Dave Mullins (animator) explained

Dave Mullins
Occupation:	Director, Producer, Writer, Animator, Co-Founder of ElectroLeague
Years Active:	1994-present
Employer:	Pixar Animation Studios (2000-2020) ElectroLeague (2021-present)

Dave Mullins is an American writer, director and animator and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based animation studio ElectroLeague,^[1] best known for his animated short film, LOU (2017),^[2] for which he received critical acclaim and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.^[3] On January 23, 2024, Mullins received his second nomination in that same category, with the short film WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Ono (2023) at the 96th Academy Awards.^[4]

Filmography

2023: WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Ono (director, writer)
2020: Soul (additional animation supervision)
2018: Incredibles 2 (supervising animator)
2017: Coco (additional animation)
2017: Cars 3 (animator)
2017: LOU (director, writer)
2015: The Good Dinosaur (additional animation supervision)
2015: Inside Out (fix and additional animator)
2012: Brave (additional animator)
2011: Cars 2 (supervising animator)
2009: Up (directing animator)
2007: Ratatouille (animator)
2006: Mater and the Ghostlight (Video short) (animator)
2006: Cars (animator)
2005: One Man Band (Short) (animator)
2004: The Incredibles (animation character developer) / (animation character development) / (animator)
2003: Finding Nemo (animator)
2001: Monsters, Inc. (animator)
1999: Fantasia 2000 (assistant animator)
1999: Stuart Little (animator)
1998: Mighty Joe Young (animator)
1998: Björk: Hunter (Video short) (animator)
1996: Alien Trilogy (Video Game) (animator)
1994: Thunder in Paradise (TV Series) (3D animator - 21 episodes)

Awards and nominations

Won: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Ono (2023)^[5]
Nominated: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for LOU (2017)
Nominated: San Francisco International Film Festival - Golden Gate Award for Best Family Film
Nominated: SXSW Film Festival - SXSW Grand Jury Award for Animated Short
Won: Annie Awards for Best Animated Short Subject (2023)

Notes and References

Web site: Wolters . Johannes . 2024-01-13 . INDAC Interview: Dave Mullins & Brad Booker – "WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko" - INDAC . 2024-01-26 . de-DE.
News: Before 'Cars 3,' There Is 'LOU': Pixar Animator Dave Mullins' Persistence Pays Off With Directorial Debut. Grobar. Matt. 2017-12-01. Deadline. 2018-02-22. en-US.
Web site: Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full . BBC News . January 23, 2018 . January 23, 2018.
News: Gonzalez . Shivani . 2024-01-23 . Oscar Nominees 2024: See the Full List . 2024-01-26 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
Web site: 2024 Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . 2024-01-31 . www.oscars.org . en.