Walt Disney Studios released its fourth animated feature, Dumbo, across America October 31, 1941. It became a major hit with audiences, and gave the studio its first success after the failures of Pinocchio and Fantasia. It has come under fire for its racist stereotyping of African-Americans in recent years.
Despite that, Dumbo won an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The song Baby Mine was nominated for Best Original Song. It also won Best Animation Design at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2017, Dumbo was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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