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American film director
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Donald Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American film director, writer, and voice actor at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is known for co-directing Winnie the Pooh (2011), Big Hero 6 (2014), which was inspired by the Marvel Comics team of the same name, and Moana (2016), along with Ron Clements and John Musker. Big Hero 6 won the Oscar, Golden Globe, and Annie Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015.
Don is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm | 1994 | Video game; animator |
| Al Tudi Tuhak | 1999 | Special thanks |
| Tarzan | Story | |
| The Emperor's New Groove | 2000 | Additional story material, story artist |
| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | 2002 | Additional story artist |
| Brother Bear | 2003 | Additional story |
| Home on the Range (uncredited) | 2004 | |
| Chicken Little | 2005 | Character designer, story artist |
| Meet the Robinsons | 2007 | Head of story, writer, voice of Uncle Gaston & Gym Coach |
| Meet the Robinsons | Video game; voice of Uncle Gaston | |
| Tinker Bell | 2008 | Creative Leadership |
| G-Force | 2009 | Creative Leadership |
| The Princess and the Frog | Writer, story supervisor, story, voice of Darnell | |
| Winnie the Pooh | 2011 | Director (with Stephen J. Anderson), story, screenplay |
| Janela Indiscreta | Himself | |
| Made in Hollywood | ||
| 2014 | ||
| The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic | ||
| Big Hero 6 | Director (with Chris Williams), creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| 87th Academy Awards | 2015 | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | ||
| Film 2015 | ||
| Zootopia | 2016 | Creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| Moana | Co-Director (with Ron Clements, John Musker, and Chris Williams), story, creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Gone Fishing | 2017 | Short; co-director |
| Big Hero 6 The Series | 2017 - present | Creator: based on his 2014 film |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | 2018 | Additional story artist |
Collaborators
- Chris Williams, who worked with Hall on Big Hero 6 and Moana
- Stephen J. Anderson, who worked with Hall on a number of Disney features, includes co-directing Winnie the Pooh.
- Mark Dindal, who worked with Hall on The Emperor's New Groove and Chicken Little
Awards and nominations
Won
- (2015) - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Crítici de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - BAFTA for Best Animated Feature Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Feature Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Cinema Bloggers Award, Portugal for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
Nominations
- (2008) - Annie Award for Storyboarding in an Animated 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
- (2017) - Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Moana
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