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Pixar -LRB- -LSB- ˈpɪksɑr -RSB- -RRB- , also referred to as Pixar Animation Studios , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville , California that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company .. Emeryville. Emeryville, California. California. California. computer animation. computer animation. film studio. film studio. The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company. Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group , part of the Lucasfilm computer division , before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 , with funding by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs , who became the majority shareholder .. Lucasfilm. Lucasfilm. Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs. Disney purchased Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $ 7.4 billion , a transaction that resulted in Jobs becoming Disney 's largest single shareholder at the time .. Pixar is best known for CGI-animated feature films created with RenderMan , Pixar 's own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan image-rendering application programming interface , used to generate high-quality images .. CGI. Computer-generated imagery. RenderMan. RenderMan Interface Specification. rendering. Rendering ( computer graphics ). application programming interface. application programming interface. Pixar has produced seventeen feature films , beginning with Toy Story -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , which was the first-ever computer-animated feature film , and its most recent being Finding Dory -LRB- 2016 -RRB- .. seventeen feature films. List of Pixar films. Toy Story. Toy Story. Finding Dory. Finding Dory. All 17 of its films have debuted with CinemaScore ratings of at least an `` A − , '' indicating positive receptions with audiences .. CinemaScore. CinemaScore. The studio has also produced several short films .. several short films. List of Pixar shorts. , its feature films have earned approximately $ 10.8 billion at the box office worldwide , with an average worldwide gross of $ 634 million per film .. Finding Dory , along with its predecessor Finding Nemo -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , as well as Toy Story 3 -LRB- 2010 -RRB- are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time , with the lattermost film being the third all-time highest-grossing animated film with a gross of $ 1.063 billion .. Toy Story. Toy Story. Finding Dory. Finding Dory. Finding Nemo. Finding Nemo. Toy Story 3. Toy Story 3. 50 highest-grossing films of all time. List of highest-grossing films. Fourteen of Pixar 's films are also among the 50 highest-grossing animated films of all time .. 50 highest-grossing animated films of all time. List of highest-grossing animated films. The studio has earned sixteen Academy Awards , seven Golden Globe Awards , and eleven Grammy Awards , among many other awards and acknowledgments .. Academy Awards. Academy Awards. other awards and acknowledgments. List of Pixar awards and nominations. Many of Pixar 's films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature since its inauguration in 2001 , with eight winning ; this includes Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3 , along with The Incredibles -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Ratatouille -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , WALL-E -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Up -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Brave -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , and Inside Out -LRB- 2015 -RRB- .. Toy Story. Toy Story. Finding Nemo. Finding Nemo. Toy Story 3. Toy Story 3. Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The Incredibles. The Incredibles. Ratatouille. Ratatouille ( film ). WALL-E. WALL-E. Up ( 2009 film ). Brave. Brave ( 2012 film ). Inside Out. Inside Out ( 2015 film ). Monsters , Inc. -LRB- 2001 -RRB- and Cars -LRB- 2006 -RRB- are the only two films that were nominated for the award without winning it , while Cars 2 -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Monsters University -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , The Good Dinosaur -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and Finding Dory have not been nominated .. Finding Dory. Finding Dory. Cars. Cars ( film ). Cars 2. Cars 2. Monsters University. Monsters University. The Good Dinosaur. The Good Dinosaur. Up and Toy Story 3 were also the respective second and third animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture , the first being Walt Disney Animation Studios ' Beauty and the Beast -LRB- 1991 -RRB- .. Toy Story. Toy Story. Toy Story 3. Toy Story 3. Up ( 2009 film ). Academy Award for Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Picture. Walt Disney Animation Studios. Walt Disney Animation Studios. Beauty and the Beast. Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 film ). Luxo Jr. , a character from the studio 's 1986 short film of the same name , is the studio 's mascot .. 1986 short film of the same name. Luxo Jr.. On September 6 , 2009 , Pixar executives John Lasseter , Brad Bird , Pete Docter , Andrew Stanton , and Lee Unkrich were presented with the Golden Lion award for Lifetime Achievement by the biennial Venice Film Festival .. John Lasseter. John Lasseter. Brad Bird. Brad Bird. Pete Docter. Pete Docter. Andrew Stanton. Andrew Stanton. Lee Unkrich. Lee Unkrich. Golden Lion. Golden Lion. Venice Film Festival. Venice Film Festival. The award was presented by Lucasfilm 's founder George Lucas .. Lucasfilm. Lucasfilm. George Lucas. George Lucas