Pete Docter

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Pete Docter
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Born
Peter Hans Docter

(1968-10-09) October 9, 1968 (age 56)
Alma mater California Institute of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • animator
  • voice actor
Years active1985–present
Employer Pixar Animation Studios (1990–present)
SpouseAmanda Docter
Children2
Awards Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Up (2009)
Inside Out (2015)
Soul (2020)
Signature
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Peter Hans Docter [1] (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator, who has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018. [2] [3] He has directed the company's animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020). From his nine Academy Award nominations, he is a record-three time recipient of Best Animated Feature for Up, Inside Out and Soul. Docter has also won six Annie Awards from nine nominations, a BAFTA Children's Film Award and a Hochi Film Award. [4] He describes himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons". [3]

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Early life

Docter was born on October 9, 1968 in Bloomington, Minnesota, the son of Rita Margaret (Kanne) and David Reinhardt Docter. [5] His mother's family is Danish American. [6] He grew up introverted and socially isolated, preferring to work alone and having to remind himself to connect with others. He often played in the creek beside his house, pretending to be Indiana Jones and acting out scenes. [7] A junior-high classmate later described him as "this kid who was really tall, but who was kind of awkward, maybe getting picked on by the school bullies because his voice change at puberty was very rough." [3]

Both his parents worked in education: his mother, Rita, taught music and his father, Dave, was a choral director at Normandale Community College. Docter and his two sisters took music lessons at the MacPhail Center for Music, where they were taught the violin and viola in the Suzuki method. Unlike his two sisters, Kirsten Docter, who was the violist and a founding member of the Cavani String Quartet, and Kari Docter, a cellist with the Metropolitan Opera, Docter was not particularly interested in music as he didn't like to practice the violin, although he learned to play the double bass and played with the orchestras for the soundtracks of Monsters, Inc. [8] and Up . [9]

Docter attended Nine Mile Elementary School, Oak Grove Junior High, and John F. Kennedy High School in Bloomington. He taught himself cartooning, making flip books and homemade animated shorts with a family movie camera. [3] He later described his interest in animation as a way to "play God", making up nearly living characters. Cartoon director Chuck Jones, producer Walt Disney, and cartoonist Jack Davis were major inspirations. [10]

He spent about a year at the University of Minnesota [3] studying both philosophy and making art [10] before transferring to the California Institute of the Arts, where he won a Student Academy Award for his production "Next Door" and graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. [11] Although Docter had planned to work for Walt Disney Animation Studios, his best offers came from Pixar and from the producers of The Simpsons . [3] He did not think much of Pixar at that time, [10] and later considered his choice to work there a strange and unusual one. [12]

Career

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Docter in 2009 promoting the film Up

Before joining Pixar, Docter had created three non-computer animations, Next Door, Palm Springs, and Winter. [13] All three shorts were later preserved by the Academy Film Archive. [14] He was a fan of the company's early short films, but he knew nothing about them otherwise. He commented in an October 2009 interview, "Looking back, I kind of go, what was I thinking?" [15]

He started at Pixar in 1990 at the age of 21 after John Lasseter asked his former classmate the late Joe Ranft, who was one of Docter's teachers at CalArts, to recommend any students who would be a good fit for the company. [16] [7] [17] [18] Deciding to follow his instincts and what "felt right" at the time, he accepted the job offer from then obscure Pixar and began work there the day after his college graduation [16] [12] as the tenth employee at the company's animation group [10] and its third animator. [19] Docter instantly felt at home in the tight-knit atmosphere of the company. He has said, "Growing up ... a lot of us felt we were the only person in the world who had this weird obsession with animation. Coming to Pixar you feel like, 'Oh! There are others!'" [3]

Docter had been brought in with limited responsibilities, but Lasseter quickly assigned him larger and larger roles in writing, animation, sound recording, and orchestra scoring. [15] He was one of the three key screenwriters behind the concept of Toy Story , and partially based the character of Buzz Lightyear on himself. [10] He had a mirror on his desk and made faces with it as he conceptualized the character. [15]

Docter's fascination with character development was further influenced by a viewing of Paper Moon, he told journalist Robert K. Elder in an interview for The Film That Changed My Life . [20]

I like the more character-driven stuff, and Paper Moon brought that home to me in a way that I had not seen in live action, really focusing on the whole story just about characters. It was almost theatrical in the same way you might see a stage show because you're locked in a room. It's got to be about characters, and yet it was so cinematic, a film that couldn't be done in any other medium. It just kind of blew my socks off. [21]

Docter has been an integral part of some of Pixar's most seminal works, including Toy Story , Toy Story 2 , A Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc. , all of which received critical acclaim and honors. He contributed to these animated films as a co-author to the scripts, and worked with CGI stalwarts such as Lasseter, Ronnie del Carmen, Bob Peterson, Andrew Stanton, Brad Bird, and Joe Ranft. Docter has referred to his colleagues at Pixar as a bunch of "wild stallions". [12] He is also one of the five founding members of the Pixar Braintrust, which came together during the making of Toy Story (the other four being Lasseter, Stanton, Ranft and Unkrich). [22]

Docter made his directorial debut with Monsters, Inc. —the first Pixar film not directed by Lasseter—which occurred right after the birth of his first child, Nick. Docter has said that the abrupt move from a complete, single-minded devotion to his career to parenting drove him "upside down" and formed the inspiration for the storyline. [23] In 2004, he was asked by Lasseter to direct the English translation of Howl's Moving Castle . [24] Docter then directed the 2009 film Up , released on May 29, 2009. He based the protagonist of Up partially on himself, based on his frequent feelings of social awkwardness and his desire to get away from crowds to contemplate. [7] Following the success of Up, Docter and fellow Pixar veterans Lasseter, Stanton and Lee Unkrich as well as long-time collaborator and director Brad Bird were honored with the Golden Lion Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. [25] [26] Docter directed the 2015 film Inside Out to critical acclaim. [27] His next film, Soul , was released on Disney+ on December 25, 2020, to critical acclaim. [28] [29]

Docter appeared at Comic-Con 2008 and the 2009 WonderCon. [30]

In May 2009, Docter remarked retrospectively to Christianity Today that he had lived "a blessed life" so far. [7] The A.V. Club has called him "almost universally successful". [12] He has been nominated for eight Oscars (winning three), three Annie Awards (winning two), four BAFTA Film Awards (winning two), a British Academy Children's Award (which he won), and a Hochi Film Award (which he won). [4] Accepting his first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, he said, "Never did I dream that making a flip book out of my third-grade math book would lead to this." [31] Docter served as Vice-President of Creativity at Pixar Animation Studios through June 2018, and following Lasseter stepping down from the role, became the studio's chief creative officer. [2] [32] TheWrap reported that Docter planned to complete the film he began working on in 2016, which ultimately became Soul. [33]

Docter received the Winsor McCay Award at the 2023 Annie Awards ceremony along with fellow animators Craig McCracken and Evelyn Lambart, for his "unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation". [34]

Personal life

Docter is married to Amanda Docter and has two children, Nicholas and Elie. [7] Elie has a speaking part in Up and was the inspiration for the character of Riley in Inside Out . [35]

Docter is a fan of anime, particularly the work of Hayao Miyazaki. Docter has said that Miyazaki's animation has "beautifully observed little moments of truth that you just recognize and respond to". [24] He is also a fan of the filmography of Pixar competitor DreamWorks. Referring to the competitive environment, he has said: "I think it's a much healthier environment when there is more diversity". [12]

During an interview in 2009, Docter confirmed that he is a Christian and said that it influences his work. However, he went on to say that he did not envision himself ever creating a Christian film. [10] About the relationship between his faith and his filmmaking, Docter has said:

I don't think people in any way, shape, or form like to be lectured to. When people go to a movie, they want to see some sort of experience of themselves on the screen. They don't come to be taught. So in that sense, and in terms of any sort of beliefs, I don't want to feel as though I'm ever lecturing or putting an agenda forth. [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitle Director Writer Executive
Producer
Other Voice Role Notes
1995 Toy Story NoOriginal StoryNoYesSupervising Animator, Story Artist
1998 A Bug's Life NoNoNoYesAdditional Storyboarding
1999 Toy Story 2 NoOriginal StoryNoNo
2001 Monsters, Inc. [36] YesOriginal StoryNoYesCDA Agent 00002Animator - uncredited
2003 Finding Nemo NoNoNoNoBrain Trust - uncredited
2004 The Incredibles NoNoNoYesAdditional Voices
2005 Howl's Moving Castle [24] NoNoNoYesDirector: English Dub, U.S. Version
2006 Cars NoNoNoNoBrain Trust - uncredited
2007 Ratatouille NoNoNoYesPixar Productions
2008 WALL-E NoOriginal StoryNoYesAdditional VoicesPixar Senior Creative Team
2009 Up [37] YesYesNoYesCampmaster Strauch, Kevin (uncredited)Animator, Pixar Senior Creative Team - uncredited
2010 Toy Story 3 NoNoNoYesPixar Senior Creative Team [38] -
uncredited on Inside Out
2011 Cars 2 NoNoNoYes
2012 Brave NoNoYesYes
2013 Monsters University NoNoYesYes
2015 Inside Out YesYesNoYesDad's Anger
The Good Dinosaur NoNoNoYes
2016 Finding Dory NoNoNoYes
2017 Cars 3 NoNoNoYes
Coco NoNoNoYes
2018 Incredibles 2 NoNoNoYes
2019 Toy Story 4 NoNoYesYes
2020 Onward NoNoYesYes
Soul YesYesNoYes
2021 Luca NoNoYesYes
2022 Turning Red NoNoYesYes
Lightyear NoNoYesYes
2023 Elemental NoNoYesYes
2024 Inside Out 2 NoNoYesYesDad's Anger
2025 Elio NoNoYesYes
2026Hoppers [39] NoNoYesYes
Toy Story 5 NoNoYesYes
TBA Incredibles 3 [40] NoNoYesYes

Shorts and series

YearTitle Director Writer Executive
Producer
Animator OtherRoleNotes
1985Behind the Scenes at CamelotNoNoNoNoYesHimself [41]
1988WinterYesYesProducerYesNo [13]
1989Palm SpringsYesNoNoYesYesSigmond Dinosaur [13]
Cranium Command NoNoNoYesNo
1990Next Door [13] YesNoNoYesYesOld ManComposer
1997 Geri's Game NoNoNoYesNo
2002 Mike's New Car YesOriginal StoryNoNoNo
2005 Mr. Incredible and Pals NoNoNoNoYesMr. Incredible
2009 Dug's Special Mission NoNoYesNoNo
George and A.J. NoNoYesNoNo
Let's Pollute NoNoNoNoYesMusician: Bass
2013 Party Central NoNoYesNoNo
2015 Riley's First Date? NoNoYesNoYesDad's Anger
2017 Lou NoNoYesNoNo
2018 Bao NoNoYesNoNo
2019–20 Forky Asks a Question NoNoYesNoNo
2020 Loop NoNoNoNoYesStory Trust
Lamp LifeNoNoYesNoNo [42]
Dory's Reef CamNoNoYesNoNo [43]
2021Pixar PopcornNoNoYesNoNo [44]
22 vs. Earth NoNoYesNoNo [45]
2021-23 Dug Days NoNoYesNoNo [46]
2024 Dream Productions NoNoYesNoNo [47]
2025 Win or Lose NoNoYesNoNo

Other credits

YearTitleRole
2003 Boundin' Special Thanks
2007 Fog City Mavericks
The Pixar Story Himself; Very Special Thanks
2008 Presto Special Thanks
2009 Partly Cloudy
2010 Day & Night
2011 La Luna
2013 The Blue Umbrella
Toy Story of Terror! Extra Special Thanks
2014 Toy Story That Time Forgot
Lava Special Thanks
2015 Sanjay's Super Team
2016 Piper
2017 Baby Driver [48] Special Thanks - uncredited
2019 Purl Special Thanks
Kitbull
Float
Frozen II
Wind
2020 Out
One Night in Miami...
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Canvas
Burrow
2020–2021Inside Pixar [49]
2021 Monsters at Work
Twenty Something
Nona
A Spark Story Himself; Special Thanks
Ciao Alberto Special Thanks
Pixar 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialHimself [50]
2022Embrace the Panda: Making 'Turning Red'Special Thanks [51]
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to 'Lightyear'Himself; Special Thanks [52]
Cars on the Road Special Thanks; Pixar Senior Creative Team
2023Good Chemistry: The Story of 'Elemental' [53] Special Thanks
2024 Self

Reception

Critical, public and commercial reception to films Docter has directed as of January 9, 2021.

Film Rotten Tomatoes [54] Metacritic [55] CinemaScore [56] BudgetBox office [57]
Monsters, Inc.96% (196 reviews)79 (35 reviews)A+$115 million$577.4 million
Up98% (295 reviews)88 (37 reviews)A+$175 million$735.1 million
Inside Out98% (369 reviews)94 (55 reviews)A$175 million$857.6 million
Soul95% (309 reviews)83 (55 reviews)N/A$150 million$120.9 million

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1995 Toy Story Best Original Screenplay Nominated [58]
2001 Monsters, Inc. Best Animated Feature Nominated [59]
2002 Mike's New Car Best Animated Short Film Nominated [60]
2008 WALL-E Best Original ScreenplayNominated [61]
2009 Up Best Animated FeatureWon [62]
Best Original ScreenplayNominated
2015 Inside Out Best Animated FeatureWon [63]
Best Original ScreenplayNominated
2020 Soul Best Animated FeatureWon [64]

Annie Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1996 Toy Story Best Individual Achievement in AnimationWon
2000 Toy Story 2 Outstanding Achievement in WritingWon
2002 Monsters, Inc. Directing in a Feature Production Nominated
2010 Up Directing in a Feature Production Won
Writing in a Feature Production Nominated
2016 Inside Out Directing in a Feature Production Won
Writing in a Feature Production Won
2021 Soul Directing in a Feature Production Nominated
Writing in a Feature Production Won

Other awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
1995 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Toy StoryNominated
2001 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature Monsters, Inc.Nominated
2001 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominated
2008 Nebula Award for Best Script WALL-EWon
2008 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Won
2009 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature UpWon
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2009 Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film Won
2009 British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Film Won [65]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2009 Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation Nominated
2009 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Nominated
2009 Satellite Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2015 Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film Inside OutWon [66]
2015 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature Won
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Best Comedy Nominated
2015 British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Film Won [67]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2015 Satellite Awards Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Won
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2015 Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation Nominated
2020 Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film Soul Won
2021 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Writing in a Motion PictureNominated [68]

Collaborators (actors)

Pete Docter has cast certain actors and crew members in multiple of the films he has directed.

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Bob Peterson
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Jeff Pidgeon
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Danny Mann
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Mickie McGowan
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Josh Cooley
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