Andrew Adamson

Adamson is, in my view, an underrated architect of modern family cinema. Bringing Shrek to life and winning that very first Best Animated Feature Oscar was no small feat; it required someone who understood that the best children's stories carry a sly, subversive wink for the grown-ups too. What I admire most is his range, sliding from animation to live-action fantasy without losing his sense of warmth. He is a New Zealander who quietly shaped how an entire generation experiences storytelling, and I think that deserves far more credit than it usually gets.

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Name (English)

Andrew Adamson

Name (Japanese)

アンドリュー・アダムソン

Reading

あんどりゅー・あだむそん

Born

December 1, 1966 (age 59)

Origin

Auckland, New Zealand

Occupation

film director / film producer / screenwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Horse

Awards & achievements

• Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Annie Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Adamson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432845

Tags

• film director
• film producer
• screenwriter

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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