▁inaug ural ▁career ▁achiev ement ▁award ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁assistant ▁director . ▁ ▁H ear n sh aw ▁was ▁executive ▁producer ▁on ▁Happy ▁Fe et ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Anim ated ▁Fe ature ▁Film ▁at ▁the ▁Asia ▁Pacific ▁Screen ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁H ear n sh aw ' s ▁ret irement , ▁George ▁Miller ▁presented ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁pla que ▁with ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁star ▁that ▁read : ▁'' Ph il ip ▁H ear n sh aw : ▁Produ cer , ▁ 1 st ▁Ass istant ▁Director , ▁Pro tagon ist , ▁Fil mm aker . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁a ▁lifetime ▁of ▁champion ing ▁the ▁screen ▁industry , ▁both ▁local ▁and ▁global . '' ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁editor ▁at ▁the ▁BBC , ▁H ear n sh aw ▁met ▁P ats y ▁Buch an , ▁a ▁registered ▁nur se , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁Jun o ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Philip ▁then ▁met ▁Catherine ▁Griff ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁who ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Film ▁Commission . ▁H ear n sh aw ▁and ▁Griff ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁raised ▁their ▁son ▁Dean . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁H ear n sh aw ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁motor ▁neur on ▁disease . ▁Following ▁a ▁remarkable