<P> Mary Poppins was released on August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim . It received a total of 13 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture--a record for any other film released by Walt Disney Studios--and won five; Best Actress for Andrews, Best Film Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Song for "Chim Chim Cher - ee". In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Mary Poppins is widely considered to be Walt Disney's crowning live - action achievement, his only film to gain a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars in his lifetime . </P> <P> A sequel titled Mary Poppins Returns, directed by Rob Marshall is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2018 . </P> <P> In Edwardian London, 1910, Bert entertains a crowd as a one - man band when he senses a change in the wind . Afterwards, he directly addresses the audience, and gives them a tour of Cherry Tree Lane, stopping outside the Banks family's home . George Banks returns home to learn from Winifred that Katie Nanna has left their service after Jane and Michael ran away again . They are returned shortly after by Constable Jones, who reveals the children were chasing a lost kite . The children ask him to help build a better kite, but he dismisses them . Taking it upon himself to hire a new nanny, Mr. Banks advertises for a stern, no - nonsense nanny . Instead, Jane and Michael present their own advertisement for a kinder, sweeter nanny . But once Mr. Banks rips up the letter, and throws the scraps in the fireplace, the remains of the advertisement magically float up, and out into the air . </P> <P> The next day finds a number of elderly, sour - faced nannies waiting outside . Then, a strong gust of wind blows them away, and Jane and Michael witness a young nanny descending from the sky using her umbrella . Presenting herself to Mr. Banks, Mary Poppins calmly produces the children's restored advertisement, and agrees with its requests, but promises the astonished banker she will be firm with his children . As Mr Banks puzzles over the advertisement's return, Mary Poppins hires herself, and convinces him it was originally his idea . She meets the children, then helps them tidy their nursery through song, before heading out for a walk in the park . </P>

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