The Top 10 Pixar Directors

This weekend marks the release of Pixar's 17th feature Finding Dory (review coming soon). Following the highly successful Finding Nemo after 13 years, it continues to see Pixar's influence on the zeitgeist being held strong and true. But what about the voices behind these now iconic films? With a strong and diverse roster of talents, it feels important to recognize the voices that brought the works to life. The following is a list of my Top 10 favorite Pixar directors based on how I ranked every entry. While the Top 5 features the familiar heavyweights, the bottom half manages to feature some lesser known talents that will hopefully continue to make quality work and find themselves further up on the list. For those missing, it was an often close competition and hopefully they will pose a threat as the studio enters its third decade of quality animated work.

8 Reasons That Madeline Kahn Was a Great Actress

Madeline Kahn in Paper Moon

There is one thing nowadays that I don't think is well known: Madeline Kahn was one of the best actresses of her time. No, seriously. While you are likely to remember Diane Keaton or Meryl Streep, there were few performers who were as charismatic, mixing drama with comedy, and song with dance. The two-time Oscar nominee had a fantastic career that was cut short at the age of 57 in 1999 from ovarian cancer. On the occasion of what would've been her 73rd birthday, I am here to remind everyone of her many achievements in entertainment and explain to you why she was one of the greats.

Trivia: How Many Oscars Has Pixar Been Nominated For?

When it comes to the Oscars, few studios have had as unanimous a reputation with them as Pixar. Where many directors and actors have been known to get countless nominations, there hasn't been a studio with a release schedule in which audiences could pretty much not only predict a nomination, but also a win (specifically in Best Animated Feature). But how well does Pixar actually do at the Oscars? Is their reputation as great as you'd think? In honor of this week's release of Inside Out, here's a by the numbers look of each film and short that the studio has released and what their actual winning track record actually is.