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Bob Peterson Biography

Birth Name:Robert Peterson

Birth Place:Wooster, Ohio, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Animation department, Director, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

In 2010, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production for his work on "Up․"
At the 2004 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Writing for "Finding Nemo․"
At the 2009 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, he won Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for his work on "Up․"
Graduated in 1983 from Ohio Northern University, studying mechanical engineering and taking classes in computer graphics
In 1986, he earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University
He spent time working at Wavefront Technologies, Inc․ and Rez-n-8 Productions before joining Pixar in 1994
During college, he wrote and drew a cartoon strip he called "Loco Motives․"

Awards

2003Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2003WAFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2004Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2004Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
2004Discover Screenwriting Award-: nominated
2004Annie-Outstanding Writing in an Animated Feature Production: winner
2004BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
2004Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2004Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
2004Humanitas Prize-Feature Film Category: nominated
2004INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2004OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2004Nebula Award-Best Script: nominated
2009ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2009CFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2009Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2009LAFCA Award-Best Animation: nominated
2009PFCS Award-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
2009Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2009Scream Award-Best Director: nominated
2009WAFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2010ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2010Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2010Annie-Writing in a Feature Production: nominated
2010BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
2010COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2010Critics Choice Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay of the Decade: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2010Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
2010Silver Ribbon-Best 3D Film Director (Regista del Miglior Film in 3D): nominated
2010IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): nominated
2010OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2010OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2011Golden Eagle-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: winner
2022Emmy-Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program: nominated
2022Emmy-Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program: nominated