Unkrich

Unkrich is a surname. The name is most prominently associated with Lee Unkrich (born 1967), an American filmmaker and longtime contributor to Pixar Animation Studios. Unkrich began his career at Pixar in the 1990s as a film editor and later rose to directing. He directed Toy Story 3 (2010) and Coco (2017). Toy Story 3 won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and Coco won the same award, cementing his reputation in animated cinema. In addition to directing, Unkrich has served in various producing and editorial roles on several Pixar projects, contributing to the studio's development of its signature blend of character-driven storytelling and computer animation. He is part of a generation of filmmakers who helped redefine modern animation through Pixar's technology and storytelling approaches.