Doug Sweetland is an American animator and film director.As a child,
Sweetland drew cartoons for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the
Arts for several years. After graduating high school in 1992, he opted
to attend California Institute of the Arts and pursue his lifelong
love and passion for animation.In 1994, he decided to leave school in
his final year to join Pixar. His first assignment was as an animator
on Toy Story. He continued as animator on A Bug's Life and Toy Story
2. He was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual
Achievement for Character Animation for the film.Sweetland continued
to build a reputation as one of the best animators in the business. He
was awarded back-to-back Annie Awards for Outstanding Individual
Achievement in Character Animation for Monsters, Inc. and Finding
Nemo. He took on the lead animator role for Bud Luckey's
Oscar-nominated Boundin' and worked as an animator and storyboard
artist on the Oscar-winning The Incredibles. Sweetland followed this
up by stepping into the supervising animator role on John Lasseter's
Cars.
Sweetland drew cartoons for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the
Arts for several years. After graduating high school in 1992, he opted
to attend California Institute of the Arts and pursue his lifelong
love and passion for animation.In 1994, he decided to leave school in
his final year to join Pixar. His first assignment was as an animator
on Toy Story. He continued as animator on A Bug's Life and Toy Story
2. He was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual
Achievement for Character Animation for the film.Sweetland continued
to build a reputation as one of the best animators in the business. He
was awarded back-to-back Annie Awards for Outstanding Individual
Achievement in Character Animation for Monsters, Inc. and Finding
Nemo. He took on the lead animator role for Bud Luckey's
Oscar-nominated Boundin' and worked as an animator and storyboard
artist on the Oscar-winning The Incredibles. Sweetland followed this
up by stepping into the supervising animator role on John Lasseter's
Cars.
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