since Toy Story 2.  As director Lee Unkrich took on the third installment, he realized that Toy Story 3  needed to make viewers feel like all three movies “were part of one grand story.” The character of a corrupt teddy bear and a day care storyline were revived from early Toy Story  iterations, and the core conflict had always seemed inevitable.

“When you’re broken, you can be fixed. When you’re lost, you can be found. When you’re stolen, you can be recovered. But there’s no way to fix being outgrown by a child,” explained Executive Producer John Lasseter.

opened with Andy’s toys at play in a world unconstrained by rules. But as soon as the epic Old West-space adventure was over, Andy grew up on screen through the eyes of the toys. The art directors even lit Andy’s room differently to remind the audience that seven plus years had passed and the world—though familiar—had changed.

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Winner of 1UP's 2010 Game of the Year Award for Best Family Game: Disney Interactive Studios

Academy Awards
Winner for Animated Feature Film: Lee Unkrich
Winner for Music (Original Song): Randy Newman
Nominated for Best Picture: Darla Anderson
Nominated for Sound Editing: Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
Nominated for Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich

Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Winner of Excellent Dynamic Activism Award for Best Animated Film

American Cinema Editors
Winner of Eddie Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3, Ken Schretzmann & Lee Unkrich, A.C.E

American Film Institute
Top Ten Movies of the Year

Annie Awards
Nominated for Best Animated Feature
Nominated for Best Directing: Lee Unkrich
Nominated for Best Screenplay: Michael Arndt

AOL Moviefone
50 Best Movies of 2010 - #1

Austin Film Critics Association
Winner for Best Animated Feature
Top 10 Films of 2010 - #4

Boston Society of Film Critics
Winner for Best Animated Film
Runner-up for Best Picture

British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Winner for Animated Film: Toy Story 3, Lee Unkrich
Nominated for Adapted Screenplay: Michael Arndt
Nominated for Special Visual Effects

Broadcast Film Critics Association
Winner of Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Nominated for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture
Nominated for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sound
Nominated for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song: "We Belong Together" - performed and written by Randy Newman

Central Ohio Film Critics Association
Winner for Best Animated Film
Runner-Up for Best Adapted Screenplay: Michael Arndt
Best Films - #5

Chicago Film Critics Association
Winner for Best Animated Feature
Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay: Michael Arndt

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Winner for Best Animated Film
Top 10 films

eDIT 13 Filmmaker's Festival
Festival Honors: Pixar

Florida Film Critics Circle
Winner for Best Animated Film

Golden Globe Awards
Winner for Best Animated Feature Film

Grammys
Winner for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Randy Newman, composer

Hollywood Film Festival
Winner of Hollywood Animation Award
Nominated for Hollywood Movie of the Year Award

Hollywood Post Alliance
Nominated for Outstanding Editing — Feature Film: Ken Schretzmann and Lee Unnkrich, A.C.E. / Pixar Animation Studios
Nominated for Outstanding Sound — Feature Film: Tom Myers, Michael Silvers and Michael Semanick / Skywalker Sound

Houston Film Critics Society
Winner for Best Animated Feature Film
Nominated for Best Picture
Nominated for Best Screenplay: Michael Arndt (Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich

Producers Guild of America Awards
Winner for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: Darla K. Anderson
Nominated for Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Darla K. Anderson