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{{Short description|American filmmaker (born 1965)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Andrew Stanton
| image              = Andrew Stanton cropped 2009.jpg
| image_size         = 
| caption            = Stanton at the 2009 [[Venice Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = Andrew Ayers Stanton<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5-M_fVpca0&t=6m14s|title=JOHN CARTER director Andrew Stanton talks Pixar, Marketing & Critics|website=[[YouTube]]|date=March 12, 2012|access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1965|12|3}}
| birth_place        = [[Rockport, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[California Institute of the Arts]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])}}
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
*Film director
*screenwriter
*producer
*animator
*storyboard artist
*voice actor
}}
| employer           = [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]] (1990–present)
| years_active       = 1981–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Julie Stanton|1989}}
| awards             = {{ubl|[[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]]|''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003)|''[[WALL-E]]'' (2008)}}
| children           = 2
}}

'''Andrew Ayers Stanton''' (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker and voice actor based at [[Pixar]], which he joined in 1990.<ref name="npr.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92400669|title=Pixar's Andrew Stanton, Animating From Life|website=[[NPR]]|date=July 10, 2008|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> His film work includes co-writing and co-directing Pixar's ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' (1998), directing ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shamsian|first=Jacob|title=The director of 'Finding Nemo' says he made the movie because he was bothered by a scene in 'The Lion King'|url=https://www.insider.com/andrew-stanton-made-finding-nemo-after-being-bothered-by-the-lion-king-2016-11|access-date=2020-12-13|website=Insider}}</ref> and its sequel ''[[Finding Dory]]'' (2016), ''[[WALL-E]]'' (2008), and the live-action film, [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]'' (2012), and co-writing all five and directing the upcoming latter in [[Toy Story (franchise)|''Toy Story'' films]] (1995–2026) and ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (2001).

''Finding Nemo'' and ''WALL-E'' earned Stanton two [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature]]. He was also nominated for three [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay]], for ''Finding Nemo'', ''WALL-E'', and ''[[Toy Story]]'' (1995), and for an [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] for ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' (2010). ''WALL-E'' has also been inducted into the [[National Film Registry]]. Stanton has also directed episodes of various television series since 2017, including episodes of ''[[3 Body Problem (TV series)|3 Body Problem]]'', ''[[Better Call Saul]]'', ''[[Legion (TV series)|Legion]]'', ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (miniseries)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'' and ''[[Stranger Things]]''.

==Early and personal life==
Stanton was born in [[Rockport, Massachusetts]]. His father, Ron Stanton, was the founder of a company that worked on radars for the [[United States Department of Defense]]. His mother, Gloria Stanton, pursued an acting career before becoming a homemaker. Both of Stanton's parents were natives of nearby [[Wellesley, Massachusetts|Wellesley]].<ref name=NewYorker>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/17/second-act-twist |title=Second-Act Twist |last1=Friend |first1=Tad |date=October 10, 2011 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>

Stanton acted in high school and directed sketch comedy shot on [[Super 8 film]].<ref name=NewYorker/> He portrayed Barnaby Tucker in a 1980 high school production of ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'', which later became a source of inspiration for ''WALL-E''.<ref name=OscarAccept>{{cite web|url=http://oscar.com/oscarnight/winners/?pn=detail&nominee=Wall-E%20-%20Best%20Animated%20Feature%20Film%20Nominee|title=Best Animated Feature Film Acceptance Speech|publisher=Oscar.com|access-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226054230/http://oscar.com/oscarnight/winners/?pn=detail&nominee=Wall-E%20-%20Best%20Animated%20Feature%20Film%20Nominee|archive-date=February 26, 2009}}</ref> Stanton studied for a year at the [[University of Hartford]] before transferring to the character animation program at the [[California Institute of the Arts]].<ref name=NewYorker/> He received his [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] from CalArts in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://filmvideo.calarts.edu/alumni |title=Alumni - CalArts School of Film/Video |website=[[California Institute of the Arts]] |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>

In 1989, Stanton married his high school sweetheart Julie, two weeks after she graduated from [[Georgetown University]].<ref name=NewYorker/> The couple subsequently settled in [[Los Angeles]], where they raised two children, Ben and Audrey.<ref name=NewYorker/><ref name=OscarAccept/> Stanton is a Christian.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moring|first1=Mark|title=The Little Robot That Could|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/juneweb-only/andrewstanton.html|access-date=May 5, 2017|work=Christianity Today|date=June 24, 2008}}</ref>

Stanton revealed in 2012 that he was diagnosed with [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] when he was in the middle of writing ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]''.<ref name=LosAngelesTimes>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-sep-08-la-et-mn-john-carter-director-20120908-story.html |title=Director Andrew Stanton looks back on 'John Carter's' rocky path |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=September 8, 2012 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>

Stanton is an [[Arsenal F.C.]] fan, and included a scene mimicking their famous [[offside trap]] among other Arsenal references in ''John Carter''.<ref>Dörflinger, M., ''Taschenbuch Fußball: 333x Fußball – Superlative & Kuriositäten. Spannende Fakten und Kurioses über Fußball'' – Geramond Verlag (2019). {{ISBN|978-3964530530}}.</ref>

==Career==
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Stanton began his career in animation in the late 1980s. He worked as an animator for [[Kroyer Films]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2019/7/30/writers-on-writing-with-andrew-stanton |title=Writers on Writing with Andrew Stanton |date=July 30, 2019 |website=Writers Guild Foundation |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> and one of his early gigs involved animating sperm for a sex-ed film with [[Martin Short]].<ref name=NewYorker/> Stanton was one of several CalArts graduates hired by [[John Kricfalusi]] to work on ''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]'' at [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s studio.<ref name="WiredQandA">{{cite magazine| url=https://www.wired.com/2010/01/john-kricfalusi/ | magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] | title=Q&A: Toon Titan John Kricfalusi Hails Mighty Mouse Rebirth | first=Scott | last=Thill | date=January 5, 2010 | access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref>

After being rejected by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]] three times, Stanton was hired by [[Pixar]]'s animation group in 1990 as its second animator ([[John Lasseter]] being the first) and ninth employee.<ref name="npr.org"/><ref name=NewYorker/> Back then Pixar was not yet an animation studio, and their animation group was dedicated to making television commercials as a step towards their goal of making the first computer-animated feature.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-UHNCgAAQBAJ&q=andrew+stanton+lasseter+%22animation+group%22+commercials+animators&pg=PA64|title=To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios|first=Karen|last=Paik|date=3 November 2015|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9781452147659|via=Google Books}}</ref>

Stanton, Lasseter and [[Pete Docter]] drafted the original treatment for ''[[Toy Story]]'', which bore little resemblance with the eventually finished film.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=121}} After production of the film was shut down in late November 1993 following a disastrous test screening,{{sfn|Price|2008|p=130}} Stanton retreated into a windowless office and extensively reworked the script with help from [[Joss Whedon]].{{sfn|Price|2008|p=131}} The resulting screenplay was nominated at the Academy Awards for [[Best Original Screenplay]], the first nomination in that category for an animated film.<ref name="NYTAwards">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/132294/Toy-Story/awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511100225/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/132294/Toy-Story/awards|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 11, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2011|title=Toy Story (1995) |access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref>

Following ''Toy Story'', Lasseter asked Stanton to help him direct and write Pixar's next feature ''[[A Bug's Life]]''. Early in the film's production, the film had difficulty incorporating the circus bug's portion of the story and the main character (Flik's) portion of the story. In a day, Stanton was able to write a screenplay that tied both concepts together. In 1999, Stanton returned to write ''[[Toy Story 2]]'', the critically acclaimed sequel to ''Toy Story'', and also voiced Emperor Zurg. He would then go on to write ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''. Docter, the director of ''Monsters, Inc.'', would cite him many times as the originator of the idea that monsters generated screams to use to power their city.

Stanton made his solo directorial debut in 2003 with ''[[Finding Nemo]]''. He took inspiration from his own role as a father and how he was overprotective of his son. Stanton directed, wrote and voiced Crush the [[sea turtle]] in the film. Just like ''Toy Story'' before it, [[Michael Eisner]] was not confident in the film and predicted it would fail. During this time Stanton and other ''Finding Nemo'' co-writer [[Bob Peterson (filmmaker)|Bob Peterson]] developed the storytelling theory of "2+2", to not give the audience the full picture but rather halves and have them put the film together. The film turned out to be an enormous success becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2003 behind ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' and the highest-grossing animated film of that time period, beating out ''[[The Lion King]]''. He won his first Academy Award for the film in the category of [[Best Animated Feature]], and his screenplay was nominated in the category of [[Best Original Screenplay]].

Following his success with ''Finding Nemo'', Stanton began work on his next film as director ''[[WALL-E]]''. ''WALL-E'' was considered a huge risk for both Pixar and Disney, considering how experimental the film sounded. Stanton nevertheless had confidence in the film and that audiences wouldn't be bored by the dialogue-less first thirty minutes, but rather enamored by it. Upon release in 2008, the film was a huge critical and financial success. Stanton won his second Academy Award for the film in the category of [[Best Animated Feature]] and once again his screenplay was nominated in the category of [[Best Original Screenplay]].  In an interview with ''[[World Magazine]]''{{'}}s [[Megan Basham]], Stanton explained his singular vision for ''WALL-E'': {{cquote|What really interested me was the idea of the most human thing in the universe being a machine because it has more interest in finding out what the point of living is than actual people. The greatest commandment [[Christ]] gives us is to love, but that's not always our priority. So I came up with this premise that could demonstrate what I was trying to say—that irrational love defeats the world's programming. You've got these two robots that are trying to go above their basest directives, literally their programming, to experience love.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldmag.com/articles/14127|title=WALL-E world|author=[[Megan Basham]]|date=2006-06-28|publisher=[[World Magazine]]|access-date=2008-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703233252/http://www.worldmag.com/articles/14127|archive-date=July 3, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Stanton returned to write ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' in 2010, alongside [[Michael Arndt]]. When he first pitched the scene of the toys in the incinerator both Lasseter and [[Lee Unkrich]] (the director of the film) teared up. Many employees at Pixar have pointed out how the release of the film happened to be somewhat consecutive to one of Stanton's children going to college. His screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of [[Best Adapted Screenplay]]. After the acquisition of Pixar by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 2006, Stanton became the vice president of creativity at Pixar alongside fellow Pixar director Pete Docter. He is a member of the studio's coveted brain trust, and has executive produced and served as a creative and mentor-like voice on the following films: ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'', ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'', ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'', ''[[Monsters University]]'', ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', and ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]''.

In 2012, Stanton made his live-action directing debut with [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]''. The film was based on [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' novel, ''[[A Princess of Mars]]''. Upon release it received mixed reviews and was a box office failure.

Following ''John Carter'', Stanton returned to Pixar to direct the sequel to 2003's ''Finding Nemo'', ''[[Finding Dory]]''. He came up with the concept upon watching a pre-screening of the 3D rerelease of the film and walking out of the theater worried about Dory. The film was released in 2016 and was a huge hit critically and financially, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of that year. It was also critically well received, with critics calling it "a worthy successor to ''Nemo''".

On February 10, 2017, it was revealed by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that Stanton was going to direct two episodes of the second season of ''[[Stranger Things]]''. Since then Stanton has also directed an episode of ''[[Better Call Saul]]'', and ''[[Legion (TV series)|Legion]]''.

Stanton was credited as a narrative guru on ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', helping director and former classmate [[Rich Moore]] construct the story following Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios former chief creative officer Lasseter's step down.<ref name=PressKit>{{cite web|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/RalphBreaksTheInternet/writen-material/RalphBreaksTheInternet5bdce2c0c0501.pdf|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet - Press Kit|website=Walt Disney Studios Media File|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> He co-wrote ''[[Toy Story 4]]'', which was released on June 21, 2019. Initially, when he pitched the idea to director [[Josh Cooley]], Cooley was concerned feeling like ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' was the perfect ending. Stanton reportedly told Cooley "''Toy Story 3'' was a good ending--but it's not the ending." He explained that it wasn't the ending of Woody's story but rather the ending of Woody's time with Andy.<ref name="ToyStory4">{{cite web | url = https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1075937-toy-story-4-was-secretly-being-written-before-toy-story-3-released | title = Toy Story 4 Was Secretly Being Written Before Toy Story 3 Released | first= Spencer |last = Perry | date = June 18, 2019 | access-date = December 7, 2019 | work = [[Comingsoon.net]] }}</ref> Stanton reportedly started writing ''Toy Story 4'' in secret while the third film was still in production.<ref name="ToyStory4"/>

He is currently the Vice President of Creativity at Pixar helping to ensure the company's creative output.

He has expressed interest in directing more live action films, stating that he wants to return "[b]ecause it's quicker and it's a little bit more of the opposite... It's the antithesis of animation. Animation you get to control everything, and it's awesome in that sense. But there's no spontaneity, and it takes a long time! And so there's high risk for the complete opposite reasons of live-action."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/finding-dory-andrew-stanton-live-action-movies/|title = Finding Dory Director Wants to Focus on Live-Action Movies Next|website = [[Screen Rant]]|date = 11 June 2016}}</ref>

In 2020, it was announced that Stanton was in talks to direct and write ''Chairman Spaceman'' for [[Searchlight Pictures]] and [[Simon Kinberg]]'s production label, [[Genre Films]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|title=Andrew Stanton In Early Talks To Direct 'Chairman Spaceman' For Searchlight & Simon Kinberg's Genre Films|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/andrew-stanton-direct-chairman-spaceman-new-yorker-searchlight-pictures-simon-kinberg-1202938654/|date=May 19, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref> The film is based on ''[[The New Yorker]]'' short story of the same name by Thomas Pierce. The film will mark Stanton's third venture into the Science-Fiction genre, following ''[[WALL-E]]'' and ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]''. Stanton has been quoted many times saying that science fiction is his favorite genre. Films like ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Blade Runner]]'', ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', as well as Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel, ''Princess of Mars'', helped shape his interest in the genre. The same year, Stanton was attached to direct ''Revolver'', a [[romantic comedy]] starring [[Maya Hawke]] and [[Ethan Hawke]] from a screenplay by Kate Trefry.<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|title=Maya And Ethan Hawke To Star As Father And Daughter In 'Revolver'; Andrew Stanton Directing – AFM|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/ethan-hawke-maya-hawke-revolver-andrew-stanton-1234606666/|date=October 30, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|title=Andrew Stanton to direct Maya and Ethan Hawke in AFM sales title 'Revolver'|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/andrew-stanton-to-direct-maya-and-ethan-hawke-in-afm-sales-title-revolver/5154553.article|date=October 30, 2020|website=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]]|publisher=Media Business Insight|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref> In 2022, it was announced that Stanton would direct ''[[In the Blink of an Eye (upcoming film)|In the Blink of an Eye]]'' for Searchlight Pictures from a screenplay by Colby Day.<ref name=Blink>{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/andrew-stanton-to-direct-in-the-blink-of-an-eye-movie-1235235733/|title=Andrew Stanton to Direct Epic Sci-Fi Drama 'In the Blink of an Eye' for Searchlight (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|date=October 7, 2022|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, Docter announced that Stanton will direct the fifth main installment of ''Toy Story'' series, ''[[Toy Story (franchise)#Toy Story 5 (2026)|Toy Story 5]]'', which is scheduled for release on June 19, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hermanns|first=Grant|date=June 8, 2024|title=Toy Story 5 Director Seemingly Revealed By Pixar Exec|url=https://screenrant.com/toy-story-5-director-andrew-stanton-pixar-report/|access-date=June 8, 2024|website=[[Screen Rant]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=Chris |date=June 9, 2024 |title=Pixar Legend Tapped to Direct 'Toy Story 5' |url=https://collider.com/toy-story-5-director-andrew-stanton/ |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
![[Film director|Director]]
![[Screenwriter|Writer]]
![[Executive producer|Executive<br>Producer]]
!Other
![[Voice acting|Voice Role]]
!Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Toy Story]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Commercial Chorus 2
| Story Artist, Character Designer
|-
| 1998
| ''[[A Bug's Life]]''
| {{Partial|Co-Director}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Bug Zapper Bug 1<br>Singing Grasshopper 2
| Story Artist
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Toy Story 2]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Emperor Zurg
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins|Buzz Lightyear of Star Command:<br>The Adventure Begins]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Hamm
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Screenplay}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| 
| 
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Finding Nemo]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Crush/Lobster/Seagulls
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Incredibles]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Additional Voices
| 
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Fred
| Additional Screenplay Material
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| 
| 
|-
| 2008
| ''[[WALL-E]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Axiom Passenger 2
| rowspan=4 | Pixar Senior Creative Team - <br>uncredited on ''WALL-E''
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Toy Story 3]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Story}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Cars 2]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2012
| ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|Screenplay}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
| rowspan=8 | Pixar Senior Creative Team
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Monsters University]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2015
| ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Finding Dory]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Crush/Clam/Seagulls
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2017
| ''[[Cars 3]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018
| ''[[Incredibles 2]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
| Narrative Guru
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Toy Story 4]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
| rowspan=5 | Pixar Senior Creative Team
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2020
| ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Luca (2021 film)|Luca]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2022
|  ''[[Turning Red]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
| Additional Screenplay Material<br>Pixar Senior Creative Team
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Elemental (2023 film)|Elemental]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
| rowspan=4 | Pixar Senior Creative Team
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Inside Out 2]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Elio (film)|Elio]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Toy Story (franchise)#Toy Story 5 (2026)|Toy Story 5]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''[[In the Blink of an Eye (upcoming film)|In the Blink of an Eye]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
| Post-production
|}

====Short films====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
![[Film director|Director]]
![[Screenwriter|Writer]]
![[Executive producer|Executive<br>Producer]]
![[Voice acting|Voice]]
|-
| 1986
| ''Somewhere in the Arctic''<ref name=AVPixarShortsVol2>{{cite web|last1=Simon|first1=Ben|title=Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2|url=http://animatedviews.com/2012/pixar-short-films-collection-volume-2/|publisher=Animated Views|access-date=February 26, 2017|date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| Bahr
|-
| 1987
| ''A Story''<ref name=AVPixarShortsVol2 />
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|Producer}}
| Randy / Goon Squad
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Light & Heavy (film)|Light & Heavy]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008
| ''[[Presto (film)|Presto]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| ''[[BURN-E]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Story}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Partly Cloudy]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2016
| ''[[Piper (film)|Piper]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| ''Marine Life Interviews''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
|}

===TV episodes and specials===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
![[Television director|Director]]
![[Screenplay writer|Writer]]
![[Executive producer|Executive<br>Producer]]
![[Storyboard artist|Story<br>Artist]]
![[Voice acting|Voice]]
! Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|13 episodes
|-
| 1994
|''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|Episode: "Cookies, Ookies, Blookies"
|-
| 1995
|''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|Episode: "Good Mousekeeping"
|-
| 2010
|''[[Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|Crush
|Episode: "The Ol' Shell Game"
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Toy Story of Terror!]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
| TV special
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Stranger Things (season 2)|Stranger Things 2]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|Episodes: "Chapter Five: Dig Dug" and "Chapter Six: The Spy"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Better Call Saul (season 4)|Better Call Saul]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
| Episode: "[[Piñata (Better Call Saul)|Piñata]]"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Legion (season 3)|Legion]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
| Episode: "[[Chapter 20 (Legion)|Chapter 20]]"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Tales from the Loop]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
| Episode: "Echo Sphere"
|-
| 2021–22
|''[[For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
| Directed four episodes
|-
|2022
|''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
| Episodes: "[[Part V (Obi-Wan Kenobi)|Part V]]" and "[[Part VI (Obi-Wan Kenobi)|Part VI]]"
|-
|rowspan=2 |2024
|''[[3 Body Problem (TV series)|3 Body Problem]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{partial|Co-Executive}}
|{{no}}
|
| Directed episode: "[[Destroyer of Worlds (3 Body Problem)|Destroyer of Worlds]]"
|-
|''[[Win or Lose (TV series)|Win or Lose]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaur |first=Ryan |date=2023-07-06 |title=Conversation with Team Behind New Pixar Series 'Win or Lose' {{!}} Carrie Hobson, Michael Yates, David Lally |url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/pixar-series-win-or-lose-interview/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Skwigly Animation Magazine}}</ref>
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|
|
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[A Bug's Life (video game)|A Bug's Life]]''
| Hopper
| Replacing [[Kevin Spacey]]
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue]]''
| [[List of Toy Story characters#Emperor Zurg|Emperor Zurg]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003
| ''[[Finding Nemo (video game)|Finding Nemo]]''
| Crush
|
|-
| ''[[Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure]]''
| Emperor Zurg
|
|-
| 2006
| ''Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/finding_nemo_escape_to_the_big_blue|title=Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue Review (3DS)|first=Martin|last=Watts|date=April 15, 2013|website=[[Nintendo Life]]|access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>
| Seagulls
| [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] only
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Cars Mater-National Championship]]''
| [[List of Cars characters#Fred|Fred]]
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Cars Race-O-Rama]]''
| Fred / Tater Jr.
| [[PS3]]/[[Xbox 360]]/[[Wii]] version only
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Toy Story 3: The Video Game]]''
| Emperor Zurg
| Uncredited<br />[[PS3]] version only
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Kinect Disneyland Adventures]]''
| Crush / Emperor Zurg
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]''
| Crush
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Lego The Incredibles]]''
| Seagulls
|
|}

===Theme parks===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1989–2007
|''[[The Making of Me]]''
|
| Animator<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/17/second-act-twist|title = Second-Act Twist|magazine = [[The New Yorker]]|date = 10 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1998–present
| ''[[It's Tough to Be a Bug!]]''
| Hopper
| Replacing [[Kevin Spacey]]
|-
| 2007–present
| ''[[Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage]]''
| Crush, Seagulls
|
|}

===Other credits===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Geri's Game]]''
| Very Special Thanks
|-
| 2000
| ''[[For the Birds (film)|For the Birds]]''
| Thanks
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Lifted (2006 film)|Lifted]]''
| rowspan="2"| Special Thanks
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[[Fog City Mavericks]]''
|-
| ''[[The Pixar Story]]''
| Himself; Very Special Thanks
|-
| 2010
| ''Finding Nico''
| rowspan="2"| Special Thanks
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''[[Lava (2014 film)|Lava]]''
|-
| ''[[Toy Story That Time Forgot]]''
| Extra Special Thanks
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Sanjay's Super Team]]''
| Special Thanks
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Zootopia]]''
| Creative Consultant<ref>{{cite web|last1=Strike|first1=Joe|title='Zootopia:' Disney's Latest and Greatest Animal Kingdom|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/zootopia-disney-s-latest-and-greatest-animal-kingdom|publisher=Animated World Network|access-date=September 13, 2020|date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| ''[[Purl (film)|Purl]]''
| Kristen Lester's Story Trust
|-
| ''[[Frozen II]]''
| rowspan="3"| Special Thanks
|-
| ''[[Spies in Disguise]]''
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Encanto]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to 'Lightyear'''
| Himself<ref>{{cite news|title=Buzz Lightyear Documentary 'Beyond Infinity' Now on Disney+|url=https://pixarpost.com/2022/06/lightyear-documentary.html|access-date=July 2, 2022|newspaper=Pixar Post|date=June 10, 2022|author=T.J. Wolsos}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Cars on the Road]]''
| Special Thanks; Pixar Senior Creative Team
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Nimona (film)|Nimona]]''
| Special Thanks
|}

==Collaborations (Acting)==
Andrew Stanton has cast certain actors and crew members in more than one of the films he has directed.
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|+
!
!''[[Finding Nemo]]''
!''[[WALL-E]]''
!''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]''
!''[[Finding Dory]]''
!''[[In the Blink of an Eye (upcoming film)|In the Blink of an Eye]]''
|-
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|[[Ellen DeGeneres]]
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|[[Alexander Gould]]
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|[[Willem Dafoe]]
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|[[Paul Eiding]]
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|[[Jess Harnell]]
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|[[Sherry Lynn]]
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|[[Laraine Newman]]
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|[[Jeff Pidgeon]]
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|[[Jan Rabson]]
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|
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|[[Jim Ward (voice actor)|Jim Ward]]
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|
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|[[Sigourney Weaver]]
|
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|[[Angus MacLane]]
|
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|[[Dominic West]]
|
|
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|[[Kate McKinnon]]
|
|
|
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==Award and nominations==

===Academy Awards===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

!Year
!Category
!Film
!Result
!Shared With
|-
| [[68th Academy Awards|1995]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| ''[[Toy Story]]''
| {{Nom}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |Shared With [[Joss Whedon]],  [[Joel Cohen (writer)|Joel Cohen]], [[Alec Sokolow]], [[John Lasseter]],  [[Pete Docter]],  and [[Joe Ranft]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[76th Academy Awards|2003]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Finding Nemo]]''
| {{Won}}
|{{N/A}}
|-
| Best Original Screenplay
| {{Nom}}
| style="font-size:85%;" | Shared with [[Bob Peterson (filmmaker)|Bob Peterson]] and [[David Reynolds (screenwriter)|David Reynolds]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[81st Academy Awards|2008]]
| Best Animated Feature
| rowspan="2"| ''[[WALL-E]]''
| {{Won}}
|{{N/A}}
|-
| Best Original Screenplay
| {{Nom}}
| style="font-size:85%;"| Shared With [[Jim Reardon]] and Pete Docter
|-
| [[83rd Academy Awards|2010]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| ''[[Toy Story 3]]''
| {{Nom}}
|  style="font-size:85%;"| Shared With [[Michael Arndt]], [[John Lasseter]], and [[Lee Unkrich]]
|}

==Preservation==
Two of Stanton's short films, ''A Story'' and ''Somewhere in the Arctic...'', were preserved by the [[Academy Film Archive]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preserved Projects|url=https://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=&filmmaker=stanton%2C+andrew&category=All&collection=All|website=Academy Film Archive}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Price |first=David |year=2008 |title=The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company |location=New York |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-307-26575-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780307265753}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Andrew Stanton}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0004056|name=Andrew Stanton}}
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/magazine/04wwln-domains-t.html A Day in the Life of Andrew Stanton] – ''[[The New York Times]]''
* {{TED speaker}}
** [http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_stanton_the_clues_to_a_great_story "The clues to a great story" (TED2012)]

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