Jared Bush

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Jared Bush has won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, a feat achieved by only a handful of filmmakers. His film Zootopia grossed over $1 billion, making it one of the highest-grossing original animated films. Encanto became a cultural phenomenon, with its soundtrack spending 20 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200. Bush’s ability to create emotionally resonant stories with diverse cultural settings has set a new standard for animated filmmaking.

AwardsJared Bush has won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, for Zootopia (2017) and Encanto (2022). He also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Zootopia. He has won multiple Annie Awards for writing on Zootopia, Moana, and Encanto, as well as a Critics’ Choice Movie Award and a Producers Guild Award.

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Variety

2024-03

Disney’s New Animation Chief: Jared Bush on the Future of the Studio

The Hollywood Reporter

2024-11

Jared Bush: The Man Behind Disney Animation’s Next Chapter

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Two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature

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One of the few filmmakers to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature twice, for Zootopia (2017) and Encanto (2022).