
Hanks His next role was as an astronaut and commander Jim Lovell in the 1995 docudrama Apollo 13. This reunited him again with Ron Howard. The film was widely lauded by critics in addition to the performance of the whole cast (which comprised Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris) as well as Kathleen Quinlan. The film also received nine Academy Award nominations, winning two. Hanks later played Sheriff Woody in Disney/Pixar's computer animated animated film Toy Story (1995). A year later when he directed his debut in the musical comedy That Thing You Do! The story of the fall and rising of a 1960s rock band. Hanks also takes on the role of music producer. Richard Schickel of Time magazine described his performance as "charming", and most critics agreed that Hanks performance earned him a place in the best romantic comedy actors of his time.
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