Top Ten Directors of Animated Movies
The Top Ten
1 Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist.
Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist. He made my favorite film Kiki's Delivery Service and my second favorite film Ponyo.
Spirited Away
2 Isao Takahata
3 James Algar
4 Pete Docter
This man is just a flat out genius. His movies have the power to make you laugh one minute and cry the next.
Monster's Inc., Up, and Inside Out
5 John Lasseter
John Alan Lasseter is an American animator and film director, who is the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios.
John Alan Lasseter is an American animator and film director, who is the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios.
6 Andrew Stanton
7 Brad Bird
Iron Giant and Ratatouille
Incredibles
8 Chris Sanders
Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon
9 Jirí Trnka
10 Paul Tibbitt
Paul Harrison Tibbitt is an American animator, television producer, writer, storyboard artist, songwriter, and voice actor, best known for working on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.
Paul Harrison Tibbitt is an American animator, television producer, writer, storyboard artist, songwriter, and voice actor, best known for working on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Really?! The man that Nickelodeon brought in to turn SpongeBob Squarepants into a series that teaches kids to be very stupid, unhealthy Wendy Whiners is on this list?! You might as well put Stephen Hillenburg on this list.
The Contenders
11 Don Bluth
Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is best known for directing the animated films The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), Anastasia (1997), and Titan A.E. (2000), for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair (1983), and for competing with former employer Walt Disney... read more
Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is best known for directing the animated films The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), Anastasia (1997), and Titan A.E. (2000), for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair (1983), and for competing with former employer Walt Disney... read more
12 Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his dark, Gothic, eccentric, and quirky fantasy films such as Beetle-juice (1988), Edward Scissor-hands (1990), the animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), the biographical film Ed Wood (1994), the horror fantasy Sleepy Hollow (1999), and later efforts such as Corpse Bride (2005),... read more
Timothy Walter Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his dark, Gothic, eccentric, and quirky fantasy films such as Beetle-juice (1988), Edward Scissor-hands (1990), the animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), the biographical film Ed Wood (1994), the horror fantasy Sleepy Hollow (1999), and later efforts such as Corpse Bride (2005),... read more
13 Wes Anderson
Wesley Wales Anderson is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their distinctive visual and narrative styles.
Wesley Wales Anderson is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their distinctive visual and narrative styles.
14 Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular directors and producers in film history.
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular directors and producers in film history.
15 Byron Howard
16 Ron Clements
The Little Mermaid and Aladdin
17 Ralph Bakshi
18 Robert Zemeckis
Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American director, film producer and screenwriter frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects.
Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American director, film producer and screenwriter frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. The Polar Express, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol
19 Nick Park
20 Satoshi Kon
21 Tomm Moore
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