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Chris Sanders
Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders (born March 15, 1960) is an American film animator and voice actor best-known for co-directing and co-writing the Disney animated feature Lilo & Stitch, and providing the voice of Experiment 626 from Lilo & Stitch and Leroy from Disney's Leroy & Stitch. After being later dismissed from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sanders went on to work for DreamWorks Animation, directing the highly acclaimed animated feature film, How to Train Your Dragon. He is currently serving as co-director on the upcoming feature, The Croods.
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Chris Sanders awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Annie Awards | Winner Annie | Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production (William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2011 | Annie Awards | Winner Annie | Best Directing in a Feature Production (Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, DreamWorks Animation) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2010 | Venice Film Festival | Winner 3-D Award | Most Creative 3D Film Stereoscopic Film of the Year (Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2004 | Tokyo Anime Award | Winner International Theater Award | (Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois) | Lilo & Stitch |
| 2002 | Sarajevo Film Festival | Winner Audience Award | (Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | Lilo & Stitch |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year (Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, Kristine Belson) | The Croods |
| 2014 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders) | The Croods |
| 2014 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Animated Film - International Competition (Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders) | The Croods |
| 2014 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Animated Feature (Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders) | The Croods |
| 2014 | Seattle Film Critics Awards | Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award | Best Animated Feature (Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco) | The Croods |
| 2014 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Nominee VES Award | Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture (Jane Hartwell, Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, Markus Manninen) | The Croods |
| 2013 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Nominee EDA Award | Best Animated Feature Film (Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders) | The Croods |
| 2013 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Nominee SLFCA Award | Best Animated Film (Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders) | The Croods |
| 2011 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year (Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2011 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Nominee EDA Award | Best Animated Feature Film (Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2011 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee Critics Choice Award | Best Animated Feature (Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2011 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, William Davies) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2011 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Animated Feature (Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2011 | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Nominee NTFCA Award | Best Animated Film (Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2011 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Nominee Bradbury Award | (William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2010 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee Davis Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2010 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Nominee SLFCA Award | Best Animated Film (Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois) | How to Train Your Dragon |
| 2003 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Animated Feature (Chris Sanders) | Lilo & Stitch |
| 2003 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Feature Production (Chris Sanders) | Lilo & Stitch |
| 2003 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | Lilo & Stitch |
| 2003 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Feature Production (Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) | Lilo & Stitch |
| 2003 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Animated Feature (Chris Sanders) | Lilo & Stitch |
| 1993 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Ed Gombert, Burny Mattinson, Roger Allers, Daan Jippes, Kevin Harkey, Sue C. Nichols, Francis Glebas, Darrell Rooney, Larry Leker, James Fujii, Kirk Hanson, Kevin Lima, Rebecca Rees, David S. Smith, Chris Sanders, Brian Pimental) | Aladdin |
| 1992 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, Linda Woolverton, Brenda Chapman, Roger Allers, Chris Sanders, Burny Mattinson, Kevin Harkey, Brian Pimental, Bruce Woodside, Joe Ranft, Tom Ellery, Kelly Asbury, Robert Lence, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont) | Beauty and the Beast |
| 1991 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Adapted Screenplay (Linda Woolverton, Roger Allers, Brenda Chapman, Chris Sanders, Burny Mattinson, Kevin Harkey, Brian Pimental, Bruce Woodside, Joe Ranft, Tom Ellery, Kelly Asbury, Robert Lence) | Beauty and the Beast |
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