Don Hall (filmmaker)

Don Hall (born 1969) is an American film director and writer at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is known for co-directing Winnie the Pooh (2011), Big Hero 6 (2014), which was inspired by the Marvel Comics team of the same name and Moana (2016), along with Ron Clements and John Musker. Big Hero 6 won the Oscar, Golden Globe, and Annie Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015.

Don is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.

Collaborators

 * Chris Williams, who worked with Hall on Big Hero 6 and Moana
 * Stephen J. Anderson, who worked with Hall on a number of Disney features, includes co-directing Winnie the Pooh.
 * Mark Dindal, who worked with Hall on The Emperor's New Groove and Chicken Little

Won

 * (2015) - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
 * (2015) - Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture for Big Hero 6
 * (2015) - Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
 * (2015) - Crítici de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
 * (2015) - BAFTA for Best Animated Feature Film for Big Hero 6
 * (2015) - Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Feature Film for Big Hero 6
 * (2015) - Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Big Hero 6
 * (2015) - Cinema Bloggers Award, Portugal for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6

Nominations

 * (2008) - Annie Award for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for Meet the Robinsons
 * (2012) - Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Winnie the Pooh
 * (2012) - Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
 * (2012) - Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
 * (2017) - Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Moana