Nick Bruno and Troy Quane

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Nick Bruno and Troy Quane
Occupations
  • Film directors
  • Film animators
Years active
  • 2006–present (Bruno)
  • 1995–present (Quane)

Nick Bruno and Troy Quane are American filmmakers and animators. They are best known for directing the animated films Spies in Disguise (2019) and Nimona (2023), with the latter being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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Career

Quane began as a 2D animator in 1995 [1] before starting his career at Walt Disney Studios as a storyboard artist on the films The Wild (2006) and Enchanted (2007). [2] He later left the company to serve as a story artist on 9 (2009), Arthur Christmas (2011), and Hotel Transylvania (2012). [2] In 2011, Quane began his directorial career with the film The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol . [3] [4] In 2012, Quane was hired to co-direct the film Kazorn & The Unicorn with Kelly Asbury. [5]

Bruno began his career at Blue Sky Studios as an animator on four Ice Age films: The Meltdown (2006), Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Continental Drift (2012), and Collision Course (2016). [2] He was also an animator on Rio (2011), Epic (2013), Rio 2 (2014), and The Peanuts Movie (2015). [2] In 2019, Quane and Bruno first teamed up to direct the animated comedy film Spies in Disguise , for Blue Sky Studios. [2] [6] On May 22, 2019, Bruno worked on a graphic novel called Urban Legendz with Blue Sky animator Paul Downs and Pixar animator Micheal Yates, and was released around June. [7]

In April 2022, it was announced that they would direct the Netflix animated film Nimona , which was released in June 2023. [8] [9] [10] Bruno and Quane were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron . [11] In September 2023, Bruno was hired to direct a film for Annapurna Animation. [12] In February 2024, Quane expressed interest in making sequels and spin offs to Nimona. [13] In March 2025, Quane was hired to direct The Wild Robot Escapes for DreamWorks Animation. [14] Before he was hired to direct The Wild Robot Escapes, he was developing an untitled original film at DreamWorks Animation. [14]

Filmography

Both Quane and Bruno

YearTitleCredited asNotes / Ref(s)
Animator Storyboard artist Director Story writer Other
2015 The Peanuts Movie Bruno onlyYesNoNoBruno onlyAnimation Supervisor Bruno only [2]
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course Bruno onlyQuane onlyNoNoNo [2]
2019 Spies in Disguise NoNoYesNoYesAdditional voices [2]
2023 Nimona NoNoYesYesYesAdditional voices [15]

Troy Quane

YearTitleCredited asNotes / Ref(s)
Animator Storyboard artist Director
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas YesNoNo2D Animator - Belle [16]
1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World YesNoNo2D Animator [17]
1999 Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas YesNoNo2D Animator [18]
2000 The Tigger Movie YesNoNo2D Animator [17]
2000 Titan A.E. YesNoNo2D Animator - Uncredited [17]
2001 Osmosis Jones YesNoNo2D Animator [17]
2002 Eight Crazy Nights YesNoNo2D Animator [17]
2006 Curious George YesNoNo2D Animator [17]
2006 The Wild NoYesNo
2007 Enchanted NoYesNoStoryboard Supervisor
2009 9 NoYesNo
2011 Arthur Christmas NoYesNo
2011 The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol NoNoYes [3]
2012 Hotel Transylvania NoYesNo
2017 Ferdinand NoYesNo
TBA The Wild Robot Escapes †NoNoYes [14]

Nick Bruno

YearTitleCredited asNotes / Ref(s)
Animator Director
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown YesNo
2006 No Time for Nuts YesNo
2008 Horton Hears a Who! YesNoAnimation Character Leads - The Whos
2008 Surviving Sid YesNo
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs YesNo
2011 Rio YesNo
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift YesNoAnimation Supervisor
2013 Epic YesNo
2014 Rio 2 YesNoDevelopment Animation Supervisor
TBAUntitled Annapurna Animation film†NoYes [12]

Bibliography

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryFilmResultRef.
Visual Effects Society Awards February 2, 2016 Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature The Peanuts MovieNominated [19] [20]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards January 8, 2024 Best Animated Feature NimonaNominated [21]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards January 19, 2024Best Animated FilmNominated [22] [23]
Annie Awards February 17, 2024 Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production Nominated [24]
Academy Awards March 10, 2024 Best Animated Feature Nominated [25] [11]
Hugo Awards August 11, 2024 Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) Nominated [26]

References

  1. ↑ "Troy Quane". viewconference. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dawson, Angela (December 24, 2019). "Blue Sky Studios Animators Make Their Directorial Debut With 'Spies In Disguise". Forbes . Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Gallagher, Brian (December 2, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: Troy Quane and Kurt Albrecht Talk The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol". MovieWeb . Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ Noyer, Jérémie (December 21, 2011). "The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol : maxi-director Troy Quane on Sony's mini-movie!". Animated Views. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nikolas Ilic - Kazorn and the Unicorn". Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Rosenberg, Lily (December 25, 2019). "'Spies in Disguise': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Boucher, Geoff (May 22, 2019). "'Urban Legendz' First Look: Animators Unite for 1980s Coming-Of-Age Tale". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ Galuppo, Mia (April 11, 2022). "'Nimona' Animated Movie Lands at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 11, 2022). "'Nimona': Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed & Eugene Lee Yang To Topline Animated Pic From Netflix And Annapurna". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Romano, Nick (April 11, 2022). "Netflix saves Nimona after Disney scrapped LGBTQ-friendly animated film". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "'The Boy and the Heron' Wins Best Animated Feature | 96th Oscars (2024)". YouTube . March 10, 2024. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  12. 1 2 Romano, Nick (September 5, 2023). "'Stray' movie and 'Ice Age' director's next film a go at Annapurna". EW.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nimona Director is Ready to Tackle Sequels, Spin Offs". ComicBook. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 Taylor, Drew (March 5, 2026). "'The Wild Robot Escapes': DreamWorks Animation Taps Troy Quane to Direct, Heidi Jo Gilbert to Co-Direct Sequel | Exclusive". TheWrap . Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  15. ↑ @cristinbmckee (October 1, 2022). "That's a wrap on Nimona! I finished my last shot last week. It's been a wild 4+ years of excitement, loss, hope, and absolute pride and joy. I can't wait till y'all see it. Nimona and Bal have some important things to tell the world" (Tweet). Retrieved November 27, 2022– via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Noyer, Jérémie (March 19, 2008). "Get Enchanted! Chapter Four: Artists Harald Siepermann and Troy Quane". animatedviews. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arthur (March 16, 2020). "Nick Bruno & Troy Quane Talk About Fatherhood, Spies In Disguise & More". artoffatherhood. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  18. ↑ @quanetroy (December 28, 2023). "Haha! Yup! I'm hiding around in a bunch of 2D credits 😊" (Tweet). Retrieved July 19, 2024– via Twitter.
  19. ↑ "'Star Wars', 'Game of Thrones', 'The Peanuts Movie' Lead Visual Effects Society Nominations". Variety. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  20. ↑ "14th Annual VES Awards". visual effects society. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  21. ↑ Neglia, Matt (January 3, 2024). "The 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  22. ↑ "2023 EDA AWARDS NOMINEES". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. December 23, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  23. ↑ "2023 EDA Award Winners". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  24. ↑ Flores, Terry (January 11, 2024). "Netflix's 'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards 2024 Nominations". Variety . Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  25. ↑ "96th Academy Awards Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  26. ↑ "2024 Hugo Award Finalists". Glasgow 2024. March 29, 2024. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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