Cordell Barker

Cordell Barker (b. 1957) began animating in 1974, who has two Academy Award nominations.

He is best known for his 1982 National Film Board of Canada short "The Cat Came Back", a 7-minute piece, which received a "Best Animated Short" nomination at the 1989 Academy Awards, and won 18 international awards. It was his first piece, other than ads and Sesame Street segments.

2001 short Strange Invaders earned him another nomination in 2002.