Kung Fu Panda received one Academy Award nomination. Its nomination was for Best Animated Feature at the 81st Academy Awards, honoring films released during 2008.
The nomination recognized the film’s animation and storytelling, but Kung Fu Panda did not win that category. The award went to WALL-E, another 2008 animated feature. This distinction matters because the franchise has received other awards and nominations, which can make totals easy to confuse.
The question concerns Academy Award nominations for the first film, not the entire franchise and not the number of awards won. Kung Fu Panda later became a major commercial and cultural success, leading to sequels and television productions.