The formulation of Russell as an Asian-American character , along with the casting of an Asian-American in the role was met positively as well . Both Nagai and the film were awarded by the East West Players for the depiction of Russell . EWP lauded Pixar for the creation of the character , stating , " We are proud to honor a very progressive film company like Pixar who cast an Asian-American character alongside an elderly one to play the leads in a feature film . " The character is noted as Pixar 's first lead Asian character , and was further positively received within the added context of historical non-Asian castings for Asian roles in entertainment . Asian-American organizations and entertainment websites , such as media watchdog Media Action Network for Asian Americans ( MANAA ) , Racebending.com , and Angry Asian Man praised the character and Pixar for its diverse character depictions , noting the general lack of Asian-American lead characters and Asian actors cast in entertainment . In an interview with NPR in 2013 , Angry Asian Man 's Phil Yu reflected on the character 's lack of typical Asian stereotyping , stating , " You know , he just happens to be Asian and he 's , you know , really adorable character . But that kid could 've been of any ethnicity but they made the effort to make him Asian — just a little color , you know , and it 's really wonderful when that kind of thing happens where they do n't have to play that up and make it like a thing or a joke , which happens a lot . " '' Up '' won two awards at the 82nd Academy Awards , for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score . It is the second of three animated features to have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture . '' Beauty and the Beast '' and '' Toy Story 3 '' were also nominated for Best Picture in their respective years . '' Up '' also won Best Original Score and Best Animated Feature Film at the 67th Golden Globe Awards . It was nominated for nine Annie Awards in eight categories , winning two awards for " Best Animated Feature " and " Best Directing in a Feature Production " . '' Up '' also received the Golden Tomato from Rotten Tomatoes for highest-rating feature in 2009 , and best reviewed animated film , with an approval of 98 percent from film critics , based on 259 reviews . At the 2010 Kids ' Choice Awards the film won Favorite Animated Movie . Jordan Nagai was awarded the Breakout Performance Award at the 44th East West Players 44th Anniversary Visionary Awards and Silent Auction for his role as Russell by the East West Players . The organization also awarded the film with the EWP Visionary Award for its progressive casting of an Asian-American lead . Dug , the talking canine , was awarded the Palm Dog Award by the British film critics as the best canine performance at Cannes Film Festival , winning over the fox from '' Antichrist '' and the black poodle from '' Inglourious Basterds ''
2010 Kids ' Choice Awards
2010 Kids' Choice Awards
Up (2009 film)