MAJOR AWARDS:

1988
1st Oscar Nomination, Academy Award for Short Animation "Your Face"

2005
Life Time Achievement (Time Machine Award), SITGES Film Festival
2nd Oscar Nomination, Academy Award for Short Animation "Guard Dog"

2006
Special Career Award, Fantasporto Film Festival

2007
Winsor McCay Award, Annie Awards by ASIFA Hollywood

2008
Cartoonist of the Year, MoCCA Art Festival

2011
Lifetime Achievment Award, Action On Film International Film Festival
Pioneer in Theatrical Animation Award, Burbank International Film Festival
Lifetime Achievement Award, 20th Annual Cinema St. Louis Film Festival