Andrew Coats

Andrew Coats is an American director, writer and animator at Pixar. He received critical appraisal and recognition with 2016 animated-short film Borrowed Time which he co-directed, wrote and released independently as a part of Pixar Co-op Program, which allow their animators to use Pixar sources to make independent films. Coats received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nomination at the 89th Academy Awards, shared with Lou Hamou-Lhadj.

Filmography Year Film Role 2007 Little Einsteins TV series, CG modeler - 1 episode 2008 Horton Hears a Who! Assistant animator Surviving Sid Video short, animator 2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Animator 2011 Rio Cars 2 2012 Brave The Legend of Mor'du Video short, animator 2013 Toy Story of Terror! TV Short, animator 2015 Inside Out Animation character developer The Good Dinosaur Animator2016 Borrowed Time Short, Co-animator/co-director/co-writer/co-production designer Finding Dory Animator 2017 Cars 3 Pixar Studio Team - Promotional Animation 2018 Incredibles 2 Animator 2019 Smash and Grab Animator 2024 Inside Out 2 Animator

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Recipients Result Ref. 2014 Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Toy Story of Terror! Paul AicheleKiki Mei Kee Poh 2015 SIGGRAPH Best In ShowBorrowed Time Andrew Coats Lou Hamou-Lhadj St. Louis International Film Festival Best Animated Short 2016 Brooklyn Film Festival Fastnet Short Film Festival Best Cinematography Luke Martorelli USA Film Festival First Place: Animation Andrew Coats Lou Hamou-Lhadj Woods Hole Film Festival Best Animated Short Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film