Toy Story 4 is a 2019 American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth installment in the Toy Story franchise and the sequel to Toy Story 3 (2010). The film was directed by Josh Cooley (in his feature directorial debut) from the screenplay by Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom; they also conceived the story with John Lasseter, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Valerie LaPointe, and Martin Hynes. Toy Story 4 stars the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, and Joan Cusack. Set after the third film, Toy Story 4 follows Woody (Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Allen) as the pair and the other toys go on a road trip with Bonnie (McGraw), who creates Forky (Hale), a spork made with recycled materials from her school. Meanwhile, Woody is reunited with Bo Peep (Potts), and must decide where his loyalties lie.
Toy Story 4 premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 11, 2019, and was released in the United States on June 21. Produced on a budget of $200million, Toy Story 4 grossed $1.073billion worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2019. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews.
Toy Story 4 garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for Hanks's performance. It received two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Original Song ("I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away"). The film won Best Animated Feature. Toy Story 4 was nominated for six awards at the 47th Annie Awards. At the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, it was nominated for Best Animated Film. The film won Best Animated Feature at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards. Toy Story 4 garnered a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film at the 77th Golden Globe Awards. Various critic circles also picked Toy Story 4 as the best animated feature film of the year.
Accolades
+ Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, and Jonas RiveraWon Best Original Song Randy Newman for "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4 Best Animated Female Annie PottsWon American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Animated Feature Film Axel GeddesWon Annie Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4 Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production Alexis Angelidis, Amit Ganapati Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Kylie Wijsmuller, and Matthew Kiyoshi Wong Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Axel Geddes, Torbin Xan Bullock, and Greg Snyder Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Randy Newman Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Tony Hale Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film Bob PauleyWon Artios Awards Animation Kevin Reher and Natalie LyonWon Austin Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4Won Black Reel Awards Outstanding Voice Performance Keegan-Michael Key Jordan Peele British Academy Children's Awards Feature Film Toy Story 4 British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Film Josh Cooley and Mark Nielsen Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4 Capri Hollywood International Film FestivalJanuary 2, 2020Best Animated FilmToy Story 4 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4Won Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Doc Kane, Nathan Nance, Michael Semanick, David Bouche, Vince Caro, and Scott CurtisWon Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4Won Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4Won Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4Won Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4Won Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film Toy Story 4 Golden Raspberry Awards Razzie Redeemer Award Keanu Reeves Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film Coya Elliott, Ren Klyce, Cheryl Nardi, Kimberly Patrick, Qianbaihui Yang, Jonathon Stevens, Thom Brennan, James Spencer, John Roesch, and Shelley RodenWon Golden Trailer Awards Best Animation/Family "Stories" (MOCEAN)Won Best Animation/Family TV Spot (for a Feature Film) "Carnival" (Workshop Creative) Best Home Ent Animation/Family "Favorite Friends" (Aspect Ratio) Grammy Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media Randy Newman for "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4Won Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance Tom Hanks Hollywood Film Awards Hollywood Animation Award Toy Story 4Won Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4Won Humanitas Prize Family Feature Film John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Josh Cooley, Valerie LaPointe, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Martin Hynes, and Stephany Folsom International Cinephile Society Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4 Movieguide Awards Best Movie for Families Toy Story 4 National Film & TV Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4Won Best Performance in an Animated Movie Tom Hanks Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie Toy Story 4 Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie Tom Hanks Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4Won People's Choice Awards Favorite Movie Toy Story 4 Favorite Family Movie Toy Story 4 Animated Movie Star Tom Hanks Producers Guild of America Awards Best Animated Motion Picture Mark Nielsen and Jonas RiveraWon San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4 Satellite Awards Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Toy Story 4 Best Original Song Randy Newman for "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" Saturn Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4 Best Fantasy Film Toy Story 4Won Seattle Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4Won St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4Won Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Movie Toy Story 4 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Toy Story 4 Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, Bob Moyer, and Gary Bruins Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Radford Hurn, Tanja Krampfert, George Nguyen, and Becki Rocha Tower for "Bo Peep" Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf, and Philip Shoebottom for "Antique Mall"Won Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Alexis Angelidis, Amit Baadkar, Lyon Liew, and Michael Lorenzen Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project Jean-Claude Kalache and Patrick Lin Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4 Best Voice Performance Tom Hanks Tony HaleWon Annie Potts
See also List of accolades received by Toy Story 3
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