Mark Gustafson (September 19, 1959 – February 1, 2024) was an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022),[1] which won Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards.

[2][3] Gustafson began his stop motion animation career at Will Vinton Studios in the 1980s, working on projects including A Claymation Christmas Celebration, Meet the Raisins!, and The PJs.

[4] He was the animation director of Fantastic Mr.

[4] Gustafson died of a heart attack on February 1, 2024, at the age of 64.

[5][6][7][8][9][10] He won Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards for co-directing Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio,[11] sharing the award with Guillermo del Toro, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley.