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Auli’i Cravalho is dishing the deets on all things Moana!

JJJ caught up with the 16-year-old actress about making the film, the likelihood of a sequel, and what else she has in the works!

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In case you missed it, Auli’i recently performed the song “How Far I’ll Go” at the 2017 Oscars and totally killed it!

Check out our new interview with Auli’i below.

And be sure to get Moana on Blu-ray starting Tuesday, March 7!

JJJ: Moana is a new “princess” who is breaking barriers. What was your favorite thing about her personally?

Auli’i: I loved that she was so devoted to her family and that she was so deeply connected to her culture as well. Oh my gosh, she is so brave. She has such an adventurous spirit.

JJJ: You and Moana do share a similar background in your Polynesian roots. Can you tell us how you connected with her?

Auli’i: I go to an all-Hawaiian school, Kamehameha Schools Kap?lama Campus, and there we learn the folklore of Maui, as well as how our ancestors navigated the seas using the stars. I connect to Moana the character as well as Moana the film because they?re real. To me, it feels so good to be on the water and connect to the ocean, too.

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Auli’i Cravalho is the amazing actress who voiced the role of Moana in the movie of the same name and she gave an incredible performance at the 2017 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (February 26) in Hollywood.

The 16-year-old Hawaiian actress hit the stage to perform the song “How Far I’ll Go,” which is the signature song of the film and is nominated for Best Original Song.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the song for the film, opened up the performance with an original rap. You can watch the video below!

15+ pictures inside from the Moana performance at the Oscars… More Here! »

Jordan Fisher just pulled off the greatest good luck video ever for Lin-Manuel Miranda.

The Hamilton star got his entire cast together for a fun video where they mashed up “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana (which is up for best song), and a few Hamilton songs.

“I hate you for making me cry before the Oscars have even started! That was amazing,” Lin-Manuel reacted to the video live on the red carpet.

Since Lin-Manuel is nominated for the Best Song category, if he wins, he’ll become the youngest person in history to win all four awards required to earn an EGOT.

Check out the video below!

The 2017 Academy Awards are TONIGHT! Can you believe that the award show got her so fast?

One of the big categories JJJ is super excited for is the Best Animated Feature category — where a ton of our favorite movies are up for the golden trophy.

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In previous years, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Wall-E, The Incredibles, and our all-time favorite Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, have won the big award.

Click inside to see all the movies up for Best Animated Feature at the 2017 Oscars…

It looks like Auli’i Cravalho is preparing for the 2017 Academy Awards this weekend!

The Moana star will be attending AND performing at the show this Sunday in Hollywood and JJJ can’t wait!

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It was announced just a few weeks ago that Auli’i, as well as Lin-Manuel Miranda, will be performing “How Far I’ll Go” from the movie, which is nominated for Best Song.

Check out her reaction she had when she heard the news!

TELL JJJ: Are you rooting for Moana to win?

Moana can’t help but laugh as Maui gets clobbered by the ocean in this super cute clip from a new mini-movie!

The new short, called “Gone Fishing” is included on the Moana Bluray — which will be out on March 7th!

Also on the Bluray bonus features: an in-depth look at how the people, cultures and heritage of the Pacific Islands shaped the story of “Moana;” a revealing Q&A with stars Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, and the new short film, “Inner Workings,” plus so much more.


You can grab the physical Bluray and DVD on March 7th, or get it all on Digital HD, February 21st.

Moana just debuted another full performance from the film online!

Fans can now watch “Shiny,” performed by by Flight of the Conchords‘ Jemaine Clement, over and over!

The song was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which he recently said was inspired by David Bowie.

“The world had already been mourning Bowie, I’d been listening to Bowie on a loop. I was like, well I’m writing a glam rock tune for this crab, this jewel-encrusted crab,” he told People.

Check out the full video below…