Chris Sanders

Directing

Born: 1962-03-12
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

Christopher Michael SandersChristopher Michael "Chris" Sandersکریس سندرز

Biography

Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and its live-action adaptation and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois; The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco; and The Wild Robot (2024), receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for all of them. In 2020, he made his live-action directorial debut with the adventure drama The Call of the Wild. He created the character Stitch in 1985, wrote the film's story, and voiced Stitch in almost all his media appearances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 4 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

The Wild Robot

2025
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

The Croods

2014
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

How to Train Your Dragon

2011
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

Lilo & Stitch

2003
🏆 Won

Annie Award

Acting18 titles

Directing8 titles

Writing18 titles

Production5 titles

Art1 title

Visual Effects5 titles

Crew4 titles

Creator3 titles