Donald Lee Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American film director, voice actor and writer at

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. He is known for co-directing ''

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'' (2011), '' Big Hero 6'' (2014), '' Moana'' (2016), and ''

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'' (2021). ''Big Hero 6'' won the

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in 2015. Hall made his solo directorial debut in 2022 with '' Strange World''. Hall is a graduate of the

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with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films and series

Awards and nominations

Won

* (2015) –

for ''Big Hero 6'' * (2015) –

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for ''Big Hero 6''

Nominations

* (2008) – Annie Award for Storyboarding in an Feature Production for ''Meet the Robinsons'' * (2012) – Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for ''Winnie the Pooh'' * (2012) –

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for ''Winnie the Pooh'' * (2012) –

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for ''Winnie the Pooh'' * (2015) – Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for ''Big Hero 6'' * (2015) –

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for Best Animated Film for ''Big Hero 6'' * (2015) –

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for ''Big Hero 6'' * (2015) – Cinema Bloggers Award, Portugal for Best Animated Film for ''Big Hero 6'' * (2015) – Crítici de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Animated Film for ''Big Hero 6'' * (2015) – Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for ''Big Hero 6'' * (2017) – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for ''Moana'' * (2022) – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for ''Raya and the Last Dragon''

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* 1969 births Living people American animators American male screenwriters American male voice actors American animated film directors Animation screenwriters Directors of Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners University of Iowa alumni Walt Disney Animation Studios people Male actors from Iowa People from Glenwood, Iowa Film directors from Iowa {{US-film-director-stub