List of accolades received by Inside Out (2015 film)

Inside Out is a 2015 American animated coming-of-age film[1] produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Produced by Jonas Rivera, it was directed by Pete Docter from a screenplay co-written with Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley. The film stars the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan. Inside Out follows the inner workings of the mind of Riley, a young girl who adapts to her family's relocation as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions.[2]

Inside Out accolades
A picture of Pete Docter smiling towards the camera
A picture of Amy Poehler smiling towards the camera
Pete Docter and Amy Poehler received several awards and nominations for his direction and her voice role, respectively.
Totals[a]
Wins63
Nominations124
Note

Inside Out debuted out of competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015,[3] and was released in the United States on June 19.[4] Produced on a budget of $175 million,[5] Inside Out grossed $858.8 million worldwide,[6] finishing its theatrical run as the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2015.[7] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 382 reviews.[8]

Inside Out garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for its writing and musical score. It received two nominations at the 88th Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay. The film won Best Animated Feature. Inside Out won ten of fourteen nominations at the 43rd Annie Awards. At the 69th British Academy Film Awards, it was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and won Best Animated Film. The film received three nominations at the 21st Critics' Choice Awards and won Best Animated Feature. Inside Out won Best Animated Feature Film at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. Various critic circles also picked Inside Out as the best animated feature film of the year. In addition, both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review selected Inside Out as one of the top-ten films of 2015.

Accolades

Accolades received by Inside Out (2015 film)
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
3D Creative Arts AwardsFebruary 10, 2016Best Feature Film – AnimationInside OutWon[9]
Best Stereoscopic Feature Film – AnimationInside OutWon
AARP Movies for Grownups AwardsFebruary 8, 2016Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow UpInside OutWon[10]
Academy AwardsFebruary 28, 2016Best Animated FeaturePete Docter and Jonas RiveraWon[11]
Best Original ScreenplayPete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie del CarmenNominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists AwardsJanuary 12, 2016Best Original ScreenplayRonnie del Carmen, Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated[12]
[13]
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
American Cinema Editors AwardsJanuary 29, 2016Best Edited Animated Feature FilmKevin NoltingWon[14]
American Film Institute AwardsDecember 16, 2015Top 10 Films of the YearInside OutWon[a][15]
Annie AwardsFebruary 6, 2016Best Animated FeatureInside OutWon[16]
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated ProductionAmit Baadkar, Dave Hale, Paul Mendoza, and Vincent SerritellaNominated
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature ProductionAllison RutlandWon
Travis HathawayNominated
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature ProductionAlbert Lozano and Chris SasakiWon
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature ProductionPete DocterWon
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in a Feature ProductionKevin NoltingWon
Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature ProductionMichael GiacchinoWon
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature ProductionRalph EgglestonWon
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature ProductionTony RosenastWon
Domee ShiNominated
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature ProductionJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveWon
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature ProductionAmy PoehlerNominated
Phyllis SmithWon
Artios AwardsJanuary 21, 2016AnimationNatalie Lyon and Kevin ReheWon[17]
Austin Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 29, 2015Top Ten FilmsInside Out6th place[b][18]
[19]
Best Original ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveWon
Best ScoreMichael GiacchinoNominated
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
Bodil AwardsMarch 5, 2016Best American FilmInside OutNominated[20]
Boston Society of Film Critics AwardsDecember 7, 2015Best Animated FilmInside OutWon[c][21]
British Academy Children's AwardsNovember 22, 2015Kid's Vote — FilmInside OutNominated[22]
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Feature FilmRonnie del Carmen, Pete Docter, and Jonas RiveraNominated
British Academy Film AwardsFebruary 14, 2016Best Original ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated[25]
Best Animated FilmPete DocterWon
Capri Hollywood International Film FestivalJanuary 2, 2016Best Animated FilmInside OutWon[26]
Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 16, 2015Best FilmInside OutNominated[27]
[28]
Best Original ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated
Best Original ScoreMichael GiacchinoNominated
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
Cinema Audio Society AwardsFebruary 20, 2016Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in a Motion Picture – AnimatedJoel Iwataki, Tom Johnson, Mary Jo Lang, Doc Kane, and Michael SemanickWon[29]
Critics' Choice Movie AwardsJanuary 17, 2016Best Original ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated[30]
Best Animated FeatureInside OutWon
Best ComedyInside OutNominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 14, 2015Best Animated FilmInside OutWon[31]
David di Donatello AwardsApril 18, 2016Best Foreign FilmInside OutNominated[32]
Detroit Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 14, 2015Best FilmInside OutNominated[31]
Best EnsembleInside OutNominated
Best ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated
Dublin Film Critics' Circle AwardsDecember 22, 2015Best FilmInside OutWon[33]
Empire AwardsMarch 20, 2016Best Animated FilmInside OutWon[34]
Best ComedyInside OutNominated
Florida Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 23, 2015Best Original ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated[31]
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
Georgia Film Critics Association AwardsJanuary 8, 2016Best PictureInside OutNominated[31]
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
Best Original ScreenplayPete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh CooleyWon
Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 10, 2016Best Animated Feature FilmInside OutWon[35]
Golden Reel AwardsFebruary 27, 2016Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature FilmRen Klyce and Shannon MillsWon[36]
Golden Trailer AwardsMay 6, 2015Best Animation/Family"Journey – RUS" (Trailer Park, Inc.)Nominated[37]
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Best Animation/Family Poster"First Day" (Trailer Park, Inc.)Nominated
May 4, 2016Best Animation/Family"SW Trailer3 Reaction Video" (Trailer Park, Inc.)Nominated[39]
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Best Animation/Family TV Spot"Dad Mom" (Trailer Park, Inc.)Nominated
Best Radio Spots"Worlds Radio" (Trailer Park, Inc.)Nominated
"AA Radio" (Trailer Park, Inc.)Nominated
Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film"SW Trailer3 Reaction Video" (Trailer Park, Inc.)Nominated
Hollywood Film AwardsNovember 1, 2015Animation of the YearPete DocterWon[41]
Hollywood Music in Media AwardsNovember 11, 2015Best Original Score in an Animated FilmMichael GiacchinoNominated[42]
[43]
Houston Film Critics Society AwardsJanuary 9, 2016Best PictureInside OutNominated[44]
[45]
Best Animated FeatureInside OutWon
Best Original ScoreMichael GiacchinoNominated
International Cinephile Society AwardsFebruary 21, 2016Best PictureInside OutNominated[46]
Best Original ScreenplayPete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie del CarmenNominated
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
International Film Music Critics Association AwardsFebruary 18, 2016Best Original Score for an Animated FilmMichael GiacchinoWon[47]
London Film Critics' Circle AwardsJanuary 17, 2016Film of the YearInside OutNominated[48]
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 6, 2015Best Animated FilmInside OutRunner-up[50]
Movieguide AwardsFebruary 5, 2016Best Movies for FamiliesInside OutNominated[51]
[52]
MTV Movie AwardsApril 10, 2016Best Virtual PerformanceAmy PoehlerWon[53]
NAACP Image AwardsFebruary 5, 2016Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated[54]
National Board of Review AwardsDecember 1, 2015Top Ten FilmsInside OutWon[a][55]
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
Nebula AwardsMay 14, 2016Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic PresentationPete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie del CarmenNominated[56]
New York Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 2, 2015Best Animated FilmInside OutWon[57]
New York Film Critics Online AwardsDecember 6, 2015Best Animated FeatureInside OutWon[58]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice AwardsMarch 12, 2016Favorite Animated MovieInside OutNominated[59]
Favorite Voice from an Animated MovieAmy PoehlerWon
Online Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 14, 2015Best PictureInside OutNominated[60]
[61]
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
Best Original ScreenplayRonnie del Carmen, Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated
People's Choice AwardsJanuary 6, 2016Favorite MovieInside OutNominated[62]
Favorite Animated Movie VoiceAmy PoehlerNominated
Favorite Family MovieInside OutNominated
Producers Guild of America AwardsJanuary 23, 2016Best Animated Motion PictureJonas RiveraWon[63]
Robert AwardsFebruary 7, 2016Best American FilmInside OutNominated[64]
San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 14, 2015Best Animated FilmInside OutNominated[31]
Best Performance by an EnsembleInside OutNominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 13, 2015Best Animated FeatureInside OutNominated[31]
Satellite AwardsFebruary 21, 2016Best Animated or Mixed Media FeatureInside OutWon[65]
[66]
Best Original ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated
Best Original ScoreMichael GiacchinoNominated
Best SoundInside OutNominated
Saturn AwardsJune 22, 2016Best Animated FilmInside OutWon[67]
Seattle International Film Festival AwardsJune 7, 2015Golden Space Needle Award – Best FilmPete DocterFirst runner-up[68]
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 20, 2015Best PictureInside OutRunner-up[69]
[70]
Best Original ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveNominated
Best ScoreMichael GiacchinoRunner-up
Best Animated FilmInside OutWon
Best Comedy FilmInside OutNominated
Teen Choice AwardsAugust 16, 2015Choice Summer MovieInside OutNominated[71]
Choice Summer Movie Star: FemaleAmy PoehlerNominated
Choice Movie: Hissy FitLewis BlackNominated
Toronto Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 14, 2015Best Animated FilmInside OutNominated[31]
Village Voice Film PollDecember 15, 2015Best PictureInside Out8th place[72]
Best Animated FeatureInside OutWon
Visual Effects Society AwardsFebruary 2, 2016Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated FeatureMichael Fong, Paul Mendoza, Victor Navone, and Jonas RiveraNominated[73]
Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated FeatureAlexis Angelidis, Tanja Krampfert, Shawn Krause, and Jacob MerrellWon
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated FeatureAmy L. Allen, Eric Andraos, Steve Karski, and Jose L. Ramos Serrano for "Imagination Land"Nominated
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated FeatureAmit Baadkar, Dave Hale, Vincent Serritella, and Paul MendozaNominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 7, 2015Best Original ScreenplayJosh Cooley, Ronnie del Carmen, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauveWon[74]
Best Animated FeatureInside OutWon
Women Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 18, 2015Best Family FilmInside OutWon[75]
Best Animated FemaleAmy PoehlerWon
World Soundtrack AwardsOctober 24, 2015Film Composer of the YearMichael Giacchino[d]Won[77]
Young Artist AwardsMarch 13, 2016Best Performance in a Voice-over Role – Young Actress (12–21)Kaitlyn DiasWon[78]

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