At the 77th Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, Brad Bird’s “The Incredibles” was named best animated feature film, defeating box office champion “Shrek 2.”
Bird, an executive consultant with The Simpsons for many years, directed the “Do the Bartman” video, “Krusty Gets Busted,” and co-directed “Like Father, Like Clown” with Jeffrey Lynch. “Animation is about creating the illusion of life and you can’t create it if you don’t have one,” he said, before thanking his mother, wife and children for being part of his life.