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 Persichetti at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Robert Persichetti Jr. January 17, 1973 |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
Robert Persichetti Jr. (born January 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker, animator, and storyboard artist. He is best known for co-directing the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
In November 2014, Persichetti was announced to be developing a film based on the Playmobil toys, [1] and in September 2015 plans by French studio Wild Bunch were announced for him to make his feature directorial debut with the film, [2] though this fell apart with them as he was trying to make a pitch to Sony. [3] As the project with Playmobil played out, in December 2015, Persichetti joined the production of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . Kristine Belson, the head of Sony Pictures Animation, reached out to him, and he joined after reading a 40-page script treatment. [3] [4] This served as Persichetti's introduction to Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and at that point Lord had a "loose first act" he was working on, with a full draft coming to fruition over the next six months while storyboarding and film reels were being worked on simultaneously. [3] Peter Ramsey, with whom Persichetti had worked with frequently before, joined as a co-director at the end of 2016, [3] and they were joined by Rodney Rothman by December 2017. [5]
In February 2019, Persichetti was named the director of Puss in Boots 2 [6] but by March 2021 was replaced by Joel Crawford. [7]
Persichetti produced The Tiger's Apprentice (2024), directed by Raman Hui and co-directed by Paul Watling and Yong Duk Jhun. [8]
Persichetti returned to direct Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse alongside Across the Spider-Verse co-director Justin K. Thompson. [9] Officially announced in the role in December 2024, Persichetti and Thompson had served in their capacities since production began. [10]
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| Academy Awards | February 24, 2019 | Best Animated Feature | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Won | [11] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 10, 2019 | Best Animated Feature Film | Won | [12] | |
| Annie Awards | February 4, 2006 | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Won | [13] |
| February 2, 2019 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Won | [14] | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2019 | Best Animated Film | Won | [15] | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 7, 2018 | Best Animated Feature | Won | [16] | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 13, 2019 | Best Animated Feature | Won | [17] | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 6, 2019 | Best Animated Feature Film | Won | [18] | |
| Hugo Awards | August 18, 2019 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Won | [19] | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 3, 2018 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated | [20] | |
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