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Pete Docter

Directing

Born October 9, 1968 · Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Also known as Peter Docter · Peter Hans Docter · 彼特·道格特

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Biography

Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator who has served as Pixar's chief creative officer (CCO)  since 2018. He has directed the company's animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020). From his nine Academy Award nominations, he is a record-three-time recipient of Best Animated Feature for Up, Inside Out and Soul. Docter has also won six Annie Awards from nine nominations, a BAFTA Children's Film Award and a Hochi Film Award. He describes himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons". Description above from the Wikipedia article Pete Docter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2016
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2010
  • Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2009
  • Annie Award
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2021 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2010 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Short Film · 2003 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2002 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1996 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · nominated

Filmography49 titles

Pencils vs Pixels

2023as Self

Hoppers

2026Executive Producer

Toy Story 3

2010Creative Director, Creator, Director

Soul

2020Director, Screenplay, Story

WALL·E

2008as Additional Voices (voice)

Win or Lose

2025Executive Producer

Up

2009as Campmaster Strauch (voice)

Toy Story

1995Original Story, Storyboard Artist, Supervising Animator

Kitbull

2019Thanks

Inside Out

2015as Additional Voices (voice)

Monsters, Inc.

2001as Additional Voices (voice)

Dream Productions

2024Executive Producer

Luca

2021Executive Producer

Partly Cloudy

2009Thanks

Presto

2008Thanks

The Incredibles

2004as Additional Voices (voice)

Elemental

2023Executive Producer

Onward

2020Executive Producer

Bao

2018Executive Producer

The Pixar Story

2007as Self

Toy Story 2

1999Original Story

Geri's Game

1997Animation

Inside Out 2

2024as Dad's Anger (voice)

Toy Story 4

2019Executive Producer

Lou

2017Executive Producer

Carl's Date

2023Characters, Executive Producer

Cars on the Road

2022Executive Producer

Ciao Alberto

2021Executive Producer

Dug Days

2021Characters, Executive Producer

Turning Red

2022Executive Producer

Lava

2014Thanks

Monsters at Work

2021Thanks

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

2020as Self

Riley's First Date?

2015as Dad's Anger (voice)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009as Self (archive footage)

Lamp Life

2020Executive Producer

Monsters University

2013Executive Producer

22 vs. Earth

2021Executive Producer

Brave

2012Executive Producer

Dug's Special Mission

2009Executive Producer

Elio

2025Executive Producer

Lightyear

2022Executive Producer

Mike's New Car

2002Director, Producer, Story

Party Central

2013Executive Producer

Meet the Pickles: The Making of "Win or Lose"

2025as Self - Executive Producer

A Spark Story

2021as Self

Director by Night

2022as Self (archive footage)

Animation Outlaws

2019as Self

Dory's Reef Cam

2020Executive Producer