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Toy Story

Animated Feature Films

Pixar's 1995 feature, directed by John Lasseter and released by Disney, the first feature film made entirely with computer-generated imagery. Its success moved feature animation decisively from the drawn cel to the computer within a decade.

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English 1
Award
National Film Registry 2
Award
Academy Special Achievement Award 3
Release Year
1995 1
Country
United States 1
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Additional Source Pixar (Wikipedia)Animation History Significance section

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Animation, Media Forms
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Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
  • Toy Story, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
    Toy Story is a 1995 American animated adventure comedy film directed by John Lasseter, and written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow.
  • In Medium: Animation
  • Associated With: Digital Cinema
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2. Library of Congress, National Film Preservation Board: Complete National Film Registry Listing
Library of Congress, National Film Preservation BoardNational Film Registry listing row: film released 1995, inducted 2005
Quote, National Film Registry listing row: film released 1995, inducted 2005
Toy Story 1995 2005
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3. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 68th Academy Awards | 1996
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesCeremony 1996: Special Achievement Award
Quote, Ceremony 1996: Special Achievement Award
Special Achievement Award Winner Toy Story
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Pixar (Wikipedia)
Created By: Pixar Animation Studios, Animation History Significance section
Quote, Created By: Pixar Animation Studios, Animation History Significance section
Toy Story (1995), which is also the first fully computer-animated feature film
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