Pete Docter | |
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![]() Docter at the 2009 Venice Film Festival | |
Born | Peter Hans Docter October 9, 1968 Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. |
Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts (BFA) |
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Years active | 1985–present |
Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (1990–present) |
Spouse | Amanda Docter |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Up (2009) Inside Out (2015) Soul (2020) |
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Peter Hans Docter[1] (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator who has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018.[2][3] He is credited as director for the company's animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020). From his nine Academy Award nominations, he is a record-three time recipient of Best Animated Feature for Up, Inside Out and Soul. Docter has also won six Annie Awards from nine nominations, a BAFTA Children's Film Award and a Hochi Film Award.[4] He describes himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons".[3]
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