| Wendy Tilby | |
|---|---|
 Tilby at the 84th Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon | |
| 4 Nominations | |
| Role | Animator, Director, Screenwriter |
| Born | 1960 |
| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
Wendy Tilby is as Canadian animatior, director and screenwriter. On January 24, 2012, she and Amanda Forbis received their third Academy Award nomination, for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short film, Wild Life. In addition to writing and directing the film, they drew and painted every animation frame in guache, and wrote the lyrics for the film's final song. They were only able to work on Wild Life part-time, due to commercial obligations, and the film is reported to have taken them from six to over seven years, from concept to completion.
Nominations[]
- 64th Academy Awards, 1991
- Best Animated Short — Strings
- 72nd Academy Awards, 2011
- Best Animated Short — When the Day Breaks (shared with Amanda Forbis)
- 84th Academy Awards, 2011
- Best Animated Short — Wild Life (shared with Amanda Forbis)
- 95th Academy Awards, 2022
- Best Animated Short — The Flying Sailor (shared with Amanda Forbis)