Lightyear (film)
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Lightyear is a 2022 American animated science-fiction action-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, and starring Chris Evans as the voice of Buzz Lightyear. Presented as a film within a film, Lightyear is a spin-off of the Toy Story film series and centers on the character Buzz Lightyear, who appears in Toy Story as an action figure of his character in Lightyear. The film was directed by Angus MacLane and produced by Galyn Susman, from a screenplay and story written by MacLane and Jason Headley, both of whom co-wrote the latter with Matthew Aldrich. Besides Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin, and Uzo Aduba voice supporting roles. The film follows Buzz who, after being marooned on the hostile planet T'Kani Prime with his commander and crew, tries to find a way back home while encountering a threat to their safety. The concept of a human Buzz Lightyear, who exists in a fictional universe within a fictional universe, was first introduced in the 2000 direct-to-video film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, which was the pilot for the TV series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2001). MacLane, an avid science-fiction fan, pitched the idea of a film featuring Buzz Lightyear at Pixar, after finishing work on Finding Dory (2016). The project was officially announced in an investor meeting held by Disney in December 2020. The animators gave the film a "cinematic" and "chunky" look, evoking the science-fiction films MacLane grew up watching. To design the vehicles of the film, MacLane used Lego pieces to build various ships and pitch them to the designers and artists. For its IMAX scenes, the team used two virtual cameras, a regular camera with a 35mm equivalent sensor, and a larger sensor equivalent to 65 millimeters, a procedure earlier initiated by Pixar in WALL-E (2008). Development on Lightyear lasted for five and a half years, on an approximate $200 million budget. Michael Giacchino composed the film's score, while Ren Klyce served as its sound designer. Lightyear premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 8, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 17. It became the first Pixar film to be released in theaters worldwide since Onward in March 2020, and the first to include scenes specifically formatted for IMAX theaters. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was considered by analysts to be a box-office bomb, grossing $226.4 million worldwide and losing the studio an estimated $106 million.
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| Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2023 | Best Animated Female Voice | Keke Palmer | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 25, 2023 | Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Carl Kaphan, Cody Harrington, Hope Schroers, Jon Barry, Nate Skeen | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in a Feature Production | Tony Greenberg, Katie Bishop, Chloe Kloezeman, Axel Geddes, Tim Fox | Nominated | |||
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 18, 2023 | Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film | Tim Evatt | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2023 | Outstanding Voice Performance | Keke Palmer | Nominated | |
| Casting Society of America | March 9, 2023 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Animation Feature | Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | February 23, 2023 | Best Original Score for an Animated Film | Michael Giacchino | Nominated | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | February 26, 2023 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film | Coya Elliott (supervising sound editor); Ren Klyce (sound designer); Kimberly Patrick, Jonathon Stevens, Benjamin A. Burtt (sound effects editor); Cheryl Nardi (dialogue editor); James Spencer, Dee Selby (foley editors); Shelley Roden, John Roesch (foley artists) | Nominated | |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 25, 2023 | Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture | Keke Palmer | Won | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 4, 2023 | Favorite Animated Movie | Lightyear | Nominated | |
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Male) | Chris Evans | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Female) | Keke Palmer | Nominated | |||
| Saturn Awards | October 25, 2022 | Best Animated Film | Lightyear | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 15, 2023 | Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | T'Kani Prime Forest – Lenora Acidera, Amy Allen, Alyssa Minko, Jose L. Ramos Serrano | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Alexis Angelidis, Chris Chapman, Jung-Hyun Kim, Keith Klohn | Nominated |
References
- Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Walt Disney Pictures banner.
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