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Andrew Adamson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Andrew Ralph Adamson, MNZM (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter based mainly in Los Angeles, California, U.S., where he made the blockbuster animation films, Shrek and Shrek 2 for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He was director, executive producer, and scriptwriter for C. S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Shooting took place in New Zealand, primarily in and around Auckland, but also in South Island where much of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed. He also worked on the movies Batman Forever and Batman & Robin as a visual effects supervisor.
He was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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Andrew Adamson awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards | Winner Camie | (Charlie Nelson, Brigham Taylor, Mark Johnson, Philip Steuer, Douglas Gresham, Andrew Adamson, Ann Peacock, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2004 | Hollywood Film Awards | Winner Hollywood Film Award | Animation of the Year (Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon) | Shrek 2 |
| 2001 | Annie Awards | Winner Annie | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson) | Shrek |
| 2001 | BAFTA Awards | Winner BAFTA Children's Award | Best Feature Film (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Aron Warner, Jeffrey Katzenberg) | Shrek |
| 2001 | Jupiter Award | Winner Jupiter Award | Best International Film (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson) | Shrek |
| 2001 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Winner Audience Award | (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson) | Shrek |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Winner LAFCA Award | Best Animation (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson) | Shrek |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Andrew Adamson) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Writing (Ann Peacock, Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2006 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Andrew Adamson, Ann Peacock, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, C.S. Lewis) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2006 | Humanitas Prize | Nominee Humanitas Prize | Feature Film Category (Ann Peacock, Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2005 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year (Andrew Adamson) | Shrek 2 |
| 2005 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon, Kelly Asbury) | Shrek 2 |
| 2005 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Writing in an Animated Feature Production (Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss) | Shrek 2 |
| 2005 | Grammy Awards | Nominee Grammy | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Andrew Adamson, Chris Douridas, Michael Ostin) | Shrek 2 |
| 2005 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Animated Feature (Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon) | Shrek 2 |
| 2005 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Nominee Silver Ribbon | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) (Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon) | Shrek 2 |
| 2005 | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Nominee Rondo Statuette | Best Film (Andrew Adamson) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2004 | Cannes Film Festival | Nominee Palme d'Or | (Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon) | Shrek 2 |
| 2002 | Amanda Awards, Norway | Nominee Amanda | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson) | Shrek |
| 2002 | Bodil Awards | Nominee Bodil | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) (Vicky Jenson, Andrew Adamson) | Shrek |
| 2002 | Christopher Awards | Nominee Christopher Award | Film (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins, David Lipman) | Shrek |
| 2002 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Edmund Fong, Ken Harsha, Cody Cameron, Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins) | Shrek |
| 2001 | Cannes Film Festival | Nominee Golden Camera | (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson) | Shrek |
| 2001 | Cannes Film Festival | Nominee Palme d'Or | (Vicky Jenson, Andrew Adamson) | Shrek |
| 1996 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Special Effects (John Dykstra, Thomas L. Fisher, Andrew Adamson, Eric Durst) | Batman Forever |
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