Editing Mulan (1998 film) (section)

==Reception==
===Box office===
''Mulan'' grossed [[United States dollar|$]]22.8&nbsp;million in its opening weekend,<ref name="MulanBox"/> ranking second behind ''[[The X-Files (film)|The X-Files]]''.<ref name="XFiles">{{cite web|url = http://www.boxofficereport.com/byfilm/1998/xfiles.shtml |title = Box Office Report for X-Files |publisher=Box Office Reporter |access-date = August 11, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061113184600/http://www.boxofficereport.com/byfilm/1998/xfiles.shtml |archive-date = November 13, 2006}}</ref> It went on to gross $120&nbsp;million in the United States and Canada combined, and $304&nbsp;million worldwide, making it the second-highest grossing family film of the year, behind ''[[A Bug's Life]]'', and the [[1998 in film|seventh-highest-grossing film of the year overall.]]<ref name="chart">{{cite web|url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1998/|title = 1998 Worldwide Grosses|website = Box Office Mojo|access-date = May 25, 2022|archive-date = March 5, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305112903/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm|url-status = live}}</ref> While ''Mulan'' domestically out-grossed the two Disney animated films which had preceded it, ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' and ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', its box office returns failed to match those of the Disney films from the first half of the Renaissance such as ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', and ''[[The Lion King]]''.<ref name="TimeCartoon">{{cite magazine | first = Richard | last = Corliss | title = Stitch in Time? | url = http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,263026,00.html | magazine = TIME Magazine | date = June 24, 2002 | access-date = May 25, 2022 | archive-date = September 30, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930105955/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002724,00.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> Internationally, its highest grossing releases included those in the United Kingdom ($14.6&nbsp;million) and France ($10.2&nbsp;million).<ref name="100mil">{{cite magazine | first = Mark | last = Woods | title = 'Bug's' bags bucks | url = https://variety.com/1998/film/news/bug-s-bags-bucks-1117489190/ | magazine = Variety | date = December 7, 1998 | access-date = March 16, 2014 | archive-date = March 17, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140317054512/http://variety.com/1998/film/news/bug-s-bags-bucks-1117489190/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Critical reception===
Upon release, ''Mulan'' received mostly positive reviews from film critics,<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mark |first=Joshua J. |date=September 7, 2020 |title=Mulan: The Legend Through History |url=https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1596/mulan-the-legend-through-history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112190434/https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1596/mulan-the-legend-through-history/ |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |work=[[World History Encyclopedia]] |quote=The film was generally well-received}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Gael |date=July 7, 2019 |title=First Mulan trailer for live-action remake blazes with grace, action |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/first-mulan-trailer-for-live-action-remake-blazes-with-action/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815074804/https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/first-mulan-trailer-for-live-action-remake-blazes-with-action/ |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=[[CNET]] |quote=The original animated Mulan came out in 1998 and received positive reviews}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Ouellette |first=Jennifer |author-link=Jennifer Ouellette |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Review: Sumptuously reimagined Mulan turns Disney princess into a true warrior |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/review-sumptuously-reimagined-mulan-turns-disney-princess-into-a-true-warrior/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227065708/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/review-sumptuously-reimagined-mulan-turns-disney-princess-into-a-true-warrior/ |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |work=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> who praised it for exploring themes such as strength, feminism,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Patidar |first=Ligna |date=September 21, 2020 |title='Mulan (2020)': A beloved childhood story turned political controversy |url=https://themiamihurricane.com/2020/09/21/mulan-2020-a-beloved-childhood-story-turned-political-controversy/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=[[The Miami Hurricane]]}}</ref> and gender roles.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Anvita |date=March 8, 2018 |title=The enduring feminism of Disney's Mulan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/happy-womens-day-movies-disney-mulan-5087894/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610061119/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/happy-womens-day-movies-disney-mulan-5087894/ |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the film an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's consensus reads, "Exploring themes of family duty and honor, ''Mulan'' breaks new ground as a Disney film, while still bringing vibrant animation and sprightly characters to the screen."<ref name="RotTom">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mulan|title=Mulan|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330035149/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mulan|archive-date=March 30, 2021|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> In a 2009 countdown, Rotten Tomatoes ranked it seventeenth out of the fifty canonical animated Disney features.<ref name="disneycountdown-rescuers">{{cite web | work=Rotten Tomatoes | title=Disney Animation Celebration | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_disney_animated_movies/ | access-date=November 28, 2009 | archive-date=November 28, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128053921/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_disney_animated_movies/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 72 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/mulan|title=Mulan (1998) Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=October 13, 2014|archive-date=January 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112084203/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/mulan|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a rare "A+" grade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/|title=Cinemascore|publisher=CinemaScore|date=2012|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]], reviewing for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', gave ''Mulan'' three-and-a-half stars out of four in his written review. He said that "''Mulan'' is an impressive achievement, with a story and treatment ranking with ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''The Lion King''".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Mulan Movie Review & Film Summary (1998)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mulan-1998|publisher=Roger Ebert|date=June 19, 1998|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002414/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mulan-1998|url-status=live}}</ref> Likewise, James Berardinelli of ''[[ReelViews]]'' awarded the film three-and-a-half stars out of four praising the lead character, its theme of war, and the animation. He concluded that "Adults will appreciate the depth of characterization while kids will love Mulan's sidekick, a colorful dragon named Mushu. Everyone will be entertained [by] the fast-moving plot and rich animation."<ref>{{cite web|last=Berardinelli|first=James|title=Mulan (United States, 1998)|url=http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/mulan|publisher=ReelViews|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118185155/http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/mulan|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called the film "a female empowerment story par excellence, as well as a G-rated picture that may have strong appeal for many adults." McCarthy further praised the voice cast and background design, but overall felt the film "goes about halfway toward setting new boundaries for Disney’s, and the industry's, animated features, but doesn't go far enough."<ref>{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/mulan-2-1117477600/ |title=Film Reviews: Mulan |work=Variety |date=June 8, 1998 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708213505/https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/mulan-2-1117477600/ |archive-date=July 8, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' graded the film a B+ writing, "Vividly animated, with a bursting palette that evokes both the wintry grandeur and decorative splendor of ancient China, ''Mulan'' is artful and satisfying in a slightly remote way."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title=Mulan|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/06/19/mulan-3/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 19, 1998|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002511/https://ew.com/article/1998/06/19/mulan-3/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' described the film as "a big disappointment when compared with the studio's other recent films about a female hero searching for independence." He was further critical of Mulan's characterization in comparison to [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]] and [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]], and claimed the "design of the film does not take advantage of the inspiration provided by classic Chinese artists, and the songs are not memorable."<ref>{{cite news|last=Siskel|first=Gene|title=Mulder, Scully Make A Good Team|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-06-19-9806190112-story.html|work=Chicago Tribune|date=June 19, 1998|access-date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002536/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-06-19/entertainment/9806190112_1_mulder-and-scully-mulan-comparative-analysis|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' criticized the lack of detail in the background art and described it as "the most inert and formulaic of recent Disney animated films."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|date=June 19, 1998|title=FILM REVIEW; A Warrior, She Takes on Huns and Stereotypes|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/19/movies/film-review-a-warrior-she-takes-on-huns-and-stereotypes.html|access-date=2021-04-27|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420035312/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/19/movies/film-review-a-warrior-she-takes-on-huns-and-stereotypes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviewing the film for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', [[Kenneth Turan]] wrote "''Mulan'' has its accomplishments, but unlike the best of Disney's output, it comes off as more manufactured than magical." While he praised the title character, he highlighted that the "by-now-standard hip patter (prepare for jokes about cross-dressing) is so tepid that not even five credited writers can revive it, and the songs by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel (with Lea Salonga and Donny Osmond singing for the leads) lack the spark that Zippel's lyrics brought to the underappreciated ''Hercules''."<ref>{{cite news|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-19-ca-61328-story.html|title='Mulan': Formula With a New Flavor|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 19, 1998|access-date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=April 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430111306/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jun/19/entertainment/ca-61328|url-status=live}}</ref> Ed Gonzalez of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' criticized the film as "soulless" in its portrayal of East Asian society.<ref name="EdGonz">{{cite magazine |url = https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/mulan/ |title = Review of Mulan |access-date = May 25, 2022 |last = Gonzales |first = Ed |year = 1998 |magazine = Slant Magazine |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930153631/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=1301 |archive-date = September 30, 2007 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

This movie was also the subject of comment from feminist critics. [[Mimi Thi Nguyen|Mimi Nguyen]] says the film "pokes fun at the ultimately repressive gender roles that seek to make Mulan a domesticated creature".<ref name="PopPol">{{cite news|first=Mimi |last=Nguyen |title=Negotiating Asian American superpower in Disney's Mulan |url=http://www.poppolitics.com/articles/2001/01/05/Whos-Your-Heroine? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218080321/http://www.poppolitics.com/articles/2001/01/05/Whos-Your-Heroine |archive-date=February 18, 2008 |website=Pop Politics |access-date=August 11, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Pam Coats, the producer of ''Mulan'', said that the film aims to present a character who exhibits both masculine and feminine influences, being both physically and mentally strong.<ref name="TIMEFem">{{cite news | first = Nadya | last = Labi | title = Girl Power | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988643,00.html | work = TIME Magazine | pages = 1–2 | date = June 26, 1998 | access-date = August 11, 2007 | archive-date = September 30, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930101750/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988643,00.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="5" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | List of awards and nominations
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! {{Ref heading}}
|-
| [[71st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]]
| Music by [[Matthew Wilder]]; <br> Lyrics by [[David Zippel]]; <br> Orchestral Score by [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[ALMA Award]]s
| Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film
| [[Christina Aguilera]] – "[[Reflection (song)|Reflection]]"
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="12"| [[26th Annie Awards|Annie Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature|Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="12" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/26th-annie-awards |title=26th Annual Annie Awards |publisher=[[Annie Awards]] |access-date=June 6, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production]]
| [[Barry Cook]] and [[Tony Bancroft]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Producing in an Animated Feature Production
| Pam Coats
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production]]
| Rita Hsiao, [[Chris Sanders]],<br> [[Philip LaZebnik]], Raymond Singer, and <br> Eugenia Bostwick-Singer
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation]]
| [[Ruben Aquino]] {{small|(for [[List of Disney's Mulan characters#Li Shang|Shang]])}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Tom Bancroft {{small|(for [[List of Disney's Mulan characters#Mushu|Mushu]])}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Mark Henn]] {{small|(for [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]])}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Effects Animation]]
| David Tidgwell
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production]]
| Songs by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel; <br> Score by Jerry Goldsmith
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature <br> Production]]
| Hans Bacher
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production]]
| Chris Sanders
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an <br> Animated Feature Production]]
| [[Ming-Na Wen]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| Animated Voice-Over Feature Casting
| Ruth Lambert
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1999 |title=1999 Artios Awards |publisher=[[Casting Society of America]] |access-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
| Top Box Office Films
| Matthew Wilder
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Favorite Animated Family Movie
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[BMI Film & TV Awards]]
| Film Music Award
| Jerry Goldsmith
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1998|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Special Notice to 1998 animation features
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[Antz]]'', ''[[A Bug's Life]]'', and ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/1998-ffcc-award-winners/ |title=1998 FFCC AWARD WINNERS |publisher=[[Florida Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[56th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score – Motion Picture]]
| Jerry Goldsmith
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/mulan |title=Mulan |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song – Motion Picture]]
| "Reflection" <br> Music by Matthew Wilder; <br> Lyrics by David Zippel
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film|Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"|
|-
| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore|Best Sound Editing – Music – Animated Feature]]
| Kenneth Hall, Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett, <br> Tom Kramer, and Robert Bayless
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="3"| [[Goldene Leinwand|Golden Screen Awards]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]]
| ''[[Mulan (1998 soundtrack)|Disney's Mulan Read & Sing Along]]'' – <br> [[June Foray]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/41st-annual-grammy-awards |title=41st Annual GRAMMY Awards |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]]
| "[[True to Your Heart]]" – <br> Matthew Wilder and David Zippel
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Association Awards]]
| [[International Film Music Critics Association Award for Film Score of the Year|Film Score of the Year]]
| rowspan="2"| Jerry Goldsmith
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/1998-fmcj-awards/ |title=1998 FMCJ Awards |publisher=[[International Film Music Critics Association]] |date=October 18, 2009 |access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film|Best Original Score for an Adventure Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| Best Family Picture
| Pam Coats
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="7" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/3rd-annual-film-awards-1998/ |title=3rd Annual Film Awards (1998) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Family Actor
| [[Eddie Murphy]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Family Actress
| rowspan="2"| Ming-Na Wen
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Voice-Over Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Family Score
| Jerry Goldsmith, Matthew Wilder, and <br> David Zippel
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Original Song
| "Reflection" <br> Music by Matthew Wilder; <br> Lyrics by David Zippel
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Family Ensemble
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[3rd Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]] {{small|(1998)}}
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature|Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 1999 3rd Annual SATELLITE Awards |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |archive-date=February 1, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| [[9th Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]] {{small|(2004)}}
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Outstanding Youth Blu-Ray/DVD|Outstanding Youth DVD]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 2005 9th Annual SATELLITE Awards |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml|archive-date=February 1, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| [[20th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Family Feature Film – Animated
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |title=The 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards |publisher=[[Young Artist Award]]s |access-date=March 24, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128203408/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |archive-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref>
|}

* In 2008, the film was one of 50 nominees listed on the ballot for the [[American Film Institute]]'s top 10 greatest American animated movies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=381&AddInterest=1781 |title=AFI's 10 Top 10 Nominees |format=PDF |access-date=2016-08-19 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071937/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=381&AddInterest=1781 |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>

===Reception in China===
Disney was keen to promote ''Mulan'' to the Chinese, hoping to replicate their success with the 1994 film ''[[The Lion King]]'', which was one of the country's highest-grossing Western films at that time. Disney also hoped it might smooth over relations with the Chinese government which had soured after the release of ''[[Kundun]]'', a Disney-funded biography of the [[Dalai Lama]] that the Chinese government considered politically provocative.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chinese unimpressed with Disney's Mulan|work=BBC News|date=March 19, 1999|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/299618.stm|access-date=June 11, 2012|archive-date=January 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112150826/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/299618.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> China had threatened to curtail business negotiations with Disney over that film and, as the government only accepted ten foreign films to be shown in China each year,<ref>{{cite news|title=Foreign Films in China: How Does It Work?|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/foreign-films-in-china-how-does-it-work/|agency=China Film Insider|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=April 28, 2018|archive-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429092950/http://chinafilminsider.com/foreign-films-in-china-how-does-it-work/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Mulan''{{'}}s chances of being accepted were low.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood hopes more movies will follow Clinton to China|author=Michael Fleeman|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1998&m=7&p=12_2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705114829/http://www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1998&m=7&p=12_2|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-05|year=1998}}</ref> Finally, after a year's delay, the Chinese government did allow the film a limited Chinese release, but only after the [[Chinese New Year]], so as to ensure that local films dominated the more lucrative holiday market.<ref>{{cite news|title=China Allows Disney Film Screening|last=Kurtenbach|first=Elaine|agency=Associated Press|date=February 8, 1999|url=http://www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1999&m=2&p=8_5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610074601/http://www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1999&m=2&p=8_5|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2011|access-date=June 23, 2007}}</ref><ref name=mulan>{{cite web|title=China vs. Hollywood : the BBC World Service talks to me|author=Shelly Kraicer|url=http://www.chinesecinemas.org/bbc.html|date=August 14, 1999|access-date=June 23, 2007|archive-date=June 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621122322/http://www.chinesecinemas.org/bbc.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Publications have reported that critical and audience reception in China was negative overall,<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith-Wong |first=Katie |date=May 31, 2017 |title=Can a Mulan Live-Action Movie Work? |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/can-a-mulan-live-action-movie-work/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=[[Den of Geek]] |quote=The overall reception from Chinese audiences was negative}}</ref> who accused Disney of westernizing the tale.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yinmeng |first=Liu |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Mulan remake finally out－with Chinese characteristics |url=https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/142365 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |work=[[China Daily]]}}</ref> Box office income was low, due to both the unfavorable release date and [[Intellectual property in China|rampant piracy]].<ref name=":1" /> Chinese people also complained about Mulan's depiction as too foreign-looking and the story as too different from the myths.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chinese unimpressed with Disney's Mulan|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/299618.stm|date=March 19, 1999|access-date=June 23, 2007|archive-date=January 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112150826/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/299618.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |author=Langfitt |first=Frank |date=March 5, 1999 |title=Disney magic fails 'Mulan' in China |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-05-03-9905030250-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215103419/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-05-03/features/9905030250_1_disney-s-mulan-sui-dynasty-chinese |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=May 25, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun}}</ref>