Andrew Stanton

Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known as the director and co-writer of the Pixar animated films ''Finding Nemo'' (2003), ''WALL-E'' (2008), ''Finding Dory'' (2016), and the upcoming ''Toy Story 5'' (2026). He also directed and co-wrote the live-action film ''John Carter'' (2012) for Walt Disney Pictures and directed the upcoming live-action film ''In the Blink of an Eye'' for Searchlight Pictures. For Pixar, Stanton was additionally the co-director and co-writer of ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), the co-writer of each of the ''Toy Story'' films (1995-present) and ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001), and occasional voice actor for various films.

''Finding Nemo'' and ''WALL-E'' earned Stanton two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He was also nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, for ''Finding Nemo'', ''WALL-E'', and ''Toy Story'' (1995), and for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Toy Story 3'' (2010). ''WALL-E'' has also been inducted into the National Film Registry. Stanton has also directed episodes of various television series since 2017, including episodes of ''3 Body Problem'', ''Better Call Saul'', ''Legion'' and ''Stranger Things''. Provided by Wikipedia