Don Hall (filmmaker) explained

Don Hall
Birth Name:	Donald Lee Hall
Birth Date:	8 March 1969
Birth Place:	Glenwood, Iowa, U.S.
Alma Mater:	University of Iowa
Occupation:	Film director, voice actor, screenwriter

Donald Lee Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American animation film director, voice actor and screenwriter who is best known for directing the films Winnie the Pooh (2011), Big Hero 6 (2014),^[1] Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Strange World (2022),^[2] and co-directing the film Moana (2016) for Walt Disney Animation Studios. For his work on Big Hero 6 won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

In June 2024, Hall was announced to have joined Skydance Animation to develop and produce an original animated film for the studio.^[3]

Hall is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Head of/ Story Supervisor	Story Artist	Other	Voice Role	Notes
1999	Tarzan
2000	The Emperor's New Groove								Additional Story Material
2003	Brother Bear								Additional Story
2005	Chicken Little								Character Designer
2007	Meet the Robinsons							Coach/Gaston Framagucci
2008	Bolt								Special Thanks
2009	The Princess and the Frog							Darnell	Artistic Supervisor - Story
2010	Tangled								Disney Story Trust - uncredited ^[4]
2011	Winnie the Pooh
2012	Wreck-It Ralph
2013	Frozen
2014	Big Hero 6								Creative Leadership
2016	Zootopia
	Moana
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet
2019	Frozen II
2021	Raya and the Last Dragon
	Encanto
2022	Strange World
2023	Wish
	Untitled Skydance Animation project

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
2017	Gone Fishing			^[5]
2022	Baymax!			Disney+ Original Short Films

Awards and nominations

Won

• (2015) – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature for Big Hero 6

Nominations

• (2008) – Annie Award for Storyboarding in an Feature Production for Meet the Robinsons
• (2012) – Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Winnie the Pooh
• (2012) – Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
• (2012) – Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
• (2015) – Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Cinema Bloggers Award, Portugal for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Crítici de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
• (2015) – Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
• (2017) – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Moana
• (2022) – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Raya and the Last Dragon

Notes and References

1. News: Giardina. Carolyn. Chris Williams to Co-Direct Disney Animation's 'Big Hero 6' With Don Hall. June 26, 2022. The Hollywood Reporter. December 31, 2013.
2. News: Rubin. Rebecca. Disney Unveils Animated Movie 'Strange World' With Thanksgiving 2022 Release Date. March 29, 2022. Variety. December 9, 2021.
3. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 'Raya And The Last Dragon's Don Hall Developing Original Animated Feature For Skydance Animation . Deadline . 4 June 2024 . 4 June 2024.
4. News: Goldman. Eric. How Disney's Story Trust Helped Change Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and More. IGN. February 18, 2016. February 2, 2021.
5. Web site: Wolfe. Jennifer. 'Moana' Sails Home on Digital HD February 21 and Blu-ray March 7. Animation World Network. December 12, 2020. January 13, 2017.