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Biography
Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952) is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He studied at the Program in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts, under the guidance of Jules Engel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Selick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Winsor McCay Award · 2019
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2010 · nominated
Filmography10 titles

Coraline
2009Director, Producer, Screenplay
2009Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993Director
1993Director

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2011as Self
2011as Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009as Self (archive footage)
2009as Self (archive footage)

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004Animation
2004Animation

Return to Oz
1985Storyboard
1985Storyboard

Wendell & Wild
2022Book, Director, Producer, Screenplay
2022Book, Director, Producer, Screenplay

James and the Giant Peach
1996Co-Producer, Director
1996Co-Producer, Director

The Ewok Adventure
1984Animation
1984Animation

Monkeybone
2001Director, Executive Producer
2001Director, Executive Producer