Andrew Coats (director)

Andrew Coats is an American director, writer and animator at Pixar. He received critical appraisal and recognition with 2016 animated-short film Borrowed Time which he co-directed, wrote and released independently as a part of Pixar Co-op Program, which allow their animators to use Pixar sources to make independent films.[1][2][3] Coats received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nomination at the 89th Academy Awards, shared with Lou Hamou-Lhadj.[4][5]

Filmography

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Year Film Role
2007 Little Einsteins TV series, CG modeler - 1 episode
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Assistant animator
Surviving Sid Video short, animator
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Animator
2011 Rio
Cars 2
2012 Brave
The Legend of Mor'du Video short, animator
2013 Toy Story of Terror! TV Short, animator
2015 Inside Out Character developer and animator
2016 Borrowed Time Short, Co-animator/co-director/co-writer/co-production designer
Finding Dory Animator
2018 Incredibles 2 Animator
2019 Smash and Grab Animator

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Recipients Result Ref.
2014 Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Toy Story of Terror! Paul Aichele
Kiki Mei Kee Poh
Won
2015 SIGGRAPH Best In Show Borrowed Time Andrew Coats
Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Won
St. Louis International Film Festival Best Animated Short Won
2016 Brooklyn Film Festival Won
Fastnet Short Film Festival Best Cinematography Luke Martorelli Won
USA Film Festival First Place: Animation Andrew Coats
Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Won
Woods Hole Film Festival Best Animated Short Won
Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Failes, Ian (January 24, 2017). "How Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj Made The Independent Short 'Borrowed Time' Inside Pixar". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Hill, Libby (January 29, 2017). "Two Pixar animators explore the depths of grief and guilt in 'Borrowed Time'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Desowitz, Bill (January 29, 2017). "'Borrowed Time': How Two Pixar Animators Made a Daring, Off-Brand Western Short". Indiewire. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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