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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]

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Filmography

YearFilmRole
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

YearAwardCategoryWorkRecipientsResultRef.
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 ShortWon
2016 Brooklyn Film Festival Won
Fastnet Short Film FestivalBest CinematographyLuke MartorelliWon
USA Film Festival First Place: AnimationAndrew Coats
Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Won
Woods Hole Film Festival Best Animated ShortWon
Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film Nominated
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References

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