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. Coats received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nomination at the 89th Academy Awards, shared with Lou Hamou-Lhadj.
Filmography
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
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Desowitz, Bill (January 29, 2017). "'Borrowed Time': How Two Pixar Animators Made a Daring, Off-Brand Western Short". Indiewire. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- "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.
- "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
External links
- Andrew Coats at IMDb