Pete Docter and Bob Peterson

Pete Docter doesn’t waste time. The day after he graduated from college, he started work at Pixar (source) and he's been a key player at the animation studio ever since. In addition to co-directing Up, he also helmed Monsters, Inc. and Inside Out, but Up was the first-time Docter directed a movie tag team style, bringing another Pixar heavyweight, Bob Peterson, onboard. Up may be Peterson’s sole directing credit, but he’s served as a storyboard artist or writer for a plethora of Pixar flicks, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Ratatouille.

What we’re saying is that with Docter and Peterson in charge, Up’s production was in good hands, and they have the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film to prove it.