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Phil Lord

Phil Lord, VP, Animation Recruitment – Producer, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Sony Pictures Animation

Producer, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Sony Pictures Animation

Phil Lord is the Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind some of today’s most successful films. Lord and his creative partner Chris Miller were behind the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The film, which Lord co-wrote and the pair produced, won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for “Best Animated Feature”, along with a BAFTA Award, seven Annie Awards and 20+ awards by various critics’ groups. The pair also produced the animated feature The Mitchells vs. The Machines which premiered on Netflix this spring to rave reviews and was Netflix’s biggest animated film to date.

Lord’s other credits include writing and directing The Lego Movie, which earned BAFTA, PGA, NBR, Critics Choice, and Annie Awards as well as a Golden Globe nomination and 21 and 22 Jump Street. Lord and Miller’s films have collectively earned over $3.3 billion at the worldwide box office.

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