Honors awarded to Toy Story.
Toy Story received a special Achievement Academy Award for John Lasseter, the director of Toy Story. In addition, the nomination for Best Screenplay was the first time an animated feature received this honor.
Academy Awards
- Won: John Lasseter received an Academy Special Achievement Award in 1996 "for the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film."
- Nominated: Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Randy Newman
- Nominated: Best Music, Original Song, Randy Newman for "You've Got a Friend in Me".
- Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written for the Screen: Joel Cohen, Pete Docter, John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Alec Sokolow, Andrew Stanton & Joss Whedon
Annie Awards
- Won: Best Animated Feature
- Won: Best Individual Achievement: Animation, Pete Docter
- Won: Best Individual Achievement: Directing, John Lasseter
- Won: Best Individual Achievement: Music, Randy Newman
- Won: Best Individual Achievement: Producing, Bonnie Arnold & Ralph Guggenheim
- Won: Best Individual Achievement: Production Design, Ralph Eggleston
- Won: Best Individual Achievement: Technical Achievement
- Won: Best Individual Achievement: Writing, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Andrew Stanton and Joss Whedon.
Golden Globes
- Nominated: Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
- Nominated: Best Original Song - Motion Picture, Randy Newman for "You've Got a Friend in Me".
Southeastern Film Critics Association
- Won: Top Ten Films of 1995
