Brad Bird
  • Birthplace

    Kalispell, Montana, USA

  • Birthday
    September 11, 1957

    Deathday
    N/A

Brad Bird

Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born September 15, 1957) is an American director, voice actor, animator and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007). He also adapted and directed the critically acclaimed 2D animated 1999 Warner Brothers film The Iron Giant. Reviewing the Ratatouille DVD, Eye Weekly offered this characterization of Bird's work: "It's very hard to think of another mainstream American director with a comparably fluid visual style or such a vise-grip on storytelling mechanics." He also directed The Simpsons ' episodes "Krusty Gets Busted" and "Like Father, Like Clown".

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Brad Bird awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2008 Academy Awards, USA Winner Oscar Best Animated Feature Film of the Year (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Writing (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 Annie Awards Winner Annie Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 Annie Awards Winner Annie Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 BAFTA Awards Winner BAFTA Film Award Best Animated Film (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 Christopher Awards Winner Christopher Award Feature Films (Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Bradford Lewis, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton) Ratatouille
2008 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Winner INOCA Best Original Screenplay (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Winner INOCA Best Animated Feature (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Winner IOMA Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione) (Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava) Ratatouille
2008 North Texas Film Critics Association, US Winner NTFCA Award Best Animated Film (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 Tokyo Anime Award Winner International Theater Award (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2007 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Winner BSFC Award Best Screenplay (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2007 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner LAFCA Award Best Animation (Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava) Ratatouille
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2009 International Online Film Critics' Poll Nominee IOFCP Award Best Original Screenplay (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco) Ratatouille
2008 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Original Screenplay (Brad Bird, Jim Capobianco, Jan Pinkava) Ratatouille
2008 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nominee Silver Ribbon Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2008 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Nominee IOMA Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) (Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco) Ratatouille
2008 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco) Ratatouille
2008 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Original Screenplay (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2007 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Original Screenplay (Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco) Ratatouille
2007 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Screenplay, Original (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
2007 Village Voice Film Poll Nominee VVFP Award Best Film (Brad Bird) Ratatouille
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