset include inception or foundation details (Australia with an inception value tied to 1901-01-01 in the source material; United States with inception values tied to 1776-07-04 and 1784-05-12).

### Ancillary Notes from Source Data
- The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature has an inception date of 2002 in the related award information.
- The Genesis Award’s inception is recorded in the source as 1986 and is presented by the Humane Society of the United States.
- Organizational inception dates included in the dataset: Warner Bros. Entertainment (1923-04-04), Animal Logic (1991), Village Roadshow Pictures (1986), and Warner Music Group (1958-04-06).
- Personnel metadata includes Brittany Murphy’s lifespan (1977–2009) and occupations listed as actress and singer.

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## References

1. [Source](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2007)
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3. The Movie Database
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5. [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366548/releaseinfo/)
6. [IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366548/releaseinfo)
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