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Bill Plympton
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Academy Awards, USA (2)
Annecy International Animated Film Festival (13)
Annie Awards (3)
ASIFA/East Animation Festival (2)
CableACE Awards (1)
Cannes Film Festival (4)
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival (7)
Chicago International Film Festival (11)
Cinanima (1)
Dresden Film Festival (1)
Fantasporto (7)
Florida Film Festival (2)
Jerusalem Film Festival (1)
Long Island Film Festival (1)
Nashville Film Festival (1)
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island (1)
Portland International Film Festival (1)
San Francisco International Film Festival (2)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2)
Slamdance Film Festival (2)
Sundance Film Festival (3)
SXSW Film Festival (3)
Tampere Film Festival (1)
Warsaw International Film Festival (1)
World Animation Celebration (2)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (2)
Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema (1)
Tribeca Film Festival (2)
Toronto World of Comedy International Film Festival (1)
Ottawa International Animation Festival (1)
ANIMA - Córdoba International Animation Festival (1)
Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition (2)
Plymouth Independent Film Festival (1)
Hiroshima International Animation Festival (2)
American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund (1)
New Media Film Festival (2)
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival (1)
Oaxaca FilmFest, MX (1)
Williamsburg Independent Film Festival, US (1)
The Webby Awards (2)
Be there! Corfu Animation Festival (1)
Alameda International Film Festival (1)
Stuttgart International Trickfilm Festival (1)
Cartoons on the Bay - Pulcinella Awards (1)
Americana Film Fest (1)
Los Angeles Animation Festival (2)
WorldFest-Houston International Film Fest (1)
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology (2)
50 wins & 56 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2005 Nominee
Oscar
Best Short Film, Animated
Guard Dog
1988 Nominee
Oscar
Best Short Film, Animated
Your Face
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Contrechamp Award
Best Film
Slide
2014 Winner
Special Jury Award
Feature Film
Cheatin'
2014 Nominee
Cristal
Best Feature
Cheatin'
2013 Nominee
Cristal
Best Short
Drunker Than a Skunk
2012 Nominee
The Annecy Cristal
Waiting for Her Sailor
8 more
All
Annie Awards
2015 Nominee
Annie
Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Cheatin'
2007 Winner
Winsor McCay Award
1998 Nominee
Annie
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
I Married a Strange Person!
ASIFA/East Animation Festival
2017 Winner
ASIFA/East Award
Independent Film
Cop Dog
2013 Nominee
ASIFA/East Award
Independent Film
Drunker Than a Skunk
CableACE Awards
1993 Nominee
CableACE
Animated Programming Special or Series
Toon-O-Rama
Shared with:
Abby Terkuhle
·
Maureen McElheron
Cannes Film Festival
2001 Winner
Canal+ Award
Eat
1991 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Short Film
Push Comes to Shove
1991 Nominee
Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
Push Comes to Shove
1987 Nominee
Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
Your Face
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Anima't Award
Best Animated Feature Film
Revengeance
Shared with:
Jim Lujan
2013 Nominee
Anima't Award
Best Animated Short Film
Drunker Than a Skunk
2013 Nominee
Anima't Award
Best Animated Feature Film
Cheatin'
2005 Winner
Time-Machine Honorary Award
1998 Winner
Best Short Film
More Sex and Violence
Tied with _Genesis (1998)_.
2 more
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Chicago International Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Audience Choice Award
Audience Choice Award
ABCs of Death 2
Shared with:
Rodney Ascher
·
Julian Barratt
·
Robert Boocheck
·
Alejandro Brugués
·
Kristina Buozyte
·
Alexandre Bustillo
·
Larry Fessenden
·
Julian Gilbey
·
Spencer Hawken
·
Jim Hosking
·
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
·
E.L. Katz
·
Aharon Keshales
·
Steven Kostanski
·
Marvin Kren
·
Juan Martínez Moreno
·
Erik Matti
·
Julien Maury
·
Robert Morgan
·
Chris Nash
·
Vincenzo Natali
·
Hajime Ohata
·
Navot Papushado
·
Dennison Ramalho
·
Todd Rohal
·
Jerome Sable
·
Bruno Samper
·
Sion Sono
·
Jen Soska
·
Sylvia Soska
2013 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Short Film
Drunker Than a Skunk
2011 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Short Film
Guard Dog Global Jam
2009 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Short Film
Horn Dog
2008 Nominee
Gold Hugo
After Dark Competition
Idiots and Angels
6 more
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Cinanima
2008 Winner
Festival Award
Feature Film
Idiots and Angels
Dresden Film Festival
2011 Nominee
Golden Horseman
Best Animated Film - International Competition
The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
Fantasporto
2014 Nominee
International Fantasy Film Award
Best Film
Cheatin'
2014 Nominee
International Fantasy Film Award
Best Short Film
Drunker Than a Skunk
2009 Winner
International Fantasy Film Award
Best Film
Idiots and Angels
2009 Winner
International Fantasy Film Award
Best Screenplay
Idiots and Angels
2006 Winner
Special Career Award
2 more
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Florida Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Grand Jury Award
Best Animated Short
The Loneliest Stoplight
2001 Winner
Special Jury Award
Animated Short
Eat
Jerusalem Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Cinematheque Young Critics Club Award for Best Children's Film
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Shared with:
Roger Allers
·
Gaëtan Brizzi
·
Paul Brizzi
·
Joan C. Gratz
·
Mohammed Saeed Harib
·
Tomm Moore
·
Nina Paley
·
Joann Sfar
·
Michal Socha
Long Island Film Festival
1998 Winner
Best of Fest
Animated Feature
I Married a Strange Person!
Nashville Film Festival
2017 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Animated Feature Competition
Revengeance
Shared with:
Jim Lujan
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island
1999 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Short
The Exciting Life of a Tree
Portland International Film Festival
2017 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Animated Feature
Revengeance
Shared with:
Jim Lujan
San Francisco International Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Golden Gate Award
Best Animated Short
Footprints
2014 Nominee
Golden Gate Award
Best Animated Short
Drunker Than a Skunk
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Bruce Corwin Award
Best Animated Short Film
The Loneliest Stoplight
2014 Nominee
Bruce Corwin Award
Best Animated Short Film
Drunker Than a Skunk
Slamdance Film Festival
2024 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Breakouts
Slide
2024 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Breakouts
Slide
Sundance Film Festival
2009 Nominee
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Hot Dog
1998 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic
I Married a Strange Person!
1992 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic
The Tune
SXSW Film Festival
2012 Nominee
SXSW Grand Jury Award
Animation
Summer Bummer
2010 Nominee
SXSW Grand Jury Award
Animated Short
The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
2008 Nominee
SXSW Grand Jury Award
Animated Short
Shuteye Hotel
Tampere Film Festival
2005 Winner
Diploma of Merit
International Competition
Guard Dog
Warsaw International Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Free Spirit Award
Free Spirit Award
Slide
World Animation Celebration
1998 Winner
WAC Winner
Best Theatrical Film
I Married a Strange Person!
1987 Winner
People's Choice Award
Your Face
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2009 Winner
Ashland Independent Film Award
Artistic Achievement Award
2007 Winner
Ashland Independent Film Award
Best Short
The Fan and the Flower
Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema
2007 Winner
Best Short Film - Foreign
Best Short Film
Shuteye Hotel
Tribeca Film Festival
2007 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Narrative Short
Shuteye Hotel
2005 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Narrative Short
Guard Dog
Toronto World of Comedy International Film Festival
2005 Winner
Best Animated Short
Guard Dog
Ottawa International Animation Festival
2002 Nominee
OIAF Award
Best Animated Feature Film
Mutant Aliens
ANIMA - Córdoba International Animation Festival
2005 Winner
Special Jury Mention
Animated Stories
Guard Dog
Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
2024 Winner
Jury Award
Best Animation Film
Slide
Shared with:
Owen Andrejco
·
Sean Davis
·
James Hancock
·
Rachel Braga Jones
·
Edward Jordon
·
Daniel Neiden
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Oliver Ridge
·
Natasha Villegas-Cordera
·
Wendy Cong Zhao
2021 Winner
Festival Prize
Best Animation Film
Demi's Panic
Shared with:
Danny Leonard
·
Lorena Hernández Leonard
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Rachel Braga Jones
Plymouth Independent Film Festival
2005 Winner
PIFF Award
Best Short Film
The Fan and the Flower
Hiroshima International Animation Festival
2004 Winner
Special Prize
Guard Dog
1987 Winner
Festival Prize
Category B - Debut Works
Your Face
American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund
2024 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Animated Work
Slide
Shared with:
Owen Andrejco
·
Sean Davis
·
James Hancock
·
Rachel Braga Jones
·
Edward Jordon
·
Daniel Neiden
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Oliver Ridge
·
Natasha Villegas-Cordera
·
Wendy Cong Zhao
New Media Film Festival
2014 Nominee
New Media Film Festival Award
Festival Award
Cheatin'
2011 Nominee
New Media Film Festival Award
Festival Award
Guard Dog Global Jam
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival
2015 Winner
HRIFF Award
Best Animation Film
Footprints
Oaxaca FilmFest, MX
2014 Winner
Global
Best American Continent Feature Narrative
Cheatin'
Williamsburg Independent Film Festival, US
2011 Winner
Best Animated Short
Animation
Bill Plympton Re-Imagine's Winsor McCay's, 'the Flying House'
The Webby Awards
2021 Nominee
Honoree
Video - Animation (Video Series & Channels)
Trump Bites
Season 2
Shared with:
Billy Shebar
·
David C. Roberts
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Leah Shore
2019 Winner
Webby Award
Video - Animation (Video Series & Channels)
Trump Bites
Shared with:
Billy Shebar
·
David C. Roberts
·
Adam Rackoff
Be there! Corfu Animation Festival
2015 Winner
Audience Award
Feature Animation
Cheatin'
Alameda International Film Festival
2024 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Slide
Stuttgart International Trickfilm Festival
2016 Winner
Mercedes-Benz Special Award
Festival of Animated Film
The Loneliest Stoplight
Shared with:
Adam Rackoff
·
James Hancock
Cartoons on the Bay - Pulcinella Awards
2024 Winner
Jury Special Mention
Best Animation
Slide
Shared with:
Owen Andrejco
·
Sean Davis
·
James Hancock
·
Rachel Braga Jones
·
Edward Jordon
·
Daniel Neiden
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Oliver Ridge
·
Natasha Villegas-Cordera
·
Wendy Cong Zhao
Americana Film Fest
2015 Nominee
Tops
Cheatin'
Los Angeles Animation Festival
2023 Winner
Best Feature Film
Slide
Shared with:
Owen Andrejco
·
Sean Davis
·
James Hancock
·
Rachel Braga Jones
·
Edward Jordon
·
Daniel Neiden
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Oliver Ridge
·
Natasha Villegas-Cordera
·
Wendy Cong Zhao
2023 Winner
Best Feature Film Director
Slide
WorldFest-Houston International Film Fest
2024 Winner
Platinum Remi Award
Feature Film Productions: Animated
Slide
Shared with:
Owen Andrejco
·
Sean Davis
·
James Hancock
·
Rachel Braga Jones
·
Edward Jordon
·
Daniel Neiden
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Oliver Ridge
·
Natasha Villegas-Cordera
·
Wendy Cong Zhao
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology
2024 Winner
Silver Award
Best Animated Feature
Slide
Shared with:
Natasha Villegas-Cordera
·
Rachel Braga Jones
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Daniel Neiden
·
Edward Jordon
·
Wendy Cong Zhao
·
Owen Andrejco
·
Sean Davis
·
James Hancock
·
Oliver Ridge
2024 Winner
Audience Choice
Best Animated Feature
Slide
Shared with:
Wendy Cong Zhao
·
James Hancock
·
Adam Rackoff
·
Sean Davis
·
Rachel Braga Jones
·
Oliver Ridge
·
Owen Andrejco
·
Natasha Villegas-Cordera
·
Edward Jordon
·
Daniel Neiden
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