Honors awarded to Cars.
Academy Awards
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song - Randy Newman for "Our Town"
- Nominated: Best Animated Feature Film of the Year - John Lasseter
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
- Won: Saturn Award Best Animated Film
Annie Awards
- Won: Best Animated Feature
- Won: Best Music in an Animated Feature Production - Randy Newman
- Nominated: Best Animated Effects - Keith Klohn
- Nominated: Best Animated Effects - Erdem Hamsi Taylan
- Nominated: Best Character Animation in a Feature Production - Carlos Baena, Bobby Podesta
- Nominated: Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production - John Lasseter
- Nominated: Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - William Cone
- Nominated: Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production - Dan Fogelman
Austin Film Critics Association
- Won: Best Animated Film
BAFTA Awards
- Nominated: Best Animated Feature Film - John Lasseter
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- Won: Best Animated Feature
- Nominated: Best Soundtrack
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
- Won: COFCA Award Best Animated Film
Golden Globes
- Won: Best Animated Film
Golden Trailer Awards
- Nominated: Golden Trailer Best Animation/Family
- Nominated: Best Voice Over
Grammy Awards
- Won: Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Randy Newman for "Our Town"
- Nominated: Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Chris Montan, Randy Newman
Hollywood Film Festival
- Won: Hollywood Film Award Animation of the Year - John Lasseter
Kids' Choice Awards
- Nominated: Blimp Award for Favorite Animated Movie
Motion Picture Sound Editors
- Won: Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Animation - Tom Myers, Michael Silvers, Jonathan Null, Bruno Coon, Teresa Eckton, Shannon Mills, Dee Selby, Steve Slanec, Christopher Barrick, Jana Vance, Dennie Thorpe, Ellen Heuer
MOVIEGUIDE Awards
- Won: Ten Best Films for Family Audiences
National Board of Review
- Won: Best Animated Feature
Online Film Critics Society Awards
- Nominated: Best Animation
PGA Awards
- Won: Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award, Animated Motion Picture - Darla K. Anderson
People's Choice Awards
- Won: Favorite Family Movie
- Nominated: Favorite Movie
Rotten Tomatoes
- Won: Golden Tomato Award for best reviewed film, animation
Satellite Awards
- Nominated: Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
- Nominated: Best Youth DVD
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
- Won: Best Animated Feature
Visual Effects Society Awards
- Won: Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture - Larry The Cable Guy (actor), Michael Krummhoefener, Tom Sanocki, Nancy Kato for "Mater"
World Soundtrack Awards
- Won: Best Original Song Written for Film - Randy Newman (music/lyrics), James Taylor (performer) for "Our Town"