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Pete Docter Biography
Birth Name:
Peter Hans Doctor
Birth Place:
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Profession
Director
Fast Facts
- Won a Student Academy Award At California Institute of the Arts for his animated production Next Door
- Was the third animator hired by Pixar
- In 2009, he fulfilled a childhood dream and built a treehouse as his family home, on his San Francisco Bay property
- Cast his then 9 year-old daughter, Elie, as the voice of her namesake character Young Ellie in the 2009 film, Up
- An active donor to the Piedmont Education Fund, he held an advanced screening of the Disney/Pixar film Up in 2009, raising $80,000
Awards
- 2020Oscar-Best Animated Feature Film: winner
- 2016David di Donatello Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
- 2016BAFTA Film Awards-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2016BAFTA Film Awards-Best Animated Film: winner
- 2015Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): nominated
- 2015Oscar-Best Animated Feature Film: winner
- 2015Critics' Choice Awards-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2010BAFTA Film Awards-Best Animated Film: winner
- 2010BAFTA Film Awards-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2010Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2009Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Director: winner
- 2009Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): nominated
- 2009Oscar-Best Animated Feature Film: winner
- 2008Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): nominated
- 2002Oscar-Best Short Film, Animated: nominated
- 2001Oscar-Best Animated Feature Film: nominated
- 1995Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): nominated
Relationships
- Elie Docter -- Daughter
- David Docter -- Father
- Rita Docter -- Mother
- Kari Docter -- Sister
- Kirsten Docter -- Sister
- Nicolas Docter -- Son
- Amanda Docter -- Wife