Pete Docter
Pete Docter
- Date of birth
- Age
- 58
- Place of birth
- Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- film director, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, executive producer, film producer, director
- Languages
- English
Biography
Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator who has served as Pixar's chief creative officer (CCO) since 2018. He has directed 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. He describes himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons".
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Education
- University of Minnesota
- California Institute of the Arts
- Bloomington Kennedy High School
- MacPhail Center for Music
Awards
- Annie Award
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2010 Up
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2016 Inside Out
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form2009 WALL-E
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay2016 Inside Out
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2016 Inside Out
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay1996 Toy Story
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay2009 WALL-E
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay2010 Up
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film2003 Mike's New Car
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2002 Monsters, Inc.
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2010 Up
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2021 Soul
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