Jim Morris
Biography
Jim Morris is President of Pixar Animation Studios, where he oversees all of the company's productions and operations. Morris began working at Pixar in 2005. Films under his supervision include "Ratatouille," "Up," "Toy Story 3," "Cars 2," "Brave," "Monsters University," "Inside Out," "The Good Dinosaur," "Finding Dory," "Cars 3," "Coco" and "Incredibles 2."
As a producer, Morris most recently made the live-action Disney feature "John Carter" with director Andrew Stanton. He also produced Pixar's "WALL.E," which won the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature.
Morris was also awarded Producer of the Year in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures from the Producer's Guild of America, the AFI Award, the Golden Globe, and the Visual Effects Society Best Animated Feature Award for "WALL.E."
Before joining Pixar, Morris held a range of key positions for 17 years in various divisions of Lucasfilm Ltd. He served as President of Lucas Digital Ltd. and managed its three divisions, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Skywalker Sound, and Lucasfilm Animation.
As ILM's General Manager for more than 13 years, he supervised a staff of over 1,400 artists and technicians and guided the largest visual effects facility in the entertainment industry.
