A reo Māori version of Disney animation Moana is now available to stream on Disney+.

Moana is still in the running for Awards Season glory, having just scored two Oscar nominations.

The South-Pacific-set film has been nominated for two Academy Awards, best animated feature and best song for How Far I'll Go.

Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid), Moana also employed several Kiwis including Taika Waititi on the writing team, and Jemaine Clement, Rachel House and Temuera Morrison lending their voices to characters.

SUPPLIED Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who plays Maui in Moana, has expressed his excitement about the film's Oscar nominations.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who played Maui, has expressed his excitement about the nominations to his followers.

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"Ahoo! Tons of gratitude in the Johnson home for our Moana Oscar nom! Our team worked very hard to breathe (and sing) life into our story," he said.

"Congratulations Lin Manuel on your well earned Oscar nod! Proud of you brother."

The movie's musical team was headed by Lin Manuel Miranda, along with composer Mark Mancina and New Zealand-based Opetaia Foa'i of the music group Te Vaka.

Moana is up against its fellow Disney sibling Zootopia for best best animated feature, which it lost out to at the Golden Globes.

The film is also joined by La La Land in the best song category not once, but twice, for the hot favourite's City of Stars and Audition.

La La Land leads the Oscar nominations with a whopping 14 nods.