The 92nd Academy Awards were held tonight (February 9, 2020) and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 was just awarded the win for Animated Feature Film. Taking the stage to accept the coveted award was director Josh Cooley, and producers Jonas Rivera and Mark Nielsen.
Mark Nielsen began by noting, “We are so, so grateful for this honor. We just want, on behalf of our incredible cast and our crew up at Pixar Animation Studios — We just want to thank the Academy for honoring our film alongside so many beautiful animated films this year. We’re just proud to be among them.”
Jonas Rivera said, “We take great pride in the fact that we get to make family films and Toy Story 4 is really a love letter to our families. This is for our parents, this is for our wives, this is for our kids. We love you”.
Lastly, director Josh Cooley stated, “We want to thank the movie-going audience so much, especially those that grew up with Toy Story. We hope that your adventures with Buzz and Woody made your growing up a little bit easier. My wife — I love you so much. Thank you.”
This Toy Story 4 win marks the tenth Animated Feature Film Academy Award win for Pixar Animation Studios. In the past, Pixar Animation Studios has won a total of 20 Academy Awards and received a total of 64 nominations across various categories.
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: Josh Cooley – Won • 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) |
| One Man Band | Nominated (The Moon & The Son: An Imagined Conversation, Won) |
| 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 (Hair Love, Won) |
