Disney and Pixar’s animated movie Toy Story 4 won the Best Animated Feature at the Oscars yesterday, making it the 10th Pixar film to do so since the category was created in 2001.
Toy Story 4 was directed by Josh Cooley and is the closing chapter in the saga which deals with toys having a life of their own without the knowledge of their owners.
The fourth chapter saw Woody (Tom Hanks) finally part ways with old-time pal Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) as he chose to go with Bo Peep (Annie Potts).
On hand to receive the award were director Cooley, Mark Nielsen, and Jonas Rivera. Making his acceptance speech, Cooley stated how proud they were to be making family films.
We just want to thank the Academy for honoring our film alongside so many beautiful animated films this year. We’re just proud to be among them. We take great pride in the fact that we get to make family films, and ‘Toy Story 4’ is a love letter to our families.
We want to thank the moviegoing audience so much, especially those that grew up with ‘Toy Story.’ We hope that your adventures with Woody and Buzz made growing up a little bit easier.Josh Cooley
Toy Story 4 toppled How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, The Missing Link, I Lost My Body, and Klaus to pick up the award on Sunday, February 9, 2020.
The animated movie was the biggest earner among the nominees with $434 million in North America and $1.07 billion worldwide.
