Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in the Toy Story franchise and the sequel to Toy Story 2 (1999). The film was directed by Lee Unkrich from a screenplay he co-wrote with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton. Toy Story 3 stars the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark who replaced Jim Varney as Slinky Dog after Varney's death in February 2000 and John Morris. In the film, Andy's (Morris) toys are accidentally donated to a daycare center as he prepares to leave for college.
Toy Story 3 debuted at the Taormina Film Fest in Italy on June 12, 2010, and was released in the United States on June 18. Produced on a budget of $200million, Toy Story 3 grossed $1.067billion worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of 2010; it ranked as the highest-grossing animated film of all time from August 2010 until March 2014. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews. It is considered to be one of the greatest animated films ever, one of the best movies of the 2010s, and one of the best films of all time. Toy Story 3 garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for Michael Arndt's writing. It received five nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("We Belong Together"). Toy Story 3 was nominated for three awards at the 38th Annie Awards. At the 64th British Academy Film Awards, it was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Special Visual Effects, and won Best Animated Film.
Toy Story 3 received five nominations at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards and won Best Animated Feature. It won Best Animated Feature Film at the 68th Golden Globe Awards. In 2011, composer Randy Newman won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards' 53rd ceremony. Various critic circles also picked it as the best animated feature film of the year. In addition, both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review selected Toy Story 3 as one of the top-ten films of 2010.
Accolades + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result 3D Creative Arts Awards Favorite 3D Animated Movie Toy Story 3Won Academy Awards Best Picture Darla K. Anderson Best Adapted Screenplay Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich Best Animated Feature Lee UnkrichWon Best Sound Editing Tom Myers and Michael Silvers Best Original Song Randy Newman for "We Belong Together"Won Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3Won Best Animated Female Jodi Benson Joan Cusack American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Animated Feature Film Ken Schretzmann and Lee UnkrichWon American Film Institute Awards Top 10 Films of the Year Toy Story 3Won Annie Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3 Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production Lee Unkrich Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production Michael Arndt Artios Awards Animation Kevin Reher and Natalie LyonWon ASCAP Awards Top Box Office Films Randy NewmanWon Austin Film Critics Association Awards Top 10 Films Toy Story 3Won Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won British Academy Children's Awards Feature Film Darla K. Anderson, Lee Unkrich, and Michael Arndt Kid's Vote — Film Toy Story 3 British Academy Film Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Michael Arndt Best Animated Film Lee UnkrichWon Best Special Visual Effects Guido Quaroni Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Film Toy Story 3 Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won Best Adapted Screenplay Michael Arndt The Comedy Awards Best Animated Comedy Movie Toy Story 3Won Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Picture Toy Story 3 Best Adapted Screenplay Michael Arndt Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3Won Best Sound Randy Newman Best Song Randy Newman for "We Belong Together" Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won Dorian Awards Film of the YearToy Story 3 Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards Top Ten Films Toy Story 3 Empire Awards Best Comedy Toy Story 3 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film Toy Story 3Won Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film Toy Story 3 Golden Trailer Awards Summer 2010 Blockbuster "New Story" (CMP) Best Animation/Family TV Spot "Biggest Ever/Clothes" (MOCEAN) Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Randy NewmanWon Hollywood Film Awards Hollywood Movie Award Toy Story 3 Hollywood Animation Award Lee UnkrichWon Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Outstanding Editing – Feature Film Ken Schretzmann and Lee Unkrich Outstanding Sound – Feature Film Tom Myers, Michael Silvers, and Michael Semanick Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Picture Toy Story 3 Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won Best Screenplay John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, and Michael Arndt Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich ICG Publicists Awards Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award Toy Story 3 International Cinephile Society Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 3 International Film Music Critics Association Awards Best Original Score for an Animated Film Randy Newman Irish Film & Television Awards Best International Film Toy Story 3 Japan Academy Film Prize Outstanding Foreign Language Film Toy Story 3 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3Won London Film Critics' Circle Awards Film of the Year Toy Story 3 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won Movieguide Awards Best Movies for Families Toy Story 3Won MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Ned Beatty National Board of Review Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won Top Ten Films Toy Story 3Won National Movie Awards Most Anticipated Movie Of The Summer Toy Story 3 Nebula Awards Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation Lee Unkrich, Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, and Andrew Stanton New York Film Critics Online Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3Won Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (Australia) Fave Movie Toy Story 3 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (United States) Favorite Animated Movie Toy Story 3 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Tom Hanks Tim Allen Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Picture Toy Story 3 Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won People's Choice Awards Favorite Movie Toy Story 3 Favorite Family Movie Toy Story 3Won Producers Guild of America Awards Best Theatrical Motion Picture Darla K. Anderson Best Animated Motion Picture Darla K. AndersonWon San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3Won Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3Won Satellite Awards Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Toy Story 3Won Best Original Screenplay Toy Story 3 Saturn Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 3Won Best Writing Michael Arndt Scream Awards Best Fantasy Movie Toy Story 3 Best Scream-Play Michael Arndt Best Fantasy Actor Tom Hanks 3-D Top Three Toy Story 3 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3Won Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated Movie Toy Story 3Won Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 3 Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson, Guido Quaroni, and Michael Fong Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, David Ryu, and JD Northrup Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Michael Arndt Best Film Toy Story 3 Best Animated Feature Toy Story 3Won Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Family Film Toy Story 3Won World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Randy Newman for "We Belong Together"Won
See also List of accolades received by Toy Story 4
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