The Pixar Times

Pixar news daily.

  • Home
  • Disney Parks
  • Pixar Perspective
  • PixArt
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • March 21, 2023
You are here: Home / The Pixar Times / Awards / Golden Globe Nominations Announced – Toy Story 3 Honored (And Snubbed)

Golden Globe Nominations Announced – Toy Story 3 Honored (And Snubbed)

December 14, 2010 by Samad Rizvi 4 Comments

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards early this morning. Toy Story 3 garnered a nomination for ‘Best Animated Feature,’ but was shut out of all other categories. What happened?

Over the years, Pixar has developed a stronghold on the animated category at both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. Toy Story 3‘s Golden Globe nomination for ‘Best Animated Feature’ was to be expected. The five nominees in the category are:

  • Despicable Me
  • How To Train Your Dragon
  • The Illusionist
  • Tangled
  • Toy Story 3

However, the film was M.I.A. for the rest of the nominations. For the ‘Best Picture’ category, the Golden Globe Awards actually split genres into Drama and Comedy/Musical. Many saw the ‘Best Picture – Comedy/Musical’ category as a chance for Toy Story 3 to also receive a nomination for Best Picture, but alas, it was not meant to be. (EDIT: I have received official word that animated films are ineligible in the Best Picture categories, so Toy Story 3 could not have been nominated in this category. For those that remember, Toy Story 2 won ‘Best Picture – Comedy/Musical,’ but the ineligibility in the category for animated films became a rule after the ‘Best Animated Feature’ category was added.)

I am not here to bash the Hollywood Foreign Press or the films that received nominations. Congratulations are in order to all of the nominated films. It is just a bit frustrating for animated films to not receive their due because of the mode of delivery that they utilize.

Turning to the positive here, Toy Story 3‘s continued success in the animated category of all the different award shows and ‘Best of 2010’ lists represents the hard work of director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson, screenwriter Michael Arndt, and the rest of Pixar. The animators, writers, and directors at the studio are partly responsible for the revolution currently taking place in the animation industry. Before Beauty and the Beast and Pixar came along, animated films never really entered into the conversation of the greatest films of the year. My, how that has changed. Congratulations on a well-deserved nomination, Pixar!

To see the complete list of nominees, click here.

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards air Sunday, January 16, 2011 on NBC at 8:00 pm EST.

Filed Under: Awards, Toy Story 3 Tagged With: Golden Globes, toy story 3 awards

Follow The Pixar Times

  • Instagram
  • Twitter

About Samad Rizvi

Samad is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Pixar Times and The Disney Times. His favorite films include The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Vertigo, Back to the Future, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth, and of course, Pixar's Toy Story and Inside Out.

Search The Pixar Times

Most Read

  • Meet The 5 Major Characters From 'Inside Out'
    Meet The 5 Major Characters From 'Inside Out'
  • Cars 2 International Racers Line-up
    Cars 2 International Racers Line-up
  • This French 'Inside Out' Poster Is Brilliant
    This French 'Inside Out' Poster Is Brilliant

Instagram

Instagram has returned invalid data.

Follow @ThePixarTimes on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

Any opinions reflected on The Pixar Times are held by its authors and do not reflect those held by Pixar Animation Studios or the Walt Disney Company. All original text is the property of The Pixar Times. Disney/Pixar images and videos are ©Disney/Pixar. The Pixar Times logo was designed by Jerrod Maruyama.