Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for "The English Patient" (1996). In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both "The English Patient" (1996) and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for "The Reader" (2008), as a co-producer. Minghella was born in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, an
Ralph Eggleston Ralph Eggleston Ralph Eggleston (born October 18, 1965) is an American animator, art director, storyboard artist and production designer at Pixar Animation Studios. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Eggleston began his career at Kroyer Films working on projects such as "Computer Warriors" and "". He was hired by Pixar in 1992 during the development of "Toy Story", his work on which won him the Annie Award for Best Art Direction. Eggleston also directed the Oscar-winning Pixar short film "For the Birds". He worked as Production Designer on the film "Inside Out" for six years; this film received the Annie Award