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The Adventures of Andre and Wally B.
The first short film created by the future animation studio,The Adevnetures of Andre and Wally B.,premeired at SIGGRAPH while only partially complete. -
John Lasseter left Disney to go to Lucasfilm
In 1984, John Lasseter left Disney at the offer of Lucasfilm to join the computer animation division of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic. At first he had planned to only work there for a month or so, but six months later when the department was purchased by Steven Jobs, he was still there. Jobs named the new company Pixar and gave Lasseter the freedom to direct, produce, write, and create models for many projects, many of which were television commercials--direct quote fromhttp://movies. -
Pixar was created and then bought by Steve Jobs ; first Academy Award nomination for Luxo Jr
Lucasfilms officially created Pixar computer graphics unit, which is then bought and incorporated by Steve Jobs;first Academy Award nomination for Luxo Jr on 1986 -
Pixar recieves first Academy Award for the short film, Tin Toy
Pixar recieves first Academy Award for Tin Toy in 1988 -
CAPS (Computer Animated Production System) recieves a joint Academy Award for Pixar and Disney
In 1992, CAPS (Computer Animated Production System) recieves a joint Academy Award for Pixar and Disney -
Toy Story was made
Toy Story, Pixar's first full length movie, won them their fourth Academy Award and lauched Pixar to true fame. -
Geri's Game
Geri's Game, a short attached to A Bug's Life, won them one of the two Academy Awards that they recieved with A Bug's Life -
A Bug's Life was created
A Bug's Life came out next and granted Pixar two more Academy Awards for Marionette 3D Animation Systems and the animated short film Geri's Game. -
Toy Story 2 breaks record when it recieves ninth Academy Award
Toy Story 2 arrives and Pixar breaks record, claiming their ninth Academy Award
