Cars was the first Pixar feature film to receive the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, winning for its 2006 release.
The award category was introduced at the 64th Golden Globe Awards, honoring animated films released during 2006. Cars won the inaugural prize, adding a major industry distinction to Pixar’s growing record of animated-film recognition.
Cars was Pixar’s seventh feature film. It followed The Incredibles and preceded Ratatouille in the studio’s release sequence. The film was directed by John Lasseter, who had previously directed Toy Story and A Bug’s Life.
This fact is easy to confuse with the Academy Awards. Cars was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature but did not win that award; the Oscar went to Happy Feet. The Golden Globe victory specifically concerns the inaugural Best Animated Feature category.