| Michael Dudok de Wit | |
|---|---|
 Dudok de Wit at the 73rd Academy Awards | |
| 3 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Role | Animator, Director, Writer |
| Born | 1953 |
| Abcoude | |
Michael Dudok de Wit is a Dutch-British animator, director and illustrator. After working for a year in Barcelona, he settled in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema. In 1992, he created the short film Tom Sweep, followed by The Monk and the Fish (1994), which was made in France with the studio Folimage. This film was nominated for an Oscar and has won numerous prizes including a César Award for Best Short Film and the Cartoon d'or. Michael also writes and illustrates children's picture books and teaches animation at art colleges in England and abroad.
Wins[]
- 73rd Academy Awards, 2000
- Best Animated Short — Father and Daughter
Nominations[]
- 67th Academy Awards, 1994
- Best Animated Short — The Monk and the Fish
- 73rd Academy Awards, 2000
- Best Animated Short — Father and Daughter
- 89th Academy Awards, 2016
- Best Animated Feature — The Red Turtle (shared with Toshio Suzuki)