Henry Selick

Directing

Born November 30, 1952 · Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Charles Henry Selick Jr. is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his pioneering work in stop-motion animation and for directing the films The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Monkeybone (2001), Coraline (2009), and Wendell & Wild (2022). Selick has been recognized for his distinctively Gothic visual style, meticulous craftsmanship, metaphysical terror, with dark fantasy and surrealist elements describing his work as “scary films for brave children of all ages”, he is also known for his collaborations with the late voice actor and story artist Joe Ranft as well as filmmaker Tim Burton. For Coraline, Selick received an Academy Award nomination for the Best Animated Feature.

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