This morning, everyone in the arts and entertainment industry were jittery with excitement as the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced. The Livestream of the nominations was held approximately at 5:00 am PST with Pixar Animation Studios being honored in three different categories – Toy Story 4: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, Kitbull: Best Animated Short.
Not only were we thrilled to see Toy Story 4 honored with two nominations, but having one Pixar’s first SparkShort films nominated with an Academy Award is so exciting — especially, in a hand-drawn 2-D medium.
In the past, Pixar Animation Studios has won a total of 19 Academy Awards, and received a total of 64 nominations across various categories. For a complete Academy Award history, see below.
History of Pixar Wins & Nominations at the Academy Awards
FEATURE FILMS
| Toy Story | • Original Score: Randy Newman – Nominated • Original Song: “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” – Nominated • Original Screenplay – Nominated • Special Achievement Award: John Lasseter – Won |
| A Bug’s Life | • Original Score: Randy Newman – Nominated |
| Toy Story 2 | • Original Song: “When She Loved Me” – Nominated |
| Monsters, Inc. | • Animated Feature Film – Nominated (Shrek, Won) • Original Score: Randy Newman – Nominated • Original Song: “If I Didn’t Have You” – Won • Sound Editing – Nominated |
| Finding Nemo | • Animated Feature Film: Andrew Stanton – Won • Original Score: Thomas Newman – Nominated • Sound Editing – Nominated • Original Screenplay – Nominated |
| The Incredibles | • Animated Feature Film: Brad Bird – Won • Sound Editing: Michael Silvers & Randy Thom – Won • Sound Mixing – Nominated • Original Screenplay – Nominated |
| Cars | • Animated Feature Film – Nominated (Happy Feet, Won) • Original Song: “Our Town” – Nominated |
| Ratatouille | • Animated Feature Film: Brad Bird – Won • Original Score: Michael Giacchino – Nominated • Sound Editing – Nominated • Sound Mixing – Nominated • Original Screenplay – Nominated |
| WALL•E | • Animated Feature Film: Andrew Stanton – Won • Original Score – Nominated • Original Song: “Down to Earth” – Nominated • Sound Editing – Nominated Best Sound Mixing – Nominated • Original Screenplay – Nominated |
| Up | • Animated Feature Film: Pete Docter – Won • Best Picture – Nominated • Original Score: Michael Giacchino – Won • Sound Editing – Nominated • Original Screenplay – Nominated |
| Toy Story 3 | • Animated Feature Film: Lee Unkrich – Won • Best Picture – Nominated • Original Song: “We Belong Together” – Won • Sound Editing – Nominated • Original Screenplay – Nominated |
| Cars 2 | No Academy Award nominations |
| Brave | • Animated Feature Film: Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman – Won |
| Monsters University | No Academy Award nominations |
| Inside Out | • Animated Feature Film: Pete Docter & Jonas Rivera – Won • Original Screenplay – Nominated |
| The Good Dinosaur | No Academy Award nominations |
| Finding Dory | No Academy Award nominations |
| Cars 3 | No Academy Award nominations |
| Coco | • Animated Feature Film: Lee Unkrich – Won • Original Song: “Remember Me” – Won |
| Incredibles 2 | • Animated Feature Film: Nominated (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Won) |
| Toy Story 4 | • Animated Feature Film: Nominated • Original Song: “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” – Nominated |
SHORT FILMS
| Luxo, Jr. | Nominated (A Greek Tragedy, Won) |
| Tin Toy | John Lasseter & William (Bill) Reeves – Won |
| Geri’s Game | Jan Pinkava – Won |
| For The Birds | Ralph Eggleston – Won |
| Mike’s New Car | Nominated (The ChubbChubbs!, Won) |
| Boundin’ | Nominated (Harvie Krumpet, Won)Â |
| One Man Band | Nominated (The Moon & The Son: An Imagined Conversation, Won)Â |
| Lifted | Nominated (The Danish Poet, Won) |
| Presto | Nominated (La Maison en Petits Cubes, Won) |
| Day & Night | Nominated (The Lost Thing, Won) |
| La Luna | Nominated (The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, Won) |
| Sanjay’s Super Team | Nominated (Bear Story, Won) |
| Piper | Alan Barillaro – Won |
| LOU | Nominated (Dear Basketball, Won) |
| Bao | Domee Shi – Won |
| Kitbull | Nominated |
Be sure to share your thoughts on your prediction for the 92nd Academy Awards with other Pixar fans in the Pixar Post Forum.
Congratulations to both the Toy Story 4 and Kitbull teams on a fantastic year in animation and we look forward to the upcoming BAFTAs, VES and Annie Awards.
