Jennifer Yuh Nelson

1972 – Present

Biography

Jennifer Yuh Nelson (née Yuh; born May 7, 1972) is an American story artist, character designer, television director, illustrator, and film director. She is best known for directing the films Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, and The Darkest Minds. Yuh is the first woman to solely direct and the first Asian American to direct a major American animated film, and has been recognized as a commercially successful Asian American director. She won an Annie Award for Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for directing the opening for Kung Fu Panda and was the second woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, for her work on Kung Fu Panda 2. The film proved to be one of the most financially successful films directed by a woman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Yuh Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Selected Filmography

Selected Recognition

  1. Nominee

    Annie Awards · Best Animated Feature, Animated Effects, Character Animation, Production Design (2016) · Nominee

  2. Nominee

    Saturn Awards · Best Animated Film (2016) · Nominee

  3. Box office

    Grossed $521 million worldwide, including the biggest animated opening ever in China at the time — Jennifer Yuh Nelson is the first woman to solely direct a major Hollywood animated feature

  1. Winner

    Annie Award · Best Directing in a Feature Production (2012) · Winner

  2. Nominee

    Academy Award · Best Animated Feature (2012) · Nominee

  3. First

    First woman to solo-direct a major Hollywood animated feature

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