Who directed the 1995 animated film Toy Story?

John Lasseter directed the 1995 animated film Toy Story.

Lasseter was one of Pixar's key creative leaders during the company's transition from short computer animations to feature filmmaking. He directed Toy Story and also received a writing credit for the film. His work helped shape the movie's visual style, character relationships, and comic timing.

Before Toy Story, Lasseter had directed Pixar shorts including Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, and Tin Toy. Tin Toy won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1989, helping demonstrate Pixar's potential as an animation studio.

Toy Story was developed through a collaboration involving Pixar and Disney. Lasseter later directed Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3, while Lee Unkrich directed Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4 was directed by Josh Cooley. This sometimes leads to confusion about which filmmaker directed the original.