Toy Story 3‘s got some serious awards season momentum behind it now! The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures announced their 2010 award winners today and Pixar once again captured the top animation prize this year, as Toy Story 3 was chosen by the board as the Best Animated Feature of the year.
The animation powerhouse has taken top honors in the category for five straight years, which is an astonishing feat. The year 2005 being their only loss in recent memory, Pixar has also won the award seven out of the last eight years:
- 2010 – Toy Story 3
- 2009 – Up
- 2008 – Wall-E
- 2007 – Ratatouille
- 2006 – Cars
- 2005 – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 2004 – The Incredibles
- 2003 – Finding Nemo
Toy Story 3 was also picked by the board as part of their Ten Best Films of the year:
- Another Year
- The Fighter
- Hereafter
- Inception
- The King’s Speech
- Shutter Island
- The Town
- Toy Story 3
- True Grit
- Winter’s Bone
The Social Network, a great film in its own right, was ultimately chosen as the Best Film of the year. To view all of the winners, click here.
The winners will be formally honored at the NBR Awards on January 11, 2011 at Cipriani’s 42nd St. in New York City.
