Ralph Eggleston (October 18, 1965 – August 28, 2022) was hired in by Pixar in 1992, during the development of Toy Story. His work on Toy Story won him an Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation. He also directed the Oscar-winning short film For the Birds.
Biography[]
Eggleston was born on October 18, 1965 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and went to school at the California Institute of the Arts. Prior to coming to Pixar, Eggleston worked at Warner Brothers and Amblin/Universal TV. He died from a pancreatic tumor-induced colon infection on August 28, 2022.[1]
Filmography[]
- Toy Story (1995): art director
- For the Birds (2000): director and writer
- Monsters, Inc. (2001): original story and visual development
- Finding Nemo (2003): production designer
- The Incredibles (2004): art director
- Ratatouille (2007): thanks to everyone at Pixar who supported this production: Pixar Productions
- WALL•E (2008): production designer
- Up (2009): lighting direction
- Hawaiian Vacation (2011): art and design
- Inside Out (2015): production designer
- Riley's First Date? (2015): production designer
- Incredibles 2 (2018): production designer
- Soul (2020): development artist
Awards[]
- Won: Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation - Toy Story
- Won: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film - For the Birds
- Won: Winsor McCay Award - 2018[2]