Mark Gustafson

American animator and film director (1959–2024)

Not to be confused with Mark Gustavson.

Mark Gustafson

Gustafson at the 37th Annie Awards in 2010

Born| (1959-09-19)September 19, 1959

Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Died| February 1, 2024(2024-02-01) (aged 64)
Occupation(s)| Animator, film director
Notable work| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Mark Gustafson (September 19, 1959 – February 1, 2024) was an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022),[1] which won Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards.[2][3]

## Life and career

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Gustafson began his stop motion animation career at Will Vinton Studios in the 1980s, working on projects including A Claymation Christmas Celebration, Meet the Raisins!, and The PJs.[4]

He was the animation director of Fantastic Mr. Fox.[4]

Gustafson died of a heart attack on February 1, 2024, at the age of 64.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

## Accolades

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He won Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards for co-directing Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio,[11] sharing the award with Guillermo del Toro, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley.[12][13]

## Filmography

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* The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
* Claymation Easter (1992)
* The PJs (1999–2000)
* Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
* Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

## References

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1. ^ Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)|The Criterion Collection
2. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (March 12, 2023). "Oscars: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
3. ^ Lang, Jamie (February 2, 2024). "Mark Gustafson, Stop-Motion Veteran Who Co-Directed Oscar-Winning 'Pinocchio,' Dies At 64". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
4. ^ a b Ferguson, Bennett Campbell (February 2, 2024). "Mark Gustafson, Oscar-Winning Portland Animator, Dies at 63". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
5. ^ "Stop Motion Animator and Director Mark Gustafson Passes at 63". Animation World Network. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
6. ^ "Oscar-winning 'Pinocchio' Co-Director Mark Gustafson Dies of a Heart Attack at 64". www.animationmagazine.net. February 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
7. ^ "Mark Gustafson, Oscar-Winning Co-Director Of Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Is Dead At 64". /Film. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
8. ^ "Mark Gustafson Dies: Oscar-Winning Director Of 'Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio' Was 64". Deadline. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
9. ^ "Mark Gustafson, Oscar Winner for 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio,' Dies at 64". Variety. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
10. ^ "Mark Gustafson, Stop-Motion Veteran and Oscar Winner for 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio,' Dies at 63". The Hollywood Reporter. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
11. ^ Lang, Jamie (March 13, 2023). "2023 Academy Awards: 'Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio,' 'The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse,' 'Avatar' Win Oscars". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
12. ^ 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' Wins Best Animated Feature Film | 95th Oscars (2023)
13. ^ 2023|Oscars.org

## External links

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* Mark Gustafson at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Artists|

* Emmy Awards

Awards for Mark Gustafson

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Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

2000s|

* Shrek (2001)
* Spirited Away (2002)
* Finding Nemo (2003)
* The Incredibles (2004)
* Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
* Happy Feet (2006)
* Ratatouille (2007)
* WALL-E (2008)
* Up (2009)

2010s|

* Toy Story 3 (2010)
* Rango (2011)
* Brave (2012)
* Frozen (2013)
* Big Hero 6 (2014)
* Inside Out (2015)
* Zootopia (2016)
* Coco (2017)
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
* Toy Story 4 (2019)

2020s|

* Soul (2020)
* Encanto (2021)
* Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
* The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production

* John Lasseter (1996)
* Ron Clements and John Musker (1997)
* Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook (1998)
* Brad Bird (1999)
* John Lasseter, Ash Brannon and Lee Unkrich (2000)
* Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson (2001)
* Hayao Miyazaki (2002)
* Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich (2003)
* Brad Bird (2004)
* Nick Park and Steve Box (2005)
* Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick (2006)
* Brad Bird (2007)
* Mark Osborne and John Stevenson (2008)
* Pete Docter (2009)
* Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders (2010)
* Jennifer Yuh Nelson (2011)
* Rich Moore (2012)
* Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (2013)
* Dean DeBlois (2014)
* Pete Docter (2015)
* Byron Howard and Rich Moore (2016)
* Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina (2017)
* Bob Persichetti, Rodney Rothman and Peter Ramsey (2018)
* Sergio Pablos (2019)
* Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart (2020)
* Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe (2021)
* Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson (2022)
* Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson (2023)

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Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

* Mike B. Anderson (1997)
* Jim Reardon (1998)
* Mark Gustafson (1999)
* Brian Sheesley (2000)
* Butch Lukic (2001)
* Rich Moore (2002)
* Steven Dean Moore (2003)
* Shaun Cashman and Phil Cummings (2004)
* Peter Shin (2005)
* Giancarlo Volpe (2006)
* Seth Green (2007)
* Joaquim Dos Santos (2008)
* Bret Haaland (2009)
* Tim Johnson (2010)
* Matthew Nastuk (2011)
* John Eng (2012)
* Angus MacLane (2013)
* Aaron Springer (2014)
* Matt Braly (2015)
* Patrick Osborne (2016)
* Dave Wasson, Eddie Trigueros and Alonso Ramirez-Ramos (2017)
* Eddie Trigueros (2018)
* Alonso Ramirez Ramos (2019)
* Genndy Tartakovsky (2020)
* Pascal Charue, Arnaud Delord and Barthelemy Maunoury (2021)
* Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy (2022)
* Paul Young (2023)

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature

1990s|

* A Bug's Life – John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton / The Prince of Egypt – Simon Wells, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Hickner (1998)
* Toy Story 2 – John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, and Ash Brannon (1999)

2000s|

* Chicken Run – Peter Lord and Nick Park (2000)
* Shrek – Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson (2001)
* Spirited Away – Hayao Miyazaki (2002)
* Finding Nemo – Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich (2003)
* The Incredibles – Brad Bird (2004)
* Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Nick Park and Steve Box (2005)
* Cars – John Lasseter and Joe Ranft (2006)
* Ratatouille – Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava (2007)
* WALL-E – Andrew Stanton (2008)
* Up – Pete Docter and Bob Peterson (2009)

2010s|

* Toy Story 3 – Lee Unkrich (2010)
* Rango – Gore Verbinski (2011)
* Wreck-It Ralph – Rich Moore (2012)
* Frozen – Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (2013)
* The Lego Movie – Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (2014)
* Inside Out – Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen (2015)
* Zootopia – Byron Howard and Rich Moore (2016)
* Coco – Lee Unkrich (2017)
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman (2018)
* Toy Story 4 – Josh Cooley (2019)

2020s|

* Soul – Pete Docter and Dana Murray (2020)
* The Mitchells vs. the Machines – Mike Rianda (2021)
* Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio – Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson (2022)
* Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, and Kemp Powers (2023)

In 2020, the category was transferred to the Critics' Choice Super Awards.

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Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film

* Cars (2006)
* Ratatouille (2007)
* WALL-E (2008)
* Up (2009)
* Toy Story 3 (2010)
* The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
* Brave (2012)
* Frozen (2013)
* How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
* Inside Out (2015)
* Zootopia (2016)
* Coco (2017)
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
* Missing Link (2019)
* Soul (2020)
* Encanto (2021)
* Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
* The Boy and the Heron (2023)
* Flow (2024)

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