LOS ANGELES -- Canadian director Chris Williams has won the Oscar for best animated feature for "Big Hero 6."
The Kitchener, Ont.-bred animator collected the trophy along with co-director Don Hall and producer Roy Conli.
It was the second Oscar nomination for Williams, who also earned a nod for his directorial debut on the 2008 film "Bolt."
Williams faced competition from two other Canucks: Dean DeBlois, the director of the boy-and-his-dragon sequel "How to Train Your Dragon 2," and Graham Annable, co-director of the intricate stop motion film "The Boxtrolls."
All three studied at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont., but did not cross paths until later in their careers.
Williams says he met DeBlois roughly 20 years ago when both worked at Disney, and they became fast friends.
DeBlois had been considered the front-runner after winning the Golden Globe earlier this year.
