Chris Williams receives an Academy Award

University of Waterloo alumnus wins Oscar for Big Hero 6, announcement from the University of Waterloo Marketing and Strategic Communications.

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Fine Arts Alumnus Chris Williams (BA 1990) has been awarded an Oscar as co-director of the Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, Disney's "Big Hero 6".

Chris' first Oscar nomination was for "Bolt," the canine adventure which he also co-directed for Disney.  It was nominated for Best Animated Feature in 2009 (it lost to "WALL-E").

You can find about more about his 2015 Academy Award win and his nomination at The Record.