Toy Story
Top Ten List: #5 of 1995 (U.S. releases)
Top Ten List: #4 of 1995 (world premieres)
First screened in June 1996 / Screened most recently in November 2010

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Director: John Lasseter. Animated. With the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Laurie Metcalf, R. Lee Ermey. Screenplay: Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow (story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Peter Doctor, and Joe Ranft).

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Twitter Capsule: Digital animation has come a long way, but this was a fab start. Sustained comic elation, rich in feeling and ingenuity.

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Photo © 1995 Pixar Entertainment/Walt Disney Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Original Screenplay: Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, John Lasseter, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft
	Best Original Score (Musical/Comedy): Randy Newman
	Best Original Song: "You've Got a Friend in Me": Randy Newman
★	Special Achievement Award: John Lasseter
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
	Best Original Song: "You've Got a Friend in Me": Randy Newman
Other Awards:
	Producers Guild of America: Special Award of Merit
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Animated Feature

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