Henry Selick

Henry Selick

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA
November 30, 1952

Biography

Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952) is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He studied at the Program in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts, under the guidance of Jules Engel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Selick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Coraline
Coraline
7.9
/ English
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.8
/ English
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
7.1
/ English
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
6.6
/ English
Return to Oz
Return to Oz
6.7
/ English
Wendell & Wild
Wendell & Wild
6.6
/ English
Monkeybone
Monkeybone
5.3
/ English
The Ewok Adventure
The Ewok Adventure
5.8
/ English
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.2
/ English
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
6.0
/ English
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
7.4
/ English
The Harryhausen Chronicles
The Harryhausen Chronicles
7.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Coraline
2009Winner

Best Director

Coraline

The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993Winner

Best Director

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004Nominee

Best Performance

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Career Highlights

James and the Giant Peach
1996Highlight

Best Director

James and the Giant Peach

Return to Oz
1985Highlight

Best Writing

Return to Oz

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