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Career
Filmography
Feature films
Television
Accolades
References
External links

Justin K. Thompson

NameJustin K. Thompson
CaptionThompson in 2023
OccupationFilm director ⋅ production designer ⋅ background animation supervisor
Notable Works* Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse * Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Yearsactive1993–present

Justin K. Thompson is an American film director, production designer, and background animation supervisor. He is best known for co-directing the animated films Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027).

Career

By 1993, he began his career working on various projects at Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation Television, and Film Roman. In 2000, Thompson transitioned to Cartoon Network, working as a production designer on The Powerpuff Girls (2002–04), Samurai Jack (2003–04), and Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–05). In 2006, he moved to Sony Pictures Animation, where he served as a production designer on

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), its 2013 sequel, The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), The Emoji Movie (2017), and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). In 2021, he made his directorial debut with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) with Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers. In December 2024, it was reported that he would direct Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027) alongside Bob Persichetti.

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorProduction
designer		Notes/Ref(s)
2009Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2016The Angry Birds Movie
2017Smurfs: The Lost Village
The Emoji Movie
2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseWith Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers
2027With Bob Persichetti
In production

Television

YearTitleProduction
designer		OtherNotes/Ref(s)
2002–04The Powerpuff GirlsStory writer (4 episodes)
Storyboard artist (21 episodes)
2003–04Samurai JackLayout artist (2 episodes)
2003–05Star Wars: Clone WarsBackground animation supervisor (25 episodes)

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryFilmResult
Academy AwardsMarch 10, 2024Best Animated FeatureSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Annie AwardsFebruary 2, 2019Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature ProductionSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
February 17, 2024Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature ProductionSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Art Directors Guild AwardsFebruary 2, 2019Best Production Design in an Animated FilmSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
British Academy Film AwardsFebruary 18, 2024Best Animated FilmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Celebration of Cinema and TelevisionDecember 4, 2023Animation Award
Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 12, 2023Best Animated Film
Critics' Choice Movie AwardsJanuary 14, 2024Best Animated Feature
Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 7, 2024Best Animated Feature Film
Harvey AwardsOctober 12, 2023Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film AwardsJune 30, 2023Best Director
Online Film Critics Society AwardsJanuary 22, 2024Best Animated Film
Primetime Emmy AwardsSeptember 18, 2005Outstanding Individual Achievement in AnimationStar Wars Clone Wars: Vol. 2 (Chapters 21–25)
San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 19, 2023Best Animated FilmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Satellite AwardsMarch 3, 2024Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature

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Category:American animated film directors
Category:Annie Award winners
Category:Cartoon Network Studios people
Category:Disney Television Animation people
Category:DreamWorks Animation people
Category:Living people
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners
Category:Sony Pictures Animation people
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)