第80届奥斯卡金像奖 获得最佳动画长片 (提名)。获奖影视: 《冲浪企鹅》
第80届奥斯卡金像奖 获得最佳导演 (提名)。获奖影视: 《冲浪企鹅》
第80届奥斯卡金像奖 获得最佳导演。获奖影视: 《冲浪企鹅》
Ash Brannon is an American animator, writer and director. He was a story artist and directing animator on Toy Story and co-director on Toy Story 2.[2] Besides working at Pixar he has also worked with Dreamworks Animation on Over the Hedge and Sony Pictures Animation on Surf's Up.Brannon studied TV/Film at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida for high school and went on to CalArts for further education. Studying in CalArts Character Animation program, Brannon likewise practiced his skills in animation as a trainee for Disney's The Little Mermaid. From 1990-92. In the meantime, Brannon served as an animator for such projects as Nike's Hare Jordan Super Bowl ***** 1992 and the television series That's Warner Bros.!.He won an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production and Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production on Toy Story 2. He was also nominated for an Oscar in 2007 on Surf's Up.According to the Toy Story 2: Special Edition commentary Al McWhiggin's license plate reads "LZTYBRN," which is "Al's Toy Barn" minus the vowel letters. It is also the actual license plate of Ash Brannon.