▁sp anned ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁as ▁a ▁production ▁assistant ▁on ▁The ▁Last ▁W ave . ▁Much ▁of ▁his ▁later ▁work ▁focused ▁around ▁animation ▁and ▁motion ▁capture . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁on ▁La ▁Sp agn ola , ▁B abe , ▁and ▁Happy ▁Fe et , ▁and ▁as ▁executive ▁producer ▁on ▁Happy ▁Fe et ▁ 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁assistant ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁making ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁films ▁and ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Philip ▁lect ured ▁in ▁film ▁and ▁TV ▁at ▁AF TR S ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁H ear n sh aw ▁was ▁both ▁a ▁producer ▁and ▁first ▁assistant ▁director ▁on ▁the ▁feature ▁film ▁B abe ▁which ▁won ▁a ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁La ▁Sp agn ola ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 4 th ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁as ▁the ▁Australian ▁submission ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁film , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁nom ine e . ▁ ▁Happy ▁Fe et ▁won ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁and ▁a ▁B AF TA ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Direct ors ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Australia ▁presented ▁H ear n sh aw ▁with ▁an