Brad Bird
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
3
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Brad Bird is one of the most celebrated directors in animation history. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, a feat achieved by only a handful of filmmakers. His films The Incredibles and Ratatouille are consistently ranked among the greatest animated films of all time. Bird also earned rare Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay for both films, highlighting his strength as a writer. His ability to transition to live-action and deliver a critically acclaimed blockbuster like Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol further cements his versatility. In 2022, Bird was inducted as a Disney Legend, honoring his contributions to the studio's animation legacy.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Disney Legend
Inducted for his contributions to Disney animation, including The Incredibles and Ratatouille.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest Animated Films of All Time
Best Animated Films
Best Animated Films
Magazine Covers
Wired
November 2011
Brad Bird: The Animation Genius Who Saved Mission: Impossible
The Hollywood Reporter
June 2018
Brad Bird on Incredibles 2, Pixar's Future and Why He Won't Make Star Wars
Animation Magazine
November 2004
The Incredibles: Brad Bird's Super Family
Animation Magazine
June 2007
Ratatouille: Cooking Up a Masterpiece
Animation Magazine
June 2018
Incredibles 2: The Return of the Parr Family
Records & Feats
First director to win two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature with consecutive Pixar films
Bird won Best Animated Feature for The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007), a feat unmatched at the time.
Only director to receive two Best Original Screenplay Oscar nominations for animated films
Bird was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for The Incredibles and Ratatouille, the only animated films to receive such nominations in the 21st century.
Highest-grossing original animated film at the time of release
The Incredibles grossed $631 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing original animated film (not based on existing IP) upon its release.