Pixar Animation Studios and its employees have received more than 100 awards and nominations for animated films, commercials and technical contributions. Highlighted below are some of Pixar's outstanding achievements.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards
(Please note the year listed for the Academy Awards® is the year for which the work was recognized not the year it was presented.)
2007 Academy Award®
Best Animated Feature Film
Ratatouille
2007 Academy Award® Nominee
Original Screenplay
Ratatouille
Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco
2007 Academy Award® Nominee
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Ratatouille
Randy Thom, Michael Semanick, Doc Kane
2007 Academy Award® Nominee
Achievement in Sound Editing
Ratatouille
Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
2007 Academy Award® Nominee
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino
2006 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Animated Feature Film
Cars
John Lasseter
2006 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Animated Short Film
Lifted
Gary Rydstrom
2006 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Original Song
Our Town (Cars)"
Randy Newman
2005 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Animated Short Film
One Man Band
Andrew Jimenez, Mark Andrews
2005 Technical Achievement Award
Subdivision Surfaces
Ed Catmull, Tony DeRose and Jos Stam
2005 Scientific and Engineering Award
Cloth Simulation
David Baraff, Michael Kass and Andy Witkin
2004 Academy Award®
Best Animated Feature Film
The Incredibles
2004 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
The Incredibles
Brad Bird
2004 Academy Award®
Achievement in Sound Editing
The Incredibles
Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
2004 Academy Award® Nominee
Achievement in Sound Mixing
The Incredibles
Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane
2003 Academy Award®
Animated Feature Film
Finding Nemo
2003 Academy Award® Nominee
Original Screenplay
Finding Nemo
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and Dave Reynolds
2003 Academy Award® Nominee
Sound Editing
Finding Nemo
Gary Rydstrom
2003 Academy Award® Nominee
Music Score
Finding Nemo
Thomas Newman
2003 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Short Film - Animated
Boundin'
Bud Luckey
2002 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Short Film - Animated
Mike's New Car
Pete Docter and Roger Gould
2001 Academy Award®
Best Original Song
If I Didn't Have You (Monsters, Inc.)
Randy Newman
2001 Academy Award®
Best Short Film - Animated
For the Birds
Ralph Eggleston
2001 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Animated Feature Film
Monsters, Inc.
John Lasseter and Pete Docter
2001 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Sound Editing
Monsters, Inc.
Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
2001 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Original Score
Monsters, Inc.
Randy Newman
2000 Academy Award® of Merit
Significant Advances in the Field of Motion Picture Rendering as exemplified in Pixar's RenderMan™
Edwin Catmull, Loren Carpenter, Rob Cook
1999 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Original Song
When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2)
Randy Newman
1998 Technical Achievement Award
PixarVision™
David DiFrancesco
1998 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
A Bug's Life
Randy Newman
1997 Academy Award®
Best Animated Short Film
Geri's Game
Jan Pinkava
1997 Scientific and Engineering Award
Marionette 3-D Animation Systems
Eben Ostby, William Reeves, Tom Duff
1997 Scientific and Engineering Award
Digital Painting
Thomas Porter
1996 Scientific and Engineering Award
Particle Systems
William Reeves
1996 Technical Achievement Award
Direct Input Device
Rick Sayre
1995 Special Achievement Award (Oscar®)
Toy Story
John Lasseter
1995 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Toy Story
Randy Newman
1995 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Original Song
You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
Randy Newman
1995 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Toy Story
Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Joe Ranft,
Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
1995 Scientific and Engineering Award
Digital Image Compositing
Edwin Catmull, Thomas Porter, Tom Duff
1994 Scientific and Engineering Award
Digital Scanning
David DiFrancesco
1992 Scientific and Engineering Award
RenderMan®
Loren Carpenter, Rob Cook, Ed Catmull, Tom Porter, Pat Hanrahan, Tony Apodaca, Darwyn Peachey
1991 Scientific and Engineering Award
Computer-Assisted Production System
Randy Cartwright, David B. Coons, Lem Davis, Thomas Hahn, James Houston, Mark Kimball, Dylan W. Kohler, Peter Nye, Michael Shantzis, David F. Wolf, Walt Disney Feature Animation Department
1988 Academy Award®
Best Animated Short Film
Tin Toy
John Lasseter, William Reeves
1986 Academy Award® Nominee
Best Animated Short Film
Luxo Jr.
John Lasseter, William Reeves
Hollywood Foreign Press Association/Golden Globe Awards
2009 Golden Globe Nominee
Best Animated Feature Film
WALL·E
2009 Golden Globe Nominee
Best Original Song
Down to Earth (WALL·E)
Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
2007 Golden Globe
Best Animated Feature Film
Cars
2005 Golden Globe Nominee
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Incredibles
2004 Golden Globe Nominee
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
Finding Nemo
2000 Golden Globe Nominee
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
Toy Story 2
2000 Golden Globe Nominee
Best Original Song
When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2)
Randy Newman
1996 Golden Globe
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
Toy Story
1996 Golden Globe Nominee
Best Original Song
You Got A Friend In Me
Randy Newman
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
2008 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
WALL·E
Thomas Newman
2008 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Down To Earth (WALL·E)
Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel)
2008 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Define Dancing (WALL·E)
Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman)
2007 GRAMMY Award
Best Score Soundtrack Album Written For A Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino, composer. Dan Wallin, engineer
2006 GRAMMY Award
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Our Town)
Cars
Randy Newman, composer
2005 GRAMMY Award
Best Instrumental Arrangement
The Incredits
Incredibles
Michael Giacchino
2005 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Incredibles
Michael Giacchino
2005 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Instrumental Arrangement
The Incredits
Incredibles
Michael Giacchino
2002 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Song Written For a Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
If I Didn't Have You (Monsters, Inc.)
Randy Newman
2002 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Score Soundtrack for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Monsters, Inc.
Randy Newman
2002 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Musical Album For Children
Scream Factory Favorites (Monsters, Inc.)
Riders in the Sky
2002 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Monsters, Inc. DVD Read Along
Various Artists
2002 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Ride of the Doors (Monsters, Inc.)
Randy Newman
2000 GRAMMY Award
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2)
Randy Newman
2000 GRAMMY Award
Best Musical Album for Children
Woody's Roundup (Toy Story 2)
Riders In The Sky
2000 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
Woody's Roundup (Toy Story 2)
Riders in the Sky
2000 GRAMMY Award Nominee
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture
Toy Story 2
Randy Newman
1999 GRAMMY Award
Best Instrumental Composition Written For
A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
A Bug's Life
Randy Newman
Pixar Animation Studios
2004 Contribution to Cinematic Imagery
Art Directors Guild Awards
John Lasseter
2003 ADC Vision Award
Art Directors Club
2002 Vanguard Award
Producers Guild of America
Honorary Degree from the American Film Institute
John Lasseter
ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Awards
2008 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
WALL·E
Ben Burtt
2008 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
WALL·E
Ronnie Del Carmen
2008 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
WALL·E
Ralph Eggleston
2008 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
WALL·E
Andrew Stanton
2008 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
WALL·E
Victor Navone
2008 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Animated Effects Nominee
WALL·E
Enrique Vila
2008 Best Animated Feature Nominee
WALL·E
2008 Best Animated Short Subject Nominee
Presto
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Animated Effects Nominee
Ratatouille
Gary Bruins
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Animated Effects Nominee
Ratatouille
Jon Reisch
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Michal Makarewicz
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Carter Goodrich
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Brad Bird
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Harley Jessup
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Ted Mathot
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Ratatouille
Janeane Garofalo
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Ratatouille
Patton Oswalt
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Ian Holm
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Brad Bird
2007 Best Animated Video Game
Ratatouille
2007 Best Animated Feature
Ratatouille
2007 Best Animated Short Subject
Your Friend The Rat
2007 Best Animated Video Game
Ratatouille
2007 Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Brad Bird
2007 Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Ian Holm
2007 Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Ted Mathot
2007 Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Harley Jessup
2007 Best Music in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino
2007 Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Brad Bird
2007 Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Ratatouille
Carter Goodrich
2007 Best Character Animation in a Feature Production
Ratatouille
Michal Makarewicz
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Cars
Dan Fogelman
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Cars
William Cone
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Cars
John Lasseter
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Cars
Carlos Baena
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Cars
Bobby Podesta
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Animated Effects Nominee
Cars
Erdem Taylan
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Animated Effects Nominee
Cars
Keith Klohn
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Cars
Randy Newman
2006 Best Animated Feature
Cars
John Lasseter
2006 Best Music in an Animated Feature Production
Cars
Randy Newman
2006 Best Animated Feature
Cars
John Lasseter
2004 Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
The Incredibles
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
The Incredibles
Brad Bird
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
The Incredibles
Brad Bird
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
The Incredibles
Brad Bird
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
The Incredibles
Michael Giacchino
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
The Incredibles
Lou Romano
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Effects in an Animated Theatrical Feature
The Incredibles
Martin Nguyen
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
The Incredibles
Kevin O'Brien
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature
The Incredibles
Angus MacLane
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
The Incredibles
Tony Fucile
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
The Incredibles
John Kahrs
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
The Incredibles
Peter Sohn
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
The Incredibles
Kureha Yokoo
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
The Incredibles
Teddy Newton
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
The Incredibles
Ted Mathot
2004 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
The Incredibles
Samuel L. Jackson
2003 Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Finding Nemo
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Finding Nemo
Doug Sweetland
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
Finding Nemo
Dave DeVan
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
Finding Nemo
Gini Santos
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Design in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Finding Nemo
Ricky Vega Nierva
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Finding Nemo
Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Effects in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Finding Nemo
Martin Nguyen
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Effects in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
Finding Nemo
Justin Ritter
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Finding Nemo
Thomas Newman
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Finding Nemo
Ralph Eggleston
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Finding Nemo
Ellen DeGeneres
2003 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Finding Nemo
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, Dave Reynolds
2003 Outstanding Achievement in a Animated Short Subject
Boundin'
2002 Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
Monsters, Inc.
2002 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Monsters, Inc.
Doug Sweetland
2002 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
Monsters, Inc.
John Kahrs
2002 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Monsters, Inc.
Ricky Vega Nierva
2002 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Monsters, Inc.
Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman
2002 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Monsters, Inc.
Randy Newman
2002 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Monsters, Inc.
Harley Jessup
2002 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Monsters, Inc.
Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
2000 Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Toy Story 2
2000 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story 2
John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon
2000 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story 2
John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin, Chris Webb
2000 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story 2
Joe Ranft, Dan Jeup
2000 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story 2
Joan Cusask
2000 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story 2
Tim Allen
2000 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation Nominee
Toy Story 2
Doug Sweetland
2000 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Toy Story 2
William Cone, Jim Pearson
2000 Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject
For the Birds
1999 Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature Nominee
A Bug's Life
1999 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
A Bug's Life
John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
1999 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
A Bug's Life
William Cone
1999 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
A Bug's Life
John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw
1998 Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject
Geri's Game
1996 Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Toy Story
1996 Outstanding Technical Achievement in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story
1996 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Toy Story
John Lasseter
1996 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Nominee
Toy Story
Andrew Stanton, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
1996 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Feature Character Animation in an Animated Theatrical Feature
Toy Story
Pete Docter
1996 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story
Ralph Eggleston
1996 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Producing in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story
Ralph Guggenheim, Bonnie Arnold
1996 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story
Randy Newman
1996 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Technical Achievement in an Animated Feature Production
Toy Story
Feature Films
WALL·E
- Best Animated Film
New York Film Critics
- Top Ten Film of 2008
National Board of Review
- Best Animated Feature
National Board of Review
- Best Picture
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Breakout Performance
Spike TV
- Animation of the Year
Hollywood Film Festival
- World Soundtrack Award
World Soundtrack Academy / Ghent International Film Festival
- Best Animated Film
National Board of Review
Ratatouille
- Best Animated Feature
2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics' Choice Awards
- Movies of the Year
2007 American Film Institute Awards
- Best Animated Feature
2007 National Board of Review Awards
- Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Brad Lewis
2007 Producers Guild of America Awards
- Animation of the Year Award
2007 Hollywood Film Festival Awards
- Best Animation
2007 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Ratatouille - Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu
2007 Visual Effects Society Awards
- Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture
Colette - Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi , Paul Aichele
2007 Visual Effects Society Awards
- Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture
Ratatouille Food - Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling,Tolga Goktekin
2007 Visual Effects Society Awards
- Best Animated Feature Film
2007 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
- Favorite Family Movie Nominee
2007 People's Choice Awards
Cars
- Best Animated Feature
2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics' Choice Awards
- Best Animated Feature
2006 National Board of Review Awards
- Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Darla K. Anderson
2006 Producers Guild of America Awards
- Animation of the Year Award
2006 Hollywood Film Festival Awards
- Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture
Mater - Larry The Cable Guy, Mike Krummhoefenr,
Tom Sanocki, Nancy Kato
2006 Visual Effects Society Awards
- Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Animated
2006 Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards
- Favorite Family Movie
2007 People's Choice Awards
- Favorite Song from a Movie
Life is a Highway
2007 People's Choice Awards
- Best Family Film of 2006
2006 MovieGuide Awards
- Best Soundtrack Nominee
2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics' Choice Awards
- Best Animated Feature Film Nominee
2006 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
- Best Animation Runner-Up
2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Animated Feature Nominee
2006 Online Film Critics Society Awards
- Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media Nominee
2006 International Press Academy SATELLITE Awards
The Incredibles
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Hugo Award
- Award of Distinction
Computer Animation / Visual Effects
2005 Prix Ars Electronica
- Best Animated Feature
2004 Broadcast Film Critics Critics' Choice Awards
- One of the Top 10 Films of 2004
American Film Institute
- Best Film
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- Best Superhero Film
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- Best Animated Film
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- Best Family Film
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- Best Music -Score
2004 Los Angeles Film Critics
- Best Animated Feature
2004 National Board of Review
- Best Animated Film
2004 New York Film Critics' Circle
- Best Film of 2004
The Wall Street Journal
- Golden Tomato Award
2004 RottenTomatoes.com Tomato Awards
- Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture Nominee
"Bob Parr" Bill Wise, Bill Sheffler, Bolhem Bouchiba, Craig T. Nelson
2004 Visual Effects Awards
- Best Edited Comedy or Musical Nominee
2004 American Cinema Editors
- Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media Nominee
Best Original Score Nominee - Michael Giacchino
2004 Satellite Awards
- Best Film Nominee
2004 Producers Guild of America
Finding Nemo
- Best Animated Feature
2004 Broadcast Film Critics Critics' Choice Awards
- Best Animated Feature Award
2004 National Board of Review Awards
- Top Ten Movie of 2003
American Film Institute
- Best Feature Film-Animation
2004 Humane Society of the United States-Genesis Awards
- Movie of the Year
2004 Common Sense Media
- Fresh Pick of the Year
2004 RottenTomatoes.com Tomato Awards
- Favorite Movie of 2003
2004 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
- Best Feature in Non-European Category Nominee
2003 European Film Awards
- Animation Director for the Year
Andrew Stanton
2004 ShoWest Awards
- Best Director Nominee
Andrew Stanton
2004 London Film Critics' Circle Awards
- Best Original Screenplay Nominee
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
2004 British Academy Film Award (BAFTA)
- Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture
"Speaking Whale" Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre
2004 Visual Effects Awards
- Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture Nominee
"Inside the Whale" Dave DeVan, Gini Santos
2004 Visual Effects Awards
- Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Animated-Music Nominee
Graham Walters, Andrew Stanton, Thomas Newman, Armin Steiner, Thomas Vicari, Dennis Sands
2004 MPSE-Golden Reel Awards
- Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Animated-Sound Nominee
Graham Walters, Andrew Stanton, Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers, Al Nelson, Shannon Mills, Teresa Eckton, E.J. Holowicki, Dee Selby, Steve Slanec, Stuart McCowan, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, Doc Kane, Frank "Pepe" Merel, Gary Summers
2004 MPSE-Golden Reel Awards
- Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Ellen DeGeneres
2004 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
- Favorite Video Game Nominee
2004 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
- Best Menu Design
2003 DVD Exclusive Awards
- Best Games and Interactives
2003 DVD Exclusive Awards
- Best Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, and Bloopers
2003 DVD Exclusive Awards
- Innovation Award
2003 DVD Exclusive Awards
- Overall DVD, New Movie Nominee
2003 DVD Exclusive Awards
- Best Behind-the-Scenes Programs Nominee
2003 DVD Exclusive Awards
- Best New Movie Scenes Nominee
2003 DVD Exclusive Awards
- Best Feature Film: Comedy or Musical Nominee
David Ian Salter, Lee Unkrich
2003 American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
Monsters, Inc.
- Children's Award
Pete Docter, Darla K. Anderson, Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
2002 BAFTA Awards
- Best Animation/Family
2002 Golden Trailer Awards
Toy Story 2
- Best Animated Feature
2000 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- Grand Prix Award
2000 Imagina Film Festival, France
- Christopher Award in Feature Film
2000 The Christopher Awards
- Best Children's Feature Film Nominee
2000 British Academy Children's Awards
A Bug's Life
- Favorite Family Film
1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
- Best Animation/Family
1999 The Golden Trailer Awards
- Award of Distinction
1999 Prix Ars Electronica
- Best Children's Feature Film Nominee
1999 British Academy Children's Awards
Toy Story
- Golden Nicas
1996 Prix Ars Electronica
Short Films
For the Birds
- Best Short Film
2000 London Effects and Animation Festival, United Kingdom
- Best Short Film
2001 The Australian Effects and Animation Festival, Australia
- Best Animated Computer 3D Short
2001 Vancouver Effects and Animation Festival, Canada
- Audience Award
2000 I Castelli Animati, Italy
- Audience Award
2000 Art Futura, Spain
- Award for Humor
2000 Photokina Koeln Best of 3D Animation, Germany
Geri's Game
Grand Prix Award
1998 Imagina Film Festival, France
Prix Publique
1998 Annecy Animation
Grand Prix - Animation First Prize
1998 Anigraph
Honorary Mention
1998 Prix Ars Electronica
Luxo Jr. in "Surprise" and "Light and Heavy"
First Prize, Theatrical Category
1992 Sixth International Computer Animation Competition Images du Futur, Montréal
Award Winner, Features and Shorts
1991 The Computer Animation Competition, London
Knickknack
First Prize, Animation Competition
1991 Badalona Film Festival, Barcelona
Golden Space Needle Awards for Best Short Film
1990 Seattle International Film Festival
Honorary Mention
1990 Prix Ars Electronica
Tin Toy
First Prize, Computer-Assisted Animation
1989 Third Los Angeles International Animation Celebration
Blue Ribbon Award
1989 American Film and Video Association
Red's Dream
Golden Gate Award: Best of Category, Computer-Generated Imagery
1988 San Francisco International Film Festival
Golden Nicas
1988 Prix Ars Electronica
Luxo Jr.
Gold Gate Award: First Prize, Computer-Generated Images
1987 San Francisco Film Festival
First Prize, Fiction
Art et Nouvelles, Images du Futur '87 Competition, Montréal
Golden Nicas
1987 Prix Ars Electronica
Television Commercials
1997 Gold Medal Winner, Clio Awards
Levi Strauss "Shake It"
Shawn Krause. Producer: Kori Rae
1997 Gold Medal Winner, Clio Awards
Hallmark "Magnets"
Bob Peterson. Producer: Susan Tatsuno
1995 Gold Medal Winner, Clio Awards
Levi Strauss "Woman Getting What She Wants"
Jan Pinkava. Producer: Darla K. Anderson
1994 Gold Medal Winner, Clio Awards
Listerine "Arrows"
Jan Pinkava
Finalist, SIGGRAPH 1994 Electronic Theater
Listerine "Arrows"
Finalist, 1994 International Monitor Awards
Listerine "Mission"
Winner, 1994 Telly Awards
Tetra-Pak "Stranded"
Medalist, 1994 New York Festivals
Levi's "Woman Getting What She Wants"
1993 Gold Medal Winner
Life Savers "Conga"
John Lasseter
First Prize, Advertising Category
Life Savers "At the Beach"
1992 Sixth International Computer Animation Competition Images du Futur, Montreal
Bronze Medal, Best Animation (Computer)
Listerine "Boxer"
1991 International Film and TV Festival of New York, TV and Cinema
Advertising Competition
Second Prize - Advertising Category
Life Savers Holes "Skateboard"
La Cite des Artes et des Nouvelles Technologies de Montreal - Images du Futur 1990
