Ralph Eggleston

Ralph Eggleston was hired in 1992 during the development of Toy Story. His work on Toy Story won him an Annie Award for Best Art Direction. He also directed the Oscar-winning short film For the Birds.

Biography
Eggleston was born October 18, 1965 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and went to school at the California Institute of Arts. Prior to coming to Pixar, Eggleston worked at Warner Brothers and Amblin/Universal TV.

Art Department

 * Monsters, Inc. (2001): visual development
 * Up (2009): lighting direction

Art Director

 * Toy Story (1995)
 * The Incredibles (2004)

Director

 * For the Birds (2000)

Production Designer

 * Finding Nemo (2003)
 * WALL•E (2008)
 * Inside Out (2015)
 * Incredibles 2 (2018)

Writer

 * For the Birds (2000)
 * Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Awards
Eggleston was awarded the 2018 Winsor McCay award, in recognition of his lifetime contributions to the art of animation.