Andrew Coats (director)

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.[1][2][3] Coats received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nomination at the 89th Academy Awards, shared with Lou Hamou-Lhadj.[4][5]

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
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References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Desowitz, Bill (January 29, 2017). "'Borrowed Time': How Two Pixar Animators Made a Daring, Off-Brand Western Short". Indiewire. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. "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.
  5. "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  6. "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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