Andrew Stanton
Biography
Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. 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 Toy Story 5 (2026). He also directed the live-action films John Carter (2012) and In the Blink of an Eye (2026). For Pixar, Stanton was additionally a co-writer on the first five Toy Story films (1995–2026), A Bug's Life (1998), and Monsters, Inc. (2001), and has had some involvement in each of the company's feature 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 directed episodes of various television series since 2017, including 3 Body Problem, Better Call Saul, Legion, and Stranger Things.
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Most directed genres
Recurring actors
Awards and nominations
- 2011 Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Nominated
- 2009 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- 2009 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- 2009 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated
- 2003 European Film Award for Best Non-European Film Nominated
- — Annie Award
- — Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated
The career in numbers
- US$ 988 mi Total budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 3.9 bi Total box office from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 198 mi Average budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 782 mi Average box office from 5 film(s) with data
- 7.3 Average rating from 6 film(s) with data
- 4.0× Return on investment from 5 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Toy Story 5
|
2026 | US$ 250 mi | US$ 1.1 bi | 8.3 |
In the Blink of an Eye
|
2026 | — | — | 5.9 |
Finding Dory
|
2016 | US$ 200 mi | US$ 1.0 bi | 7.0 |
John Carter
|
2012 | US$ 264 mi | US$ 284 mi | 6.4 |
WALL·E
|
2008 | US$ 180 mi | US$ 521 mi | 8.1 |
Finding Nemo
|
2003 | US$ 94 mi | US$ 940 mi | 7.8 |
A Story
|
1987 | — | — | 5.7 |
Somewhere in the Arctic...
|
1986 | — | — | 5.6 |
Revolver
|
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