Lee Unkrich

Lee Unkrich

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Lee Unkrich was born on Aug 08, 1967 in USA. Lee Unkrich's big-screen debut came with Prison Stories: Women on the Inside directed by Donna Deitch in 1991. Lee Unkrich is known for Onward directed by Dan Scanlon, Tom Holland stars as Ian Lightfoot and Chris Pratt as Barley Lightfoot. Lee Unkrich has got 30 awards and 31 nominations so far. The most recent award Lee Unkrich achieved is Academy Awards, USA. The upcoming new movie Lee Unkrich plays is Lightyear which will be released on Jun 17, 2022.

Lee Unkrich is an Academy Award-winning director at Pixar Animation Studios. He most recently directed Disney.Pixar's critically-acclaimed "Coco", which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Song.As the director of Disney.Pixar's "Toy Story 3," Lee was also awarded an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.Lee joined Pixar in 1994, and has played a variety of key creative roles on nearly every animated feature film made at the studio. Before co-directing the Oscar-winning "Finding Nemo," he was co-director of "Monsters, Inc." and the Golden Globe-winning "Toy Story 2."He began his Pixar career as a film editor on "Toy Story" and was supervising film editor on "A Bug's Life." Lee also contributed his editing skills to numerous Pixar films, including his role as supervising film editor on "Finding Nemo".In 2009 Lee and his fellow directors at Pixar were honored at the 66th Venice International Film Festival with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.Prior to joining Pixar, Lee worked in television as an editor and director. He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema/Television in 1991.He grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

  • Birthday

    Aug 08, 1967
  • Place of Birth

    Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Known For

Awards

30 wins & 31 nominations

Academy Awards, USA
2018
Best Animated Feature Film
Winner - Oscar
2011
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Winner - Oscar
2011
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Winner - Oscar
Annie Awards
2018
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Winner - Annie
2018
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Winner - Annie
2004
Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Winner - Annie
2000
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Winner - Annie
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