Will Becher is a British animator and film director. He is best known for his directorial debut ''
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon'' (2019), which earned him an
Academy Award
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and
BAFTA Award
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nomination.
Animation career
Becher's first role was as an animator on Aardman's 2000 movie, ''
Chicken Run
''Chicken Run'' is a 2000 animated adventure comedy film directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park and written by Karey Kirkpatrick from an original story by Lord and Park. Produced by Pathé and Aardman Features in partnership with DreamWork ...
'', and has since worked on many films and TV shows including
''The Pirates!'', ''
ParaNorman
''ParaNorman'' is a 2012 American animated comedy horror, comedy horror film produced by Laika, LLC, Laika. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler (filmmaker), Chris Butler (the latter's feature directorial debut), and written by Butler, the film ...
'' and
''Shaun the Sheep''.
His directorial debut was the 2019 sequel, ''
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon'', in which he was nominated for an Oscar in 2020.
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Clay animators
English film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people