"Up" won the 2010 Oscar for Best Animated Film. It was the first Oscar win and sixth nomination for the director Pete Doctor. The film was also nominated for The Best Picture. The Disney Pixar film is about a grumpy old man who thwarts those attempting to force him out of his home. He ties hundreds of balloons to his home and takes to the skies.

Pete Director gained notoriety for his first full-length feature film "Monsters Inc.". It is Pixar's tenth film and the first 3-D film for the studio.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_(2009_film)

The film centers around an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen and young, enthusiastic Wilderness Explorer named Russel. They fly to South America in Fredricksen's home which is suspended by helium balloons.

The film received incredible reviews and grossed more than $723 million dollars worldwide. It was Pixar's second most commercially successful film right behind "Finding Nemo".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_(2009_film)

"Boy never did I dream that making a flip book out of my third grade math book would lead to this. Boy. It's incredible being here. It's just me right now but please just picture this whole stage full of the most amazing cast and crew you've ever experienced. Jonas Rivera producer, Bob Peterson co-director you guys should all be up here with me. Thanks so much to Disney and to Pixar Studios for believed in this oddball film it was an incredible adventure making this movie but the heart of it came from home. And to our families, and in my case my wonderful parents, they were so supportive, my kids Nicholas and Elliot and my wife Amanda you guys are my greatest adventure. " Pete Doctor, Director

"Logorama" took home the award for 2010 Oscar Best Animated Short Film. The film centers around a police chase set in a version of Los Angeles that is comprised entirely of corporate logos.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1563725/

Producer Nicolas Schmerkin accepted the award on behalf of the team.

Acceptance Speech
"Good evening. Doesn't look like it but it's a French film so sorry about the accent. So I'm the producer of the film so I have to thank the 3,000 non-official sponsors that appear on the film and I have to assure them that no logos were harmed during the making of this project. This award has to be shared with the incredible people who made the film, all the team, and especially the three directors who are sitting in the theater tonight...thanks to them we've been working a really long time. It took like six years to make this 60-minute film so I hope to come back here with a long feature film in about 36 years. Thank you very much. Nicolas Schmerkin, Producer