and Josh Miller were picked as writers. Critical reception Critical response to films Bird has directed: Accolades In addition to his Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Saturn Award wins, Bird holds the record of the most animation Annie Award wins with eight, winning both Best Directing and Best Writing for each of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille, as well as Best Voice Acting for The Incredibles. His eighth Annie was the 2011 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to animation. See also A113 Directors with two films rated A+ by CinemaScore References Notes Citations Sources External links 1957 births Living people 21st-century American male actors Actors from Manhattan Beach, California Animators from Montana Animators from Oregon American film producers American feminists American male voice actors American people of Irish descent American male screenwriters American storyboard artists American animated film directors American animated film producers Animation screenwriters Annie Award winners California Institute of the Arts alumni Corvallis High School (Oregon) alumni Directors of Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners Film directors from California Film directors from Montana Film directors from Oregon Hugo Award-winning writers Male actors from Montana Male actors from Oregon Male feminists People from Kalispell, Montana Pixar people Science fiction film directors Screenwriters from Oregon Screenwriters from California Screenwriters from Montana Skydance Media people Walt Disney Animation Studios people Writers from Corvallis, Oregon Writers from Montana