Walt Disney first attempted to adapt Beauty and the Beast into an animated feature film in the 1930s and 1950s. His animated film from 1991 was a major critical and commercial success, becoming the first animated film nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. It won Best Original Score and its title song won Best Original Song. The Little Mermaid from 1989 revitalized Disney's animated film department, grossing over $211 million worldwide. It helped launch the era known as the Disney Renaissance. Sleeping Beauty is based on the fairy tale of the same name about a princess cursed to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and sleep for 100 years.