Pete Docter Sets Animated Feature Category Record With 'Soul' Nomination Everett Docter earned his fourth animated feature category nom as a director for the jazz-infused movie, while 'Wolfwalkers' helmer Tomm Moore collected his third nom. Soul director Pete Docter earned his fourth nomination for best animated feature, a record for the category, which was first awarded in 2002. He won the category twice, for Up (2009) and Inside Out (2015), and was additionally nominated for 2001's Monsters, Inc. in the category's debut year. Docter has nine Oscar nominations in total, also having earned screenplay noms for Toy Story, Wall-E, Up and Inside Out. He was nominated in the animated short category for