As the chief computer graphics animator of '' The Mask '' , Williams shared a nomination for Best Visual Effects ( along with Tom Bertino , Jon Farhat and Scott Squires ) at the 67th Academy Awards . Williams left ILM along with Dippé following their work in '' Spawn '' ( 1997 ) , which Dippé directed with Williams being the effects supervisor and second unit director . Along with a job at New Line Productions , Williams opened Hoytyboy Productions in San Francisco . Hoytyboy 's biggest work was 2006 's '' The Wild '' for Walt Disney Pictures , which Williams directed . He also directed more than 200 commercials for 1997 and 2010 , for clients including Capital One , Toyota , AT&T , Lexus and McDonald 's
67th Academy Awards
67th Academy Awards
Steve Williams (animator)