Don Hall (filmmaker)

Don Hall
Born	Donald Lee Hall (1969-03-08) March 8, 1969 (age 55) Glenwood, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Occupation(s)	Film director, voice actor, screenwriter
Employers	Walt Disney Animation Studios (1999–2024) Skydance Animation (2024–present)
Notable work	Winnie the Pooh Big Hero 6 Moana Raya and the Last Dragon Strange World

Donald Lee Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American animation film director, voice actor and screenwriter who is best known for directing the films Winnie the Pooh (2011), Big Hero 6 (2014), ^[1] Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Strange World (2022), ^[2] and co-directing the film Moana (2016) for Walt Disney Animation Studios. For his work on Big Hero 6 won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

In June 2024, Hall was announced to have joined Skydance Animation to develop and produce an original animated film for the studio. ^[3]

Hall is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Head of/ Story Supervisor	Story Artist	Other	Voice Role	Notes
1999	Tarzan	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes		Additional Story Material
2003	Brother Bear	No	No	No	No	No	Yes		Additional Story
2005	Chicken Little	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes		Character Designer
2007	Meet the Robinsons	No	Screenplay	No	Yes	No	Yes	Coach/Gaston Framagucci
2008	Bolt	No	No	No	No	No	Yes		Special Thanks
2009	The Princess and the Frog	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Darnell	Artistic Supervisor - Story
2010	Tangled	No	No	No	No	No	No		Disney Story Trust - uncredited [4]
2011	Winnie the Pooh	Yes	Story	No	No	No	No
2012	Wreck-It Ralph	No	No	No	No	No	No
2013	Frozen	No	No	No	No	No	No
2014	Big Hero 6	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes		Creative Leadership
2016	Zootopia	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
	Moana	Co-Director	Story	No	No	No	Yes
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet	No	No	No	No	Additional	Yes
2019	Frozen II	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
2021	Raya and the Last Dragon	Yes	Story	No	No	No	Yes
	Encanto	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
2022	Strange World	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
2023	Wish	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
2024	Moana 2	No	No	No	No	No	Yes		Creative Leadership, Special Thanks - Gratitude (as “Don”)
TBA	Untitled Skydance Animation project	Yes	TBA	TBA	No	No	TBA

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
2017	Gone Fishing	Co-Director	No	[5]
2022	Baymax!	No	Yes	Disney+ Original Short Films

Awards and nominations

Won

• (2015) – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature for Big Hero 6

Nominations

• (2008) – Annie Award for Storyboarding in a Feature Production for Meet the Robinsons
• (2012) – Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Winnie the Pooh
• (2012) – Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
• (2012) – Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
• (2015) – Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Cinema Bloggers Award, Portugal for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Crítici de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
• (2017) – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Moana
• (2022) – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Raya and the Last Dragon

References

1. Giardina, Carolyn (December 31, 2013). "Chris Williams to Co-Direct Disney Animation's 'Big Hero 6' With Don Hall". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
2. Rubin, Rebecca (December 9, 2021). "Disney Unveils Animated Movie 'Strange World' With Thanksgiving 2022 Release Date". Variety . Retrieved March 29, 2022.
3. Grobar, Matt (4 June 2024). "'Raya And The Last Dragon's Don Hall Developing Original Animated Feature For Skydance Animation". Deadline. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
4. Goldman, Eric (February 18, 2016). "How Disney's Story Trust Helped Change Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and More". IGN . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
5. Wolfe, Jennifer (January 13, 2017). "'Moana' Sails Home on Digital HD February 21 and Blu-ray March 7". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

External links

• Don Hall at IMDb