Justin K. Thompson

• Name — Justin K. Thompson • Occupation — * Film director • production designer • Employer — * Various (1993–1999) • Cartoon Network (2000–2005) • Sony Pictures Animation (2006–present) • Notable Works — * Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse • Years Active — 1993–present

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.

• Year — Title — Production designer — Other — Notes/Ref(s) • 2002–04 — The Powerpuff Girls — Story writer (4 episodes) Storyboard artist (21 episodes) • 2003–04 — Samurai Jack — Layout artist (2 episodes) • 2003–05 — Star Wars: Clone Wars — Background animation supervisor (25 episodes)

• Award — Date of ceremony — Category — Film — Result — Ref. References • Academy Awards — March 10, 2024 — Best Animated Feature — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse • Annie Awards — February 2, 2019 — Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse • February 17, 2024 — Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse • Art Directors Guild Awards — February 2, 2019 — Best Production Design in an Animated Film — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse • British Academy Film Awards — February 18, 2024 — Best Animated Film — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse • Celebration of Cinema and Television — December 4, 2023 — Animation Award • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards — December 12, 2023 — Best Animated Film • Critics' Choice Movie Awards — January 14, 2024 — Best Animated Feature • Golden Globe Awards — January 7, 2024 — Best Animated Feature Film • Harvey Awards — October 12, 2023 — Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel • Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards — June 30, 2023 — Best Director • Online Film Critics Society Awards — January 22, 2024 — Best Animated Film • Primetime Emmy Awards — September 18, 2005 — Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation — Star Wars Clone Wars: Vol. 2 (Chapters 21–25) • San Diego Film Critics Society Awards — December 19, 2023 — Best Animated Film — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse • Satellite Awards — March 3, 2024 — Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature