Cats 

(2019 film)
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Cats

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Tom Hooper

 Lee Hall
Screenplay by
 Tom Hooper

Based on  Cats

by Andrew Lloyd Webber

 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by T. S. Eliot

Produced by  Debra Hayward

 Tim Bevan

 Eric Fellner

 Tom Hooper

Starring  James Corden

 Judi Dench

 Jason Derulo

 Idris Elba

 Jennifer Hudson
  Ian McKellen

 Taylor Swift

 Rebel Wilson

 Francesca Hayward

Cinematography Christopher Ross

Edited by Melanie Oliver

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Production  Working Title Films

companies
 Amblin Entertainment

 Perfect World Pictures

 Monumental Pictures

 The Really Useful Group

Distributed by Universal Pictures

Release dates  December 16, 2019 (Alice Tully Hall)

 December 20, 2019 (United Kingdom

and United States)

Running time 110 minutes[1]

Countries  United Kingdom

 United States

Language English

Budget $80–100 million[2][3]

Box office $75.5 million[4][5]

Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the 1981 stage musical of the same

name by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the poetry
collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) by T. S. Eliot. The film was
directed by Tom Hooper, in his second feature musical following Les
Misérables (2012), from a screenplay by Lee Hall and Hooper. It features
an ensemble cast, including James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris
Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca
Hayward in her film debut.
Filming took place from December 2018 to April 2019. It was theatrically released in
the United Kingdom and the United States on December 20, 2019, by Universal
Pictures, to an overwhelming negative response from critics and audiences, who
criticized the visual effects and editing. Considered one of the worst films of all
time, Cats grossed $75 million on a budget of $80–100 million, making it a box-office
bomb. It is estimated to have lost Universal between $71 million and $114 million
after marketing and distribution costs.
 Contents

 1Plot
 2Cast
 3Production
o 3.1Development
o 3.2Casting
o 3.3Filming
o 3.4Music
 3.4.1Musical numbers
o 3.5Visual effects
 4Marketing
 5Release
o 5.1CGI errors and modified release
o 5.2Home media
 6Reception
o 6.1Box office
o 6.2Critical response
o 6.3Accolades
o 6.4In popular culture
 7See also
 8References
 9External links

Plot[edit]
Victoria, a young white cat, is left abandoned by her owner in the streets
of London in the middle of the night. The alley cats witnessing this introduce
themselves to her as the "Jellicles". Mr. Mistoffelees, Munkustrap, Cassandra and
Demeter take Victoria under their wing and show her the world of the Jellicles as
they prepare for the Jellicle Ball, an annual ceremony where cats compete to be
chosen to go to the Heaviside Layer and be granted a new life.
Most of the Jellicle Ball competitors are introduced and sing about
themselves: Jennyanydots, a domestic tabby who sleeps during the day and by night
boosts the productivity of mice and roaches; the Rum Tum Tugger, an extravagant
yet indecisive cat who riles up the others; Bustopher Jones, a bourgeois cat who
boasts about his weight and shares food scraps from the garbage; Skimbleshanks, a
tidy ginger cat who tap dances and supervises the operation of a train, and Gus, an
aged theatrical cat who has played some of the biggest roles in history.
Victoria also happens to meet the mischievous twins Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer,
who enjoy causing trouble and messing with things in the house of their human
family. They convince Victoria to join in the fun but leave her tangled up in some
necklaces when the family dog is alerted to their presence. Luckily, Mr. Mistoffelees
comes to rescue Victoria, distracting the dog and escaping with her. They return to
the group, just in time for the arrival of the tribe's wise and beloved matriarch Old
Deuteronomy. The Jellicle Ball commences inside the abandoned Egyptian Theatre.
Victoria dances a ballet solo in the moonlight but is distracted by Cassandra
harassing Grizabella, a former glamour cat who was banished from the tribe for,
among other things, her past allegiance with Macavity, a notorious criminal capable
of apparating. Victoria relates to Grizabella's feelings of abandonment. As Grizabella
slinks away into the streets, Old Deuteronomy witnesses their quiet camaraderie and
assures Victoria that she can become a Jellicle herself in time.
A seductive femme fatale named Bombalurina interrupts the ball, distracting the
Jellicles present with a song and dance number praising Macavity and
simultaneously incapacitating them with catnip. When Macavity arrives and demands
to be made the Jellicle Choice, Old Deuteronomy deems him unworthy and is
subsequently kidnapped and placed with most of the other contestants he have
kidnapped. As the Jellicles recuperate, distraught over their leader's disappearance,
Victoria suggests that Mr. Mistoffelees use his powers to conjure Old Deuteronomy
back. He tries several times, eventually making Old Deuteronomy reappear. The
cats rejoice and praise Mr. Mistoffelees; he and Victoria dance together. Meanwhile,
a thwarted Macavity and Bombalurina apparate away from his victims, who begin to
free themselves via Jennyanydots' costume change. Macavity leaves his
lackey, Growltiger, to walk the plank defenseless against the emancipated cats.
Grizabella returns to the Egyptian. Victoria vouches for her and urges her to sing her
true feelings. Grizabella proceeds to sing a passionate ballad about her mistakes,
her former glory, and her beauty, sentiments that touch the hearts of the Jellicles.
Old Deuteronomy names Grizabella the Jellicle Choice and sends her off to the
Heaviside Layer in a chandelier (repaired by Mr. Mistoffelees' magic to float like a hot
air balloon). Macavity, in one last attempt to reach the Heaviside Layer, leaps onto a
rope from the chandelier but falls onto Nelson's Column. The Jellicles, reunited with
their kidnapped brethren, and perched on a lion statue, watch Grizabella ascend as
the morning sun appears above the horizon. After the congregation disperses, Old
Deuteronomy welcomes Victoria to the tribe.

Cast[edit]
 Francesca Hayward as Victoria the White Cat[6]
 Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy[7]
 Idris Elba as Macavity the Mystery Cat[8]
 Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella the Glamour Cat[9]
 Laurie Davidson as Mr. Mistoffelees[10]
 Robbie Fairchild as Munkustrap[11]
 Rebel Wilson as Jennyanydots the Gumbie Cat[12]
 James Corden as Bustopher Jones[13]
 Jason Derulo as Rum Tum Tugger[14]
 Ian McKellen as Gus "Asparagus" the Theatre Cat[15]
 Taylor Swift as Bombalurina[16]
 Steven McRae as Skimbleshanks[17]
 Danny Collins as Mungojerrie
 Naoimh Morgan as Rumpleteazer[18]
 Ray Winstone as Growltiger
 Mette Towley as Cassandra[19]
 Daniela Norman as Demeter[20]
 Les Twins as Plato and Socrates[21]
 Jaih Betote as Coricopat[22]
 Jonadette Carpio as Jemima[23]
  Bluey Robinson as Alonzo[24]
 Freya Rowley as Jellylorum
 Ida Saki as Electra
 Zizi Strallen as Tantomile[25]
 Eric Underwood as Admetus[26]
 Cory English as Maître D'

Production[edit]
Development[edit]
An animated film adaptation based on the musical was initially planned
by Amblimation in the 1990s but was abandoned with the studio's closure. [27] In
December 2013, Andrew Lloyd Webber, creator and composer of the musical stage
production Cats, teased that Universal Pictures, which had purchased the film rights
to Cats many years earlier, was putting the project into active development. [28]
In February 2016, it was reported that Tom Hooper was in negotiations to direct the
film, and was considering actresses, including Suki Waterhouse, to star.[29] In May
2016, Hooper was confirmed as director. [30]
In January 2018, Hooper and Working Title began officially casting for the film, while
looking into the technical aspect of whether the film would be entirely live-action
or computer generated, with Lloyd Webber announcing he would be writing a new
song for the film adaptation.[31] On October 24, 2019, it was announced that the new
song was titled "Beautiful Ghosts", written by Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift. [32] The
song was sung by Francesca Hayward, followed later in a reprise by Judi Dench,
with a credits version sung by Swift.[33] The version sung by Swift was released on
November 15, 2019.[34]
Casting[edit]
In June 2018, there were reports that Anne Hathaway was considered for a role in
the film, but she passed due to a scheduling conflict. [35] Hugh Jackman was also
offered a role by Hooper but turned it down.[36] In July 2018, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor
Swift, James Corden, and Ian McKellen joined the cast.[37] Swift had previously tested
for the role of Éponine in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables but was given the part of
Bombalurina without an audition.[38]
In September 2018, Laurie Davidson and Mette Towley were cast, with Steven
Spielberg announced to be executive producing.[39][40] In October 2018, Idris
Elba and Judi Dench joined the cast of the film.[41][42] Dench was cast in the original
stage musical, but had been forced to pull out due to a torn Achilles tendon; Lloyd
Webber and Hooper decided to make Old Deuteronomy a female cat and offered her
the role.[43]
In November 2018, ballet dancers Francesca Hayward and Steven McRae as well
as Rebel Wilson, Jason Derulo, and Robert Fairchild joined the cast of the film with
rehearsals commencing at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, England.[44][45][46][47] Andy
Blankenbuehler choreographed the film, after Wayne McGregor was forced to back
out due to scheduling conflicts.[48] Blankenbuehler also choreographed the stage
musical's 2016 Broadway revival. In December 2018, Les Twins and Eric
Underwood joined the cast.[49]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on December 12, 2018,[49] and wrapped on April 2,
2019.[50] Swift said that the cast attended "cat school", in which "We would literally do
hours on end of barefoot crawling on the floor, hissing at each other. We learned
about cat instincts and the way they carry themselves and the way that they process
information, the way they see the world, the way they move." [51]
Music[edit]
Main article: Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music for the film was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with contributions from
producer Greg Wells, who was initially brought in after production in mid-2019. [52] The
recordings were created partly at Abbey Road Studios with contributions from the
London Symphony Orchestra.[52] Wells also played a number of instruments on the
music himself, including the drums, pipe organ, bass guitar and Abbey Road's
fabled Mrs Mills piano, used in Beatles songs such as "Penny Lane" and "With a
Little Help from My Friends".[52]
A "highlights" edition of the soundtrack with a running time of 59 minutes was
released on December 20, 2019, by Polydor Records and in the US by Republic
Records.[53] The song "Beautiful Ghosts" by Taylor Swift, a single from the soundtrack
album, was released on November 15, 2019. [54]
Less than two months before the film was scheduled to be released in theatres,
production was still ongoing for the music in the film. [52]
Musical numbers[edit]

 "Overture"/"Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" –

Orchestra/Company
 "The Naming of Cats"/"The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball" – Munkustrap, Mr.
Mistoffelees & Company
 "Jennyanydots: The Old Gumbie Cat" – Jennyanydots, Munkustrap &
Company
 "The Rum Tum Tugger" – Rum Tum Tugger, Jennyanydots & Company
 "Grizabella: The Glamour Cat" – Grizabella, Cassandra, Demeter &
Company
 "Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town" – Bustopher, Rum Tum Tugger,
Maitre D' & Company
 "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" – Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer & Victoria
 "Growltiger's Last Stand" – Growltiger
 "Old Deuteronomy" – Munkustrap, Old Deuteronomy & Company
 "The Jellicle Ball" – Company
 "Memory (Prelude)"/"Beautiful Ghosts" – Grizabella & Victoria
 "The Moments of Happiness" – Old Deuteronomy
 "Gus: The Theatre Cat" – Gus
 "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" – Skimbleshanks, Munkustrap &
Company
 "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" – Bombalurina, Macavity, Mungojerrie,
Rumpleteazer, Griddlebone & Company
 "Mr. Mistoffelees" – Mistoffelees, Munkustrap & Company
  "Memory" – Grizabella & Victoria
 "Beautiful Ghosts (Reprise)" – Victoria & Old Deuteronomy
 "The Journey to the Heaviside Layer" – Company
 "Finale: The Ad-Dressing of Cats" – Old Deuteronomy & Company
Visual effects[edit]
Cats uses extensive visual effects throughout to convert the live-action actors into
computer-animated cats. However, during the production process, the film was
originally going to include makeup effects and costume design with fur for the
characters. Hooper had experimented with using prosthetics to create the look of the
cats due to the then-prohibitive costs of visual effects, but the director was
dissatisfied, feeling that "[Y]ou ended up with full-faced prosthetics where you lost so
much emotion. [...] So all the paths seemed to lead me back to visual
effects."[55] Other reasons of changing visual direction was due to difficulties for most
actors and dancers when testing the catsuits, giving much heat and sweat during
rehearsals. When production moved to digital options, companies like Technicolor
SA subsidiaries Mill Film and MPC joined in for the visual effects.[56] To aid this, the
actors performed in motion capture suits with tracking dots on their costumes and
faces.[57] The bodies of the cat characters were rendered with digital fur which was
blended with the actors' actual faces.[58]
Substantial work on the VFX for Cats was performed at MPC Vancouver, which had
previously worked on re-doing the visual effects for Sonic the Hedgehog.[59] A report
by The Daily Beast revealed a troubled production, where sources within one of the
VFX studios reported the staff was working 80–90 hour weeks to try and finish the
effects by the release date while Hooper would send them denigrating emails about
their work and insult them during conferences.[60] This was additionally complicated by
Hooper's lack of familiarity with the visual effects process and animation as a whole,
where the director would demand entire complete renders be made at great cost or
that real-life references of cats be used for every movement. The team spent six
months producing the film's two-minute trailer, leaving just four months to finish the
entire 110-minute film. The film's visuals were completed just hours before its
premiere.[58][60][61][62]
At the 92nd Academy Awards, Corden and Wilson appeared in character as
Bustopher Jones and Jennyanydots, mocking the film's CGI while presenting Best
Visual Effects. This led to criticism from the production's VFX animators, many of
whom were laid off when MPC Vancouver closed following the film's production, as
well as condemnation by the Visual Effects Society, an organization representing the
VFX industry.[60][63][64][65] The film's visual effects were also mocked in the
2022 Disney film Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers, in a scene where the titular
characters notice two alley cats resembling the ones in the film as they venture
through an "uncanny valley" part of town.[66]

Marketing[edit]
On April 6, 2019, Hudson performed "Memory" at the Las Vegas CinemaCon, along
with a behind-the-scenes look with the film's cast and crew. [67] On July 17, 2019,
Universal released a behind-the-scenes featurette detailing the various aspects of
production and featuring interviews with the cast and crew. [68]
The first trailer was released on July 18, 2019,[69] and received overwhelmingly
negative reactions from viewers.[70] Many viewers were unsettled by the mix of CGI
and live-action used to portray the cats, and cited the effects as an example of
the uncanny valley, with some comparing it unfavourably to the design of Sonic in
the first trailer of the then-upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog, which sparked similar
criticism that ultimately resulted in the character being redesigned and the film being
delayed.[71][72] The studio spent about $115 million on global promotions and
advertisements.[73]

Release[edit]
The film premiered at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York City on
December 16, 2019[74][75] and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and
United States on December 20, 2019.[76]
CGI errors and modified release[edit]
The film's original release contained numerous CGI errors and glitches, such as one
scene in which Judi Dench's human hand, complete with her wedding ring, appears
instead of Old Deuteronomy's cat paw.[77] After poor reviews, Universal notified
cinemas on opening day that an updated Digital Cinema Package with "some
improved visual effects" would be available for download on 22 December, urging
them to replace the current print as soon as possible. Studio executives and cinema
owners said that the decision to release a modified version of a film already in wide
release was "unheard of".[78]
Home media[edit]
Cats was released digitally on March 17, 2020, and on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on
April 7 in the United States. The film was released on April 29, 2020, in Australia and
on June 1, 2020, in the United Kingdom.

Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Cats grossed $27.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $47.4 million in
other territories, for a worldwide total of $74.6 million against a production budget of
about $95 million.[5][4] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net loss of the film to be
$113.6 million.[79]
In the United States and Canada, Cats was initially projected to gross $15–20 million
in its opening weekend.[80] Universal hoped that the film would appeal to young
women as counterprogramming against Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and
emphasized Swift in marketing; however, she did not heavily promote the film to her
fans, as she only appeared for one song.[61] After making $2.6 million on its opening
day (including $550,000 from Thursday night previews), estimates for Cats were
lowered to $7 million.[3] Ultimately, the film only debuted to $6.5 million, finishing
fourth at the box office. The poor performance was attributed to negative reception of
the trailers, poor reviews, and competition from The Rise of Skywalker.[2]
In its second weekend, Cats made $4.8 million (for a total of $8.7 million over the
five-day Christmas period), finishing in eighth place. [81] It then made $2.6 million in its
third weekend, finishing tenth.[82]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 19% of critics gave
the film a positive review based on 328 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10.
The site's critics consensus reads: "Despite its fur-midable cast, this Cats adaptation
is a clawful mistake that will leave most viewers begging to be put out of their mew-
sery."[83] On review aggregator Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 32
out of 100 based on 51 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
[84]
 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an
A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an average 0.5 out of 5 stars, with
30% saying they would definitely recommend it. [73] In a June 2021 editorial titled
"Rotten Tomatoes is Wrong about Cats", they asked if the film was shaping up to be
a "cult classic in the making".[85]
Peter Debruge of Variety called the film "one of those once-in-a-blue-moon
embarrassments that mars the résumés of great actors (poor Idris Elba, already
scarred enough as the villainous Macavity) and trips up the careers of promising
newcomers (like ballerina Francesca Hayward, whose wide-eyed, mouth-agape
Victoria displays one expression for the entire movie)." He criticized the direction and
effects, and predicted that the film would appeal to furries,[86] though many in the furry
fandom also found the effects disturbing.[87] David Rooney of The Hollywood
Reporter felt that the film was "hobbled by a major misjudgment in its central visual
concept", lamenting its execution (such as the poor proportions of the "cats" to their
environments) and deeming the film "exhausting". [88] Peter Travers of Rolling
Stone rated the film 0 out of 5 stars, stating it was "bizarre", had terrible special
effects, and made the audience "want to cry for mercy", while Hooper "traps the
actors in an airless, lifeless bubble of a film that scarcely gives them room to
breathe, much less develop a character". [89]
In the Los Angeles Times, Justin Chang wrote that "With its grotesque design
choices and busy, metronomic editing, Cats is as uneasy on the eyes as a
Hollywood spectacle can be, tumbling into an uncanny valley between mangy
realism and dystopian artifice."[90] Debruge said that the film should have used "face
paint and Lycra" like the musical.[86] Simran Hans of The Observer agreed that "many
of its uncanny images are sure to haunt viewers for generations". Her one-star
review described the film as "a clear career low" for most of the actors, wondering
whether they "are aware of what they've gotten themselves into". [62] Peter
Bradshaw for The Guardian agreed with the one-star rating. In a review parodying
"The Naming of Cats", he criticized the visual style and particularly the character
design, while lambasting the film as a "dreadful hairball of woe". [91] Manohla
Dargis of The New York Times felt that Hooper had made "a robust effort" to adapt
the stage musical—which "was always going to be difficult, particularly once the
decision was made to create a live-action version rather than an animated one"—
and "enlisted some talented performers", but that the film version suffered from a
lack of the human connection that theatre involves, where performers and audience
share a space, without which "all that's left are canned images of fit-looking people
meowing and raising their rumps high in the air". [92]
The Hollywood Reporter named Cats one of the ten worst films of 2019,[93] Travers
said it "easily scores as the bottom of the 2019 barrel—and arguably of the decade",
[89]
 and Adam Graham of The Detroit News said "Cats is the biggest disaster of the
decade, and possibly thus far in the millennium. It's Battlefield Earth with
whiskers."[94] Alex Cranz of io9 warned "I have seen sights no human should see" but
said others "must witness" Hooper's, the actors', and Hollywood's hubris, citing a
human being appearing in a group of cats, a cat-coloured woman without fur, and
other examples of how "the shit's just not finished."[95] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe's
half-star review said "there are moments in 'Cats' I would gladly pay to unsee" and
warned small children to not watch the film. He reported that the preview audience
laughed like the reaction to Springtime for Hitler during Dench's "The Ad-dressing of
Cats", because each pause in her lyrics seemed to be the end of the film ("at long
last") before continuing.[96] Patrick Gibbs of SLUG Magazine said that "There is not
enough kitty litter in the world to cover up this mess." [97]
Pete Hammond of Deadline complimented Taylor Swift's performance as
Bombalurina and her signature "Macavity" number, as well as "Beautiful Ghosts",
which she wrote along with Lloyd Webber. [98] Critic Guy Lodge called Swift "the best
thing in the film" and "the one performer who completely hits their marks and pulls off
the lone successful number,"[99] while critic Rebecca Lewis described Swift's
performance as "one of the few genuinely good parts of the film". [100] Patrick Ryan
of USA Today stated that Swift "makes the most of her brief screen time, bringing
her unabating charisma to the flirtatious feline ... if there's one thing that's
disappointing about Swift's performance, it's that there isn't more of it". [101] Hans said
that she was the only actor "who seems to be having fun, perhaps because she only
appears in the film for approximately 10 minutes." [62] Jennifer Hudson similarly
received praise for her rendition of "Memory", with some critics describing it as "the
best part" of the film[102] and "the sole musical number in the new movie that summons
real feeling".[103]
Lloyd Webber himself was critical of the film, calling it "ridiculous" in an interview
with The Sunday Times, saying, "The problem with the film was that Tom Hooper
decided that he didn't want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original
show."[104] He later revealed in an interview with The Daily Telegraph that "I wrote to
the head of Universal and said, 'You've got a car crash on your hands unless you get
a grip on this thing', a year before they made (it). I didn't even get a reply." [105] In a
2021 interview with Variety, Lloyd Webber claimed his negative reaction to the film
had even directly inspired him to adopt a Havanese dog.[106]
Rich Juzwiak of Jezebel predicted in early January 2020 that Cats might become
a cult classic like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, noting that costumed screenings
in Brooklyn and sing-along screenings in Toronto and Los Angeles were selling out.
[107][108]
 As of February 2020, Milwaukee's Oriental Theatre, Coolidge Corner
Theatre near Boston, and FilmScene in Iowa City are among notable small theaters
showing Cats. Coolidge Corner gives Rocky Horror-like viewing instructions to
audiences at its monthly showings.[109]
Accolades[edit]
On December 26, 2019, it was reported that Universal had removed Cats from
its For Your Consideration web page. The film was not available on the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' private streaming media platform for award
contenders.[110][111]
 Awards and nominations for Cats

Date of
Award Category Recipient(s) Result
ceremony

Dorian Campiest Flick of

2020[112] Cats Won
Awards the Year

"Beautiful Ghosts" – Music and

Golden Globe January 5,
Best Original Song Lyrics by Taylor Swift and Andrew Nominated
Awards 2020[113]
Lloyd Webber

Debra Hayward, Tim Bevan, Eric

Worst Picture Won
Fellner, and Tom Hooper

Worst Director Tom Hooper Won

Worst Actress Francesca Hayward Nominated

Worst Supporting
James Corden Won
Actor

Judi Dench Nominated

Golden Worst Supporting
March 16,
Raspberry Actress
2020[114]
Awards
Rebel Wilson Won

Lee Hall and Tom Hooper; Based

on the musical by Andrew Lloyd
Worst Screenplay Webber, which was based on Old Won
Possum's Book of Practical
Cats by T. S. Eliot

Any two half-feline/half-human

Won
hairballs
Worst Screen
Combo
Jason Derulo and his CGI-neutered
Nominated
"bulge"
 Awards and nominations for Cats

Date of
Award Category Recipient(s) Result
ceremony

Outstanding
Achievement in John Warhurst, Nina Hartstone,
Golden Reel
2020 Sound Editing – Victor Chaga, Cecile Tournesac, Nominated
Awards
Musical for and James Shirley
Feature Film

Golden
Worst Movie of
Schmoes 2019 Cats Won
the Year
Awards

Grammy March 14, Best Song Written

Nominated
Awards[115] 2021 for Visual Media
"Beautiful Ghosts" – Music and
Lyrics by Taylor Swift and Andrew
Lloyd Webber
Huading Best Global Film
2020[116] Nominated
Awards Theme Song

Nickelodeon
Favorite Movie
Kids' Choice May 2, 2020 Taylor Swift Nominated
Actress
Awards

In popular culture[edit]
It was parodied by RiffTrax on September 2, 2022.[117]

See also[edit]
 List of films considered the worst

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Works by Lee Hall

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Awards for Cats
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 2019 films
 2010s musical fantasy films
 Amblin Entertainment films
 American musical fantasy films
 British musical fantasy films
 Cats (musical)
 Films about cats
 Films based on adaptations
 Films based on multiple works
 Films based on musicals
 Films directed by Tom Hooper
 Films produced by Eric Fellner
 Films produced by Tim Bevan
 Films set in London
 Films shot in Hertfordshire
 Films shot at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
 Films with screenplays by Lee Hall (playwright)
 Films using motion capture
 Golden Raspberry Award winning films
 Musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber
 Sung-through musical films
 Universal Pictures films
 Working Title Films films
 2010s English-language films
 Advertising and marketing controversies in film
 2010s American films
 2010s British films