Pete Docter
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Docter at the 2009 Venice Film Festival | |
| Born | Peter Hans Docter October 9, 1968 Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (1990–present) |
| Spouse | Amanda Docter |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Up (2009) Inside Out (2015) Soul (2020) |
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Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator, who has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar 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".