Lee Edward Unkrich is an American director, film editor, producer, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and occasional voice actor. He was a member of the creative team at Pixar Animation Studios. He severd as an editor for the studios' early films then later co-directed Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. (alongside David Silverman), and Finding Nemo. He made his solo director debut with 2010's Toy Story 3 and later directed 2017's Coco, for which he won an Academy Award.
On January 18, 2019, Unkrich announced he would leave the company after over twenty-five years of work.
Feature Film Filmography[]
Pixar[]
| Year | Film | Position | Subsidiary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Toy Story | Editor | Pixar |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | ||
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Co-Director/Editor/Additional Story Material/Voice Actor (Red Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot) | |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Co-Director/Additional Editor/Additional Voices | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Co-Director/Supervising Editor/Additional Voices | |
| 2006 | Cars | Additional Editor | |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | ||
| 2009 | Up | Senior Creative Team: Pixar | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Director/Story/Additional Voice/Senior Creative Team: Pixar | |
| 2012 | Brave | Senior Creative Team: Pixar | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Executive Producer/Senior Creative Team: Pixar | |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Senior Creative Team: Pixar | |
| The Good Dinosaur | Executive Producer | ||
| 2017 | Coco | Director/Story | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Executive Producer/Story |
Animated Shorts Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Position | Subsidiary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | For the Birds | Thanks | Pixar |
| 2002 | Mike's New Car | Special Thanks | |
| 2008 | Presto | ||
| 2011 | Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation | ||
| 2013 | The Blue Umbrella | ||
| Toy Story of Terror! | Extra Special Thanks | ||
| 2014 | Lava | Special Thanks | |
| Toy Story That Time Forgot | Extra Special Thanks | ||
| 2015 | Sanjay's Super Team | Special Thanks | |
| 2016 | Piper |
Disney/Pixar Roles[]
Red Rock 'Em Sock ' Em Robot
(Toy Story 2)
(Toy Story 2)
Jack-in-the-Box
(Toy Story 3)
(Toy Story 3)
Gallery[]
Lee Unkrich supervising Tim Allen's recording session for Toy Story 3.
Lee Unkrich attending the 2017 D23 Expo.
Lee Unkrich supervising Anthony Gonzalez's recording session for Coco.
Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson receiving winning Oscar for the Best Animated Feature Coco at the 90th Annual Academy Awards in March 2018
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