Peter Ramsey

Peter A. Ramsey (born 1962 or 1963) is an American illustrator, storyboard artist, story artist, film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing DreamWorks Animation's Rise of the Guardians (2012) and co-directing Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). For Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, he became the first African American to be nominated for and win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

This article is about the American film director. For the New Zealand academic, see Peter Ramsay.
Peter Ramsey
Ramsey at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Peter A. Ramsey

1962/1963 (age 58–59)[1]
Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationIllustrator, storyboard artist, story artist, film director, film producer
Known forRise of the Guardians
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Early life

Ramsey grew up in the Crenshaw District of South Los Angeles, and graduated at 17 from Pali High. He studied painting at UCLA for two years before enrolling in film classes at Los Angeles City College.[2]

Career

His first job in Hollywood was painting a mural, but soon he was working as a storyboard artist and production illustrator on 26 films including Predator 2, Backdraft, Independence Day, Fight Club and A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He was a second unit director for Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Tank Girl and Godzilla. Aron Warner, the producer of Tank Girl, suggested he join DreamWorks Animation.[3] After initially being uninterested, Ramsey joined DreamWorks as a story artist for Shrek the Third and Shrek the Halls.

In 2012, he directed Rise of the Guardians, based on William Joyce's The Guardians of Childhood books, making him the first African-American to direct a big-budget animated feature.[1] In 2018, he co-directed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[4]

Ramsey is a member of AMPAS, the Directors Guild of America and The Animation Guild.[5]

Filmography

Director

Second unit director

Storyboard artist

Illustrator

Other

Awards and nominations
Award Year Work Category Result Ref(s)
Academy Awards 2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best Animated Feature Won [9]
Annie Awards 2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Directing in a Feature Production Won [10]
British Academy Film Awards 2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best Animated Film Won [11]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best Animated Feature Won [12]
Golden Globe Awards 2013 Rise of the Guardians Best Animated Feature Film Nominated [13]
2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best Animated Feature Film Won [14]
Hugo Awards 2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best Dramatic Presentation Won [15]
Visual Effects Society Awards 2012 Rise of the Guardians Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Nominated [16]

References
  1. Tulich, Katherine (July 21, 2012). "'Rise of the Guardians' director a self-taught success". Glendale News-Press. Glendale, California. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. McDonald, Pamela Mays. "Another "First" in Artistic Achievement: Director Peter Ramsey". Black Voices. HuffPost. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. Cavna, Michael (30 November 2012). "'RISE OF THE GUARDIANS': 'The Obama of animation'? Director Peter Ramsey deflects the comparison — but not the responsibility". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. "Oscar Nominations 2019: The Complete List". Variety. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. "Careers In Film Summit - Biographies". Oscars.org. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. Grobar, Matt (January 18, 2017). "Sony's Untitled 'Spider-Man' Animated Film To Feature Miles Morales As Lead Character". Deadline. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  7. McMillan, Graeme (August 9, 2019). "Lion Forge Animation Launches With 'Hair Love' Short". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  8. B. Vary, Adam (April 19, 2021). "'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sequel Snares New Directing Trio (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  9. "2019 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  10. "46th Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  11. "EE British Academy Film Awards Winners in 2019". bafta.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. January 9, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  12. Tapley, Kristopher (January 13, 2019). "'Roma,' 'The Americans' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Win Top Critics' Choice Honors". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  13. "2013 Golden Globe Nominations". goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. December 13, 2012. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  14. "All the Winners of the 76th Golden Globes". goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. January 7, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  15. "2019 Hugo Awards". thehugoawards.org. World Science Fiction Society. August 18, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  16. "Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 11th Annual VES Awards" (PDF). visualeffectssociety.com. Visual Effects Society. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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