Donald Lee Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American animation film director, voice actor and screenwriter who is best known for directing the films Winnie the Pooh (2011), Big Hero 6 (2014),[1] Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Strange World (2022),[2] and co-directing the film Moana (2016) for Walt Disney Animation Studios. For his work on Big Hero 6 won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Don Hall
Born
Donald Lee Hall

(1969-03-08) March 8, 1969 (age 55)
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
Occupation(s)Film director, voice actor, screenwriter
Employers
Notable work

In June 2024, Hall was announced to have joined Skydance Animation to develop and produce an original animated film for the studio.[3]

Hall is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Film Credited as
Director Writer Executive
Producer
Head of/
Story
Supervisor
Story
Artist
Other Voice Role Notes
1999 Tarzan No No No No Yes No
2000 The Emperor's New Groove No No No No Yes Yes Additional Story Material
2003 Brother Bear No No No No No Yes Additional Story
2005 Chicken Little No No No No Yes Yes Character Designer
2007 Meet the Robinsons No Screenplay No Yes No Yes Coach/Gaston Framagucci
2008 Bolt No No No No No Yes Special Thanks
2009 The Princess and the Frog No No No Yes No Yes Darnell Artistic Supervisor - Story
2010 Tangled No No No No No No Disney Story Trust - uncredited
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2011 Winnie the Pooh Yes Story No No No No
2012 Wreck-It Ralph No No No No No No
2013 Frozen No No No No No No
2014 Big Hero 6 Yes No No No No Yes Creative Leadership
2016 Zootopia No No No No No Yes
Moana Co-Director Story No No No Yes
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet No No No No Additional Yes
2019 Frozen II No No No No No Yes
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Yes Story No No No Yes
Encanto No No No No No Yes
2022 Strange World Yes No No No No Yes
2023 Wish No No Yes No No Yes
TBA Untitled Skydance Animation project Yes TBA TBA No No TBA

Short films

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Year Title Director Executive
Producer
Notes
2017 Gone Fishing Co-Director No [5]
2022 Baymax! No Yes Disney+ Original Short Films

Awards and nominations

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Nominations

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References

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  1. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 31, 2013). "Chris Williams to Co-Direct Disney Animation's 'Big Hero 6' With Don Hall". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (December 9, 2021). "Disney Unveils Animated Movie 'Strange World' With Thanksgiving 2022 Release Date". Variety. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Grobar, Matt (4 June 2024). "'Raya And The Last Dragon's Don Hall Developing Original Animated Feature For Skydance Animation". Deadline. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ Goldman, Eric (February 18, 2016). "How Disney's Story Trust Helped Change Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and More". IGN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (January 13, 2017). "'Moana' Sails Home on Digital HD February 21 and Blu-ray March 7". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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