One of the earliest and most influential contributors to the overall visual design of Pixar animated movies has sadly passed away. Ralph Eggleston, an Oscar-winning animator, art director, and production designer died on August 28, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to The Pixar Post (via The Hollywood Reporter).
The longtime artist worked on several acclaimed films for the storied animation studio spanning decades, from serving as art director on "Toy Story" in 1995 all the way to his development artist role on "Soul" in 2020. Along the way, Eggleston did much to pioneer the wonderfully distinctive look for the studio's various movies, helping to define the popular conception of how a Pixar movie ought to look and feel like to general audiences around the globe.
Eggleston is perhaps best known for his work on "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," and especially the 2000 short film "For the Birds" that played alongside the theatrical...
The longtime artist worked on several acclaimed films for the storied animation studio spanning decades, from serving as art director on "Toy Story" in 1995 all the way to his development artist role on "Soul" in 2020. Along the way, Eggleston did much to pioneer the wonderfully distinctive look for the studio's various movies, helping to define the popular conception of how a Pixar movie ought to look and feel like to general audiences around the globe.
Eggleston is perhaps best known for his work on "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," and especially the 2000 short film "For the Birds" that played alongside the theatrical...
- 8/30/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
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Ralph Eggleston, the veteran Pixar animator, art director and production designer who won an Oscar for his much-loved short film For the Birds, has died. He was 56.
The Pixar Post reported that Eggleston died on Aug. 28 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
“Pixar and the world will be forever grateful,” tweeted the official Pixar account honoring Eggleston on Tuesday.
“Truly one of a kind. His massive talent was matched only by his kindness,” tweeted Lightyear director Angus MacLane.
Eggleston was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1956. He attended Sam Houston High School in Lake Charles. He began his animation career at Bill Kroyer’s Kroyer Films working on projects such as the TV pilot Computer Warriors (1990) and the feature FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992).
Eggleston was hired by Pixar in 1992 during the development of the first computer-animated feature that was to become Toy Story,...
Ralph Eggleston, the veteran Pixar animator, art director and production designer who won an Oscar for his much-loved short film For the Birds, has died. He was 56.
The Pixar Post reported that Eggleston died on Aug. 28 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
“Pixar and the world will be forever grateful,” tweeted the official Pixar account honoring Eggleston on Tuesday.
“Truly one of a kind. His massive talent was matched only by his kindness,” tweeted Lightyear director Angus MacLane.
Eggleston was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1956. He attended Sam Houston High School in Lake Charles. He began his animation career at Bill Kroyer’s Kroyer Films working on projects such as the TV pilot Computer Warriors (1990) and the feature FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992).
Eggleston was hired by Pixar in 1992 during the development of the first computer-animated feature that was to become Toy Story,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ralph Eggleston, a longtime animator and art director who worked on several Pixar films starting with Toy Story and won an Oscar for directing the animated short For the Birds, died Sunday of pancreatic cancer in Lake Charles, LA, Pixar announced. He was 56.
Eggleston served as an art director on the smash Pixar films Cars, The Incredibles, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, as well as on the Disney toons Pocahontas, The Lion King and Aladdin. His other Pixar credits include Soul, Up, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles 2, Ratatouille and Finding Nemo.
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Pixar’s official Twitter account confirmed the news of his death by sharing a photo of Eggleston as he was working on Inside Out.
“In memory of Ralph Eggleston—animator, director, art director, storyboard artist, writer, production designer, and our dear friend. Pixar and the world will be forever grateful,...
Eggleston served as an art director on the smash Pixar films Cars, The Incredibles, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, as well as on the Disney toons Pocahontas, The Lion King and Aladdin. His other Pixar credits include Soul, Up, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles 2, Ratatouille and Finding Nemo.
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Pixar’s official Twitter account confirmed the news of his death by sharing a photo of Eggleston as he was working on Inside Out.
“In memory of Ralph Eggleston—animator, director, art director, storyboard artist, writer, production designer, and our dear friend. Pixar and the world will be forever grateful,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Erik Pedersen and Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Ralph Eggleston, an animation whiz who was hired by Pixar in the lead-up to the release of “Toy Story,” has died following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56.
Over the course of his storied career, Eggleston went on to serve in a variety of roles at Pixar, memorably contributing to everything from “Monsters, Inc.” to both “Incredibles” movies to “Inside Out” and “Soul.” (The animation studio didn’t release an official statement but sent an email to staff confirming the news this morning.)
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Eggleston started his career with former Disney animator Bill Kroyer, working on things like the title sequence for “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and eventually Kroyer’s directorial debut “Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest.” Eggleston then left to join Disney, working on some of the most celebrated movies in the company...
Over the course of his storied career, Eggleston went on to serve in a variety of roles at Pixar, memorably contributing to everything from “Monsters, Inc.” to both “Incredibles” movies to “Inside Out” and “Soul.” (The animation studio didn’t release an official statement but sent an email to staff confirming the news this morning.)
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Eggleston started his career with former Disney animator Bill Kroyer, working on things like the title sequence for “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and eventually Kroyer’s directorial debut “Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest.” Eggleston then left to join Disney, working on some of the most celebrated movies in the company...
- 8/29/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 344 feature films are eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards.
To be eligible for the consideration, the films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by Dec. 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Academy rules also state that a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. The ceremony takes place on Sunday, Feb. 9, airing live from Hollywood on ABC.
“Abominable”
“Ad Astra”
“Adam”
“The Addams Family”
“The Aeronauts”
“After the Wedding”
“The Aftermath”
“Aga”
“Aladdin”
“Alita: Battle Angel”
“Always Be My Maybe”
“The Amazing Johnathan”
“American Factory”
“American Woman”
“Angel Has Fallen”
“The Angry Birds Movie 2”
“Anna”
“Annabelle Comes Home...
To be eligible for the consideration, the films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by Dec. 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Academy rules also state that a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. The ceremony takes place on Sunday, Feb. 9, airing live from Hollywood on ABC.
“Abominable”
“Ad Astra”
“Adam”
“The Addams Family”
“The Aeronauts”
“After the Wedding”
“The Aftermath”
“Aga”
“Aladdin”
“Alita: Battle Angel”
“Always Be My Maybe”
“The Amazing Johnathan”
“American Factory”
“American Woman”
“Angel Has Fallen”
“The Angry Birds Movie 2”
“Anna”
“Annabelle Comes Home...
- 12/18/2019
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
If there’s one thing we can be sure of about Kathy Murphy, the middle-aged woman at the center of the moving debut feature, For the Birds, by director Richard Miron, it’s that she loves animals. Birds in general, ducks and turkeys in particular. Kathy has been “collecting” them for years now on her small makeshift farm in Upstate New York alongside her begrudging husband, Gary. Less an obsession than an inherent need, Kathy values her birds above all else, and as crowding and cleanliness prompt local animal sanctuaries to threaten legal action of behalf of the wellbeing of Kathy’s feathered […]...
- 5/31/2019
- by Erik Luers
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
If there’s one thing we can be sure of about Kathy Murphy, the middle-aged woman at the center of the moving debut feature, For the Birds, by director Richard Miron, it’s that she loves animals. Birds in general, ducks and turkeys in particular. Kathy has been “collecting” them for years now on her small makeshift farm in Upstate New York alongside her begrudging husband, Gary. Less an obsession than an inherent need, Kathy values her birds above all else, and as crowding and cleanliness prompt local animal sanctuaries to threaten legal action of behalf of the wellbeing of Kathy’s feathered […]...
- 5/31/2019
- by Erik Luers
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
"I would die for them." Dogwoof has debuted an official trailer for the documentary For the Birds, which played at AFI Docs + the Sheffield Documentary Festival last year. The film is about a woman named Kathy, whose love for birds has changed her life – she lives with 200 pet chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. The film begins by profiling her battle with local animal rescuers, but then shifts into focusing on her marriage to her husband Gary - and how her love for these birds has taken a toll on her marriage and her well-being. I'm a big, big fan of documentaries about animals and people who love them and care for them (also see: Buddy or The Biggest Little Farm), and this is right up my alley. Though I'm super nervous to see how this obsession has affected her so deeply, it looks a bit upsetting but still utterly compelling.
- 4/30/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Pixar looks like it’s in a good position to reclaim the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film this year. After their submission “Lou” lost out to “Dear Basketball” at the 2018 ceremony, the studio has rebounded with “Bao,” which netted their 15th nomination in the category. According to our official racetrack odds, “Bao” is way out front to win, based on the predictions of an overwhelming number of our Expert film journalists, Gold Derby Editors, top 24 users and the thousands of Gold Derby readers predicting the contest in our predictions center.
While Pixar has easily dominated in Best Animated Feature, with nine wins out of 12 nominations, its luck in Best Animated Short has not been as consistent. The studio has only prevailed four of 14 times: “Tin Toy” in 1988, “Geri’s Game” in 1997, “For the Birds” in 2001 and “Piper” in 2016.
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While Pixar has easily dominated in Best Animated Feature, with nine wins out of 12 nominations, its luck in Best Animated Short has not been as consistent. The studio has only prevailed four of 14 times: “Tin Toy” in 1988, “Geri’s Game” in 1997, “For the Birds” in 2001 and “Piper” in 2016.
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- 2/13/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Feature doc also played at Us festival AFI Docs.
Documentary specialist Dogwoof has picked up worldwide sales rights to Richard Miron’s debut feature For The Birds following the film’s world premiere at the UK’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
The documentary chronicles a woman who has 200 pet ducks and chickens. As her avian troupe begin to threaten her marriage, a group of local animal rescuers start to take interest, with a custody war subsequently emerging.
The film had its North American premiere at AFI Docs in June and Dogwoof will present the title to buyers at French festival Sunny...
Documentary specialist Dogwoof has picked up worldwide sales rights to Richard Miron’s debut feature For The Birds following the film’s world premiere at the UK’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
The documentary chronicles a woman who has 200 pet ducks and chickens. As her avian troupe begin to threaten her marriage, a group of local animal rescuers start to take interest, with a custody war subsequently emerging.
The film had its North American premiere at AFI Docs in June and Dogwoof will present the title to buyers at French festival Sunny...
- 6/26/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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