Eric Leighton

Eric Leighton (born November 6, 1962) is a American director and animator. He directed the movie Dinosaur in 2000 with Ralph Zondag. He also worked on the films include RoboCop 2 (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004), King Kong (2005), Charlotte's Web (2006), Coraline (2009), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), Anomalisa (2015) and Sherlock Gnomes (2018).
==Filmography==
* RoboCop 2 (1990) (stop-motion technician: robot monster crew)
* The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (animation supervisor) / (animator)
* Dinosaur (2000) (director with Ralph Zondag)
* Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (video) (2004) (animation consultant)
* King Kong (2005) (animation director)
* Charlotte's Web (2006) (animation supervisor: Paramount)
* Coraline (2009) (lead animator)
* Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) (animation director)
* Anomalisa (2015) (guest animator)
* Sherlock Gnomes (2018) (animation director)
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Film 	Result
1994	Academy Awards 	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature ProductionShared with Pete Kozachik, Ariel Velasco-Shaw and Gordon Baker	The Nightmare Before Christmas 	
1994	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Producing in an Animated Feature ProductionShared with Ariel Velasco-Shaw and Gordon Baker 	The Nightmare Before Christmas 	
2000	Annie Award 	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature ProductionShared with Ralph Zondag 	Dinosaur 	
2011	Visual Effects Society Awards 	Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion PictureShared with Zareh Nalbandian, Simon Whiteley and Alex Weight 	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole	
Category:1962 births
Category:Living people
Category:American animators
Category:American animated film directors
Category:Animators from California
Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios people